Deadline: 15 August 2024
The Borealis is pleased to announce the Borealis Scientific Innovation Award to accelerate new ideas, technologies and solutions in the field of sustainable production, design and use of polyolefins.
As a global industry leader in innovative solutions and technologies, Borealis has already placed sustainability firmly at the core of their business, but they still have work to do.
Each year, they look for pioneering ideas and potential collaboration partners to shape the future of the industry and the planet. They want to hear from bold, disruptive thinkers from the professional and academic scientific communities, from entrepreneurs and start-ups to university researchers, so that together they can re-invent essentials for sustainable living.
Their vision is to lead a sustainable transformation of the industry. Making this a reality will require fresh thinking, so the Award recognizes scientific papers that contribute new ideas to areas of pressing concern.
A panel of high-level Borealis research representatives assesses submissions and chooses the three best ideas from among them which will be honored with the Borealis Scientific Innovation Award.
Focus Topics
- This year they are looking for new solutions for the sustainable production and use of plastics. This includes e.g. new catalysts, energy-efficient polymerization processes, recycling of polymers, and polymeric materials for energy transition.
Benefits
- Besides the opportunity to take home an attractive monetary prize (EUR 5,000, EUR 3,000, and EUR 1,000 for first, second, and third place, respectively), winners will also enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to their Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria, where the award ceremony and BSIA event are held, and benefit from the opportunity to network with top polymer scientists and Borealis management.
Who can apply?
- The competition is open to researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals and innovative companies (start-ups & scale-ups) in the fields of chemical engineering and sustainability with research within the areas described above.
- Your application needs to take the form of a peer-reviewed publication or thesis (publication paper, Bachelor, Master, PHD, Postdoc) that describes an innovative idea within the focus areas.
For more information, visit Borealis.
