We are pleased to announce that the first prize of the Water 2024 Young Investigator Award has been granted to Dr. Jing Sun, and the second prize has been granted to Prof. Dr. Vhahangwele Masindi.

Dr. Jing Sun is a tenured Associate Professor at the College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Tongji University, China. Dr. Sun’s research work focuses on sustainable wastewater treatment and resource recovery, emerging containments (such as microplastics and persistent organic pollutants) in waters, stormwater and sewer system management, and environmental microbiology, including examinations of metagenomics, metabolomics, etc. Dr. Sun has an h-index of 36 based on Scopus and has published over 80 journal papers, with her number of citations totaling over 4900.

Prof. Dr. Vhahangwele Masindi is an extraordinary professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa. Prof. Dr. Masindi is a top-rated researcher (top 2% according to SCI reports), currently focusing on the research fields of water resource management (specifically water security, water and wastewater treatment, and sustainability). He has an h-index of 30 based on Scopus, has published more than eighty publications in peer reviewed international, reputable, and prestigious journals, and accredited outlets, and he holds five patents registered through the World Intellectual Property Organization.

As the awardee, Dr. Jing Sun will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000 and an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2024 in Water after peer-review, while Prof. Dr. Vhahangwele Masindi will receive an honorarium of CHF 1500 and an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2024 in Water after peer-review.

We would like to thank all the nominators for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominees.

Water Editorial Office