STUDENT AWARDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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