Josh Berry has been named a runner-up in the Materials Science and Technology Literature Review Prize.
The Materials Science and Technology (MST) Literature Review Competition encourages analysis college students to supply definitive, essential critiques of literature, making their work accessible to a wider readership.
Josh submitted a part of the literature evaluation from hisPhD thesis to the competitors, which was subsequently published in MST. Following the peer-review course of, he was invited to attend a masterclass and current his evaluation to a panel of judges composed of MST editors. The judges seemed for an indication of not solely deep technical data but additionally the potential to speak the significance of the analysis area to a broader supplies science viewers.
Reflecting on the masterclass and being named runner-up, Josh mentioned: “I felt very privileged just to be invited to the final masterclass as one of the best four candidates, but when I found out I was runner up after hearing all the amazing presentations it was a great feeling. It is always good to have some external validation that the work you are doing and the ideas you have are listened to and valued by other members of the materials science community. Especially as I was discussing the future direction of materials design and how machine learning and artificial intelligence can support it. This formed the foundation of my PhD and is something I have become increasingly passionate about throughout my doctoral research and beyond.
The masterclass itself was also a very fun experience, it was great to hear the other 3 finalists talk about their reviews on topics they are so clearly very passionate about and provide such insightful answers to the tricky questions the judging panel posed. That made coming runner up an even better feeling because of the strong composition.”
Josh is now working as a Research Associate in the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biological Engineering. Looking again on his time as a PhD researcher he mentioned “my PhD was an incredibly rewarding experience where I got to meet and work with so many talented individuals from a wide range of institutions and disciplines. It also provided me the opportunity to travel to so many incredible places and engage with the wider international materials community. As with every PhD it was an amazing journey with highs and lows, but these experiences have helped me to develop my problem solving and scientific skills and gave me greater confidence in my own abilities. It has laid the foundations for my continued growth as an independent researcher in the scientific community to help me continue onwards in my career.”