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Best PhD Thesis Award

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Applied Sciences is inviting applications for the Applied Sciences 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD fellow who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi.

Selection Criteria
– Quality of resume and publications;
– Relevance of the candidate and research description;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– Strength of the recommendation letter;
– Anticipated academic potential;
– Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– Certificate;
– Offer to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences after peer review before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 29 March 2024. The winner will be announced on the Applied Sciences website by the end of May 2024.

Kind regards,
Applied Sciences Editorial Office

 

 
Applied Sciences 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD fellow 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 2023.

Required Application Documents

– 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

Elena Blundo
Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Rome, Italy

Award Committee

Dr. Roger J. Narayan Chairman
UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Dr. Atsushi Mase
Kyushu University
Prof. Dr. Alexander N. Pisarchik
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Winner

Roi Peretz
School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel

Award Committee

Prof. Takayoshi Kobayashi Chairman
The University of Electro-Communications
Prof. Chiara Bedon
Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kolanowski
Medicla University of Lublin
Dr. Roger J. Narayan
UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Winner

Giulia Becatti
Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Takayoshi Kobayashi Chairman
The University of Electro-Communications
Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid
University of Brest/UMR CNRS 6027 IRDL
Prof. Andrea Prati
University of Parma
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