ICTA-UAB researchers awarded the PhD Extraordinary Award
Thirteen ICTA-UAB researchers of the PhD programme in Environmental Science and Technology coordinated by ICTA-UAB to receive the PhD Extraordinary Award for their doctoral thesis developed during 2016-2018. The award ceremony will be held on June 3rd at 18h.
The students who will be awarded the distinction are ICTA-UAB researchers Amaia Albizua; Diego Andreucci; Francisco Baró, Maxi Castrillejos, Ana Nadal, Anna Petit Boix, Viena Puigcorbé, David Sanjuan, Qinglong Shao, Jorge Sierra, and researchers from the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Pedro Jiménez Peñalver, Josep Anton Mir Tutusáus and Clara Reino.
The award, delivered by the School for Doctoral Studies together with the UAB Alumni Association of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, demonstrates the appreciation for the effort and dedication of young researchers and their contribution to the generation of knowledge and advance in the different areas of our University. The award consists of a competitive call among the researchers whose doctoral thesis received the qualification of excellence "Cum Laude" from the tribunal.
The main value of the UAB is its human capital and the new doctors are an essential element for the continuation of excellent lines of research. That excellence is based on the quality of the PhDs as a distinctive indicator.