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Actuators 2022 Best Paper Awards (500 CHF)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the “Actuators 2022 Best Paper Awards” for review and research articles published in Actuators from 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. One review and two research articles will receive the award. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the journal’s Award Committee led by the EiC, Prof. Dr. Kenji Uchino, and the winners will be announced in March 2022.
Eligibility for the Awards:
– Papers published in Actuators from 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.
Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal’s Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the journal’s field;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates until 31 December 2021.
Prizes:
– One review award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge (after the normal peer review procedure) in Actuators in 2022;
– Two research article awards: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge (after the normal peer review procedure) in Actuators in 2022 for each winner.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.
The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2022.
Kind regards,
Actuators Editorial Office
Actuators 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award (500 CHF)
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Kenji Uchino, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously give their time to review the papers submitted to Actuators. As such, it is our pleasure to present an award to thank the reviewers for their demonstrable dedication, professionalism, and timeliness, as well as enduring support, in reviewing manuscripts for Actuators.
What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
– All of the reviewers for Actuators in 2021 will be automatically included.
Select criteria:
– Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered);
– Review quality based on the rating given in SuSy;
– Review speed.
What will the winner receive?
There will be one winner this year, and the winner will receive the following:
– 500 Swiss francs;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge after the normal peer review procedure in 2022;
– A certificate.
When will the winner be announced?
– The winner will be announced in February 2022 on the Actuators website.
How can I make myself eligible?
– If you have not yet reviewed papers for Actuators, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.
Kind regards,
Actuators Editorial Office
Closed Awards
Actuators 2021 Best Paper Awards
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Actuators 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2019 in Actuators were considered for this 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, have been selected.
Article:
Position Control of Pneumatic Actuators Using Three-Mode Discrete-Valued Model Predictive Control
By: Haitao Qi, Gary M. Bone and Yile Zhang
Actuators 2019, 8(3), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/act8030056
Review:
Review of Electrothermal Actuators and Applications
By: Alissa Potekhina and Changhai Wang
Actuators 2019, 8(4), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/act8040069
The authors will receive an award of CHF 500 and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer review procedure. We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Actuators and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.
Actuators 2020–2021 Travel Award
Dear colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Actuators, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2020-2021 Travel Award sponsored by Actuators.
The Evaluation Committee was very impressed with the high quality work presented for consideration. After careful evaluation, the Travel Award has been granted to Mr. Matthew Wei Ming Tan, a Ph.D. student at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Mr. Tan’s research work focuses on the design and fabrication of new smart materials for soft actuators, which can be exploited through a wide range of real-world applications.
Mr. Tan will receive 800 Swiss Francs, which he can put forth to attend and/or participate in academic conferences in 2021.
We would like to thank the Evaluation Committee for their comprehensive evaluation of the candidates.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Kenji Uchino
Editor-in-Chief, Actuators
International Center for Actuators and Transducers
The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Actuators 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
The Editorial Board and the Editorial Team of Actuators wish to gratefully acknowledge all those who have kindly given their time to review papers submitted to Actuators, and are delighted to announce the winner of the Actuators 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The criteria used for the selection of the winning reviewers included the number of reviewed papers as well as the quality and speed of the reviews.
Congratulations to Dr. Vicente Feliu from Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, who has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Reviewer Award in recognition of his significant contributions over the past year.
He will receive 500 CHF and a Certificate of Appreciation.
In the meanwhile, we would also like to express our apppreciation to all reviewers who have significantly contributed to the journal.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Kenji Uchino
Editor-in-Chief, Actuators
Actuators 2020 Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Actuators 2020 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Ka-Wai Kwok.
Dr. Ka-Wai Kwok is an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Ka-Wai Kwok’s research interests are in surgical robotics, human–robot control interfaces, intraoperative medical image processing, and high-performance computing for medical applications. He received his Ph.D. degree from Imperial College London in 2012. To date, he has co-authored papers with more than 26 clinical fellows and 50 engineering scientists, and he has been involved in the design of various types of surgical robotic devices and interfaces for endoscopy, laparoscopy, arthroscopy, and intra-cardiac catheter intervention. He has co-authored 2 book chapters and 43 journal papers, and he has also been recognized by various scientific communities through international conference/journal paper awards. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ka-Wai Kwok on his outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Ka-Wai Kwok will receive a prize of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2020 in Actuators 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 abundant excellent nominations.
Prof. Dr. Delbert Tesar
Editor-in-Chief, Actuators
Actuators 2019 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Actuators, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Travel Award sponsored by Actuators.
The Evaluation Committee were very impressed with the high level of work presented. After careful consideration, the Travel Award has been granted to Dr. David Valiente, a postdoctoral fellow of Miguel Hernandez University, Spain. Dr. Valiente’s research work lays the groundwork for the innovative creation of a realistic, robust, and feasible mobile robotic system, which can be exploited through a wide range of real applications in autonomous robots.
The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs and is available for the winner to use for attendance and participation in academic conferences in 2019.
We would also like to deliver our great thanks to the Evaluation Committee members, Dr. Nicola P. Belfiore, Dr. Tobias Hemsel, Prof. Dr. Attilio Frangi, Prof. Dr. Carl R. Knospe, and Prof. Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez-Rojas for their comprehensive evaluation of the candidates.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Delbert Tesar
Editor-in-Chief, Actuators
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Actuators 2018 Travel Award
We are inviting applications for one Travel Award for postdoctoral students and PhD students to attend an international conference related to actuators of their choice in 2018. The Award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs. The nominations and applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided by Prof. Dr. Delbert Tesar.
Candidates’ Requirements:
- Abstract of their work
- Curriculum Vitae
- Justification letter
- Letter of support from their mentor
A general requirement will be that all candidates should be:
- PhD students or postdoctoral fellows, and
- They must present their own, original work as an oral presentation (or poster) at the conference for which the travel award application is being made.
Actuators 2018 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Actuators, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Travel Award sponsored by Actuators:
The Evaluation Committee were very impressed with the high level of work presented. After careful consideration, the Travel Award has been granted to Dr. Amin Noshadi, a postdoctoral research fellow of the College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University. Dr. Amin Noshadi is working on modeling, manufacturing and control of high performance active magnetic bearing system as a replacement for conventional mechanical bearing systems. The award consisted of 800 Swiss Francs, and is available for the winner to use for attendance and participation in any academic conferences in 2018.
We would also like to deliver our great thanks to the Evaluation Committee members, Prof. Dr. Dong-il (Dan) Cho, Richard Yong Qing Fu and Jose Luis Sanchez-Rojas, for their comprehensive evaluation of candidates.
Sincerely,
Delbert Tesar
Editor- in-Chief