{"id":864,"date":"2026-09-27T21:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swissmntnetwork.ch\/content\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:25:50","slug":"phd-award-2026-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.swissmntnetwork.ch\/content\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss MNT Network PhD Award 2026 – Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Swiss Micro- and Nanotechnology Network offered four prizes of CHF 2,000 each for outstanding scientific first-author publications in the fields of nanotechnology and nanoscience, published by PhD students in 2025\/2026.<\/p>\n

The award winners were unveiled during the dedicated Swiss NanoConvention (SNC) Track at MNE 2026<\/strong> in Interlaken on 24 September 2026<\/strong>. The awards formed part of the special SNC Awards session held during the final day of the conference.<\/p>\n

The 2026 awards are sponsored by:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award 2026 <\/strong>
\nFour awards \u2022 CHF 2,000 each \u2022 Presented at MNE 2026, Interlaken<\/div>\n

2026 Award Winners<\/h2>\n

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Dr. Zheru Qiu<\/h3>\n

EPFL Lausanne<\/p>\n

High-pulse-energy integrated mode-locked laser using a Mamyshev oscillator <\/em><\/p>\n

Nature<\/strong> 654, 57\u201363 (2026)<\/p>\n

Sponsored by IBM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gauri Paduthol<\/h3>\n

EPFL Lausanne<\/p>\n

A microphysiological human mini-bladder reveals urine-urothelium interplay in tissue resilience and UPEC recurrence in urinary tract infections <\/em><\/p>\n

Nature Communications<\/strong> 17, 2322 (2026)<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Nanosurf AG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Tarique Anwar<\/h3>\n

EPFL Lausanne<\/p>\n

Enhancing hydrovoltaic power generation through coupled heat and light-driven surface charge dynamics <\/em><\/p>\n

Nature Communications<\/strong> 17, 1541 (2026)<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Kistler Instrumente AG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Silvan Stettler<\/h3>\n

EPFL Lausanne<\/p>\n

Suspended lithium niobate acoustic resonators with Damascene electrodes for radiofrequency filtering <\/em><\/p>\n

Microsystems & Nanoengineering<\/strong> (2025) 11:131<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Hightech Zentrum Aargau AG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Award Ceremony at MNE 2026<\/h2>\n

The 2026 Swiss NanoConvention was held in a special one-day format within MNE 2026 in Interlaken. Below are some photos from the SNC Awards session and the presentation of the Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Awards.<\/p>\n