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Application deadline: 31 December 2024
Winner announcement: 28 February 2025
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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Sara Remelli
University of Parma, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker
Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Dr. Girish Choppala
The University of Newcastle
Dr. Remigio Paradelo Núñez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Winner
Fatemeh Ahmadi
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker
Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Prof. Shan-Li Wang
National Taiwan University
Dr. Giovanni Garau
Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari
Prof. Dr. Ewald Schnug
Faculty of Life Sciences, Technical University & Institute for Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Winner
Noah Sokol
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Scott Fendorf
Chairman
Stanford University
Dr. Yan Jin
Prof. Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Prof. Dr. Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
RMIT University
Prof. Dr. Carlo Viti
Dr. Alessandra Lagomarsino
CREA
Dr. Peter S. Nico
Winner
Jennifer Soong
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Scott Fendorf
Chairman
Stanford University
Prof. Miguel Cabrera
The University of Georgia
Dr. Garrison Sposito
University of California
Prof. Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Prof. Michael Schloter
Dr. Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Dr. Lena Ma
University of Florida
Dr. Yan Jin
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