- Call for papers: SWIG webinar on Biosensors, 28 April
- AquaTech interview with Chris Lumb of Southern Water – our keynote speaker on 3 Feb
- Water Sector Membership Organisations to work more closely
- 2020 Early Career Poster Prize – dates extended to coincide with WWEM 2021
- Finding sense amongst the noise: SiW 2019 write up
2020 Early Career Poster Prize – dates extended to coincide with WWEM 2021
February 13th, 2020
NEWSFLASH! Please note the new dates below – deadline extended to 5 March 2021, to coincide with poster presentations and award at WWEM on 25 May 2021.
SWIG 2020 ‘Early Career Innovation Poster Prize’ scientific poster competition
The SWIG Early Career Innovation Poster Prize is intended to raise awareness of technological development and novel applications related to water measurements and thereby promote innovation in sensor research and commercial application.
SWIG invites students and employees in the field of water sensors to design a poster summarising their research or development work. This is an opportunity for researchers and new staff within the water and environmental sectors to showcase their scientific talents and innovative thinking.
This year there is a £1,200 1st prize, £500 2nd prize and £200 3rd prize.
The competition is open to all ‘early career’ staff or researchers including students either in full time education or within the first 4 years of employment in their career.
Posters passing to the final judging phase will be printed and displayed at the WWEM 2021 conference and exhibition on 25-26 May 2021, with the top 3 entrants being invited to give a short presentation at WWEM. The winner will be judged on the poster and presentation, and announced at the WWEM Gala Dinner.
The winner of the 2018 prize was Ilaria Frau of Liverpool John Moore’s University, with her work on a portable microwave sensor entitled ‘Microwaves and Functional Materials: a Novel Method to Continuously Detect Zinc Ions in Water’. Ilaria was presented with a trophy and cheque during a prize ceremony at the WWEM gala dinner [photo].

[Justin Dunning, then SWIG Chairman, Ilaria Frau and Rosa Richards, Programme Manager of SWIG, 2018 awards ceremony at WWEM gala dinner]
Full competition details or you can contact rosa.richards@swig.org.uk for further information.
Submission of posters and abstracts this year is online via this web portal
The deadline has been extended due to WWEM being postponed (due to Covid 19): the new deadline for submissions is Friday 5th March 2021.