Dec 7 2015
University of Borås researcher, Sunil Kumar Ramamoorthy received the prestigious Swedish 2015 Researchers’ Grand Prix prize and was also named Sweden’s best science communicator for his informative presentation on sustainable materials.
A scientist in renewable plastics, Sunil Kumar Ramamoorthy presented innovative studies about plastics produced from sustainable products such as flaxseed, soybeans, and corn. This latest insight on sustainable materials holds immense possibilities for a greener future.
The Researchers’ Grand Prix is conducted by the Swedish non-profit organization VA (Public & Science) along with the research councils Forte, Formas, VINNOVA, and the Swedish Research Council. The final competition was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 November, 2015.
It cannot get any better than this, it feels absolutely amazing. I just wanted to create a little drama on the stage and give everyone an insight into what I do and it feels great to have succeeded in doing that.
Sunil Kumar Ramamoorthy
Members taking part in the Researchers’ Grand Prix competition will get four minutes to deliver their presentation to an expert jury and a public audience. They should inform, inspire, and entertain the audience about their latest research work. Among the Grand Prix competition, eight Swedish researchers had qualified for the final round.
Sunil’s inspiring presentation on sustainable materials earned both the jury and audience’s approval, which fetched him the coveted trophy. During the final round, voting was cast by the audience through portable voting devices, and these votes were relatively higher than those cast by the jury. The expert jury included the editor and journalist of several Swedish scientific magazines Patrick Hadenius; comedian and actress Anna Blomberg; doctor and Professor of Clinical Bacteriology at the University of Gothenburg Agnes Wold; and Research & Progress.