Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Geosciences, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Geosciences 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:
“Multidisciplinary Investigations On The Relationships Between Deformation And Metamorphism Across Crustal Rheological Boundaries” by Stefania Corvò, University of Pavia, Italy.

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Geosciences before 30 June 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Jesus Martinez-Frias
Editor-in-Chief, Geosciences

Kind regards,
Geosciences Editorial Office