Young Investigator Award

The Nanomaterials Young Investigator Award was established in 2018 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nominations are accepted from February through December each year, with the winners notified by the end of February the following year.

The Prize:
– One first prize: CHF 2000 (Swiss Francs);
– Second prize (x 2): CHF 800 (Swiss Francs);
– An electronic certificate;
– A voucher to cover applicable article processing fees (valid for one year).

Number of Winners: 3

 
Nanomaterials 2024 Young Investigator Award
 
Nomination deadline: 15 December 2024
Winner announcement: 15 February 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

–The nominee must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;
–The nominee must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of sustainability and sustainable development;
–Nominees must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Application

–Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
–A scanned copy of the nominee’s doctorate certificate;
–Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Zhen Wen
Soochow University
Robert Hoye
University of Oxford
Deblina Sarkar
MIT

Award Committee

Dr. Shirley Chiang Chairman
University of California Davis
Dr. Filippo Giannazzo
CNR-IMM
Prof. Dennis K.P Ng
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Fabien Grasset
Prof. Michael Saliba
Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart

Winner

Liang Huang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Aiping Chen
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Leonardo Ricotti
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Award Committee

Prof. Predrag Putnik
University North
Dr. Filippo Giannazzo
CNR-IMM
Dr. Béla Pécz
Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Energy Research Centre, EK MFA
Prof. Dr. Bin Zhu
Prof. Dennis K.P Ng
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Yurii Gun'ko
Dr. Antonios Kelarakis

Winner

Ya Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Loredana Protesescu
University of Groningen
Joao Conde
Nova Medical School - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Award Committee

Dr. Shirley Chiang Chairman
University of California Davis
Prof. Werner Blau
Prof. Dr. Detlef W. Bahnemann
Leibniz Universitaet Hannover
Prof. Diego Cazorla-Amorós
Universidad de Alicante
Prof. Paul Mcmillan
University College London
Dr. Christian M. Julien
Prof. Ladislav Kavan
J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry
Dr. Nikos Tagmatarchis
Dr. Paolo Scrimin
University of Padova, Department of Chemical Sciences

Winner

Deep M. Jariwala
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Jiajia Zhou
Dr.
Dr. Edoardo Albisetti
CUNY Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Shirley Chiang Chairman
University of California Davis
Prof. Jordi Sort
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Prof. Yogendra Mishra
University of Southern Denmark
Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur
Scotland's Rural College
Dr. Yuan Chen
The University of Sydney
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