Announcing the winners of #RSCPoster 2021
This year's #RSCPoster took place over a 24 hour period from 2–3 March. Today we are excited to be announcing the winners.
Competition was high, with almost 900 posters from 62 countries, and we also saw the introduction this year of #RSCPosterPitch – short videos from our poster presenters. The entries in this new category were impressive – with pitches ranging from poetry to TV commercials as our participants thought creatively to bring their research to life.
Congratulations to all our winners!
You can click on the Twitter handles in the table below to see the winning posters, or you can scroll through our gallery of all the winning tweets below this table.
Category |
First prize |
Runner up |
| #RSCPosterPitch | @alanqf22 | |
| Community prize | @AndryjBorys | |
| #RSCAnalytical | @kellybrown_94 | @JemmyBouzin |
| #RSCCat | @JRF_suprachem | @ValeriaNori1 |
| #RSCChemBio | @TiffanyGKChan | @AminValiei |
| #RSCEdu – Primary & secondary education category | ||
| #RSCEdu – Higher education category | @KimberlyVo8 | |
| #RSCEnergy | @Wolframiaa | @PimlottJessica |
| #RSCEng | @XinYeeTai | @ClarissaYPW |
| #RSCEnv | @Juliana_Ividal | @Paul_kim_k |
| #RSCInorg | @AnaCristinaGAlz | @thomascnicholas |
| #RSCMat | @BrossaultDavid | @chai_miste |
| #RSCNano | @VdovchenkoAlena | @David_P_August |
| #RSCOrg | @g_laudadio | @IR_SP8 |
| #RSCPhys | @BHDrummond | @silviaescayola |
#RSCPosterPitch winner – @alanqf2
This is my #RSCPosterPitch! A 90s commercial📺 with a little bit of a sitcom! Hope u like it!
— Alan QF (@alanqf22) March 2, 2021
See the video in better quality here: https://t.co/DooNf4a68H
I’ll be happy to answer your questions #RSCposter #RSCPhys #RedLatFQT #CompChem @theochemmerida @CINVESTAVMERIDA @LatinXChem pic.twitter.com/e43z7faOhD
#RSCPoster Community Prize – @AndryjBorys
I am excited to contribute to #RSCEdu and share my work on the Schlenk Line Survival Guide! #RSCPoster pic.twitter.com/OHFikSV8q4
— Andryj Borys (@AndryjBorys) March 2, 2021
#RSCAnalytical
First place – @kellybrown_94
It's that time of year again when Mr Ruthenium hits the spotlight...but this year he's not alone. Check-out my #RSCPoster & see what he & his friends have been getting up to this year in an effort to improve personalised cancer treatment therapies with ECL #RSCAnalytical #RSCPhys pic.twitter.com/yU03GqPGpY
— Kelly Brown (@kellybrown_94) March 2, 2021
Runner up – @JemmyBouzin
New Light on Old Fingermarks: Detection of incidental fingermarks on old documents using 1,2-indanedione/zinc #RSCPoster #RSCAnalytical @CurtinChem #CurtinForensic #OzChem pic.twitter.com/DhLWweLE3B
— Jemmy Bouzin (@JemmyBouzin) March 2, 2021
#RSCCat
First place – @JRF_suprachem
I am happy to share my work in #RSCPoster Twitter Conference #RSCChemBio; #RSCCat; #RSCMat. Hope you like it. This poster present one of our recent work in dynamic self-assembly with self-healing property in the @boekhovenlab from Technische Universität München. pic.twitter.com/UOTQAyV5xv
— Jennifer Rodon Fores (@JRF_suprachem) March 2, 2021
Runner up – @ValeriaNori1
It's #RSCPoster time! I am Valeria Nori from @CarloneResearch @univaq 👩🔬🧪 I am glad to present you the project that I followed during my internship as visiting PhD student in @rebecca_melen's laboratory@cardiffuni. Take a look! #RSCPoster2021 #RSCCat #RSCOrg #RSCInorg pic.twitter.com/ULs3FypG2V
— Valeria Nori (@ValeriaNori1) March 2, 2021
#RSCChemBio
First place – @TiffanyGKChan
Did you know that 98% of small molecule drugs cannot enter the brain? 🧠
— Tiffany Chan (@TiffanyGKChan) March 2, 2021
In our #RSCPoster, @SophieMorse20 and I explain how ultrasound and microbubbles can non-invasively deliver compounds across the blood-brain barrier.
(Full poster & pitch below⬇️)#RSCEng #RSCChemBio (1/4) pic.twitter.com/hQYVDhY0GM
Runner up – @AminValiei
I am glad to share my #RSCPoster with you!
— Amin Valiei (@AminValiei) March 2, 2021
Nanopillars to kill bacteria: a new antibacterial mechanism that relies on external physical forces.
A new step towards chemical-free antibacterial surfaces.#RSCPosterPitch #RSCChemBio; #RSCEnv; #RSCNano; #RSCEng pic.twitter.com/igrZgAYBBi
#RSCEdu Primary & Secondary Education category winner –@CrocodileChemi1
#GardenIndicators - Evaluating garden pH indicators in a collaborative project by Citizen Science on Twitter #RSCEdu #RSCPoster. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project, it kept us busy during lockdown and I’ve certainly learnt some new chemistry! pic.twitter.com/a4IqfrwT0N
— CrocodileChemist (@CrocodileChemi1) March 2, 2021
#RSCEdu Higher Education category winner – @KimberlyVo8
Teaching associates’ practices and perspectives on problem-solving scaffolds in chemistry #RSCPoster #RSCEdu #CER @ElizabethYuriev @M4hbubS @pjwhite71 pic.twitter.com/Y0aIQ1hFBQ
— Kimberly Vo (@KimberlyVo8) March 2, 2021
#RSCEnergy
First place – @Wolframiaa
#RSCPoster How can we combine porphyrins and mesopores to catch the sun? Check out this nice work we've been doing with @roloqi @Facu_Herrera @nanomarianita @dr_kuato at @insunsam ☀️💦⚡️ #RSCNano #RSCEnergy #chemtwitter #WomenInSTEM @RSC_PorMat @LatinXChem pic.twitter.com/94TaebEnms
— Pris Vensaus (@Wolframiaa) March 2, 2021
Runner up – @PimlottJessica
Is sodium worth its salt?
— Jessica Pimlott (@PimlottJessica) March 2, 2021
Here’s my #RSCPoster briefly explaining why sodium-ion batteries could assist grid integration of renewable energies. Check below for my #RSCPosterPitch!#RSCEnergy #RSCEnv #PhDLife #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #Lithium #ChemTwitter #Chemistry pic.twitter.com/U0LkmYQUOB
#RSCEng
First place – @XinYeeTai
Pleased to share my work about the hybrid #AI and kinetics model for the complex chemical system at #RSCPoster Conference 2021.
— Xin Yee Tai (@XinYeeTai) March 2, 2021
Excited to participate in the discussion! 🤖#RSCEng @ChristieSteve @RaffaellaOcone @Jin_Xuan_ @lborouniversity @LboroEng pic.twitter.com/BEL7Qy0scj
Runner up – @ClarissaYPW
Some of our current research focussing on Digitally Augmented Artificially Intelligent Reactors for Precision Polymer Synthesis #RSCPoster #RSCEng #RSCMat pic.twitter.com/Ii4dELsT4d
— Clarissa Wilding (@ClarissaYPW) March 2, 2021
#RSCEnv
First place – @Juliana_lvidal
Biochar is a low self-confidence material produced from wood waste. However, it can be transformed into a superhero 🦸🏽 using exfoliation! Learn what #biochar, @AntMan, and #GreenChemistry have in common in the #RSCPoster below! @RoySocChem #RSCMat #RSCEnv #RSCNano #BiocharPower👊🏽 pic.twitter.com/3aqoLycK3z
— Juliana Vidal (@juliana_lvidal) March 2, 2021
Runner up – @paul_kim_k
This #RSCTwitter conference keeps getting better and better. Feeling excited as I share our work on the application of spherical titanium dioxide in degrading rifampicin. Happy viewing and feel free to ask any question. #RSCPoster #RSCPosterLive #RSCEnv #SDGs #SDG6 pic.twitter.com/TzgEBNr87R
— pablowski (@Paul_kim_k) March 2, 2021
#RSCInorg
First place – @AnaCristinaGAlz
Hi Everyone! This is my #RSCPoster "Synthesis and characterization of benzimidazole-based Mn, Co and Ni cubanes bioinspired in the active site of Photosystem II" #RSCInorg #Chemistry #InorganicChemistry #chemtwitter #WaterOxidation #WomenInSTEM #LatinXChem #UNAM @RoySocChem pic.twitter.com/0OyeZBul17
— Ana Cristina Garcia (@AnaCristinaGAlz) March 2, 2021
Runner up – @thomascnicholas
Got a soft spot for framework materials and the beautifully diverse geometries and structures they can adopt? Me too - and here's a map to compare some of my favourite hybrid and #RSCInorg materials! #RSCPoster pic.twitter.com/IFckqkfrRJ
— Thomas Nicholas (@thomascnicholas) March 2, 2021
#RSCMat
First place – @BrossaultDavid
Wondering how Lego bricks can inspire production of new multifunctional microcapsules or microparticles ?
— David Brossault (@BrossaultDavid) March 2, 2021
Take a look to my brick assembled #RSCPoster #RSCMat #RSCNano #RSCPosterLive (Pitch below)@RSC_PorMat @RSC_FSTG @RoySocChem @ColloidsGroup @AusColloids @ErrantScience pic.twitter.com/dvr22Izfau
Runner up – @chai_miste.
Here is my contribution on 'Synthesis and Characterization of Shape and Size-tunable Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles (CNPs)' to #RSCPoster from @jfchimie #Morinlab @ChimieUL #RSCNano #RSCMat #RSCOrg #RSCEnergy #RSCPhys #RSCPoster2021 #RSCPosterPitch pic.twitter.com/uH6IqP8llL
— Vijay Jayswal (@chai_miste) March 2, 2021
#RSCNano
First place – @VdovchenkoAlena
The exiting day of #RSCPoster Twitter Conference 2021 is finally here!
— Alena Vdovchenko (@VdovchenkoAlena) March 2, 2021
I'm happy to present our latest work on thermo-sensitive nanogels! I'm looking forward to hearing your questions and comments ;)#RSCPosterLive #RSCPosterPitch #RSCMat #RSCNano pic.twitter.com/Tg2W5QkarT
Runner up – @David_P_August
Here is my #RSCPoster highlighting our recent work in @nature on developing woven fabrics on the molecular scale.
— David August (@David_P_August) March 2, 2021
Further details here: https://t.co/OdrvNEkDNv
Any questions? Just ask.#RSCInorg #RSCMat #RSCNano #RSCOrg pic.twitter.com/EE8jYsizsY
#RSCOrg
First place – @g_laudadio
This year for #RSCPoster: our work on photochemical C-H functionalization of volatile alkanes!
— Gabriele Laudadio (@g_laudadio) March 2, 2021
Highlighted the most important features of the developed transformation.#RSCOrg #RSCEng #RSCcat #RSCPosterLive #RSCPoster2021 #RealTimeChem https://t.co/OYpMBhahRu pic.twitter.com/Dk8bg0KGqB
Runner up – @IR_SP8
Hey everyone, Here’s my first #RSCPoster that talks about my work on mechanochemical Grignard activation. Remember how you were told in undergrad organic chem organofluorides don’t like typical Grignard conditions? Think again! #RSCOrg #RSCPoster2021 pic.twitter.com/F7EIk8WE2s
— NOBCChE Nat. Student Rep. (@IR_SP8) March 2, 2021
#RSCPhys
First place – @BHDrummond
Excited to share the findings of a project we have been working on for 2+ years: using transient electron spin resonance spectroscopy to directly probe the underlying processes responsible for efficient thermally-activated delayed fluorescence! #RSCPoster #RSCPhys pic.twitter.com/xzdNO7lWXh
— Bluebell Drummond (@BHDrummond) March 2, 2021
Runner up – @silviaescayola
Take a look at our work about the aromaticity of quinoidal compounds(https://t.co/9QjUE9m0dh) #RSCPoster #RSCPhys C. Tonnelé, @eduardmatito, @APoater, @OttossonGroup, @miquelsola, @dcasanova_dipc. @DIPCehu @univgirona @uppsalauni Find more on the thread🧶 Questions are welcomed! pic.twitter.com/CAkJQjXsYq
— Sílvia Escayola 🎗 (@silviaescayola) March 2, 2021