Emily Brogden wins best poster at MacroGroup UK 2023

Emily Brogden from BonLab wins best poster at the MacroGroup UK annual conference 2023 in Loughborough for her work on the design and fabrication of a linerless pressure sensitive adhesive.

Emily Brodgen from BonLab receiver her best poster price award from the chair of MacroGroup UK prof. Remzi Becer.

Prof. dr. ir. Stefan Bon says: “Fantastic to see that Emily’s work gets the recognition it deserves. Her research delivers on innovation in the area of waterborne pressure sensitive adhesives. The basis for this work was carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner and has led to the filing of a patent on which Emily is co-inventor.”

Triple awards for Emily, Josh, and Max.

A fantastic triple accomplishment by people from BonLab at the 2023 Chemistry graduation celebrations at the University of Warwick.

From left to right. Emily Brogden, Josh Davies, Stefan Bon, and Max Campbell.

Emily Brodgen was the winner of a chemistry graduate teaching award, and Josh Davies was commended. These awards celebrate outstanding contributions to undergraduate laboratory teaching and demonstrating. Max Campbell won a chemistry students community building award, for his outstanding contributions to the Warwick Chemistry students’ community.

Prof. dr. ir. Stefan Bon says: “I am immensely proud of Emily, Josh, and Max. Not only do they do fantastic research in our team, they show that they also care and have tremendous talents and energy for the wider scientific community at Warwick. I am delighted their hard work and commitment has been recognized by the Chemistry Department in this years awards ceremony.”

Josh Davies wins a Warwick SEM Faculty Award for teaching

Josh Davies has won a postgraduate SEM Faculty Award at the Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence (WATE) 2023.

Josh said: “Much of my teaching is based in the teaching laboratories, where I have had the pleasure of teaching Year 1-3 UG students and several PGT courses. I have designed and delivered a series of workshops for the third-year Polymer and Colloid Science module and created a series of posters to communicate theory, practical skills, and assessment for use in UG labs. My teaching focuses on an enquiry-based approach to learning and creating an immersive style of delivery founded on clear communication of expectations, fostering a sense of the students being co-creators in their learning, which continuously receives positive feedback from students and teaching observations.”

Prof. dr. ir. Stefan Bon says: “This is fantastic. It is great to see that Josh’s enthusiasm for teaching has been recognised and awarded by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine. I am very happy that the team at BonLab helps out and contributes to the teaching and training of students at Warwick University, especially in polymer and colloid science and engineering. Josh did an excellent job this academic year.”