The 17th International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials (ICFPAM 2026) took place in Kraków, Poland from 6–9 September 2026. Energy Advances, Materials Horizons and Industrial Chemistry & Materials were delighted to provide poster prizes at the event and we would like to congratulate our winners!
Photos of the poster prize winners, Hajime Kishi (left), Arthur Reymond (middle) and Mahtab Miralaei (right), at ICFPAM 2026.
Learn more about our poster prize awardees below:
Energy Advances Poster Prize Mahtab Miralaei ((Lodz University of Technology, Poland / Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany) Driven by a curiosity for understanding materials at their fundamental limits, Mahtab Miralaei bridges physics and chemistry to develop next-generation stretchable electronics for wearable and bioelectronic applications. She received her BSc in Physics from Shahrekord University and her MSc in Condensed Matter Physics from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, where she synthesized zinc cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and investigated their application in hydrogen gas sensors. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the Department of Molecular Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Poland, while conducting research at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. Her research focuses on stretchable organic field-effect transistors, particularly the development of polymer dielectrics, with an emphasis on thin-film morphology, charge transport, and device performance.
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Materials Horizons Poster Prize Arthur Reymond (Universite de Lorraine, France) Arthur Reymond is a third-year PhD student at the Université de Lorraine, in the Laboratoire Lorrain de Chimie Moléculaire (L2CM). He holds a Master’s degree in Catalysis and Processes from Centrale Lille (co-accredited with the Université de Lille and IFP School), and a degree in Innovative Chemistry for Ecological Transition from Junia HEI. His PhD research investigates the use of nanozymes, a class of nanomaterials that mimic enzymatic activity within cancer cells, with a focus on their performance in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT). This work also addresses key challenges related to the behaviour of nanoparticles in biological environments, an essential step toward translating nanocatalysis into effective cancer treatment strategies.
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Industrial Chemistry & Materials Poster Prize Hajime Kishi (University of Hyogo, Japan) Prof. Hajime Kishi received his MS degree in Forest Products Engineering from Kyoto University (Japan) in 1986. He joined Toray Industries, Inc. and researched toughened carbon fiber reinforced plastics. He received his Ph.D. on the toughening mechanisms of epoxy polymers from Yamagata University (Japan). In 2002, he was appointed Associate Professor at the Himeji Institute of Technology (Japan). He is now a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo. His areas of expertise are polymer blends, adhesion science, and polymer composites.
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