Chalmers and Dent award winners

Past winners of the Chalmers & Dent Student Travel Award:

2023 Ben Clarke
University of Strathclyde, Supervisor Karen Faulds. Awarded at SciX.
Topic: Transforming Healthcare Pathways by Screening Multiple Biomarkers using SERS-Lateral Flow Immunoassays

2021 Matthew Berry
University of Strathclyde, supervisors Prof Karen Faulds and Prof Duncan Graham.
Topic: Development of SESORS for Optical Medical Imaging Applications

2020 Michelle Bailey
University of Exeter, supervisor Prof Francesca Palombo.
Topic: Brillouin microscopy to probe the viscoelastic properties of tissue phantoms

2019 Elizabeth Legge
University of Surrey, supervisors Prof Ravi Silva and Dr Vlad Stolojan. NPL, Dr Andrew Pollard.
Topic: Determining the level and location of functional groups on commercial graphene using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

2018 Anastasia Kapara
University of Strathclyde, supervisors Prof Karen Faulds and Prof Val Brunton, University of Edinburgh.
Topic: Imaging and characterisation of cancer cells using SERS and Responsive Enhanced Raman Reporters in Breast Cancer

2017 Rachel Cameron
University of Strathclyde, supervisors Prof Duncan Graham and Prof Margaret Frame, University of Edinburgh.
Topic: Multi-modal imaging of erlotnib-nanoparticle conjugates in lung cancer cells

2016 Carl Mensch
University of Antwerp, supervisor Dr Christian Johannessen.
Topic: Towards a standardized characterization of solution phase protein structure using Raman optical activity