Young Investigator Award

The Buildings Young Investigator Award was established in 2020 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of building science, building engineering, and architecture. Nominations are accepted from May to December every year, with winners notified by the end of March the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
– A voucher to fully cover the article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Buildings Young Investigator Award
 
Nomination deadline: 31 December 2025
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of building science, building engineering, and architecture;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination

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

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Rui Tang
University College London, UK

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Arditi Chairman
Illinois Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Tengfei Zhang
Dalian University of Technology
Prof. Yong Tan
Tongji University
Prof. Dr. Hongping Yuan
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Tagawa
Hiroshima University
Prof. Dr. Yung Yau
School of Graduate Studies and Department of Sociology & Social Policy, Lingnan University

Winner

Gerardo Maria Mauro
Università degli Studi del Sannio, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Arditi Chairman
Illinois Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Antonio Caggiano
UniGE
Prof. Dr. Bao-Jie He
Chongqing University
Prof. Binsheng Zhang

Winner

Umberto Berardi
Ryerson University, Canada
Benedetto Nastasi
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Arditi Chairman
Illinois Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Tengfei Zhang
Dalian University of Technology
Dr. Michael A. Lacasse
National Research Council Canada
Dr. Rita Bento
Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon

Winner

Chiara Bedon
University of Trieste, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Arditi Chairman
Illinois Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi
University
Prof. Humberto Varum
Prof. Phillip Jones
Cardiff University
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