Science Lighting Pitch

who can apply

PhD Students in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering and Deep Tech Fields.

Post Doctoral Fellows.

Early Career Research Scientists.

In special cases with proven research record: Masters & Bachelors Degree Students.

How to Apply

Submit your application before October 15.

XPANSE team will review your application and select the final Pitches based on your abstract.

All selected applicants will be notified within 2 weeks after the deadline.

You will then be given the guidelines to prepare your Pitch to present in person in Abu Dhabi.
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MOST renowned scientists at xpaNse

Dr. Steven Chu

Nobel Laureate and Former U.S Secretary of Energy, Stanford University

Dr. Anton Zeilinger

Nobel Laureate in Quantum, University of Vienna

Dr. Shafi Goldwasser

Turing Award Laureate, Professor of Computer Science, MIT

Dr. Sean Carroll

Best Selling Author and Homewood Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Yury Gogotsi

Distinguished Professor and Director, A.J Drexel
Nanomaterials Institute at Drexel University

Dr. Hiroshi Ishii

Associate Director, MIT Media Group and Head,
Tangible Media Group

Dr. Habiba Al Safar

Dean of College of Medicine and Health Sciences Medicine, Khalifa University

Dr. Vladimir Falko

Professor and Director, National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester

Dr. Paul Weiss

UC Presidential Chair and Distinguished Professor, UCLA

Dr. Anil Seth

Best Selling Author and Director, Centre for Consciousness Science, University of Sussex

Prem Akkaraju

CEO, Stability AI

Carolina Aguilar

CEO, INBRAIN Neuroelectronics

Lightning Pitch Format | 5 min talks

- You will have 5 MINUTES and a maximum of 8 SLIDES in your Presentation to showcase your research.
- Impactful presentations have more visuals, less text on the slides.
- Explain the WHY, HOW, and WHAT of your research. Tell us the story of WHY your research will benefit the world in the future, HOW your research will shape the technologies of the future, and WHAT you did to make that technology happen.
- Include Images, Videos, GIFs, Small demos of your working systems, or anything you want the audience to see, to make the presentation truly unique, truly yours, and give everyone a glimpse into the future of frontier science through the eyes of an exponential tech researcher.
- The pitch should be easy to understand to people from different backgrounds.

What scientific fields are invited?

- Energy storage
- 2D Materials (Graphene, MXenes)
- Bioelectronics, sensors and wearables
- Structural building materials
- Quantum phenomena (Computing, sensing, communication)
- Optical sensors and detectors
- Printed electronics
- Biofuels and biomaterial
- And more Exponential Tech fields

The Winner of Science Lightning Pitch

The purpose of the Science Lightning Pitches is to bridge the gap between academia and industry and provide young scientists a platform to present their research to some of the most influential and leading figures in science and industry who will attend XPANSE.
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A multi-disciplinary panel of judges of academia professors, senior scientists, and exponential tech industry leaders will attend the Science Pitches and select 1 winner.
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- The winner will receive a prize of $5000.
-The winner will be announced on Nov 22.
-The winner will be invited to attend the award session.
- The winner will be interviewed onsite and the interview will be circulated on multiple platforms.
- The winner will be invited to the XPANSE VIP reception.
- The winner will be invited to the XPANSE networking sessions.