Press/Media: Research
Lancaster Physics PhD student Sergio Gonzalez-Munoz has won a prestigious award at the 2023 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society.
| Title | European Materials Research Society award for Lancaster PhD student |
|---|---|
| Media name/outlet | Lancaster University press release |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/11/23 |
| Description | Lancaster Physics PhD student Sergio Gonzalez-Munoz has won a prestigious award at the 2023 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society. The Young Researcher award recognises graduate students of exceptional ability who demonstrate a high level of excellence in materials research showing promise for significant future achievement in this area. Sergio was the lead author on a paper published in Advanced Material Interfaces which used cross-sectional scanning thermal microscopy to independently measure the in-plane and cross-plane thermal conductivity in nanoscale flakes of indium selenide. He said: ““I am both delighted and greatly honoured to have received this award. It is deeply satisfying to see my studies highlighted in such a prestigious event, where I could disseminate our research about the novel thermal and thermoelectric behaviour of bidimensional materials to a renowned international audience.” The European Materials Research Society Young Researcher Awards are intended to honour and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction. Lancaster’s Professor of Nanoscience Oleg Kolosov said: ““Sergio has a unique ability to combine the exploratory spirit of the inquisitive researcher, allowing him to overcome challenging problems of experimental research, and the in-depth knowledge of underlying theory. “This enabled him to solve one of the hardest problems of experimentally measuring the directional thermal transport in two-dimensional materials assembled from a few single atomic layers held together by weak van der Waals forces.” Sergio Gonzalez-Munoz said: “Thermal energy dissipation and harvesting are major topics in modern-day electronics, and our work delivers the necessary tools to understand the intrinsic directionality of heat in such devices as well as providing a platform for enhanced thermoelectric efficiency. Having received this award validates the impact that this subject has in nanotechnology and opens exciting opportunities for my future research in the field.” |
| Persons | Oleg Kolosov, Sergio Gonzalez Munoz |