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Sarah Chapman, a final-year PhD student in the Roessler Group, was named a JEOL Prize runner-up at the 59th ESR RSC Conference for her innovative presentation on a new method to study complex photochemical reactions. Alongside her, Dr Alberto Collauto also presented, becoming the first facility manager invited to speak, highlighting the group’s leading expertise in EPR spectroscopy.

Sarah Chapman, final year PhD student in the Roessler Group, was selected as a runner up at the , recognising her outstanding presentation and the scientific advancements she has made during her PhD. Sarah was selected out of an already competitive application pool to give an early career talk at the conference, entitled "A Rapid EPR–LC MS Workflow for Unmasking Hidden Radical Pathways in Complex Photochemical Reactions." Her cohesive and engaging discussion of her novel method development for detangling complex photoreaction mechanisms, with applications to future agrochemicals, led her to stand out among the other high level talks. 

This is an outstanding achievement from Sarah - the JEOL lecture series and prize is extremely competitive, attracting a very high calibre of early career researchers.

The Roessler Group were well-represented at the ESR Conference, with EPR Facility manager Dr Alberto Collauto also presenting. Dr Collauto was the first facility manager to ever receive an invitation to give a talk at this prestigious and long-running conference, a well-deserved recognition of his achievements. 

The outstanding performances of both Sarah Chapman and Dr Alberto Collauto at this year's ESR Conference continued to cement the Roessler Group's position as world-leading experts in EPR Spectroscopy.