Awards
Multiple different prizes will be awarded to researcher for their excelling research and presentation skills. Below you can read what we are looking for in your contributions for the different awards.
Every submission (demo, poster or pitch) will be automatically considered for all awards.
Award for excellent science communication
How do you make your work understandable for laymen? All types of contributions are eligible for this award. Two prizes will be awarded: one for posters and a second one for pitches.Winner: best poster
Kaat Janssens with Does interior insulation damage our heritage?
Awarded by
Jeroen Ongenae & Roger Van Hecke (FEA Communications Officers)
Winner: best pitch
Tim Bomberna with The future of preoperative planning for liver cancer
Awarded by
Gerlinde Van Hauwermeiren (DO! - Durf Ondernemen)
Award for interdisciplinary research
How are you building bridges between several disciplines?Winner
David Francisco Toribio Carvajal with Radio Frequency Absorption of a Western Honey Bee In the Near Field of Antennas
Awarded by
Ilse Boeren (EOS)
Award for link to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
Explain where the focus on sustainability lies in your research.Winner: best pitch
Katrien Devos with Reuse potential of building materials derived from existing dwellings?
Awarded by
Jan Mertens (Chief Science Officer Engie)
Award for research impact
Which effect does your research have beyond academia?Winner
Ganjour Mazaev for his work Hybrid Machine Learning for Leak Localization in the Drinking Water Grid
Awarded by
Ronny Verhoeven (AIG - Alumni Ingenieurs Gent)
Award for courage
Are you also sharing negative results? How are you challenging the borders of traditional research?Winner
Tim Theys with Solid data vaults VS cookies: the effects on users' perceived transparency, control, security and trust
Awarded by
Nathan Van Den Bossche (FEARS Organising Committee)
Audience's choice award
How well can you generate traffic to your poster? How well can you convice a broad audience? (All attandees were provided with two votes, one for each poster session.)Winner
Elias De Ketelaere for his work Sustainable Corrosion Inhibition of Carbon Steel With Sodium Silicate
Awarded by
Dennis Maes (FEARS Organising Committee)