2 December 2008

ORC PhD graduate Dr. Adrian Amezcua has recently been awarded with a prize from The Materials Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (IIM-UNAM) for his PhD thesis entitled “Deposition of electronic and plasmonic materials inside microstructured optical fibres”.

Originated in 1995, the prize acknowledges the work of top PhD graduates in science and materials engineering. 16 Mexican and international graduates from Mexican Universities entered their PhD thesis this year; all related to Material Sciences/Engineering. Winners each received a diploma and a monetary incentive from the Federal District.