Young Investigator Award
The Agriculture Young Investigator Award was established in 2021 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of agriculture. Nominations are accepted from December to the following April, with winners notified by the end of May the following year.
The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
– A voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review), valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 1
Agriculture Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 30 April 2026
Winner announcement: 30 May 2026
Winner announcement: 30 May 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of the field of agriculture;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of Documents for Nomination
– The candidate’s detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated list of their publications and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;– A scanned copy of their doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
María Emma García Pastor
Miguel Hernández University of Elche
Award Committee
Prof. Les Copeland
Chairperson
University of Sydney
Prof. Nikoletta Ntalli
Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece
Dr. Daniela Farinelli
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3), Università degli Studi di Perugia
Dr. Piebiep Goufo
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Winner
Huadong Zang
China Agricultural University
Award Committee
Prof. Les Copeland
Chairperson
University of Sydney
Prof. Nikoletta Ntalli
Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece
Dr. Bin Gao
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Filipe Santos
INESCTEC
Winner
Thomas Hartinger
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
Award Committee
Prof. Les Copeland
Chairperson
University of Sydney
Prof. Urs Feller
Prof. Dr. Anna Andolfi
University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Jacopo Bacenetti
Università degli Studi di Milano
Prof. Massimo Cecchini
University of Tuscia - Department of Agricultural and Forestry scieNcEs (DAFNE)
Prof. Dr. Ryusuke Hatano
Hokkaido University
Prof. Francesco Marinello
University of Padova
Winner
Carlos Guzmán
University of Cordoba, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Les Copeland
Chairperson
University of Sydney
Prof. Urs Feller
Dr. Bin Gao
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Prof. Francesco Marinello
University of Padova
Prof. Dr. Rosario Nicoletti
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria
