BARBARA REPIČ AWARDED AS THE MOST MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND SCIENCE-CURIOUS STUDENT AT THE CROSSNANO CONFERENCE

Barbara Repič awarded as the most multidisciplinary research and science-curious student at the CrossNano conference

Barbara Repič, a young researcher from the Electronic Ceramics Department of the Institute "Jožef Stefan", participated in the cross-border workshop for PhD students in in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology CrossNano 2023, held at the University of Trieste from from 21st to 23rd February 2023. Her research focuses on the development of miniature sensors for the electrochemical detection of neonicotinoid pesticides. These synthetic pesticides are used in agriculture and have harmful effects on pollinators such as bees and also on human health. To monitor neonicotinoids in the environment and in food, it is necessary to develop miniature sensors that can detect neonicotinoids rapidly at the point of contamination and with a low detection limit. In the paper, Barbara Repič presented the processing and characterization of the working electrode, a graphite-based film on corundum. She also reported on the preparation of a miniature electrochemical sensor system with working, reference, and counter electrodes integrated on corundum together with electrical connections. She showed that such a system is suitable for the detection of neonicotinoids and that it has a reproducible response.

For the paper titled "Screen-Printed Graphite-based Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Imidacloprid" by Barbara Repič, Maksimiljan Dekleva, Darko Belavič, Kostja Makarović, Mitja Jerlah, Ema Gričar, Helena Prosen, Mitja Kolar, Gregor Marolt and Danjela Kuščer, she received the "Alessandro De Vita" award for the most multidisciplinary research and science-curious student.

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