Students from the BEng and MEng programmes and the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research (QMCUR) showcased their research at this year’s Industrial Liaison Forum, with around 100 posters on display. Their participation reinforced the strong presence of undergraduate research at a major research dissemination event.

Taking part in the forum gave students the opportunity to present alongside more senior peers and share their work with academic staff, industrial collaborators and visitors. From first to third year, students engaged in thoughtful discussions, explained their projects and received valuable feedback from judges and collaborators.

The posters reflected the breadth and quality of undergraduate research across a wide range of engineering and science disciplines. Together, they highlighted the diversity, ambition and depth of the research activity being undertaken by our undergraduate students.

Among the posters presented, three received Best Poster awards, including one from the BEng final year projects and two from QMCUR:

• 'OASIS: A Platform for Inline Sensing in Organ-on-Chip Devices using Photoelectrochemical Sensors' by Teodora Nikolova, Begimai Ulan Kyzy, Rukevwe Marissa Udi, Adiel Boboye and Abdullah Abdus-Samee, supervised by Prof Steffi Kraus.
• 'Data-Driven Path Planning for Methane Monitoring Drones' by Allegra Celesia, supervised by Dr Nikos Bempedelis.

• 'Sensorised Residual Limb Phantom' - by Chenhao Hong and Jensen Jill Rajesh, supervised by Dr Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne and Dr Giuseppe Viol.

These awards represent not only significant academic recognition, but also underline the ability of undergraduate students to make meaningful contributions to research and innovation. Their success at the Industrial Liaison Forum demonstrates the important role undergraduate researchers play in advancing research activity across the School.

Acknowledgements

A heartfelt thank you to our poster judges - Dr Yunpeng Zhu, Dr Sathiskumar Anusuya Ponnusam, Dr Shaheer Ullah Saeed and Dr Nikos Bempedlis - for their time, insightful evaluations, and valuable feedback, which contributed to the success of the event.