We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Chemistry”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields  “Chemistry”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Energy”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Energy”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

– Outline of current and future work (500 words).
– CV, including a complete list of publications.
– The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
– A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

– Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
– Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Environmental and Sustainable Science and Technology”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in
2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Environmental and Sustainable Science and Technology”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Food Science and Technology”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Food Science and Technology”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Materials”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Materials”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Mechanical Engineering”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Mechanical Engineering”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

– Outline of current and future work (500 words).
– CV, including a complete list of publications.
– The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
– A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

– Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
– Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields  “Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Optics and Lasers”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Optics and Lasers”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

   – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
    – CV, including a complete list of publications.
   – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
   – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

– Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
– Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

We are pleased to announce the Applied Sciences 2021 Travel Award for postdoctoral fellows active in “Acoustics and Vibrations”. This award will help support the travel of postdoctoral fellows to present their data, in poster or oral presentation formats, at a scientific conference in 2021. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Eligibility Requirements:

a. Postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of receiving Ph.D.) involved in the fields “Acoustics and Vibrations”.
b. Will attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).
c. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  – Outline of current and future work (500 words).
  – CV, including a complete list of publications.
  – The conference they plan to attend and the work that will be presented.
  – A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or PI (Principal Investigator).

d. Preference will be given to applicants meeting one or two of the following requirements:

  – Have previously published papers in Applied Sciences;
  – Demonstrate a commitment to future research or a professional career in related fields.

Each award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs and the winner will have the chance to publish one paper free of charge in Applied Sciences in 2021.

Please apply the award here before 31 October 2020. The winner will be announced around the end of December 2020.

To acknowledge all of you who have generously given your time and effort to review manuscripts submitted to Applied Sciences, on behalf of the Editorin- Chief, Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi, we plan to dedicate this award to those who have provided dedication, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts. Anonymous peer-reviewing guarantees the quality and integrity of scholarly communication. Applied Sciences Editorial Office is extremely grateful to reviewers for the time, energy and devotion that they have given to peer-reviews.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?

All the reviewers for Applied Sciences in 2020 will be included automatically.

What do the winners receive?

– A certificate
– 500 Swiss Francs (CHF)
– A free publication chance in Applied Sciences in 2021.

When will the winners be announced?

The winners will be announced on the journal website early in 2021.

How to be in with a chance to win?

For those of you who have not yet reviewed papers for the journal but would like to do so, you could easily register as a reviewer at : https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

As Applied Sciences wishes to acknowledge the authors’ continued support of our journal, we are pleased to announce the inauguration of the 2021 Applied Sciences Best Paper Award for Industry Section. After a thorough evaluation by the journal award committee, the authors of two papers—one Article and one Review published between 1 January, 2019 and 31 December, 2019 as regular or Special Issue submissions— will receive awards.

The papers will be selected by the journal award committee according to their originality, novelty, and citation and download rates in 2020.

Article Awards:
– Award: 400 CHF, a certificate

Review Award:
– Award: 400 CHF, a certificate

The winners will be announced in January 2021 on the journal website.

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences Travel Award in Earth Sciences and Geography 2020.

It has been granted to: Dr. Nicolò Giordano, a Post-doc Fellow at INRS Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting his their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support this young scientists and wish him further success in their his careers.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Applied Sciences Travel Award in Energy 2020.

It has been granted to Dr. Alfonso González Briones, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Salamanca.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support this young scientist and wish him further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Applied Sciences Travel Award in Environmental and Sustainable Science and Technology 2020.

It has been granted to Dr. Marco Vocciante, from the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry at the University of Genova.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support this young scientist and wish him further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Applied Sciences Travel Award in Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences 2020.

It has been granted to Dr. Daniel M. Balazs, who is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support this young scientist and wish him further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences Travel Award Optics and Lasers 2020.

They have been granted to Dr. Kayn Forbes, a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the School of Chemistry at the University of East Anglia, and Dr. Stefano Signorini, a Postdoctoral researcher from the University of Trento.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners for their accomplishments. We are proud to support these young scientists and wish them further success in their careers.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

The Applied Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to the journal. It is thanks to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick submission to publication process are maintained. The median time to first decision is currently and impressive 15.5 days, and the median time to publication is 39 days, which is all because of you.

Please join us in congratulating the six referees below, who will receive the “Applied Sciences 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Awards” in recognition of the quantity, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each of them will receive 500 CHF and a certificate for their outstanding review work.

Prof. Gabor Sziebig
UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

Prof. Hojong Choi
Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea

Dr. Aryan Rezaei Rad
EPFL ENAC IIC IBOIS, Switzerland

Dr. Ali Behnood
Purdue University, USA

Dr. Andreas Hoffmann
Max-Born-Institut, Berlin, Germany

Prof. Douglas O’Shaughnessy
Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Canada

Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; Applied Sciences-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published monthly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. Its 2018 Impact Factor is 2.217, and its five-year Impact Factor is 2.287. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences Travel Awards in Nanosciences field for 2019.

It has been granted to Dr. Giuseppe Cavallaro from the University of Palermo, who has demonstrated mobility in the field of Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the award, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support these young scientists and wish him further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

ear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences Travel Awards in Optics field for 2019.

It has been granted to Dr. Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora, a Helena Normanton Research Fellow in Quantum Technology, University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the award, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support these young scientists and wish him further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

The Applied Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to the journal. It is thanks to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick submission to publication process are maintained. The median time to first decision is 15.5 days and the median time to publication is 37 days.

The following referees have been selected by the Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi, to receive “Applied Sciences 2018 Outstanding Reviewer Awards” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2018. Each of them would receive 500 CHF and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

• Dr. Ali Behnood
  Purdue University, USA
• Prof. Antonio D’Andrea
  University of Rome, Italy
• Dr. Antolino Gallego
  Universidad de Granada, Spain
• Dr. Carmelo Militello
  Italian National Research Council, Rome (CNR), Italy
• Dr. Cheng-Tien Chiang
  Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences 2018 Young Investigator Award in “Biosciences and Bioengineering” field:

It has been granted to Dr. Thanh Duc Nguyen, an assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.

Dr. Thanh Duc Nguyen was nominated by Prof. Cato T. Laurencin (Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science). Dr. Nguyen is a very impressive and innovative young investigator with outstanding research works focused on biodegradable polymers and technologies of transforming materials into “smart” structures at small scales without compromising their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability for significant applications in vaccine delivery and medical devices.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the award, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support young scientists and wish his further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Applied Sciences 2018 Young Investigator Award in “Environmental and Sustainable” field.

It has been granted to Dr. José Marcos Ortega, who is now an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Alicante, Spain.

Dr. José Marcos Ortega was nominated by the Head of the research group “Durability of materials and constructions in Engineering and Architecture” of the University of Alicante, Professor Miguel Ángel Climent Llorca. Dr. Ortega has continued working in the “Durability of materials and constructions in Engineering and Architecture” research group of the University of Alicante. Recently, he attained a position as an associate professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Alicante, where he is also the secretary of the PhD program “Materials, Structures and Soil Engineering: Sustainable Construction”. 

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the award, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments. We are proud to support young scientists and wish him further success in his career.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences Travel Awards for 2018.

They have been granted to: Dr. Riccardo Frisenda, who was awarded a Rubicon postdoctoral fellowship by NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research); and Dr. Matthias Benjamin Jungfleisch, a postdoctoral researcher in the Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, USA.
Dr. Riccardo Frisenda is working at the Material Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM), Spain, researching two-dimensional layered semiconductors for applications in optoelectronics. In particular, his activity focuses on the study of the electronic structure of these materials and the changes induced by different external stimuli, such as strain or temperature.

Dr. Matthias Benjamin Jungfleisch has worked with Dr. Axel Hoffmann in the Magnetic Films Group at Argonne National Laboratory since 2014. His research resulted in an honorary mention of the 2016 Argonne Outstanding Postdoc Award. Dr. Jungfleisch’s research interest lies in the area of spintronics and magnetization dynamics. In particular, his work focuses on design, fabrication and characterization of nanoscaled magnonic elements and novel spin-torque devices.

It was a difficult decision with such high quality applications for the awards and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners for their accomplishments.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

The competition for 2019 Applied Sciences Travel Awards will be open for applications in early June.

The Applied Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to the journal. It is thanks to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick submission to publication process are maintained. The median time to first decision is 19 days and the median time to publication is 48 days.

The following referees have been selected by the Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi, to receive “Applied Sciences 2017 Outstanding Reviewer Awards” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2017. Each of them will receive 500 CHF and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

Augusto Cannone Falchetto
Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

Daniele Codetta-Raiteri
Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy

Francesco Aletta
University of Sheffield, UK

Giuseppe Lazzara
University of Palermo, Italy

Xavier Chiementin
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences Travel Awards for 2017.

The Travel Awards were granted to: Dr. Urcan Guler, a postdoctoral researcher in the joint research group of Professor Alexandra Boltasseva, Professor Alexander Kildishev, and Professor Vladimir Shalaev at Purdue University, USA; and Dr. Davide Bossini, who was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship for overseas researchers by the JSPS (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science). Dr. Bossini is working in the research group led by Prof. Junji Yumoto and Prof. Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Dr. Urcan Guler works in the areas of nanophotonics and nanofabrication with a focus on design, development and characterization of material systems for utilization as plasmonic and metamaterial components in harsh environment applications.

Dr. Davide Bossini is researching the ultrafast manipulation of the magnetic order in solid state compounds. In particular, his activity focuses on the study of laser-induced coherent and incoherent spin dynamics on the femtosecond timescale in antiferromagnets.

Editor-in-Chief Prof.
Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi