Nanoscale Horizons and Materials Horizons Poster Prize

Chen Jiusi (National University of Singapore)
Poster Title: “Thermo-responsive Hydrogel with Efficient Spontaneous Water Release for Atmospheric Water Harvesting”

Chen Jiusi is a MSc student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National University of Singapore, under the supervision of Professor Xue Junmin. She got her B. Eng. in Functional Materials from Donghua University. In her undergraduate studies, she gained experience with biomedical textile materials and technology such as antibacterial hydrogels and transcatheter textile-based artificial aortic valves. Before coming to NUS, she worked as a research assistant at Innovation Centre of Textile Science, DHU. Her current research focuses on thermo-responsive hydrogels for atmospheric water harvesting and cooling. She is looking forward to pursuing a PhD in relevant fields.

Nanoscale Horizons and Materials Horizons Poster Prize

Stener Lie (Nanyang Technological University)
Poster Title: “Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells with >13% Efficiency and 27% Transperancy Using Plasmonic Au Nanorods”

Stener Lie is a Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Lydia Helena Wong. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (2015) and Ph.D. (2020) in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His recent research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of novel materials for optoelectronic applications, such as emerging chalcogenides for solar cells or solar water splitting, semi-transparent perovskite solar cells, and p-type transparent conducting materials. Prior to his current work, he worked on improving the performance of kesterite solar cells by defect engineering, specifically through doping and alloying methods.

Nanoscale Horizons Poster Prize

Mikhail Shekhirev (Drexel University)
Poster Title: “Synthesis of large flakes of Ti₃C₂T_x MXene”

Mikhail Shekhirev is a Research Associate in the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute under the mentorship of Dr. Yury Gogotsi. Prior to joining Dr. Gogotsi’s research group in 2019, he obtained B.Sc. in Materials Science (2008) and M.S. in Chemistry (2010) from Moscow State University and Ph.D. in Chemistry (2017) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Having experience with various nanomaterials, such as graphene, graphene nanoribbons, quantum dots, his current research is focused on synthesis and characterization of 2D transition metal carbides and carbonitrides (MXenes).

Nanoscale Poster Prize

Kiandokht Pakravan (Auburn University)
Poster Title: “Effect of Surface Chemistry on Water Permeability and Ion Rejection Through the MXene Membranes”

I’m Kiandokht Pakravan, a first-year Ph.D. student of Materials Engineering at Auburn University. I got my B. Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Iran. At the end of my undergraduate study, I got more familiar with 2D materials and their fantastic behavior in different applications, then I decided to continue my education by working on one of the new 2D materials. I started my Ph.D. in 2021 and decided to address one of the global problems, so I started working on working on MXenes membranes and their different applications in separation, water desalination, and organic solvent nanofiltration.

Materials Horizons Poster Prize

Lingyi Bi (Drexel University)
Poster Title: “Scalable Production of MXene Dip-Coated Yarns and Cords”

Lingyi Bi is a PhD candidate at Drexel University, co-advised by Prof. Yury Gogotsi, director of A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, and Prof. Geneviève Dion, director of Center for Functional Fabrics. She received her BS in Textile Engineering from Donghua University and MS in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship from Brown University. Before coming to Drexel, she worked in textile R&D in fashion and sportswear companies. Her PhD research focuses on developing functional fibers, yarns, and fabrics by incorporating a new family of two-dimensional materials, MXenes.