2025 YPWLC winner announced
Malaysia finalists wins 20th Young Persons' World Lecture Competition final.
2025 YPWLC finalists ad judges
Winner - Natasya Salsabiila | Malaysia
2nd place - Hamish Dow | UK
3rd place - Xiaoxi Zeng | China
Kouer Zhang | Hong Kong
The 20th Young Persons' World Lecture Competition final was held online on Thursday 27 November, with the participation of finalists from the UK, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong:
Hamish Dow | UK - Lights, camera, action: Automated visual inspections of concrete structures
Kouer Zhang | Hong Kong - Closing the Loop: Transforming Wastewater Nitrate into Sustainable Fertilize
Natasya Salsabiila | Malaysia - Aluminum Nitride Thin Film Deposition Using Industrial-Grade Sputtering System: A Uniformity Study
Xiaoxi Zang | China - Study on the Preparation of Poly(arylene-ether-nitrile) Modified Carbon Fibers/Poly(ether-ether-ketone) Composites
Each finalist gave a lecture of 15 minutes, which was then judged by Chair of IOM3 SEC Group Dr Ilija Rasovic MIMMM, vice-Chair of IOM3 SEC Group Dr Michael Kenyon MIMMM and SEC Committee member Dr Matthew Wadge MIMMM. The event was co-ordinated by SEC Committee member Ollie Thomas.
Dr Ilija Rasovic, on behalf of the panel, thanked the finalists for the high level of presentations before announceing the 20th Young Persons' World Lecture Competition winner, Natasya Salsabiila from Malaysia. Second place went to Hamish Dow (UK) and third to Xiaoxi Zang (China).
We'd like to thank our finalists, judges and event co-ordinator for their support and participation.
The finalists' presentations are now available to view on the YWPLC page on our website.
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