Actuators 2022, 11(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11020044 - 1 Feb 2022
Best Paper Award
Actuators Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 3 articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of May.
The Prize:
– 2 research articles and 1 review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Actuators Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Actuators will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection Criteria
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– 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;
– Citations and downloads.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Applications of Magnetorheological Fluid Actuator to Multi-DOF Systems: State-of-the-Art from 2015 to 2021
Whirl Tower Demonstration of an SMA Blade Twist System
Actuators 2022, 11(6), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11060141 - 25 May 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Kenji Uchino
Chairman
The Penn State University
Prof. Dr. Zhuming Bi
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Prof. Guang-Hong Yang
Northeastern University
Prof. Jose-luis Sanchez-rojas
ETSI Industriales
Winner
Soft Exoskeletons: Development, Requirements, and Challenges of the Last Decade
Actuators 2021, 10(7), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10070166 - 19 Jul 2021
Haptic Interface with Twin-Driven MR Fluid Actuator for Teleoperation Endoscopic Surgery System
Actuators 2021, 10(10), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10100245 - 23 Sep 2021
Winner
Giulia Scalet
University of Pavia
Leonardo Acho
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Marco Fontana
University of Trento
Winner
Gary M. Bone
Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
Changhai Wang
Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
