Abigail Lloyd has received a Royal Society of Chemistry
prize for best presentation at a Young Researchers'
Meeting.
Abigail Lloyd |
The Award recognises outstanding presentation skills and the
ability to communicate scientific research clearly and effectively.
The PhD student is in the second year of a three year research
project in the department of environmental science and technology
at Silwood Park.
Abigail, pictured, is supervised by Professor Susan Parry and
funded by the Ministry of Defence.
Her presentation,'Selection of a stable tracer to validate a
particle tracking model in the Tamar estuary', involved the
development of a stable tracer for studying trace element behaviour
in the Tamar estuary using neutron activation analysis and
inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
Selected by a panel of three judges from the Royal Society of
Chemistry, the EPSRC and AWE Aldermaston, all were impressed with
her enthusiasm for her research topic and indicated that it had
been the key to her success.
The Marie Curie bust, an original bronze by Angela Bishop, was
presented at the annual meeting of the Radiochemical Methods Group
of the RSC.
In addition to having her name engraved on the trophy, Abigail
was awarded a cheque for £150 and has the opportunity to
attend an international conference funded by the RSC.
