Young Investigator Award
The Energies Young Investigator Award was established in 2017 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of energy. Nominations will be accepted from May to December each year, with winners notified by the end of February in 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: 2.
Energies Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 31 December 2025
Winner announcement: 28 February 2026
Winner announcement: 28 February 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their Ph.D. 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 energy;
– 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
Domenico Mazzeo
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Yanbo Wang
Aalborg University, Denmark
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairman
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Paulo Santos
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Pawel Rozga
Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
Prof. Dr. Mohsin Jamil
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Dr. Davide Astolfi
University of Perugia, Italy
Winner
Yi Zheng
Northeastern University, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairman
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Jude Onwudili
Aston University, UK
Prof. Dr. Rui Xiong
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
Dr. Eliseu Monteiro
University of Porto, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Donato Morea
University of Cagliari, Italy
Winner
Saeed Golestan
Aalborg University, Denmark
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Chairman
University Niccolò Cusano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
Dr. Paul Hellier
University College London, UK
Prof. Dr. Rui Xiong
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Dr. Eliseu Monteiro
University of Porto, Portugal
Winner
Christopher H. T. Lee
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Award Committee
Prof. Rui Xiong
Chairman
Beijing Institute of Technology
Dr. Yair Wiseman
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Prof. Dr. Anibal T. de Almeida
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Martin Riera-Guasp
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Prof. Dr. King Jet Tseng
Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Winner
Xiaosong Hu
Chongqing University, China
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Bryce Richards
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Prof. Dr. Leonardo Chamorro
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Prof. Dr. Fabio Polonara
Universita' Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Prof. Dr. Marco Marengo
University of Brighton, UK
Prof. Dr. Benjamin C. McLellan
Kyoto University, Japan
Prof. Dr. Kyung Chun Kim
Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
Winner
Praveen Linga
National University of Singapore, Singapore
