To encourage high-quality work amongst young researchers, on the occasion of the EU PVSEC 2026, the EU PVSEC Student Awards were delivered in recognition of the most remarkable and outstanding research work in the field of PV.
The Scientific Committee nominated a number of awardees among the Conference Subjects.
The prizes were awarded during the Closing of the Conference.
Congratulations to our
Student Awards Winners 2026
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
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. 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
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. 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
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
