Competition for the best PhD student presentation:

• Gold Award: David Wiedemann (University of Augsburg) Polyc onvexifcation of isotropic functions.
• Silver Award: Nataliia Adukova (Aberystwyth University) Factorisation of the matrix polynomial: what does exact factorisation mean?
• Silver Award: Kaoutar Anrhour (University of Trento, Vesuvius Group) Development of thermal shock protocol of experiment of carbonbased re-fractory materials.
• Bronze Award: Matteo Gaibotti (University of Trento) Effects of different loadings on bifurcation of a coated elastic disk.
• Bronze Award: Lorenzo Fiore (University of Trento, Vesuvius Group) Development of Thermoplastic Constitutive Models for Refractory Ceramics in Wide Temperature Range.