Best Talk Awards 2026
29th ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC-2026)
May 31 – June 3, 2026, Zurich, Switzerland
The aim of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Awards at the ETH Nanoparticles Conference (ETH-NPC) is to recognize outstanding oral presentations by young or early-career presenters. The RSC Awards aim to promote excellence in the work presented by young researchers.
Two awards were given for work conducted in one of the fields covered by the RSC's Environmental Sciences journals, which are ES: Nano and ES: Atmospheres. The awards consist of a certificate and prize money of £150 sterling each.
RSC Award Committee:
- PD Dr. Loretta Müller
- Dr. Konstantina Vasilatou
- Dr. Oliver F. Bischof
- Prof. em. Dr. Heinz Burtscher
- Dr. Martin Gysel
- Dr. Christoph Hüglin
The winners of this year's Talk Awards by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) are:
Best Talk Award from
Environmental Science: Nano
Elizabeth DeFrance, University of California, Riverside (USA)
Lithium-ion battery thermal runaway particle emissions (pdf)
Best Talk Award from
Environmental Science: Atmospheres
Pia Karbenier, University of Basel (Switzerland)
Airborne pathogen detection via MASC-On (pdf)
Many congratulations to the presentators of the best talks of 2026!
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