This celebratory event, which brought together leaders in nanoscience and energy, recognized seven emerging researchers for their exceptional poster presentations. Learn more about the winners and their outstanding work.
As part of the global ACS150 celebrations, ACS Publications hosted the inaugural JACS Symposium at ETH Zürich this January.
Aligned with the theme, "Expanding Horizons of Nanoscience & Energy,” the symposium brought together leading voices in nanoscience, materials, and energy research, and featured 10 keynote lectures—including Nobel Laureate Moungi Bawendi—and four Lightning talks.
The Editors-in-Chief of JACS, ACS Nano, Nano Letters, and ACS Energy Letters participated along with several associate editors. Over 1.5 days of talks, more than 350 participants experienced a JACS in Conversation panel discussion, vibrant networking, and exciting poster sessions highlighting cutting-edge work from early‑ and mid-career researchers across Europe and beyond. On-demand recordings are now available for all to view.
The symposium’s poster session showcased the creativity and scientific excellence of the next generation. After careful evaluation by the Scientific Organizing Committee, seven outstanding posters were selected for special recognition. Please join us in celebrating the Poster Prize Winners of the inaugural JACS Symposium at ETH Zürich.
Meet the Poster Prize Winners:
Julian F. Baumgärtner
Vincent Mauritz
Dr. Carlotta Campalani
Coline Boulanger
Victor Fernandez-Gonzalez
Samuel Sanchez
Muriel Haug
Julian F. Baumgärtner
Winning Poster: A Highly Conductive Halospinel Cathode for All-Solid-State Batteries
Research Area: Energy Conversion and Storage
Vincent Mauritz
Winning Poster: Mechanistic Insights into Thiourea Decomposition in Oleylamine Towards Tailored Metal Sulfide Nanocrystal Growth
Research area: Quantum Dots
Dr. Carlotta Campalani
Winning Poster: From Molecular Mechanism to Scalable Flow: Aqueous Production of Cd Chalcogenide Quantum Dots using tris(2-carboxyethyl)phophine
Research area: Quantum Dots
Coline Boulanger
Winning Poster: Chemistry of Liquid Metal Nanoparticles and their Unique Catalytic Properties in the CO2 Reduction Reaction
Research area: Nanocatalysis, Energy Conversion and Storage
Victor Fernandez-Gonzalez
Winning Poster: Visualizing Dynamic Processes in Energy Materials by Interferometric Scattering Microscopy
Research area: Energy Conversion and Storage, Plasmonic Nanomaterials, 2D Materials
Samuel Sanchez
Winning Poster: Driving Molecular Upconversion with Molecular Wheels
Research area: Photovoltaics, Energy Conversion and Storage
Muriel Haug
Poster Title: 3D Reconstruction of Magic-Sized Nanocrystals Using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy and Single Particle Analysis
Research area: Quantum Dots
Learn More About the ACS150 JACS Symposium Series
The American Chemical Society commemorates its 150th anniversary in 2026. To mark this historic milestone, ACS Publications presents the JACS Symposium Series: eight exclusive, international, in-person events to inspire researchers worldwide. Learn more and register your interest today!
ACS 150th Anniversary
Celebrating ACS150: Chemistry is Everything
Throughout 2026, ACS will mark 150 years of advancing chemistry — a historic milestone built on discovery, innovation, and community.
