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As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences 2018 Young Investigator Award in “Biosciences and Bioengineering” field:
It has been granted to Dr. Thanh Duc Nguyen, an assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.
Dr. Thanh Duc Nguyen was nominated by Prof. Cato T. Laurencin (Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science). Dr. Nguyen is a very impressive and innovative young investigator with outstanding research works focused on biodegradable polymers and technologies of transforming materials into “smart” structures at small scales without compromising their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability for significant applications in vaccine delivery and medical devices.
It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the award, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support young scientists and wish his further success in his career.
Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi
Applied Sciences 2018 Young Investigator Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Shuo Cheng
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Hui Zhou
Tsinghua University, China
Award Committee
Dr. Roger J. Narayan
Chairperson
UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Pedro Couto
UTAD - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Prof. Alessandro Lo Schiavo
Universita degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Dr. Douglas O'Shaughnessy
INRS
Winner
Franco Concli
Free university of Bozen-Bolzano
André Furtado
Instituto Superior Técnico
Award Committee
Prof. Takayoshi Kobayashi
Chairperson
The University of Electro-Communications
Prof. Andrea Scribante
Unit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry – Section of Dentistry - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Dr. Spiridon Mantzoukas
University of Ioannina
Prof. Suchao Xie
Central South University
Prof. Dr. Atsushi Mase
Kyushu University
Winner
Tianxi Yang
The University of British Columbia
Maria Rosa Iaquinta
Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Takayoshi Kobayashi
Chairperson
The University of Electro-Communications
Prof. Gianrico Spagnuolo
University of Napoli "Federico II"
Prof. Antonio Fernández-Caballero
Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales
Prof. Eugene OBrien
University College Dublin
Winner
José Marcos Ortega
Civil Engineering Department, University of Alicante, Spain
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