Masters Thesis Award Archive
2026 FEMS Junior EUROMAT | Trikala, Greece
1st Place – Andrada-Ioanna Damian-Buda, German Society for Materials Science (DGM)
Development and characterization of organic-inorganic hierarchical
scaffolds integrating 3D printing and melt electrowriting for advanced wound healing applications
Her research developed advanced bioactive glass composite scaffolds for tissue engineering, demonstrating how innovative manufacturing technologies can create functional biomaterials for regenerative medicine.
2nd Place – Sophia Soupiou, Hellenic Metallurgical Society (HMS)
Assessment of Hydrogen Effect on Welded AISI 316L Sheets for LH2 Storage in Maritime Applications
Her work advanced the understanding of hydrogen embrittlement in welded stainless steel for liquid hydrogen storage, providing valuable insights for future hydrogen-based energy systems.
3rd Place – Cristian Cascioli, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia (AIM)
HEAT TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION, MECHANICAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL
CHARACTERIZATION OF RECYCLED CAST ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS
His research focused on optimising recycled aluminium alloys through advanced heat treatments and microstructural characterisation, contributing to more sustainable engineering materials.
Ariane ROLLANDIN, SF2M – Société Française de Métallurgie et de Matériaux
Effect of tungsten on microstructure and mechanical properties of ferritic ODS steels elaborated by SPS
Monika Rejek, PTM – Poland
Synthesis and characterization of electrodeposited Zn coatings for biomedical applications
Fábio Brandão, SPM – Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais
POLARITONIC CRYSTAL RESONANCES IN TRANSPARENT MESH ELECTRODES
Maria Chrysidou, Hellenic Society for the Science and Technology of Condensed Matter
Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Nickel-loaded zeolites
José Lorenzo Calderón Solís, SOCIEMAT – Sociedad Española de Materiales
Microstructural and Optical Study of the Insulator-to-Metal Transition in VO2-Based Thermochromic Thin Films
We warmly congratulate the 2026 finalists for their outstanding research contributions, originality, and impact in advancing materials science and engineering.
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2025 FEMS EUROMAT | Granada, Spain
Marta Zarzuela Amor, SOCIEMAT, Spain, Winner
Combining luminescent halide perovskite nanocrystals with plasmonic nanoparticles
João Francisco Lopes Miranda, SPM, Portugal, 2nd Place
Ultrafast high-temperature sintering as an alternative technique for potassium-sodium niobate production
Antonios Sarikas, HSSTCM, Greece, 3rd Place
From potential energy surface to gas adsorption via deep learning
Oskar Wikner, SFMT, Sweden
Mechanical properties and microstructures of steels with different manganese contents
Sabrine Medjouel, SF2M, France
MOFs/Geopolymer association for air decontamination
Stefania Skorda, HMS, Greece
Development of PLA-based triboelectric nanogenerators for harvesting mechanical energy from the environment
We warmly congratulate the 2025 finalists for their outstanding research contributions, originality, and impact in advancing materials science and engineering.
2024 FEMS Junior EUROMAT | Manchester, UK
Oliver Preuß (DGM) – WINNER
Dislocation-Based Toughening in Single-Crystal KNbO3
Inès Addi (SF2M) – 2nd Place
Grain boundaries engineering in TWIP Ti alloys for enhanced mechanical properties
Sara Scolari (AIM) – 3rd Place
Agglomeration of integrated cycle steel plant by-products through several organic binders
John Joy (SFMT)
Deformation Behaviours in Alloy 718 And Medium-high Entropy Alloys
Bernardo Luís Moreira Ribeiro (SPM)
In-situ alloying by Direct Energy Deposition for high-throughput screening of RCCA/RHEAs compositions
Marios Sotiriou (HMS)
Modelling microstructural evolution of austenitic stainless steels in additive manufacturing
Lluís Casabona Cendra (SOCIEMAT)
Organic Field-Effect Transistors for Near-Infrared Light Detection
Savvas Papamakarios (HSSTCM)
Fabrication of 3D low THz metamaterials via a 2-Photon Polymerization (2PP)
Emilia Russell (IOM3)
Conduction Mechanisms and Electrostatic Properties of Disordered Media – a tool to aid scaling up of new electronic materials.
2023 FEMS EUROMAT | Frankfurt, Germany
Lara Catarina Lopes Castanheira (SPM) – Winner
The production of sustainable powders for direct energy deposition
Chrysanthi Gkili (HSSTCM) – 3rd place
Stability of the passive state of Ta in the presence of halides and the role of electron transfer processes and the growth of polyaniline thin films
Ester Lopez (SOCIEMAT) – 2nd place
Active protection of aluminium alloys
Valentina Trombetta (AIM)
Effect of starch gelatinization and particle size distribution on mechanical properties of jarosite-blast furnace sludges self-reducing briquettes
2022 FEMS Junior EUROMAT | Coimbra, Portugal
Narea García de Albeniz (SOCIEMAT) – Winner
Laser-assisted surface modification of zirconia-based materials to guide osteoblast response for dental applications
Ivânia Trêpo (SPM) – 2nd Place
Transparent and flexible ECoG electrode arrays of metallic nanostructures for neural recordings
Yann Bami-Chatener (SF2M) – 3rd Place
Elaboration of super-hydrophobic bio-inspired surfaces by hybrid 3D-manufacturing
Chrysoula Aivalioti (HSSTCM) – 4th Place
Nanostructured doped nickel oxide thin films made by rf sputtering as hole transfer layers for transparent optoelectric devices
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Georgios Chatzigiannakis (HSST) – Winner
Laser-microstructured ZnO/Si heterojunction photodetectors
Ana Carina Lopes (SPM) – 2nd Place
Study and evaluation of different combinations of virgin and processed PA material for Selective Laser Sintering technology
Hugo Roirand (SF2M) – 3rd Place
Influence of ECAP (Equal Channel Angular Pressing) process on fatigue-corrosion prop
2021 FEMS EUROMAT | Online
Xabier Garcia (SOCIEMAT) – Winner
1D and 3D nanomaterial fabrication and surface modification for developing piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators
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Maria Dimitra Chiotelli (HMS) – 2nd Place
Experimental investigation of the biomechanical behaviour of the most widespread patellar fixation techniques in medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction
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Austin Hubley (SF2M) – 3rd Place
Shape-shifting nanosheets: 2-dimensional Chiral perovskites
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2019 FEMS EUROMAT | Stockholm, Sweden
Adriana Eres-Castellanos (Spain) – Winner
Effect of ausforming on the bainitic transformation in medium carbon steels
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Amélie Thiriet (France) – 2nd Place
Microstructure and properties of multi-component Functionally Graded Material (FGM) obtained by CLAD additive manufacturing
Vinh Tu (Sweden) – 3rd Place
Modelling and finite element simulation of the bifunctional performance of a microporous Structural Battery (SBE)
2018 FEMS Junior EUROMAT | Budapest, Hungary
FEMS Junior EUROMAT
Beatriz J Coelho (Portugal) – Winner
A digital microfluidics platform for loop-mediated isothermal amplification of DNA
Manuel Alonso Orts (Spain) – 2nd Place
Synthesis and characterization of complex semiconducting oxide nanostructures
Flore Villaret (France) – 3rd Place
2D grain growth modelling in ODS steel with different full field approaches
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