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18 September 2024

Senior Associate Professor Eleni Stavrinidou, distinguished for connecting electronics with plants, has been awarded a medal by the Italian ambassador to Sweden, at LiU鈥檚 Campus Valla.

Award ceremony Photographer: Thor Balkhed
鈥淚 want to stress that this reward, although it is personal, belongs to my research team, Electronic Plants, at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics鈥, said Eleni Stavrinidou to Ambassador Michele Pala and the other attendees.鈥

The 鈥淪cience, She Says!鈥 award 鈥 a medal and a diploma 鈥 was to have been presented at the Italian Scientific Attach茅s Conference in Turin, in April 2023. However, as Eleni Stavrinidou was unable to attend, in June 2024 Italian Ambassador Michele Pala came to Campus Valla, Link枚ping, accompanied by Science Attach茅 Augusto Marcelli.

Augusto Marcelli.
鈥淭he Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation founded the 鈥楽cience She Says!鈥 award to recognise an outstanding young female scientist who, in the conduct of her research, has made a noteworthy contribution to the advancement of science and technology鈥, Dr. Marcelli said.

Eleni Stavrinidou was selected for her contribution to the development of plant bioelectronics for real-time monitoring and dynamic control of plant physiology and plant-based biohybrid materials and devices. She was also commended for her extensive collaboration with Italian researchers, which was one of the selection criteria.
鈥淭he committee reviewed the applications of many talented individuals, but the effort, commitment to innovation and the contribution of Eleni Stavrinidou to the advancement of society caught our attention in a unique way鈥, Dr. Marcelli added.

The ceremony was also attended by Italian researchers at LiU, Vice-Chancellor Jan-Ingvar J枚nsson, Head of Division of the Laboratory of Organic Electronics Mats Fahlman, and others.

Thor Balkhed

鈥淪cience She Says!鈥 is awarded on five different continents; Eleni Stavrinidou received it for the European region. Eleni was born in Cyprus and came to Link枚ping University in 2014.

Electronic Plants


Photographer: Thor Balkhed

leni Stavrinidou receives the medal from the Italian ambassador

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