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Student Awards
The EIPBN Best Student Paper Award is an annual competition that highlights outstanding student contributions and fosters the next generation of leaders in the EIPBN community. The competition includes two categories:
- The Best Student Poster Award will be given to the best poster presentation based on technical content, visual organization, and Q&A.
- The Best Student Presentation Award will be given to the best oral presentation based on technical content, clarity, and Q&A.
All student presenters are automatically entered into the competition. A team of judges, selected by the Steering Committee, will evaluate the presentations and posters of the finalists during the conference. The Best Student Poster Award winner will be announced during the banquet, and the Best Student Presentation Award winner a week after the conference.
2026 Best Student Presentation Award
Stefano Marinoni, LMSC, Institute of Materials, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Awarded for the presentation entitled Gallium Nitride Micro-Pyramids as Coating-Free Negative Electron Affinity Photocathodes
2026 Best Student Poster Award
Shaun Boodram, University College London
Awarded for the poster entitled Ion Implantation into Semiconductors using Ionic Liquid Ion Sources
In 2026, the Best Student Paper Award was generously sponsored by STS-Elionix.Â
In 2026, the Best Student Paper Award was generously sponsored by STS-Elionix. The winning paper in each category received a $500 prize and an award plaque.
The winners are also invited to give an Invited Poster Presentation at the 2026 Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE) in Interlaken, Switzerland, EIPBN’s sister conference in Europe.