Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2022, the Minerals Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the fields of mineralogy, mineral geochemistry and geochronology, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques, and advances in mineral processing, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from January to July every year and the winners are announced in September.

The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A Certificate;
– A voucher that enables the winner to publish an article free of charge and is valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1
 
Minerals Best PhD Thesis Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

  • The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
  • The PhD thesis must be their original work;
  • The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

List of Documents for Application

  • An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
  • A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
  • The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
  • An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
  • A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Adrienn Maria Szucs
Department of Geology, Museum Building Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. Dublin 2, Ireland

Award Committee

Prof. Paul Sylvester Chairman
Texas Tech University
Dr. Amin Beiranvand Pour
Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Prof. Pier Franco Lattanzi
IGG CNR, UOS Firenze
Dr. Jaroslav Dostal
Prof. Dr. Przemyslaw B. Kowalczuk
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dr. Olga Yakubovich
Moscow M.V .Lomonosov State University

Winner

Yihang Fang
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Award Committee

Prof. Paul Sylvester Chairman
Texas Tech University
Dr. Alexander R Cruden
Prof. Antonio Simonetti
University of Notre Dame
Prof. Zhiyong Gao
Central South University
Dr. Carla Patinha
Aveiro University

Winner

Núria Pujol Solà
Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada. Facultat de Ciències de la Terra. Universitat de Barcelona

Award Committee

Prof. Paul Sylvester Chairman
Texas Tech University
Dr. Theodore Bornhorst
Michigan Tech
Prof. Zhiyong Gao
Central South University
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