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STUDENT AWARDS

Most remarkable and outstanding research work

To encourage high-quality work amongst young researchers, on the occasion of the EU PVSEC 2026, the EU PVSEC Student Awards will be delivered in recognition of the most remarkable and outstanding research work in the field of PV.

The Scientific Committee may nominate a number of awardees among the Conference Subjects.

The prizes will be awarded during the Closing of the Conference.

Student Awards Finalists 2026

Follow their presentations during the upcoming EU PVSEC.

Monday, 14 September 2026

Ms. Wen Yu

UNSW, Australia

1AO.5.4
Silver-Reduced PV Pastes via Composite and Hollow Particles

Monday, 14 Sep 2026
Session 1AO.5. 15:15 - 16:45

Ms. Lahiruni Ranasinghe

UNSW, Australia

1AO.5.1
New Insights into Hydrogen Behaviour in PECVD SiNx: H Films

Monday, 14 Sep 2026
Session 1AO.5. 15:15 - 16:45

Ms. Alba Eurosi

IPVF, France

2AO.2.2
Low Temperature GaAs Solar Cells Produced by RP-VPE and PE-CVD: a new Approach Towards Low Cost GaAs/c-Si Tandem Solar Cells

Monday, 14 Sep 2026
Session 2AO.2 15:15 - 16:45

Mr. Thomas Schleyerbach

Fraunhofer ISE, Germany

2AO.3.4
Metastability through Ion Migration – Impact of Scan Speed and Temperature on Current-Voltage Curve Measurements

Monday, 14 Sep 2026
Session 2AO.3 17:00 - 18:30

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Mr. Jishnu Ramachandran Nair

Fraunhofer CSP, Germany

3BO.11.3
Can there be too Much Adhesion Promoter in POE Encapsulation? Molecular Insights from Damp-heat Weathering

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
Session 3BO.11 08:30 - 10:00

Mr. Shayan Umar

Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

4BO.6.5
Quantifying Data Requirements for Transfer Learning in PV Defect Detection

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
Session 4BO.6 08:30 - 10:00

Ms. Wiebke Wirtz

ISFH, Germany

4BO.16
Silicon Photovoltaics on Metal Substrates: Investigating Cell Gap Changes in Modules with Aluminum Rear Cover

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
Session 4BO.16 08:30 - 10:00

Ms. Katarina Kovačević

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

1BO.2.5
From Proof-of-concept towards 24 % Efficiency: Advancing IBC-SHJ Solar Cells Featuring MoOx Blanket Layer

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
Session 1BO.2 10:30 - 12:00

Mr. Shintaro Maeda

University of Tsukuba, Japan

2BO.8.1
First Demonstration of Photoresponsivity in Polycrystalline GeSn Thin Films toward Versatile Infrared Photovoltaic Application

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
Session 2BO.8 13:30 - 15:00

Ms. Ceri Sophia Hommerich

Utrecht University, The Netherlands

2BO.9.5
Outdoor Stress Tests of Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules over three Seasons: S-shape and Hysteresis

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
Session 2BO.9 15:15 - 16:45

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Mr. Youri Blom

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

CP.2.4
The PVMD Toolbox v2: A Modular Framework for Modeling Advanced Photovoltaic Systems

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026
Session 3CP.2 10:30 - 12:30

Mr. Daniel Beck

ISFH, Germany

1CO.2.1
Improved Methodology for a Precise Extraction of the Surface Recombination Current Density J0 of Well-passivated Silicon Wafers

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026
Session 1CO.2 15:15 - 16:45

Ms. Aneeqa Shaikh

ANU, Australia

1CO.2.2
Quantifying Light-Trapping in Silicon Solar Cells and Wafers via Photoluminenscence Spectra

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026
Session 1CO.2 15:15 - 16:45

Mr. Asier Murillo

FUNDACION CENER, Spain

3CO.11.4
Towards Circular PV Modules: High-Performance and Fully Cell-Recoverable with Non-Adhesive Interlayers

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026
Session 13CO.11 15:15 - 16:45

Ms. Josefina Ottitsch

TU Wien, Austria

5CO.5.2
Laser-Assisted Height-Adaptive Milling for Selective Delamination of End-of-Life Photovoltaic Modules

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026
Session 5CO.5 15:15 - 16:45

Mr. Jorge Rodríguez-Muro

UPM, Spain

2CV.2.3
Van Der Waals Assembled Schottky-Junction Solar Cells Based on Substitutionally Doped p-Type MoS₂

Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026
Session 2CV.2 15:15 - 16:45

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Ms. Aysha Mahmood

DTU, Denmark

3DO.16.4
In Situ Degradation Monitoring of PID-p in Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules with Electroluminescence Imaging

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 3DO.16 08:30 - 10:00

Dr. Khadijan Barhmi

Utrecht University, The Netherlands

4DO.1.1
Integrating All Sky Imager-Based Hybrid AI Forecasting into Building Energy Management: Predictive Battery Control and Operational Validation in Positive Energy Buildings

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 4DO.1 08:30 - 10:00

Ms. Marília Braga

UFSC, Brazil

4DO.1.4
Beyond Expected Gains: Measured Performance and Cost Limits of Reflective Ground Covers for Utility-Scale Bifacial PV Plants

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 4DO.1 08:30 - 10:00

Mr. Jann Landgraf

University of Freiburg, Germany

2DO.7.5
Systematic Study of Functional Groups Leads to the Development of a Novel Efficient and Stable Passivation Molecule for Perovskite-Based Solar Cells

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 2DO.7 10:30 - 12:00

Mr. Claudio Francesco Nicolosi

University of Catania, Italy

4DO.2.1
Impacts of Climate Change on the Irradiance Distributions for Floating Photovoltaic Technology within the Context of a Hybrid Wind-PV Offshore Energy Park

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 4DO.2 10:30 - 12:00

Mr. Ore Lawale

Kingston University London, United Kingdom

4DO.17.2
Development of a Multi-Domain System-Level Model for Performance Simulation of Floating Photovoltaic Systems

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 4DO.17 10:30 - 12:00

Mr. Joseph Vernier

EDF RD, France

4DO.4.4
Leveraging CFD and ML to Predict Convection and Air Temperature within Photovoltaic Power Plants

Thursday, 17 Sep 2026
Session 4DO.4 15:15 - 16:45

Friday, 18 September 2026

Mr. Jannik Achenbach

University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany

5EO.3.6 08:30
Conceptualization and Implementation of an Automated Pipeline for Big Data Analysis of Vocal Minority vs. Silent Majority in Social Media Discourse on the Energy Transition using Machine Learning

Friday, 18 Sep 2026
Session 5EO.3 08:30 - 10:00

Application for Student Awards

The application phase for Student Awards closed on 6 February 2026.

PhD Student Publication Track

Recognising the central role that high-quality journal publications play in the academic development and career progression of PhD students, the EU PVSEC has introduced a new PhD Student Publication Track.

Student Awards Winners 2025

Watch the recordings of their presentations in the Online Platform.

Ms Maysa Sarsour

UNSW, Australia

1AO.6.1
Evaluating Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Stability under Industrial Illuminated Hydrogenation Conditions

Monday, 22 Sep 2025
Session 1AO.6, 17:00–18:30

Mr Asier Murillo

FUNDACION CENER, Spain

3DO.12.4
Towards Recyclable PV: High-Efficiency Encapsuplant-Free Modules with Nanostructured Solar Cells and Glass

Thursday, 25 Sep 2025
Session 3DO.12, 10:30–12:00

Ms Inés Durán Rupérez

IES - UPM, Spain

2BO.9.1
High Thermoelectric Performance in Few-Layered p-Type Molybdenum Disulfide for Photovoltaics

Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025
Session 2BO.9, 15:15–16:45

Mr Mohamed Mahmoud

Fraunhofer ISE, Germany

2BO.1.4
Impact of Substrate Topography on Sequentially Evaporated Perovskite Film Growth: a Comparative Study of Planar and Textured Silicon Substrates for Tandem Application

Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025
Session 2BO.1, 08:30–10:00

Ms Nikolina Pervan

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Austria

3DO.20.6
Festina Lente! The Impact of Lamination Duration on Encapsulant Stability

Thursday, 25 Sep 2025
Session 3DO.20, 17:00–18:30

Ms Cristina Sanz-Cuadrado

UPM, Spain

5EP.1.5
Renewable Energy Communities and Citizen Participation in Technological and Social Innovations

Friday, 26 Sep 2025
Session 5EP.1, 10:30–12:00

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