Ph.D. Thesis Award
General Introduction
Launched in 2021, the Materials Best PhD Thesis Award is annually presented to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of materials science and engineering, and to encourage continuing their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from January to July every year and winners are announced in September.
The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A Certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winner: 1
Materials 2023 Ph.D. 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.
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
Seung Hun Lee
Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Vlassis Likodimos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Prof. Marco Corradi
Huddersfield University
Prof. Rene Buchet
Retired fron Universite Lyon 1
Dr. Francesc Xavier Espinach
Universitat de Girona
Winner
Wenjun Ni
Dalian University of Technology
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Dr. Csaba Balázsi
Dr. Roberta Grazia Toro
CNR-ISMN
Dr. Bogdana Mitu
National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics
Dr. Gaetano Giunta
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Winner
Sander Ratso
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Award Committee
Dr. Materials Editorial Office
Chairman
MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Dr. Xiangming He
Tsinghua University
