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16 August 2023
Award Winner List in Chemistry and Materials Sciences
Winning Papers of Best Paper Awards:
C:
- “Biochar and Energy Production: Valorizing Swine Manure through Coupling Co-Digestion and Pyrolysis”
by Rubén González, Judith González, José G. Rosas, Richard Smith and Xiomar Gómez
C 2020, 6(2), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/c6020043
- “Introduction to Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation—An Overview of the Process and Applications”
by Frank Simchen, Maximilian Sieber, Alexander Kopp and Thomas Lampke
Coatings 2020, 10(7), 628; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10070628
- “First Insights into Photocatalytic Degradation of HDPE and LDPE Microplastics by a Mesoporous N–TiO2 Coating: Effect of Size and Shape of Microplastics”
by Brenda Estefanía Llorente-García, Juan Manuel Hernández-López, Antonio Alberto Zaldívar-Cadena, Cristina Siligardi and Erika Iveth Cedillo-González
Coatings 2020, 10(7), 658; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10070658
- “U-Jacketing Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Reinforced Concrete T-Beams against Shear—Tests and Design”
by Constantin E. Chalioris, Adamantis G. Zapris and Chris G. Karayannis
Fibers 2020, 8(2), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/fib8020013
- “Laser Sources Based on Rare-Earth Ion Doped Tellurite Glass Fibers and Microspheres”
by Elena A. Anashkina
Fibers 2020, 8(5), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/fib8050030
- “Magnetic Materials and Systems: Domain Structure Visualization and Other Characterization Techniques for Application in Materials Science and Biomedicine”
by Roberto Nisticò, Federico Cesano and Francesca Garello
Inorganics 2020, 8(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8010006
- “Magnetic Composite Submicron Carriers with Structure-Dependent MRI Contrast”
by Anastasiia A. Kozlova, Sergey V. German, Vsevolod S. Atkin, Victor V. Zyev, Maxwell A. Astle, Daniil N. Bratashov, Yulia I. Svenskaya and Dmitry A. Gorin
Inorganics 2020, 8(2), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8020011
- “A Partial Anion Disorder in SrVO2H Induced by Biaxial Tensile Strain”
by Morito Namba, Hiroshi Takatsu, Wataru Yoshimune, Aurélien Daniel, Shoichi Itoh, Takahito Terashima and Hiroshi Kageyama
Inorganics 2020, 8(4), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8040026
- “Magnetic Nanoparticle Systems for Nanomedicine—A Materials Science Perspective”
by Vlad Socoliuc, Davide Peddis, Viktor I. Petrenko, Mikhail V. Avdeev, Daniela Susan-Resiga, Tamas Szabó, Rodica Turcu, Etelka Tombácz and Ladislau Vékás
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010002
- “Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application: From Synthesis to Surface Functionalisation”
by Lokesh Srinath Ganapathe, Mohd Ambri Mohamed, Rozan Mohamad Yunus and Dilla Duryha Berhanuddin
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(4), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6040068
- “Saturation of Specific Absorption Rate for Soft and Hard Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Polyol Process”
by Cristian Iacovita, Gabriela Fabiola Stiufiuc, Roxana Dudric, Nicoleta Vedeanu, Romulus Tetean, Rares Ionut Stiufiuc and Constantin Mihai Lucaciu
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6020023
- “False Chirality, Absolute Enantioselection and CP Violation: Pierre Curie’s Legacy”
by Laurence D. Barron
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010005
- “A Broadband Tunable Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber Based on Single-Layer Complementary Gammadion-Shaped Graphene”
by Fu Chen, Yongzhi Cheng and Hui Luo
Materials 2020, 13(4), 860; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13040860
- “3-D Printed Protective Equipment during COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Christian Wesemann, Stefano Pieralli, Tobias Fretwurs, Julian Nold, Katja Nelson, Rainer Schmelzeisen, Elmar Hellwig and Benedikt Christopher Spies
Materials 2020, 13(8), 1997; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081997
- “On the Vibrations and Stability of Moving Viscoelastic Axially Functionally Graded Nanobeams”
by Ali Shariati, Dong won Jun, Hamid Mohammad-Sedighi, Krzysztof Kamil Żur, Mostafa Habibi and Maryam Safa
Materials 2020, 13(7), 1707; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071707
- “Brief History of Early Lithium Battery Development”
by Mogalahalli V. Reddy, Alain Mauger, Christian M. Julien, Andrea Paolella and Karim Zaghib
Materials, 2020, 13(8), 1884; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081884
- “Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives”
by Kris O’Dowd, Keerthi M. Nair, Parnia Forouzandeh, Snehamol Mathew, Jamie Gran, Ruth Moran, John Bartlet, Jerry Bird and Suresh C. Pillai
Materials 2020, 13(15), 3363; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13153363
- “Recent Trends in the Use of Pectin from Agro-Waste Residues as a Natural-Based Biopolymer for Food Packaging Applications”
by Cristina Mellinas, Marina Ramos, Alfonso Jiménez and María Carmen Garrigós
Materials 2020, 13(3), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13030673
- “Membrane Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: A Review”
by Elorm Obotey Ezugbe and Sudesh Rathilal
Membranes 2020, 10(5), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10050089
- “Development of Hydrophilic PVDF Membrane Using Vapour Induced Phase Separation Method for Produced Water Treatment”
by Muhammad Roil Bilad, Normi Izati Mat Nawi, Min Chean Ho, Norazanita Shamsuddin, Thanitporn Narkkun, Kajornsak Faungnawakij and Asim Laeeq Khan
Membranes 2020, 10(6), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10060121
- “Polymeric Nanoparticles: Production, Characterization, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology”
by Aleksandra Zielińska, Filipa Carreiró, Ana M. Oliveira, Andreia Neves, Bárbara Pires, D. Nagasamy Venkatesh, Alessandra Durazzo, Massimo Lucarini, Piotr Eder, Amélia M. Silva, Antonello Santini and Eliana B. Souto
Molecules 2020, 25(16), 3731; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25163731
- “Nanomaterials for Wound Dressings: An Up-to-Date Overview”
by Alexandra Elena Stoica, Cristina Chircov and Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Molecules 2020, 25(11), 2699; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112699
- “PROTACs and Building Blocks: The 2D Chemical Space in Very Early Drug Discovery”
by Giuseppe Ermondi, Diego Garcia-Jimenez and Giulia Caron
Molecules 2021, 26(3), 672; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030672
- “LncMirNet: Predicting LncRNA–miRNA Interaction Based on Deep Learning of Ribonucleic Acid Sequences”
by Sen Yang, Yan Wang, Yu Lin, Dan Shao, Kai He and Lan Huang
Molecules 2020, 25(19), 4372; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25194372
- “Merging Ligand-Based and Structure-Based Methods in Drug Discovery: An Overview of Combined Virtual Screening Approaches”
by Javier Vázquez, Manel López, Enric Gibert, Enric Herrero and F. Javier Luque
Molecules 2020, 25(20), 4723; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25204723
- “The Protective Role of Butyrate against Obesity and Obesity-Related Diseases”
by Serena Coppola, Carmen Avagliano, Antonio Calignano and Roberto Berni Canani
Molecules 2021, 26(3), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030682
- “Cyanogenic Glycoside Analysis in American Elderberry”
by Michael K. Appenteng, Ritter Krueger, Mitch C. Johnson, Harrison Ingold, Richard Bell, Andrew L. Thomas and C. Michael Greenlief
Molecules 2021, 26(5), 1384; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051384
- “Amygdalin: Toxicity, Anticancer Activity and Analytical Procedures for Its Determination in Plant Seeds”
by Ewa Jaszczak-Wilke, Żaneta Polkowska, Marek Koprowski, Krzysztof Owsianik, Alyson E. Mitchell and Piotr Bałczewski
Molecules 2021, 26(8), 2253; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26082253
- “Perfect Dual-Band Absorber Based on Plasmonic Effect with the Cross-Hair/Nanorod Combination”
by Yuan-Fong Chou Chau, Chung-Ting Chou Chao, Hung Ji Huang, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh, N. T. R. N. Kumara, Chee Ming Lim and Hai-Pang Chiang
Nanomaterials 2020, 10(3), 493; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030493
- “Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Prospects and Applications in Medicine”
by Daniel Ziental, Beata Czarczynska-Goslinska, Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk, Arleta Glowacka-Sobotta, Beata Stanisz, Tomasz Goslinski and Lukasz Sobotta
Nanomaterials 2020, 10(2), 387; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020387
- “High Quality Factor, High Sensitivity Metamaterial Graphene—Perfect Absorber Based on Critical Coupling Theory and Impedance Matching”
by Chunlian Cen, Zeqiang Chen, Danyang Xu, Liying Jiang, Xifang Chen, Zao Yi, Pinghui Wu, Gongfa Li and Yougen Yi
Nanomaterials 2020, 10(1), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10010095
- “An Overview of Micro- and Nanoemulsions as Vehicles for Essential Oils: Formulation, Preparation and Stability”
by Lucia Pavoni, Diego Romano Perinelli, Giulia Bonacucina, Marco Cespi and Giovanni Filippo Palmieri
Nanomaterials 2020, 10(1), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10010135
- “Making Nd3+ a Sensitive Luminescent Thermometer for Physiological Temperatures—An Account of Pitfalls in Boltzmann Thermometry”
by Markus Suta, Željka Antić, Vesna Ðorđević, Sanja Kuzman, Miroslav D. Dramićanin and Andries Meijerink
Nanomaterials 2020, 10(3), 543; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030543
- “Metal-Based Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents: An Overview”
by Elena Sánchez-López, Daniela Gomes, Gerard Esteruelas, Lorena Bonilla, Ana Laura Lopez-Machado, Ruth Galindo, Amanda Cano, Marta Espina, Miren Ettcheto, Antoni Camins, Amélia M. Silva, Alessandra Durazzo, Antonello Santini, Maria L. Garcia and Eliana B. Souto
Nanomaterials 2020, 10(2), 292; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020292
- “Core–Shell Eudragit S100 Nanofibers Prepared via Triaxial Electrospinning to Provide a Colon-Targeted Extended Drug Release”
by Yanfei Ding, Cheng Dou, Shuyue Chang, Zhengming Xie, Deng-Guang Yu, Yanan Liu and Jun Shao
Polymers 2020, 12(9), 2034; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12092034
- “The Inhibition Property and Mechanism of a Novel Low Molecular Weight Zwitterionic Copolymer for Improving Wellbore Stability”
by Weichao Du, Michal Slaný, Xiangyun Wang, Gang Chen and Jie Zhang
Polymers 2020, 12(3), 708; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030708
- “Solid Polymer Electrolytes with Flexible Framework of SiO2 Nanofibers for Highly Safe Solid Lithium Batteries”
by Jin Cui, Zehao Zhou, Mengyang Jia, Xin Chen, Chuan Shi, Ning Zhao and Xiangxin Guo
Polymers 2020, 12(6), 1324; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061324
- “Conducting Polymers in the Design of Biosensors and Biofuel Cells”
by Simonas Ramanavicius and Arunas Ramanavicius
Polymers 2021, 13(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13010049
Winners of Outstanding Reviewer Awards:
- Aleksandr S. Kazachenko, Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Russia
- Ionut Banu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
- Shahid Zaman, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
- Rahat Javaid, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, Japan
- Anca Mazare, Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany
- Costica Bejinariu, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania
- Aref Abbasi Moud, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Amit Kenny, Shamoon College of Engineering, Ashdod, Israel
Gels:
- Bapan Pramanik, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
- Mutian Hua, University of California, USA
JFB:
- Elisa Boanini, University of Bologna, Italy
- Alexander Sobolev, Ariel University, Israel
- Anca Mazare, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nurnberg, Germany
- László Almásy, Centre for Energy Research, Hungary
- Valerio Belardi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
- Wenbin Zhou, Imperial College London, UK
- Piotr A. Gauden, Nicholas Copernicus University, Poland
- Moustafa Darwish, Tanta University, Egypt
- Wolfgang Löser, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Germany
- Weimin Wang, Shandong University, China
- Gueorgui Gueorguiev, Linköping University, Sweden
- Tsung-Rong Kuo, Taipei Medical University, China
- Kisan Chhetri, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea
- Yiwen Li, Sichuan University, China
- Saulius Grigalevicius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
- Mirela-Fernanda Zaltariov, “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romania
- Narsimha Mamidi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- Nikolaos Politakos, University of the Basque Country, Spain
- Balawanthrao Jadhav, South Dakota State University, USA
- Łukasz Dąbrowski, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland
- Sidi Zhu, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Winners of Young Investigator Awards:
Crystals:
- Mattia Biesuz, University of Trento, Italy
Metals:
- Yonggang Yao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Molecules:
- Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Nanomaterials:
- Liang Huang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
- Aiping Chen, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), USA
- Leonardo Ricotti, BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), Italy
Winners of Travel Awards:
Catalysts:
- Shiva Mohajernia, University of Siegen, Germany
Chemistry:
- Maria Antonietta Casulli, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus, Japan
Gels:
- Lan Xiao, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Materials:
- Danila Merino, Smart Materials Group of the Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
- Elena Blundo, University of Rome, Italy
Nanomaterials:
- Arun Kumar, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Italy
- Elena Blundo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Separations:
- Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Winners of Best Ph.D. Thesis Awards:
Ceramics:
- “Metal Nanoparticle Carbon Nanocomposites to Produce Electrochemical Devices for Environmental Water Monitoring”
by Wenchao Duan, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) and Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC), Spain
Crystals:
- “Modeling and Design of a Phononic Crystal with Piezoelectric Defects for Broadband Energy Localization and Harvesting”
by Soo-Ho Jo, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University, South Korea
Logistics:
- “A Decision-Support Framework for Smart and Sustainable Reverse Logistics Network Design”
by Xu Sun, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Macromol:
- “Polymer Drug Carriers for Immuno-Oncotherapy”
by Marina Rodrigues Tavares, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
- “Design and Fabrication of Advanced Materials Obtained from Hemp Fibers and Sustainable Polymers”
by Gianluca Viscusi, Department of Industrial Engineering-University of Salerno, Italy
Materials:
- “Ultrafast Processes in Perylene and Rubrene Systems: Singlet Fission, Excimer Formation and Charge Transfer”
by Wenjun Ni, Dalian University of Technology, China
Metals:
- “Computational and Experimental Thermo-Mechanics of Metal Additive Manufacturing: Stress, Warpage, Cracks and Properties”
by Xufei Lu, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain
Molecules:
- “Development of Modern Sample Preparation Techniques Utilizing Novel Materials Combined with Chromatographic and Spectrometric Methods for the Determination of Environmental Pollutants in Food and Environmental Samples”
by Natalia Manousi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- “Studying Protein Function with Fluorescent Nanoantennas”
by Scott G. Harroun, University of Montreal, Canada
Nanomaterials:
- “Predictive Modelling of Ultrafast Hot Carrier Dynamics and Nonlinear Photothermal Phenomena in Designer Nanophotonic Structures”
by Andrea Schirato, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Physchem:
- “Studying Protein Function with Fluorescent Nanoantennas”
by Scott G. Harroun, Université de Montréal / Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
Polymers:
- “Formation, Modification and New Applications of Orderly Structured Titanium Oxide Nanostructures”
by Simonas Ramanavicius, State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania
Sustainable Chemistry:
- “Electrochemical Routes for Upgrading Carbon-based Greenhouse Gases”
by Aditya Prajapati, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA