PhD Symposium 2023
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Empa Akademie (Dübendorf)
Invited Speakers:
Dr. Teodoro Laino (IBM Zürich)
Dr. Christoph Weder (Adolphe Merkle Institute Fribourg)
Register here, either as and attendant or as a presenter.
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Thank you for your contributions!
This year, you, the participants of the PhD Symposium made the event a success again. We would like to thank all sponsors, PhD students, members of the Empa directorate and everyone else involved. Furthermore, we would like to congratulate the winners of this years' awards:
Pictured from left to right: Shih-Chi Yang (Winner of the Empa Forschungspreis), Julia Chmielwska (Winner of the best poster award), Dr. Tanja Zimmermann (Empa Director), Oza Meet Jaydeepkumar (Winner of the best scientific image award), Amogh Kinikar (Winner fo the Empa Forschungspreis).
Further award recipients who are not pictured: Raphael Kuhn (Winner of the BASF Sustainability Award), Kevin Kleeman (Winner of the best presentation award).
Aim
Scope
The symposium will embrace a diverse range of topics within applied materials science and engineering, aligning with Empa's research focal points:
- Advanced and Functional materials
- Materials for Health and Performance
- Energy and Environmental
- Sustainable Built Environment
- Analytical Science and Technology
- Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Preliminary program
The symposium will be held on-site at the Empa Akademie according to this program:
8:00 |
Welcome & Registration |
8:30 |
Opening remarks by Organizing Committee & Dr. Tanja Zimmermann |
8:45 | Diversity and Inclusion at Empa |
9:00 |
Keynote speaker Dr. Teodoro Laino |
9:30 |
Student presentations |
10:30 |
Coffee break & Poster sessions |
11:15 |
Keynote speaker Dr. Christoph Weder |
11:45 |
Student presentations |
12:45 |
Lunch break & poster sessions |
14:00 |
Student presentations |
15:20 |
Coffee Break & poster presentations |
16:00 |
Student presentations |
18:20 |
Apéro & Dinner (TBA) |
Abstract submission
27th October 2023.
Please follow the guidelines for the abstract and indicate your preference for either a poster or presentation.
Each abstract will be evaluated and authors will be notified on whether and how their contributions will be accepted via email. Please note that based on the expected amount of submissions, not all oral presentations may be granted.
Presentations should be held for 15 min and be followed by 5 min of Q&A sessions. Due to the wide range of topics covered, please make sure to include a general introduction of your field in the beginning of your talk.
Posters should have an A0 size format (841 mm ⋅ 1189 mm) in portrait.
Further Information
As usual, the participation is free of charge.
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