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Chemosensors 2024 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the Chemosensors 2024 Best Paper Award winners. All papers published in 2022 in Chemosensors were considered for the award. After thoroughly evaluating the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.
One Review:
Flexible Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers
By Ileana-Alexandra Pavel, Sophie Lakard, and Boris Lakard
Chemosensors 2022, 10(3), 97; doi:10.3390/chemosensors10030097
One Article:
Rapid On-Site Detection of Illicit Drugs in Smuggled Samples with a Portable Electrochemical Device
By Marc Parrilla, Amorn Slosse, Robin Van Echelpoel, Noelia Felipe Montiel, Amelia R. Langley, Filip Van Durme, and Karolien De Wael
Chemosensors 2022, 10(3), 108; doi:10.3390/chemosensors10030108
Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper in Chemosensors in 2024 after peer review.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Chemosensors 2024 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Chemosensors.
Kind regards,Chemosensors Editorial Office
Chemosensors 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Chemosensors 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Chemosensors Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Chemosensors. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
Dr. Zaihua Duan
School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China
Research Interests: sensing functional materials, gas sensors, humidity sensors, pressure sensors and strain sensors
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Chemosensors in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.
Kind regards,
Chemosensors Editorial Office
Chemosensors 2023 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Chemosensors 2023 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Chemosensors were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.
One Review:
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Chemical Sensing: A Tutorial Review
By Authors: Nadja Leibl, Karsten Haupt, Carlo Gonzato and Luminita Duma
Chemosensors 2021, 9(6), 123; doi:10.3390/chemosensors9060123
One Article:
Leftover Kiwi Fruit Peel-Derived Carbon Dots as a Highly Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Detection of Ferric Ion
By Authors: Raji Atchudan, Thomas Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison, Suguna Perumal, Rajangam Vinodh, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Rajendran Suresh Babu and Yong Rok Lee
Chemosensors 2021, 9(7), 166; doi:10.3390/chemosensors9070166
Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper in Chemosensors in 2023 after peer review.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of Chemosensors 2023 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Chemosensors.
Kind regards,
Chemosensors Editorial Office
Chemosensors 2022 Best Paper Award for Women Topical Collection
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Best Paper Award for Women Topical Collection. All papers published in 2022 in the Topical Collection “Women’s Special Issue in Chemosensors and Analytical Chemistry” were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, one winner was selected.
How Meaningful Are Minor Details in the Generation of Nanomodified Electrochemical Enzyme Biosensors? Exploring the Scenario with Sinusoidal Approaches
Authors: Md. Towhidur Rahman, David López-Iglesias, Juan José García-Guzmán, Laura M. Cubillana-Aguilera, Dolores Bellido-Milla and José María Palacios-Santander
Chemosensors 2022, 10(8), 316; doi:10.3390/chemosensors10080316
The winner will receive CHF 200, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Chemosensors before the first half of 2024 after peer review. Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2022 Best Paper Award for Women Topical Collection. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Chemosensors.
Kind regards,
Chemosensors Editorial Office
Chemosensors 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Chemosensors 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Chemosensors Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Chemosensors. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
Dr. Edson Roberto Santana
Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
Research Interests: analytical chemistry; electroanalytical chemistry; chemically modified electrodes; electrochemistry; graphene quantum dots
The Prize:
- CHF 500;
- An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Chemosensors in 2023 after peer review;
- A certificate.
Kind regards,
Chemosensors Editorial Office
Chemosensors 2022 Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Chemosensors 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Maria Cuartero.
Dr. Maria Cuartero is a Full Professor of HITECH of San Antonio University at UCAM, Murcia, Spain. Dr. Maria Cuartero’s research interests are in chemical sensors, analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, healthcare, single-cell measurements, charge transfer, water monitoring, and sport performance. Dr. Maria Cuartero received her PhD in 2014 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 97 publications in peer reviewed international journals. Dr. Maria Cuartero’s Scopus Scientific Citation number is 2500 and her Hirsch index is 30. She is clearly a rising star in the field of both novel analytical methodologies and innovative electroanalytical sensing principles for decentralizing chemical information in domains such as health and the environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Maria Cuartero for her outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Maria Cuartero will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of December 2023 in Chemosensors after peer review, and an electronic certificate.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault, on behalf of Chemosensors 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee
Chemosensors 2022 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Chemosensors 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 in Chemosensors were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the of the papers’ originaliry, significance, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, as chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault, have been selected.
One review:
Review on Sensing Applications of Perovskite Nanomaterials
By Authors: Muthaiah Shellaiah and Kien Wen Sun
Information of volume, issue, doi., etc.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030055
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/55
One research article:
SOI-Nanowire Biosensor for the Detection of Glioma-Associated miRNAs in Plasma
By Authors: Kristina A. Malsagova; Tatyana O. Pleshakova; Rafael A. Galiullin;
Andrey F. Kozlov; Tatyana S. Romanova; Ivan D. Shumov; Vladimir P. Popov; Fedor
V. Tikhonenko; Alexander V. Glukhov; Alexander Yu. Smirnov; Olga A. Gadzhieva;
Boris A. Bashiryan; Vadim N. Shimansky; Alexander I. Archakov and Yuri D. Ivanov
Information of volume, issue, doi., etc.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040095
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/95
Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500 and the opportunity to publish a paper in Chemosensors in 2022.
On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Chemosensors and thank the Award Committee for their efforts in the evaluation process.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault of Chemosensors
Chemosensors 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Chemosensors 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Chemosensors Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to offer their thanks and gratitude to the reviewers for their time and energy dedicated to checking the manuscripts submitted to Chemosensors. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.
Dr. Verónica Montes García
University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8, Allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
Research Interests: nanomaterials; plasmonics; SERS; (bio)sensors; optoelectronics; chemiresistors; metal nanoparticles; self-assembly
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault
Editor-in-Chief, Chemosensors
Chemosensors 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award
Dear Colleagues,
As the Editor-in-Chief of Chemosensors, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Chemosensors 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize was for a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis.
The award has been granted to:
“Wearable Electrochemical Sensors for Non-Invasive Health Monitoring”
By Juliane Sempionatto, California Institute of Technology, USA
The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper in Chemosensors before the end of 2022.
On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on her accomplishment. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional thesis for their contributions to Chemosensors and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Prof. Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault
Editor-in-Chief, Chemosensors
Chemosensors 2021 Young Investigator Award
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Chemosensors 2021 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Mindy Levine.
Dr. Levine is an Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. Since her independent career began in 2010, she has served in multiple leadership roles directed toward encouraging and promoting female and minority chemists. She is focused on supramolecular chemistry, sensing, and analytical chemistry. In particular, Dr. Levine’s research centers on developing new technologies to sense and detect contaminants and pollutants; from pesticides and environmental pollutants to pharmaceuticals and their metabolites, to contaminants in a broad range of consumer products, such as beauty and wellness products or e-cigarettes.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Levine for her outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Levine will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 31 July 2022 in Chemosensors after peer review, and an engraved plaque.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Chemosensors 2021 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee
Chemosensors 2021 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Chemosensors 2021 Best Paper Award.
All papers published in 2019 in Chemosensors were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief, have been selected.
Influence of Humidity on NO2-Sensing and Selectivity of Spray-CVD Grown ZnO Thin Film above 400 °C
By: Roussin Lontio Fomekong and Bilge Saruhan
Chemosensors 2019, 7(3), 42
Low Molecular Weight Fluorescent Probes (LMFPs) to Detect the Group 12 Metal Triad
By: Ashley D. Johnson, Rose M. Curtis and Karl J. Wallace
Chemosensors 2019, 7(2), 22
Each author will receive an award of 500 CHF and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge before 31 August 2021, after the normal peer review procedure. We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Chemosensors and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.
Chemosensors 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Chemosensors 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Chemosensors Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Chemosensors. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.
Francesco Chiavaioli
Area di Ricerca di Firenze - CNR; Via Madonna del Piano, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Research Interest: fiber-based probes for the detection of bile and pH into the gastroesophageal tract; Whispering gallery mode (WGM) micro-resonators; Plasmonic optical biosensors; Lossy Mode Resonance (LMR) fiber-optic sensors and biosensors; Bloch surface wave biosensors; Novel configurations of fiber gratings; Optical high-performance platforms for the detection of biomolecules; Optical systems for neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s disease); Novel in-fiber nanostructures.
As the winner, Francesco Chiavaioli will receive the following:
– 500 Swiss francs;
– An opportunity to publish a paper with a 50% discount;
– A certificate.
Kind regards,
Chemosensors Editorial Office
Chemosensors 2020–2021 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Chemosensors, I am very pleased to announce the winner of the Chemosensors 2020–2021 Travel Award.
The award has been granted to Dr. Verónica Montes García, who was awarded a post-doctoral fellow by the Université de Strasbourg & CNRS, France.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winner on her accomplishments.
Prof. Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault
Editor-in-Chief
On behalf of the Chemosensors 2020–2021 Travel Award Evaluation Committee
Chemosensors 2020 Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Chemosensors 2020 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Elizabeth New.
Dr. Elizabeth New is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia). Dr. Elizabeth New’s research interests include chemical biology, bioinorganic chemistry, molecular imaging, redox sensing and metal ion sensing. Dr. Elizabeth New received her PhD in 2010 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 74 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and an international patent. Her total citations number is over 3000 (according to Web of Science) and her Hirsch index is 26. She is clearly a rising star in the field of optical sensing. As a single applicant, Dr. Elizabeth New has secured funding of more than USD 40 million since 2009. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Elizabeth New for her outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Elizabeth New will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Chemosensors after peer review and an engraved plaque.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.
Chemosensors 2020 Young Investigator Award Evaluation Committee
Chemosensors 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
The Chemosensors Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy of the reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to Chemosensors. Due to their efforts, the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
The following referee has been selected to receive Chemosensors 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award for the quantity, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019:
Mindy Levine, Ariel University, Israel
Dr. Igor Medintz
Editor-in-Chief, Chemosensors
Chemosensors 2019 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Chemosensors, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Travel Award sponsored by Chemosensors. The award was granted to Dr. Yeşeren Saylan, postdoctoral fellow of Hacettepe University. She will be supported with 800 Swiss Francs towards travel expenses to attend the 258th ACS National Meeting to be held in San Diego, CA. Besides, Dr. Yeşeren Saylan and her supervisor will receive an offer to publish a paper free of charge without a fixed deadline in Chemosensors.
Dr. Yeşeren Saylan’s current research focuses on the utilization of nano-sized fingerprint structures of biological entities to develop bio-mimicked and bio-inspired sensors for precisely addressing existing real-world problems in environmental monitoring and medical applications.
Chemsonsors is proud to support this young researcher working in the field of science and technology of chemical sensors and wish her further success in her career. We are grateful to all who submitted applications—thank you for letting us get to know you and your work. We hope all of you continue to pay attention to Chemosensors in the future.
I would like to congratulate the winner and thank the selection committee for their excellent work in selecting the winner from such a large number of excellent candidate profiles.
Dr. Igor Medintz
Chemosensors Editorial Office
Editor-in-Chief
Chemosensors 2018 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Chemosensors, I am pleased to announce the two winners of the Travel Award 2018 sponsored by Chemosensors. The award were granted to William J Peveler, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of British Columbia, and Maria Mosshammer, PhD student at University of Copenhagen.
The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to support attendance at any academic conference in 2018.
Dr. William J Peveler’s research involves small molecule, macromolecule, solvothermal and nanoparticle materials synthesis, etc. He will attend the 2018 Gordon Research Conference State-of-the-Art Bioanalytical Sensing Approaches for Healthcare and Therapeutics, Forensics, and Visualization of Living Systems, from 24–29 June 2018 at Newport, RI, USA.
Maria Mosshammer’s work focuses on optical hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) sensors for environmental and biomedical applications. She will present her university’s new findings at the 2018 Gordon Research Seminar on Oxygen Radicals, which will be held at Ventura, CA, USA from 3–4 February 2018.
Dr. Igor Medintz,
Editor-in-Chief
Chemosensors 2017 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Chemosensors, I am pleased to announce the two winners of the Travel Award 2017 sponsored by Chemosensors. Travel Award were granted to Dr. Xiangcheng Sun, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University, and Dr. Kiran Kumar Tadi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend any academic conference during 2017.
Dr. Xiangcheng Sun’s research involves single molecule visualization of living polymerization catalysis, fluorescent carbon dots through single molecule methods, and small fluorescent organic molecules synthesis and their polymerization. He will attend the 2017 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting and Exhibit Annual Meeting, 26 November–1 December 2017, in Boston, MA, USA.
Dr. Kiran Kumar Tadi’s work focuses on peptide-based sensors, and surface-assembled monolayers. He will present his new findings at the prestigious international conference, Bio-Security and Bio-Sensors Summit 2017, which will be held at Coronado Island, California, USA, 2 October 2017–4 October 2017.
Dr. Igor Medintz
Editor-in-Chief