Previous Young Scholar Award Winners

ICDCM 2026 GOLD WINNERS

Lua Henderson, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland Presentation title: Correlative nano electrochemistry and scanning X-ray microscopy of Mxenes

Linda Losurdo, The University of Sydney, Australia Presentation title: Amorphous organic networks synthesised by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition

ICDCM 2026 SILVER WINNERS

Marc Espinosa Edo, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain Presentation title: Real-time photothermal monitoring using NV-based quantum widefield microscopy in diamond membranes

Feitong Ren, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Presentation title: Bias-controlled vertical graphene on diamond enabling near-blackbody mid-IR

Manuel C. J. Schachinger, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria Presentation title: Mechanistic insights into the direct growth of bamboo-like cnts across diverse steel grades

Minle Zhan, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen University, The Netherlands Presentation title: Endoplasmic reticulum-localized quantum sensing of oxidative stress by targeted nanodiamonds