ICTA-UAB researchers were awarded the PhD Extraordinary Award
Six ICTA-UAB researchers of the PhD programme in Environmental Science and Technology coordinated by ICTA-UAB received the PhD Extraordinary Award for their doctoral thesis developed during 2015-2016. The award ceremony took place on November 22nd at 18 h.
The students who were awarded are Isabel Díaz Reviriego, Stefan Drews, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares Onrubia, y Johannes Langemeyer, from ICTA-UAB, and Carlos Antonio Ramos Quiroz and Ioar Rivas Lara from the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering.
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.