Travel Award

The Crystals Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of crystalline materials, which helps to increase their influence. Applications can be submitted from April to October and the winners will be announced by the end of December every year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Crystals 2024 Travel Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students and research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Zihao (Rei) Gao
Institute of Materials Science of Madrid, Spanish National Research Council (ICMM, CSIC)
Rita Gelli
Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" & CSGI, University of Florence

Award Committee

Prof. Helmut Cölfen Chairman
Universität Konstanz
Ms. Debbie Yang
MDPI
Dr. Dancy Yu
MDPI

Winner

Gaojun Mao
Paul Scherrer Institute, Nuclear Energy and Safety Department, Laboratory for Nuclear Materials, OHSA/B06, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Lidia Bofill Herrera
University of Barcelona

Award Committee

Prof. Helmut Cölfen Chairman
Universität Konstanz
Ms. Chloe Li
MDPI
Ms. Autumn Du
Earth

Winner

Daria Szewczyk
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research PAS
Laura Otter
Macquarie University

Winner

Haegyeom Kim
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel Adam Decato
University of Montana, Missoula, USA

Winner

Wenhao Sun
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Chris Shen Chairman
Mr. Aaron Shen
MDPI AG

Winner

Benjamin Frandsen
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Matthew Dunstan
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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