Where Science Meets Story
The top 10 and winners can be viewed here.
Electrochemistry happens everywhere — in busy laboratories, classrooms, and workshops, as well as in remote field research sites where curiosity and creativity collide. The PalmSens Photographic Competition was launched to showcase and celebrate these real moments: the people, places, experiments, and ideas that bring electrochemistry to life.
By capturing the human side of research, such as the problem-solving, collaborations, creative setups behind every experiment, photography offers a unique window into the scientific journey, revealing aspects of the work that rarely appear in papers or presentations. Beyond recognizing individual creativity and scientific value, the competition serves to highlight the teams, institutions, and partnerships that make this vital work possible.
In this spirit the competition has welcomed a broad and diverse range of global contributors, including students, researchers, engineers, educators, technicians, and hobbyists from universities, research institutes, companies, startups, and field projects.
We have greatly enjoyed receiving creative entries depicted authentic, hands-on electrochemical work where PalmSens instruments were actively enabling research, teaching, or practical applications. We want to thank all of you who have taken part to share your research story and we look forward to sharing those with our community.
Prizes
The First Prize Winner will receive a PalmSens EmStat4T instrument. Both the First Prize Winner and the Second Prize Winners (Joint Runners-Up) will receive a copy of Analytical Electrochemistry (4th Edition) by Prof. Joseph Wang, personally signed by the author.
Winning and shortlisted images will also be featured across PalmSens platforms and promotional channels with full attribution.
What’s Next?
Submissions for the PalmSens Photographic Competition 2026 closed on 31st July 2026. All submitted entries are currently being reviewed by our judging panel. Winners and shortlisted entries will be announced later in August 2026 across PalmSens channels.
Competition Rules & Contact
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For detailed rules, eligibility and entry requirements, please refer to the official document:
Contact us
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Competition Judging Panel
The competition is supported by a panel of judges drawn from across the electrochemistry community, industry and PalmSens itself. Together, they bring a wide range of scientific, technical, and visual perspectives to the review process, helping ensure that shortlisted and winning images reflect both creativity and genuine electrochemical insight. The judging process combines independent scoring with a final collective review, ensuring each image is truly evaluated on its visual quality, creativity, scientific value, and the authenticity of the electrochemical work depicted. This year’s judging panel includes: