April 29, 2016, by Lisa Chin
UNMC Research Showcase 2016
Tell us how your research makes an impact!
The annual UNMC Research Showcase competition was held on Wednesday, 27th April 2016. The competition is designed to provide an opportunity for postgraduate research students to effectively present their research, in poster format, to a wider audience.
17 researchers took part in the competition this year. The researchers were first required to submit a press release outlining their research work and why it is important to the wider community. They then had to design a poster representing their research work. During the showcase, they presented their poster, explained their research and its real world implications. The showcase provided the platform for members of the public to meet with world-leading researchers of the future, to hear about their research and question them about the impact for the society. At the same time, the researchers got the chance to improve their communication skills and engage with the wider public.
The participants represented a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We believe that this international perspective and diversity is one of the many characteristics that makes The University of Nottingham a popular and stimulating research environment, a truly global university.
This year’s judging panel was made up of members of non-academic University staff and we were delighted to have an external judge, Associate Professor Dr Tang Sai Hong from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Dr Tang is the Deputy Dean of Student Affairs, Learning Support, Alumni and Industrial Relation at the School of Graduate Studies. It was the very first time we had an external judge for the Research Showcase competition.
This year marked the externalisation of the Research Showcase where 10 doctoral students from UPM and University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) were invited to attend the showcase. The showcase aimed to promote public engagement, open discussion and exchange of views and opinions with a larger audience, who were not necessarily acquainted with the research topic and field. The audience subsequently voted for their favorite entry for the People’s Choice Award. Apart from the on-site voting, an online voting platform was also used to further increase the outreach and engagement with a larger audience including the undergraduate community.
RS001 Mohammad Reza Ketabchi (Department of Chemical and Environmental Enginering) – Green Biodisposal Food Container
RS002 Nguyen Dong Nhat (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) – Breaking Power and Distance Barriers for High-Speed Optical Networks
RS003 Lua Kheng Leong (Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering) – Inappropriate Measuring Tool?
RS004 Ng Mei Xiang (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) – Robber Drying: The Recent Developments
RS005 Anand Bellam Balaji (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) – Radiated Polymers for Healthcare Application
RS006 Lee Xin Jiat (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) – Industrial Palm Oil Waste to Highly-Valuable Products in Malaysia
RS007 Revathy Sankaran (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) – Novel Method for Enzyme Separation
RS008 Tiong Yong Wei (School of Biosciences) – Growing Biofuels in a “Green” Chemical Process
RS009 Lillian Joyce Among Olule (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) – Using Your Wireless for Power
RS010 Tan Jing Yang (Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering) – Little Fuel In, Little Soot Out
RS011 Sadia Afreen (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) – Fullerene Biosensor: What Does It Offer Us
RS012 Tan Yew Fung (School of Pharmacy) – Mission Impossible: Imaging the Unimaginable
RS013 Sonia Wong How Ming (School of Biosciences) – TRAIL, an Anti-Cancer Agent which does not Kill the Healthy Cells
RS014 Ricardo Andres Parra Cruz (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering ) – “ORIGAMI” The New Science
RS015 Bhavya Dhanaraj (School of Biosciences) – Why Study Underutilised Crops?
RS016 Abba Lawan (School of Computer Science) – The Onto-CropBase: A Semantic Search Engine for Underutilised Crops
RS017 Sumair Faisal Ahmed (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) – Solar Energy Harvesting
A panel of 5 judges commented that the overall quality of posters was satisfactory and the overall standard of presentations was very high and all participants did a very good job in communicating and presenting their research work to the general audience.
The awards and winners are listed below:
People’s Choice Award – Revathy Sankaran, Department Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Revathy receiving the People’s Choice Award from one of the judges, Ms Ng Siew Ling. The prize includes a plaque and a Certificate of Achievement.
Best Press Release Award – Lillian Joyce Among Olule, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Lillian receiving the Best Press Release Award from one of the judges, Ms Anitapadmani Pathmathasan. The prize includes a book voucher worth RM200, a plaque and a Certificate of Achievement.
Best Poster Award – Tan Jing Yang, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
Jing Yang receiving the Best Poster Award from one of the judges, Ms Ruth Tomlinson. The prize includes cash worth RM300, a plaque and a Certificate of Achievement.
Overall Winner – Lillian Joyce Among Olule, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Lillian receiving the Overall Winner Award from one of the judges, Dr Tang Sai Hong. The prize includes cash worth RM1,000, a plaque and a Certificate of Achievement.
We are honoured to have Dr Tang Sai Hong to deliver a very motivating speech highlighting the high quality research work undertaken by the participants.
A group photo with external visitors from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
The Research Showcase competition enabled us to showcase the breadth and originality of the research undertaken by our postgraduate students. The skills they have developed in communicating their often highly complex and technical research to a non-expert audience are of great importance to them in their careers. Kudos to all the participants for a job well done!
We are very proud of them and delighted that a wider audience was able to contribute to the success of this Research Showcase competition and learn more about the fascinating work of our postgraduate students.
Special thanks to the Postgraduate Student Network (PGSN) for assisting us during the showcase. We sincerely appreciate and value your commendable qualities and contribution. [From left] Mohammed Ayoub Juman, Hilda Akoth Yonga, Cho Eun Seon, Rayan Sabra, Rachel Maeve Taylor and Ms Vimaleswari Danapal, Assistant Manager at the Graduate School.
Judges: Dr Tang Sai Hong, Ms Ruth Tomlinson, Ms Deepa Kumari Veerasingam, Ms Anitapadmani Anitapadmani Pathmathasan and Ms Ng Siew Ling
Trainers: Dr Tissa Chandesa and Dr Lee Jiin Woei
Videographer: Ms Siti Nur Fazlin (IT Support)
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