NanoFlorida 2025 Presentation Award Winners

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 NanoFlorida International Conference presentation awards! This year’s conference spotlighted emerging talent in nanotechnology, showcasing innovative research from students and early-career scientists. The high quality of work made choosing the winners a rewarding yet challenging experience for our esteemed judges.

Oral Presentation Award Winners

The Oral Presentation Awards were given to individuals who not only showcased exceptional communication skills but also demonstrated a deep understanding of their research topics. The winners engaged the audience and inspired fellow researchers with their passion.

• 1. Karthick Mayilsamy, PhD - University of South Florida

  • Awarded for his presentation on “Sh-RNA Dendriplexes for Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection-induced Tau Pathology."

• 2. Unaisah Vorajee - Florida State University

  • Awarded for her presentation, “Surface Passivation of Blue-Emitting Perovskite Nanoplatelets with Polysalt Ligand Complexes”

• 2. Jorge David Tovar Castro - University of Miami

  • Awarded for his presentation, “Intranasal Vanilloid Nanodrugs for Rapid Therapeutic Hypothermia and Neuroprotection."

• 3. Oscar Sang - University of Central Florida

  • Awarded for his presentation, "Nano-scale Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biological Assemblies.”

• 3. Nina Erwin - University of Florida

  • Awarded for her presentation, “Nano-transfection for Cargo Loading of Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Delivery.”

Poster Presentation Award Winners

The Poster Presentation Awards recognize the many wonderful presentations that demonstrated the research excellence on display at NanoFlorida 2025. Judges were impressed by how clearly participants communicated their ideas and the strong visual presentation incorporated into their posters.

• Samantha Ali - University of Florida

• Aarti Upadhyay - University of Miami

• Yasir Mamun - Florida International University

• Mohammad Shehroz Ashraf - Florida Atlantic University

• Sai Shilpa Jajula / Amtul Muskan - University of South Florida

• Andrea Lee - Florida Polytechnic University

• Aakash Nathani - Florida A&M University

• Andres Dominguez Solano - University of Miami

• Roshna Cherugail Ramadoss - University of Central Florida

• Christia Lomas - Florida International University

• Ukesh Karki - Florida International University

• Bradley Demosthene - University of Central Florida

• Joshua Natal - Florida International University

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners of the NanoFlorida 2025 conference presentation awards! Their dedication and innovative spirit exemplify the advancements in nanotechnology and inspire others to push the boundaries of research.