A total of 6 Student Awards, newly featured at ICSE-10, will be handed to undergraduate or graduate students for best oral presentations and for best posters. In addition, one outstanding student researcher will be recognized with an invitation to speak at the 13th Workshop Ellipsometry.
Student Awards for Best Oral Presentations
Richard Puro, University of Colorado at Boulder USA, Precision Near-Field FTIR Spectroscopy and Imaging
Rudi Tschammer, Brandenburg University of Technology Germany, Decoupling optical constants and morphology via in-situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Viktor Rindert, Lund University Sweden, Exploring Electron Paramagnetic Resonance through Mueller Matrix Ellipsometry
- Highlight excellence in oral presentations given by student researchers.
- 3 prizes of $250 each.
- Sponsored by Semilab Inc., Park Systems Corporation, and J.A. Woollam Co., Inc., respectively.
Student Awards for Best Posters
Olivia Fairlamb, Kenyon College USA, Temperature Dependent Dielectric Functions of Monolayer and Bilayer MoS2
Yousra Traouli, U Lincoln-Nebraska USA, Near-infrared to Vacuum Ultraviolet Dielectric Functions, Anisotropy, and Band-to-Band Transitions in bulk single-crystal NdGaO3 Determined from Mueller Matrix Generalized Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and First Principles Calculations
Preston Sorensen, U Lincoln-Nebraska USA, Smooth temperature-dependent near-infrared to ultraviolet model dielectric function of single crystal InAs from room temperature to 250◦C
- Acknowledge outstanding student research presented in poster form.
- 3 prizes of $250 each.
- Sponsored by Semilab Inc., Park Systems Corporation, and J.A. Woollam Co., Inc., respectively.
AKE Student Award
Viktor Rindert, Lund University Sweden, Exploring Electron Paramagnetic Resonance through Mueller Matrix Ellipsometry
- Recognizes one student for outstanding research.
- Invitation as speaker with free registration to the 13th Workshop Ellipsometry, February 9-12, 2026, in Genova, Italy.
- Sponsored by Arbeitskreis Ellipsometrie (AKE) – Paul Drude e.V.
Selection of Student Award Winners
The selection of student award winners will be determined based on evaluations during the conference, organized by the ICSE-10 Award Committee.
Undergraduate and Graduate Students must identify their student status upon submission of their abstract(s) in order to participate in the Student Award competitions.