Chemistry day

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Alix Cornish best poster prize, Professor Harry Heaney, Edward Bilb├® best talk, Dr Chris Nicklin Diamond Facility, Gemma Newby runner-up talk, and Professor David Thornthwaite Unilever Research.

Chemists talk of remarkable things

Postgraduate students from the Department of Chemistry took part in the 9th Chemistry Research Day recently.

This is an annual, day-long symposium featuring oral and poster presentations by final and second year PhD students, with prizes awarded by a panel of external judges.

The Department of Chemistry encourages students to present their work at conferences and on the Research Day as a valuable part of preparing for their final viva examination at the end of their course.

Cash prizes help students with conference travel. This year guest judges were Prof Harry Heaney (Loughborough Univ, Dr. Chris Nicklin (Diamond Facility, David Thornthwaite (Unilever Research,

Photo: From left, Alix Cornish best poster prize, Professor Harry Heaney, Edward Bilbé best talk, Dr Chris Nicklin Diamond Facility, Gemma Newby runner-up talk, and Professor David Thornthwaite Unilever Research.