MEI Poster Competition 2024: And the winners are...
The results are now in for our poster and presentation competitions at MEI Symposium 24.
As part of MEI Symposium 24, post-doctoral research fellows and post-graduate research students competed in presenting their solutions, breakthroughs and visions for solving the world’s energy challenges in four categories, aligned to the MEI Research Programs, with $8,000 in prizes up for grabs.
Thank you to all who participated, and congratulations to our prize winners!

Presentation winners
Energy Materials
Zifei Chen, PhD Graduate, ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry
Topic: A General Nucleation Model for Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Energy Systems
Sleiman Mhanna, Senior Research Fellow, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Topic: Future Electricity and Hydrogen Systems: Long-Duration Storage Options for Australia
Heavy Industry and Resources
Andre Chambers, Postdoc Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering
Topic: A high pressure, high temperature electrolysis rig with optical access for bubble imaging
Power Generation and Transport
Marco Rosenzweig, PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Topic: Pushing the frontiers of supercomputing for next-generation aircraft engines
Poster winners
Energy Materials
Donghyuck Park, PhD Student
Topic: Improved Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Performance via Chemically Modified Carbon Black
Energy Systems
Luke Woolcock, PhD Student
Topic: Detecting Oscillatory Instability in Weak Grids A Gain & Phase Based Approach
Heavy Industry and Resources
Arash Momeni, PhD Student
Topic: Catalytic Membrane Application in Direct Air Capture Using Amino Acid Salts
Power Generation and Transport
Kha Meng Ng, PhD Student
Topic: How do biomethane impurities affect combustion appliances?