Young Investigator Award
The Entropy Young Investigator Award was established in 2018 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of the development and/or application of entropy or information-theoretic concepts in a wide variety of applications. Nominations will be accepted from May to December each year, with winners notified by the end of March the following year.
The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winners: one
Entropy Young Investigator Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– The nominee must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;– The nominee must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of the fields of research covered by the journal Entropy. Further details can be found at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/about.
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of Documents for Application
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;– Scanned copy of the doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Stefano Martiniani
New York University, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Kevin Knuth
Chairman
University at Albany, USA
Dr. Rosario Lo Franco
Università di Palermo, Italy
Prof. Matteo Convertino
Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Miguel Rubi
University of Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Udo Von Toussaint
Max-Planck-Insitut for Plasmaphysics, Germany
Prof. Dr. Ernestina Menasalvas
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Dr. Raul Alcaraz Martinez
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Winner
Xiao Yuan
Peking University, China
Award Committee
Dr. Kevin Knuth
Chairman
University at Albany, USA
Prof. Leonid Martyushev
Ural Federal University, Russia
Prof. Miguel Rubi
University of Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Dr. Raul Alcaraz Martinez
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Dr. Antonio Maria Scarfone
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Dr. Rosario Lo Franco
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
Winner
Armin Tavakoli
Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Vienna
Award Committee
Dr. Kevin Knuth
Chairman
University at Albany, USA
Prof. Leonid Martyushev
Ural Federal University, Russia
Prof. Miguel Rubi
University of Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Susanne Still
University of Hawaii at Mānoa, USA
Dr. Rosario Lo Franco
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
Winner
Nicolai Friis
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information - IQOQI Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
