Announcing the winners of #RSCPoster 2022

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11 March 2022

This year's #RSCPoster took place over a 24 hour period from 1–2 March. Today we are excited to be announcing the winners.

Competition was high, with around 900 posters from 69 countries, and 8,000 tweets.

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	Second prize
#RSCAnalytical	@siwelaryt	@RebeccaLBaker1
#RSCCat	@mikhaileydiane	@sdempsey04
#RSCChemBio	@dawber_robert	@Antonel47141356
#RSCDigital	@Silvannasa	@greensteinbri
#RSCEdu – Higher education	@KimberlyVo8
#RSCEdu – Primary/secondary education	@BeaulieuBio
#RSCEnergy	@accd718	@gzsling99chem
#RSCEng	@NicoleNeyt	@LorindaTvanWyk
#RSCEnv	@sopidayy	@BoglerSophie
#RSCInorg	@elie_bench	@gargikundu6
#RSCMat	@LiangFeng_chem	@Lomax_88
#RSCNano	@Elizabet_Hopper	@StefanBorsley
#RSCOrg	@JR_Chemistry	@ErinKuker
#RSCPhys	@Ionic_Fred	@leandrorm
Community prize (poster with most engagement)	@Elizabet_Hopper
#RSCPosterPitch	@alanqf22 @mandieorr @yvonnechoo_sl

#RSCAnalytical

First place – @siwelaryt

Happy to present my #RSCPoster demonstrating "Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using a LSPR Aptasensor" 🦠🧬 #RSCAnalytical pic.twitter.com/hJr5Cswicy
— Tyra Lewis, 🇻🇬 (@siwelaryt) March 1, 2022

Second place – @RebeccaLBaker1

My research focuses on the use of Supercritical Fluid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (SFC-MS) for analysis of pesticides. Here is some background to my project and some reasons why you should consider SFC for your method development! #RSCPoster #RSCAnalytical pic.twitter.com/z96uwiPoym
— RebeccaLBaker (@RebeccaLBaker1) March 1, 2022

#RSCCat

First place – @mikhaileydiane

Check out what boron can do 😎 @MemorialUChem #RSCPoster #RSCInorg #RSCCat pic.twitter.com/WWyIbsQqLs
— Mikhailey Wheeler (@mikhaileydiane) March 1, 2022

Second place – @sdempsey04

Happy to share my #RSCPoster with you all!

Continuous-flow transfer hydrogenation of benzonitrile using formates as a safe & sustainable source of hydrogen.#RSCCat #RSCEnv @qubappflow @QUBCCE @AlmacGroup pic.twitter.com/de6nVMyaiy
— Sean Dempsey (@sdempsey04) March 1, 2022

#RSCChemBio

First place – @dawber_robert

I’m delighted to share with you all my #RSCPoster for this year's @RoySocChem competition, showing my research within the @AJWilsonGroup and @baylisslab to try & develop inhibitors of the Aurora A/N-Myc protein-protein interaction!
(Full poster & pitch below)#RSCChemBio (1/5) pic.twitter.com/OOj0mRg5wE
— Robert Dawber (@dawber_robert) March 1, 2022

Second place – @Antonel47141356

Hi, today I want to share with you our first steps in the electrochemical sensing of important actors involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease: miRNAs Thanks to my collegue @AdaRaucci, @S_Cinti87 and all the UninanobiosensorsLab! #RSCPoster #RSCAnalytical #RSCChembio pic.twitter.com/0U8ukcQ4iP
— Antonella Miglione (@Antonel47141356) March 1, 2022

#RSCDigital

First place – @Silvannasa

Hi everyone at the #RSCPoster conference, I'm happy to share my work "Easy access curated NMR database"#RSC #RedLatFQT #RSCDigital @theochemmerida
#LatinXChem @LatinXChem @CINVESTAVMERIDA pic.twitter.com/X9Poft2jwj
— Silvana Silva (@Silvannasa) March 1, 2022

Second place – @greensteinbri

Chemical Space: The Final Frontier. Join me and go where no one has gone before... to find organic solar cell materials!
📝https://t.co/0jtmxCqQZK #RSCPoster #RSCDigital #RSCEnergy pic.twitter.com/WQspdJkdJN
— Brianna Greenstein (@greensteinbri) March 1, 2022

#RSCEdu

Higher education – @KimberlyVo8

Super excited to share my work on “Student development of problem-solving skills using metacognitive scaffolding & reflection” #RSCPoster #RSCEdu #CER @ElizabethYuriev @M4hbubS @pjwhite71 pic.twitter.com/UTs09FKBTx
— Kimberly Vo (@KimberlyVo8) March 1, 2022

Primary/secondary education – @BeaulieuBio

Using Game-Based Learning Strategies to Consolidate GCSE Chemistry Knowledge in Students #RSCPoster #RSCEdu Thank you @ChemEdResGroup @StephenEPotts @jane_essex & @DocWithTheSocs (for the initial chats what seems a lifetime ago!). If you would like a digital deck, let me know. pic.twitter.com/yXAJowAoJt
— Beaulieu Biology (@BeaulieuBio) March 1, 2022

#RSCEnergy

First place – @accd718

Next-generation batteries can be key to a more sustainable future! Want to know more?💻🔋Here's our #RSCPoster 😃:

"Defect chemistry and Ion Transport in Low-Dimensional-Networked Li-rich Anti-perovskites as Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries"#RSCEnergy @jad5888 pic.twitter.com/elBPn9yimY
— Ana Carolina Dutra (@accd718) March 1, 2022

Second place – @gzsling99chem

Good day to all the @RoySocChem community. I am very excited to share our work entitled "Life Cycle Assessment of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction" in #RSCPoster virtual conference 2022. Thank you.#RSCEnergy #gC3N4 #CO2reduction #LCA pic.twitter.com/uM5aihKqrJ
— Grayson Zhi Sheng Ling (@gzsling99chem) March 1, 2022

#RSCEng

First place – @NicoleNeyt

Excited to share our current work in the #RSCPoster 2022 competition.

Thank you to our entire team: @RileyChemGroup @johanvdw92 @JenJoburg #CSIR #UPTuks

Looking forward to your questions and comments ✌️#RSCEng #RSCOrg pic.twitter.com/9oNbaQcO9h
— Nici (@NicoleNeyt) March 1, 2022

Second place – @LorindaTvanWyk

It's #RSCPoster time!🙌🏼

I am delighted to present my work "Continuous microflow synthesis of bupropion hydrochloride: A green approach"

Looking forward to your questions and comments🙂

Thank you, @RoySocChem @NicoleNeyt @DarrenRiley1 @RileyChemGroup @CSIR #RSCOrg #RSCEng pic.twitter.com/mLJSxTmwVv
— Lorinda (@LorindaTvanWyk) March 1, 2022

#RSCEnv

First place – @sopidayy

Do you know that microorganisms produce their own sunscreens☀️? We can use their genetic materials to produce eco-friendly UV filters too! Check out my poster for more info👇Zoom-able poster in reply. Happy to answer any questions! ☺️#RSCPoster #RSCChemBio #RSCEnv #RSCAnalytical pic.twitter.com/9M5RHQ64sL
— Sopida Wongwas (@sopidayy) March 1, 2022

Second place – @BoglerSophie

Hey Twitter! 👋🏻Here is our poster story for this year's #RSCPoster #RSCEnv conference! Check it out...it's on singlet oxygen production in aqueous organic aerosol extracts 🇨🇭👩🏼‍🔬☀️

I'm happy to answer questions and hear your feedback in the comments! pic.twitter.com/lGTD65ui9z
— Sophie Bogler (@BoglerSophie) March 1, 2022

#RSCInorg

First place – @elie_bench

Designing photo-switchable metal-organic cages is still challenging. Learn more about the contribution of the Clever Lab (@guido_clever) to the field during the last years. @RoySocChem #RSCPoster #RSCInorg #RSCOrg @grk2376
@TU_Dortmund pic.twitter.com/cbWNeW6l1w
— Elie Benchimol (@elie_bench) March 1, 2022

Second place – @gargikundu6

Hi, myself Gargi Kundu, this is my 2nd RSC poster entitled with "Substitution at Coordinatively Saturated Boron Center" also describes the synthesis of cationic analogues of phenyl boronic acid and boronous acid from @sakya_sen lab, @csir_ncl,feel free to ask#RSCPoster,#RSCInorg pic.twitter.com/emGDfei70c
— gargi kundu (@gargikundu6) March 1, 2022

#RSCMat

First place – @LiangFeng_chem

This year my #RSCPoster highlights the one-word title “mechanisorption”! Check how we establish an active adsorption, the first fundamentally new mode of adsorption since the observation of physisorption and chemisorption in the 1930s. #RSCMat #RSCNano #RSCInorg @RoySocChem pic.twitter.com/KHvZpCgsIk
— Liang Feng (@LiangFeng_chem) March 1, 2022

Second place – @Lomax_88

I'm super excited to share some of the recent research I have working on.😁

If you have a couple minutes to spare, come and check out some thin film phosphine chemistry!

Looking forward to everyone's comments and questions!#RSCPoster #RSCMat #RSCNano pic.twitter.com/rMZgQ5JMRw
— Justin Lomax (@Lomax_88) March 1, 2022

#RSCNano

First place – @Elizabet_Hopper

Excited to share my work on plasmonic magnesium nanoparticles! They're an abundant alternative to Au and Ag with interesting new shapes and cool properties! #RSCPoster #RSCNano #RSCMat #RSCPhys @cu_mat @cebcambridge @RoySocChem @NanoDTC pic.twitter.com/IkcT3mKoKs
— Elizabeth Hopper (@Elizabet_Hopper) March 1, 2022

Second place – @StefanBorsley

Check out our recent work with @ProfDaveLeigh and @benjamino_acid on tuning the output of molecular machines. We can make motors faster, more forceful or more efficient. Animated version in replies.#RSCPoster #RSCOrg #RSCNano pic.twitter.com/UQ9HjpH29t
— Stefan Borsley (@StefanBorsley) March 1, 2022

#RSCOrg

First place – @JR_Chemistry

Our contribution to the 2022 #RSCPoster! We developed a method to access amino-oxetanes through an alternative reaction of sulfonyl fluorides.

Here we highlight the key features of our work.#RSCOrg #RSCPosterLive #RSCPoster2022 pic.twitter.com/fPgKSnQ3OS
— Juan Rojas (@JR_Chemistry) March 1, 2022

Second place – @ErinKuker

Super excited to share my work with @NieShaozhen and Alexander Lu on the enantioselective hydrothiolation of cyclopropenes! Feel free to check out the paper in JACS or ask any questions for more information. #RSCPoster #RSCOrg https://t.co/pkkjt1HXo0 pic.twitter.com/CBhKekMz6q
— Erin Kuker (@ErinKuker) March 1, 2022

#RSCPhys

First place – @Ionic_Fred

My #RSCPoster this year shows how to make a fair comparison between ionic liquids 😍 and molecular solvents 😴.

If you want to find out more, have a look at our recent paper in @ChemicalScience:https://t.co/PyzK5n3n8c #RSCEnergy #RSCEnv #RSCPhys pic.twitter.com/ia7pfyUIvv
— Frederik Philippi (@Ionic_Fred) March 1, 2022

Second place – @leandrorm

Hi everyone! This is my #RSCPoster on resonance Raman spectroscopy of a frustrated Lewis pair. #RSCPhys #RSCPoster2022 pic.twitter.com/Mo2lv7sjA2
— Leandro Marques (@leandrorm) March 1, 2022

Community prize

@Elizabet_Hopper