Borealis Student Innovation Award 2011 - The Winners

The 2011 winner of the Borealis Student Innovation Award for the best Master thesis went to Rana Qudaih. Alfred Stern, Borealis Senior Vice President Innovation & Technology, said that Rana Qudaih showed “in a very comprehensive way” the recycling possibilities of crosslinked polyethylene cable materials: “The broadness and applicability of her work was impressive.” Alfred Stern also complimented Rana as the first female winner of the master thesis award. Rana Qudaih received a monetary award of EUR 3,000 for her research.

 
Rana Qudaih, winner of the master thesis award, and Alfred Stern,
Borealis Senior Vice President Innovation & Technology

The 2011 winner of the Borealis Student Innovation Award for the best doctoral graduate thesis is Dr. Said Mehdiabadi for his research on "Synthesis, Characterization and Polymerization Kinetic Study of Long Chain Branched Polyolefins Made with Two Single-Site Catalysts." According to the jury, Dr. Mehdiabadi was able to present a new pathway for polyolefin catalysis leading to structures of high industrial relevance. Dr. Mehdiabadi received a monetary award of EUR 5,000.  

 
Said Mehdiabadi, winner of the PhD thesis award, and Alfred Stern