Best Talk Awards 2025


28th ETH Nanoparticles Conference (NPC)

June 16-19, 2025


The aim of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Awards at the ETH Nanoparticles Conference (ETH-NPC) is to recognize outstanding oral presentations by young or early-career presenters. The RSC Awards aim to promote excellence in the work presented by young researchers.

Three awards will be given for work conducted in one of the fields covered by the RSC's Environmental Sciences journals, which are ES: Advances, ES: Atmospheres and ES: Nano. The awards consist of a certificate and prize money of £150 sterling each.

RSC Award Committee:

  • Prof. Dr. Claudia Mohr
  • PD Dr. Loretta Müller
  • Dr. Oliver F. Bischof
  • Dr. Martin Gysel
  • Dr. Christoph Hüglin

The winners of this year's RSC Awards are:

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), ES: Advances:

Best talk award 2025, 1st prize: Miriam Chacón-Mateos

Miriam Chacón-Mateos, DLR
Enhancing the Testing Methodology for Measuring Tyre Particle Emissions
(pdf)

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), ES: Atmospheres:

Best talk award 2025, 2nd prize: Sarah Tinorua

Sarah Tinorua, Paul Scherrer Institute
Measurements of Ultrafine particles and chemical traces from aviation emissions near the Zürich airport (pdf)

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), ES: Nano:

Best talk award 2025, 3rd prize: Una Trivanovic

Una Trivanovic, METAS
Can existing periodic technical inspection instruments measure GDI engine emissions?

Many congratulations to these three presentators of the best talks of 2025!

Thank you also to all presenters at this year's ETH Nanoparticles Conference, which represent a vital part of the conference program.