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My path into research and science started during my Master project at the Technion, where I first worked on biometallic scaffolds produced by cold sintering. I continued this topic during my PhD at the Technion and the Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, developing processing strategies for biodegradable metals. During my first postdoc in Israel I developed drug-eluting metallic systems. At that point it became clear to me that the same processing logic could open even more possibilities in bioceramics. Through the Minerva and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships I joined Fraunhofer IKTS, where I now build a research direction on cold-sintered bioceramics and implantable devices.

I first encountered YCN during the Summer School on Non-Conventional Sintering in Trento in 2023. That meeting later turned into a real collaboration through a JECS Trust Mobility visit. In 2024 I participated in the YCN Writing Retreat in Tampere. This event had a strong impact on me. It improved my scientific writing, but more importantly it showed how much impact the YCN Committee can make on young researchers by supporting their development and growth.

As a committee member I want to contribute exactly in that direction. I would like YCN activities to help young researchers move forward with fewer unnecessary stress and mistakes. I would like to focus on targeted training for the young researcher community, regardless of their future career paths. I am excited to join the YCN Committee and look forward to working with young ceramists.

Aliya Sharipova

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