On 28th October Meghna Khadka from Ben Gurion University of the Negev attended and presented her work on electrochemical detection of PFAS at the 41th Annual IVS-IPSTA 2024-Conference that was held in Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Around 200 scientists, engineers, and researchers from government laboratories and universities gather for this worldwide conference to present results and challenges in a variety of formats. It brings together research and technology from the domains of solid state and materials engineering to provide a venue for knowledge sharing and learning about transdisciplinary achievements.
Meghna was given the great opportunity of presenting her research on the electrochemical detection of PFAS at a prestigious 41thAnnual IVS-IPSTA 2024-Conference in Tel Aviv University on 28/10/2024, where experts from academia, industry, and government gathered together to discuss the latest advancements in materials engineering technologies. Meghna gave an oral presentation which focused on electrochemical detection of PFAS using electrodes modified with elastin-like peptide at a symposium. Determining how PFOS affects important electrochemical characteristics including double-layer capacitance and charge transfer resistance, the study explores deeply into the interaction between PFOS and electrode surfaces with different levels of hydrophobicity. Through the integration of sophisticated chemometric methods, the study presents a reliable electrochemical sensing model for PFOS detection in buffer, simulated groundwater and spiked groundwater samples. In addition to validation of the complex mechanics of PFOS detection, this investigation shows how the modified electrode may improve sensitivity and specificity. Participating in the symposium provided a remarkable platform to share these findings with a diverse audience and receive valuable feedback from renowned experts. Meghna’s knowledge of detectionof PFAS processes has improved as a result of the event, which also highlighted the greater impact of her efforts to increase environmental monitoring’s sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore, the event enabled important knowledge and ideas exchanges with scientific scholars, business leaders, and government bodies, encouraging partnerships and generating fresh concepts for furthering my studies. Meghna’s concepts on her current research were greatly boosted by this chance to network and share ideas in a global setting, and it created opportunities for future multidisciplinary collaborations.
Meghna’s perception of the event was: “I had the great chance to interact with academics, business leaders, and government representatives in a conference that motivated me to share and exchange research ideas via attending conferences. These global events brought people from all the materials engineering field, providing a cooperative environment where they could address problems, exchange ideas, and benefit from one another’s experience. In addition, the event provided opportunities possible collaborations and exchange of ideas”.
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