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As Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Sustainability 2024 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Alexandra Frainetti, a Ph.D. student at the Western University, Canada; Dr. Claudia Campanale, a post-doctoral fellow at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche–Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque (CNR-IRSA), Italy; Dr. Mohammad Saberian Boroujeni, a post-doctoral fellow at the RMIT University, Australia; Dr. Orlando Corigliano, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Calabria, Italy; and Małgorzata Szafraniec, a Ph.D. student at the Lublin University of Technology, Poland.
As awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 600 and an electronic certificate.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.
Prof. Dr. Marc A. Rosen Editor-in-Chief, Sustainability
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students. – 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 as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Dr Sergio Vélez
Fraunhofer ISE
Ana Ramos
INEGI
Xiaolei Yuan
Aalto University
FARES MZOUGHI
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria (UVic), British Colombia, Canada
Annamaria Alabiso
Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Irene Petrosillo
Lab. of Landscape Ecology- Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies- University of Salento
Dr. Jaspreet Singh
Massey University
Dr. Lei Zhang
Beijing Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Teresa A. Oliveira
Universidade Aberta
Winner
Claudia Campanale
CNR-IRSA, Italy
Orlando Corigliano
University of Calabria, Italy
Małgorzata Szafraniec
Lublin University of Technology, Poland
Mohammad Saberian Boroujeni
RMIT University, Australia
Alexandra Frainetti
Western University, Canada
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Steve Lyon
Dr. Seul Ki Lee
Sejong University
Dr. Chulmo Koo
Kyung Hee University
Prof. Dr. Jun (Justin) Li
South China Normal University
Winner
Adriana Hofmann Trevisan
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Samuel Yousefi
University of British Columbia, Canada
Munkhbaatar Buuveibaatar
Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Gina Hawkes
University of Wollongong, Australia
Theodoros Papalas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Steve Lyon
Dr. Aliakbar Kamari
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University
Prof. Dr. Jun (Justin) Li
South China Normal University
Dr. Seul Ki Lee
Sejong University
Winner
Morteza Nazari-Heris
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Domenico Mazzeo
University of Calabria, Italy
Sonia K. M. Gueroun
Maricultura Centre of Calheta, Portugal
Konstantina Tsigkou
University of Patras, Greece
Yuan Chen
The University of Sydney, Australia
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Tommaso Caloiero
Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IRPI)
Dr. Dimitrios Myronidis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Forestry and Natural Environment
Winner
Rasoul Nekouei
UNSW, Australia
Georgia Papacharalampous
Roma Tre University, Italy
Raquel Viveiros
NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
Rajesh Pathak
Syracuse University, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi
University
Prof. Dr. Anna Visvizi
Deree-The American College of Greece
Prof. Dr. Elena Cristina Rada
Insubria University -Theoretical and Applied Science Department - DiSTA
Prof. Domenico Mazzeo
Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano
Winner
Margarita Triguero-Mas
Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Spain
Baojie He
University of New South Wales, Australia
Heewon Lee
Florida State University, USA
Marco Schiavon
University of Trento, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Prof. Vladimir Strezov
Prof. Tomonobu Senjyu
University of the Ryukyus
Prof. Dr. Anna Visvizi
Deree-The American College of Greece
Dr. Andrea Trianni
Prof. Catherine Housecroft
University of Basel
Prof. Francesco Paolo Fanizzi
Prof. Dr. Joao Leitao
University of Beira Interior
Dr. Stefano De Luca
University of Salerno
Prof. Matteo Convertino
Tsinghua University
Prof. Annamaria Di Fabio
University of Florence
Dr. Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos
National Technical University of Athens
Prof. Yongrok Choi
Inha University
Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi
University
Winner
Francesco Aletta
University College London, UK
Hao Li
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Monika Egerer
University of California, CA, USA
Claudia Schwirplies
University of Hamburg, Germany
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