MaP Graduate Symposium 2023
On Thursday, 22 June 2023, the 18th gathering of ETH Zurich's Materials and Processes community was held at the Zentrum campus. The event featured talks, posters, and networking opportunities. Over 180 people attended.
The MaP Graduate Symposium 2023 took place in ETH's Zentrum campus
| © Björn Bauhofer Welcome to the symposium! | © Björn Bauhofer Participants arriving early morning with their posters | © Björn Bauhofer A name badge for every participant | © Björn Bauhofer Hanging up the posters in the main hall for everyone to see and discuss
| © Björn Bauhofer MaP people help each other | © Abel Hecker MaP Executive Director Klara Berg opening the MaP Graduate Symposium in Audi Max | © Björn Bauhofer Talks, talks, talks: Lorenza Garau Paganella, D-MAVT
| © Björn Bauhofer The audience listening attentively (in Audi Max)
| © Björn Bauhofer From left to right: Prof. Ralph Spolenak (MaP Chair), Prof. Edoardo Mazzo (talk session chair), and Prof. Lucio Isa (Director MaP Doctoral School)
| © Björn Bauhofer Talks, talks, talks: Luca Marin, D-MATL
| © Björn Bauhofer Poster exhibition: 54 MaP Doctoral Students contributed a poster
| © Björn Bauhofer Poster exhibition: Discussing each other's research, networking across departments and groups | © Björn Bauhofer The poster bingo fostered interaction as participants needed to talk to poster presenters to be able to fill in their sheet. A MaP Doctoral School chocolate compensated them for their efforts.
| © Björn Bauhofer More talks: Session chair Prof. Ralph Müller (D-HEST) and Kostas Parkatzidis (D-MATL) | © Björn Bauhofer Engaging talks provoking reactions from the audience
| © Abel Hecker Applause for everyone presenting | © Björn Bauhofer The excellent lunch buffet provided by SV Services | © Björn Bauhofer Enjoying food and networking while studying more posters | © Björn Bauhofer A bird's view on the poster exhibition area | © Abel Hecker MaP Award Final: Amogh Kinikar (Empa & D-MATL) presenting | © Björn Bauhofer Talk session no. 3, chaired by Prof. Simone Schürle (D-HEST): Julia Baumgartner (D-HEST) | © Björn Bauhofer Flash Poster Presentation: three poster award finalists pitched their research only with pen and paper to determine the winner in a public vote (pictured: Rani Boons, D-MATL)
| © Björn Bauhofer Zazo Meijs, D-MATL (in blue shirt) ended his year as MaP Student Representative
| © Björn Bauhofer Christopher Dreimol (D-BAUG) was elected as new MaP Student Representative
| © Björn Bauhofer Prof. Lucio Isa (Director MaP Doctoral School) and Dr. Riccardo Rizzo (MaP Award 2023 Winner) | © Björn Bauhofer All four MaP Award 2023 finalists: Amogh Kinikar (Empa & D-MATL), Lukas Gerken (D-MAVT), Riccardo Rizzo (D-HEST), Mattia Halter (D-ITET)
| © Björn Bauhofer Congratulations to all award winners of the MaP Graduate Symposium!
| © Björn Bauhofer Networking and meeting industry representatives during the apero riche reception | © Björn Bauhofer Industry representatives enjoying the exchange with ETH's MaP community | © Björn Bauhofer Many thanks to the MaP Graduate Symposium Organising Committee 2023! (From left to right: Ayca Senol, Sara Svanberg, Klara Berg, Stella Mountaki, Alexander Firlus, Robert Kindler, Natascha Gray, Yifan Cui, Barbara Lau, Josephine Baer)
| © Björn Bauhofer
| © Björn Bauhofer Welcome to the symposium! | © Björn Bauhofer Participants arriving early morning with their posters | © Björn Bauhofer A name badge for every participant | © Björn Bauhofer Hanging up the posters in the main hall for everyone to see and discuss
| © Björn Bauhofer MaP people help each other | © Abel Hecker MaP Executive Director Klara Berg opening the MaP Graduate Symposium in Audi Max | © Björn Bauhofer Talks, talks, talks: Lorenza Garau Paganella, D-MAVT
| © Björn Bauhofer The audience listening attentively (in Audi Max)
| © Björn Bauhofer From left to right: Prof. Ralph Spolenak (MaP Chair), Prof. Edoardo Mazzo (talk session chair), and Prof. Lucio Isa (Director MaP Doctoral School)
| © Björn Bauhofer Talks, talks, talks: Luca Marin, D-MATL
| © Björn Bauhofer Poster exhibition: 54 MaP Doctoral Students contributed a poster
| © Björn Bauhofer Poster exhibition: Discussing each other's research, networking across departments and groups | © Björn Bauhofer The poster bingo fostered interaction as participants needed to talk to poster presenters to be able to fill in their sheet. A MaP Doctoral School chocolate compensated them for their efforts.
| © Björn Bauhofer More talks: Session chair Prof. Ralph Müller (D-HEST) and Kostas Parkatzidis (D-MATL) | © Björn Bauhofer Engaging talks provoking reactions from the audience
| © Abel Hecker Applause for everyone presenting | © Björn Bauhofer The excellent lunch buffet provided by SV Services | © Björn Bauhofer Enjoying food and networking while studying more posters | © Björn Bauhofer A bird's view on the poster exhibition area | © Abel Hecker MaP Award Final: Amogh Kinikar (Empa & D-MATL) presenting | © Björn Bauhofer Talk session no. 3, chaired by Prof. Simone Schürle (D-HEST): Julia Baumgartner (D-HEST) | © Björn Bauhofer Flash Poster Presentation: three poster award finalists pitched their research only with pen and paper to determine the winner in a public vote (pictured: Rani Boons, D-MATL)
| © Björn Bauhofer Zazo Meijs, D-MATL (in blue shirt) ended his year as MaP Student Representative
| © Björn Bauhofer Christopher Dreimol (D-BAUG) was elected as new MaP Student Representative
| © Björn Bauhofer Prof. Lucio Isa (Director MaP Doctoral School) and Dr. Riccardo Rizzo (MaP Award 2023 Winner) | © Björn Bauhofer All four MaP Award 2023 finalists: Amogh Kinikar (Empa & D-MATL), Lukas Gerken (D-MAVT), Riccardo Rizzo (D-HEST), Mattia Halter (D-ITET)
| © Björn Bauhofer Congratulations to all award winners of the MaP Graduate Symposium!
| © Björn Bauhofer Networking and meeting industry representatives during the apero riche reception | © Björn Bauhofer Industry representatives enjoying the exchange with ETH's MaP community | © Björn Bauhofer Many thanks to the MaP Graduate Symposium Organising Committee 2023! (From left to right: Ayca Senol, Sara Svanberg, Klara Berg, Stella Mountaki, Alexander Firlus, Robert Kindler, Natascha Gray, Yifan Cui, Barbara Lau, Josephine Baer)
| © Björn Bauhofer
The MaP Graduate Symposium 2023 was an inspiring day of talks, posters, and networking provided a platform to doctoral students to present their research to a knowledgable audience.
Some statistics:
- 233 people registered, of which 138 doctoral students
- 183 people actually attended (21% no-shows)
- 15 selected doctoral students held a scientific talk
- 4 MaP Award Nominees - former MaP Doctoral Students - presented their research in a suspenseful MaP Award Final
- 54 posters competed for the MaP Poster Awards
- 25 research images were on display in the Audi Max foyer, competing for the MaP Best Image Award
- 7 doctoral students were active in the organising committee together with MaP Doctoral School representatives
- 6 companies supported the event as industry partners: Sensirion, Beiersdorf, BASF, IMT, Avantama, and Geistlich Pharma
- 11 awards and prizes given out, including 4 industry poster prizes
Congratulations to the award winners!
- MaP Award: Dr. Riccardo Rizzo, D-HEST
MaP Award Runner-ups: Dr. Lukas Gerken (D-MAVT), Dr. Mattia Halter (D-ITET), Dr. Amogh Kinikar (D-MATL & Empa)
- MaP Poster Award - 1st place: Rani Boons, D-MATL
- MaP Poster Award - 2nd place: Tatiana Akhmetshina, D-MATL
- MaP Poster Award - 3rd place: Yannik Glauser, D-MAVT
- MaP Best Image Award: Xueting Shen, D-MATL
- Sensirion Smart Sensing Poster Prize : Christopher Dreimol, D-BAUG
- Avantama Most Significant Commercialisation Potential Award: Christopher Dreimol, D-BAUG
- Geistlich Regeneration Poster Prize : Oscar Cipolato, D-MAVT
- BASF Sustainability Poster Prize : Anna De Vries, D-MAVT
- MaP Mastermind 2023: Johanna Byloff, D-MATL & Empa
- MaP Poster Bingo: Sonja Schreiner, D-MAVT
Competition for a transdisciplinary format
- Tim Bernhard (D-MATL) won the competition with his idea "Improvate BBQ"
- Special thanks to Arturo Winters (D-MATL) for pitching his idea "An exchange of perspective: Synergies of politics and science?"
Election MaP Student Representative
- Christopher Dreimol (D-BAUG) was elected as new MaP Student Representative
- A heartfelt thank you to Zazo Meijs (D-MATL), MaP Student Representative 2022/23
Organising Committee 2023
Yifan Cui (D-MAVT)
Alexander Firlus (D-MATL)
Natascha Gray (D-MATL)
Ayça Şenol Güngör (D-ITET)
Robert Kindler (D-BAUG)
Stella Mountaki (D-MATL)
Sara Svanberg (D-BSSE)
Josephine Baer (MaP)
Klara Berg (MaP)
Barbara Lau (MaP)
