Gianni, a Ph.D. student from the 2018 cohort won the £150 prize for his paper: “Sound absorption in Hilbert fractal and coiled acoustic metamaterials” published in Applied Physics Letters.
The prize is awarded annually to the fourth year Ph.D. student in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Composites for Innovation and Science (ACCIS CDT) judged to have produced the best composite research paper applicable to the aerospace, oil and gas, renewables, or medical industries. Paper quality is informed by the number of independent citations and the impact factor of the journal.
Gianni told us in response to winning the prize: “I am very grateful for winning the Victrex best paper prize. For me is an honour. I want to give my supervisors, Fabrizio Scarpa and Valeska Ting, my most profound appreciation. Because of their consistent direction and encouragement, I produced such high-quality work for the APL journal paper that was eventually published. Their constant enthusiasm, help, and advice shaped my study immensely. I will always be grateful for what they have done and are still doing for me.
Also, I want to thank Paul Weaver for his advice and support during my PhD. Without his guidance, the CDT experience would not be the same.
To conclude, I thank the jury for the Victrex prize for awarding me such an esteemed award. This prize means a lot to me, and it is genuinely appreciated. Thank you!"
Dr. James Myers, Head of R&D - Aerospace & Composite Applications at Victrex, said: “The topic of acoustic management and prediction has huge potential impact in the composites arena, especially as more of these materials are being used not only in building and infrastructure design and management, but also more and more in extreme engineering environments in ‘traditional’ composites sectors such as Aerospace, Defence and automotive. The ability to improve capability to predict and design for these parameters is really important and this paper helps to set the scene for that to happen much more effectively. Great work Gianni and the team!”
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