The winners of this year’s Faculty Poster Days have been announced after second and third year postgraduate research students showcased their work over two action-packed days.
The overall winner in the Faculty of Science and Engineering was Engineering postgraduate student Ashkan Eliasy.
Other prizewinners include:
- Alex Hill – Physical Sciences
- Barry Smith – Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science
- Hannah Forbes – Engineering
- Simon Lloyd – Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering Poster Day winners
The day was a huge success with more than 100 posters on display in Liverpool Guild of Students.
The overall winner in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences was postgraduate research student in the Institute Infection and Global Health, Merit Gonzalez Olvera.
Other prize winners include:
- Conor Sugden – Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease (runner-up)
- Danielle Johnson – Institute of Translational Medicine (runner-up)
- Vivek Sarker – Institute of Population Health Sciences / Institute of Life and Human Sciences (runner-up)
- Rosemary Maher – Institute of Integrative Biology (runner-up)
- Nicole Scullion – Institute of Translational Medicine (MRes Student Prize)
- Zahra Najak – Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease (Student Vote Prize)
The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Poster Day, which took place in the Crypt at the Metropolitan Cathedral, also included ‘Teaser Talks’ by postgraduate research students. Bethan John from the Institute of Infection and Global Health scooped the top prize for her talk, with Stephen Duffield (Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease) and Marinus Verwijs (Institute of Infection and Global Health) both awarded runner-up.
Both events attracted a large number of visitors who dropped in to see the exciting and innovative research which is taking place at the University.
Commenting on the event, Lyn Hughes from the University’s PGR Student Experience Team, said: “Events like this showcase the amazing, original and innovative research our students are involved in and the contribution they are making in the wider world.
“Opportunities like this are invaluable in creating a sense of community within our research student group as well as giving them the opportunity to network with peers, including staff, and enable the growth of new research relationships.”