Presentation & Poster Awards 2026 – Manchester CDT-GIF conference

And the winners are…

Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Julian Black, Francesca Rowley, Harry Morris, Gandhari Nawalage, Fatemeh Salmanpour, Jainaba Conteh, Phil McNaughton

✨ Celebrating Excellence at the CDT-GIF Conference, Manchester ✨

We were incredibly proud to see all of our students deliver outstanding presentations at this year’s CDT-GIF conference.

Our 1st year students showcased their innovative ideas through project posters, while our 2nd year students presented their work through engaging and insightful talks. The quality across the board made judging exceptionally challenging!

🏆 Award Winners

Francesca Rowley – First Prize (Poster) “Amino acid salt solutions for post-combustion carbon capture”

Joint First Place (Presentations):

Jainaba Conteh – First Prize ( Presentation) “Measuring What Matters: Audience Insight on Key Metrics to Support Spatial Decision Models for Hydrogen Infrastructure Planning”

Julian Black –First Prize ( Presentation)”Development and application of bipolar membranes for next-generation sustainable electrochemical systems”

👏 Honourable Mentions

Poster Presentations: Fatemeh Salmanpour, Gandhari Nawalage, Harry Morris, Sam Huntley (not pictured)

Congratulations to all involved for your hard work, creativity, and dedication. The future of low-carbon innovation is clearly in excellent hands! 🌍💡

As their prize, Francesca, Jainaba and Julian will each receive a session with a professional career coach, worth £220. Congratulations to all.