Best Paper Award

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The Aerospace 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 April.

The Prize:

– Three articles will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 400, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees (valid for one year).

Aerospace Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 April 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– Papers published in Aerospace from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

The Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact of the candidate’s research;
– 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;
– The number of citations and downloads.

Past Winners

Winner

Review
43 Citations
13,134 Views
37 Pages
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A Review of Working Fluids and Flow State Effects on Thermal Performance of Micro-Channel Oscillating Heat Pipe for Aerospace Heat Dissipation
Xiaohuan Zhao,
Limin Su,
Jiang Jiang,
Wenyu Deng and
Dan Zhao
Aerospace2023, 10(2), 179;https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10020179
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14 February 2023
A MCOHP (micro-channel oscillating heat pipe) can provide lightweight and efficient temperature control capabilities for aerospace spacecraft with a high power and small size. The research about the heat flow effects on the thermal performance of MCO...
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55 Citations
11,377 Views
30 Pages
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Design Exploration for Sustainable Regional Hybrid-Electric Aircraft: A Study Based on Technology Forecasts
Valerio Marciello,
Mario Di Stasio,
Manuela Ruocco,
Vittorio Trifari,
Fabrizio Nicolosi,
Markus Meindl,
Bruno Lemoine and
Priscilla Caliandro
Aerospace2023, 10(2), 165;https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10020165
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10 February 2023
The environmental impact of aviation in terms of noise and pollutant emissions has gained public attention in the last few years. In addition, the foreseen financial benefits of an increased energy efficiency have motivated the transport industry to...
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Award Committee

Konstantinos Kontis
Konstantinos Kontis
Chairman
University of Glasgow
Fanghua Jiang
Fanghua Jiang
School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University
Sergey B. Leonov
Sergey B. Leonov
University of Notre Dame
SSSybert Stroeve
Sybert Stroeve
Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR
ALAndrea Lani
Andrea Lani
GZGang Zhang
Gang Zhang
Harbin Institute of Technology