Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
As the Section Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Applied Sciences 2020 Best Paper Award in Materials Science and Engineering.
The awards have been granted to:
One article:
Low-Cost Biochar Adsorbents for Water Purification Including Microplastics Removal
By Virpi Siipola et al.
Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(3), 788; doi:10.3390/app10030788
One review:
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AISI 316L Produced by Directed Energy Deposition-Based Additive Manufacturing: A Review
By Abdollah Saboori et al.
Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(9), 3310; doi:10.3390/app10093310
Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 400 and a certificate.
On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Applied Sciences, and thank the Awards Committee for voting and helping with these awards.
Prof. Dr. Philippe Lambin
Section Editor-in-Chief, Applied Sciences
Winner