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CPS Summer Meeting 2024 Presentation Prize Winners!

23 July 2024

It is our great pleasure to announce the Student Presentation Prize winners from the recent CPS Summer Meeting.

CPS members standing on the steps at the front of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Chemistry building for a group photo at the recent Summer Meeting

We are delightedÌýto announce the Student Presentation Prize winners from the CPS Summer Meeting held on Thursday 4th July at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.ÌýThe reviewÌýpanelÌýhad a difficult task as there was a particularly high standard of talks and posters this year, so congratulations to all those who took part! The receipients are each awarded a certificateÌýin addition to the gift voucher prizes mentioned below.

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There were no eligible ECR presentations this year, so prizes for talks have been awarded in two categories:


Undergrad/Masters students

In first prize, a 50 GBP Love2Shop Voucher is awarded to:

  • Leyla Iskandarli (BSc Physics, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø P&A): Investigating Companions to the Helix Nebula Central Star

ÌýA runner-up prize of 25 GBP Love2Shop Voucher is awarded to:

  • Brahma Gopalchetty (MSc Space Science & Engineering, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø MSSL): Titan Atmospheric Research Ascendant (TARA) Mission: Analyzing Titan's Atmospheric Dynamics and Evolution of Pre-Biotic Environment

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PhD students

In first prize, a 50 GBP Love2Shop Voucher is awarded to:

  • Jack Davey (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø P&A): The Effect of Spectroscopic Binning on Atmospheric Retrievals

Ìý4 runner-up prizes of 25 GBP Love2Shop Voucher are awarded to each of the following:

  • Hiba Noor (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø P&A):ÌýÌýWhite Dwarf Pollution: One Star or Two?
  • Catherine Regan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø MSSL): Eyes on Mars - Final Evaluation
  • Angharad Weeks (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø MSSL): Younger Stars Host Denser Rocky Planets
  • Jake Hanlon (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø MSSL): Quantifying Solar Radiation Pressure Effects on Dust at Small Heliocentric Distances

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Posters

A first prizeÌýofÌýa £50 Love2Shop VoucherÌýis awarded to:

  • Jess CaughtryÌý(Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø MSSL): From Earth to Europa: An Exploration into Sulphur-Ice Environments

A runner-up prize of 25 GBP Love2Shop Voucher is awarded to:

  • Ross DobsonÌý(Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø MSSL, CDT-DIS): How many radial velocity observations are required to mass-characterise exoplanets?


Many congratulations to all theÌýwinners and for the excellent standard of work and presentations from all our student entries!Ìý

Thank you to the presentation prize panel: Andrew Coates, Andrew Rushby,ÌýKaren Anne Devoil, Nick Achilleos and Jo Fabbri.Ìý

There were a total of 16Ìýtalks and 9 posters withÌýalmostÌý40 attendees at the meeting, and it was great to see colleagues from all four CPS departments: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Physics and Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Space and Climate Physics (MSSL) and Birkbeck Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Many thanks again to all those who presented and attended for making the CPS Summer Meeting 2024 such a successful and enjoyable day!Ìý