MDPI is committed to supporting the academic community, nurturing talent and advancing science. Awards are an important part of the research landscape and play a vital role in helping academics gain recognition, especially young researchers as they embark on new research avenues.

In 2022, our journals presented a total number of 394 Awards, including Travel Awards, Young Investigator Awards, Best PhD Thesis Awards, Best Paper Awards, and Outstanding Reviewer Awards, with several winners announced for some of the awards. The total prize sum amounted to just under 580,000 Swiss francs (CHF), or approximately 650,000 US dollars. Overall, more than 720 scholars were awarded.

The majority of the awards were dedicated to young researchers in relatively early stages of their careers. This encompassed 66 of the afore-mentioned Travel Awards, 60 Young Investigator Awards, supporting research projects and conference attendance, as well as 51 Best PhD Thesis Awards. Additionally, 113 Best Paper Awards were given by our journals. The selection committees were entrusted with identifying the most impactful and novel research and review articles published in their journal within a given year.

MDPI will continue its support and recognition for the academic community moving forward, sponsoring new awards across disciplines. To learn more about all the awardees and their research projects in your field of study, please visit the following pages:

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the Building Simulation 2023 (BS2023). This meeting will be held in Shanghai, China, from 4 to 6 September 2023.

At BS2023, the main themes incorporate macroscope topics concerned with building simulation regarding policy on carbon emission and control, power systems at the metropolis level, energy flow among regional cities, or even mining petascale data.

The conference/technical program will continue to bring together the interests of academics and practitioners, and on top of that, they would like to invite policymakers, in an attempt to reshape the path forward. As a tradition, the themes keep expanding the frontier of building simulation techniques, such as the simulation module from the system to the city, a better understanding of human factors, AI-assisted decision making, and seamless interoperability in modeling and design.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Buildings (leading);
• Architecture;
• Sustainability;
• Electronics;
• Energies;
• Smart Cities.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth (#10-11). Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://bs2023.org/ or contact the Buildings Editorial Office at [email protected].

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2022 in the engineering category. The winners were selected by the journals’ Award Evaluation Committee.

We warmly congratulate the following young investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

• Yi Zhang, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China

Batteries:

• Lin Ma, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Biosensors:

• Stefano Cinti, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Buildings:

• Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
• Benedetto Nastasi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

JMSE:

• Do Kyun Kim, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Machines:

• Fernando Bento, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
• Goshtasp Cheraghian, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
• Roman Mykhailyshyn, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Micromachines:

• Pingan Zhu, City University of Hong Kong, China

Processes:

• Viknesh Andiappan, the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Malaysia

Sensors:

• Wenzhuo Wu, Purdue University, USA

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in the engineering category for their outstanding presentations.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the 2022 Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Biosensors:

• Dmitry Kireev, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Buildings:

• Danilo D’Angela, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

JMMP:

• Jungsub Kim, Texas A&M University, USA

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when generously dedicating their time to reviewing papers, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2022 in the engineering category for their outstanding contributions by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievements. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

• Chongjing Cao, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), China

Applied Sciences:

• Roman Mykhailyshyn, University of Texas at Austin, USA
• Chiranjibi Sitaula, Monash University, Australia
• Davide Forcellini, ¹University of Auckland, New Zealand; ²University of San Marino, San Marino
• Giuseppe Ciaburro, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
• Yang Song, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
• Xiaoming Liu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Biosensors:

• Carlos Torres-Torres, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico

Buildings:

• Paolo Blecich, University of Rijeka, Croatia
• Łukasz Ścislo, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

Fluids:

• Giorgio Sonnino, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
• Luiz Antonio Alcântara Pereira, Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil

JMSE:

• Cagatay Iris, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
• Denis Istrati, University of Nevada, USA
• Mai The Vu, Sejong University, Korea
• Mina Tadros, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Machines:

• Chao Fu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
• Eduardo Suárez, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
• Jordi-Roger Riba, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Processes:

• Catalin Ianasi, Institute of Chemistry “Coriolan Dragulescu”, Romania
• Daniel Ferrández, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
• Kamil Krzysztof Roman, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Warsaw, Poland
• Marcin Dębowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
• Mariusz Szymanek, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

Sensors:

• Agustin L. Herrera-May, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
• Chiachung Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
• Jae-Myung Ryu, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea
• Sebastian Głowiński, Koszalin Technical University, Poland
• Wei Zhou, University of Waterloo, Canada

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

MDPI’s Best PhD Thesis Awards are presented to recognize the young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in their field of research and to encourage them to continue their excellent work and further contributions to their field.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards and wish them success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

JMSE:

• “Mathematical Modelling of Wave-Induced Motions and Loads on Moored Offshore Structures”
  by Changqing Jiang, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Machines:

• “Experimental Characterization of Frictional Hysteresis for Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Jointed Structures”
  by Alfredo Fantetti, Imperial College London, UK

Processes:

• “Sustainable Cultivation of Microalgae Biomass for Bioenergy Production”
  by Angela Paul Peter, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia

Sensors:

• “Studying Protein Function with Fluorescent Nanoantennas”
  by Scott G. Harroun, Université de Montréal, Canada

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners announced for the year 2022 in the engineering category, who were selected from extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

• “Two-Way and Multiple-Way Shape Memory Polymers for Soft Robotics: An Overview”
  by Giulia Scalet
  Actuators 2020, 9(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9010010

• “Low-Cost, Open-Source Mechanical Ventilator with Pulmonary Monitoring for COVID-19 Patients”
  by Leonardo Acho, Alessandro N. Vargas and Gisela Pujol-Vázquez
  Actuators 2020, 9(3), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9030084

• “Styrenic-Rubber Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Inherent Stiffness Compensation”
  by Giacomo Moretti, Luca Sarina, Lorenzo Agostini, Rocco Vertechy, Giovanni Berselli and Marco Fontana
  Actuators 2020, 9(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9020044

Applied Sciences:

• “Chromium(III) Removal from Wastewater by Chitosan Flakes”
  by Loris Pietrelli, Iolanda Francolini, Antonella Piozzi, Maria Sighicelli, Ilaria Silvestro and Marco Vocciante
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(6), 1925; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10061925

• “Unravelling the Environmental Application of Biochar as Low-Cost Biosorbent: A Review”
  by Antía Fdez-Sanromán, Marta Pazos, Emilio Rosales and María Angeles Sanromán
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(21), 7810; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217810

• “Observation of Potential Contaminants in Processed Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy”
  by Jingshun Zhuang, Mi Li, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur Jonas Ragauskas and Chang Geun Yoo
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(12), 4345; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10124345

• “Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 2020: Where We Stand”
  by Angelo Iacobino, Lanfranco Fattorini and Federico Giannoni
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(6), 2153; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10062153

• “Real-Time Remote Maintenance Support Based on Augmented Reality (AR)”
  by Dimitris Mourtzis, Vasileios Siatras and John Angelopoulos
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(5), 1855; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10051855

• “Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Soft Robotics Applications and Challenges”
  by Jung-Hwan Youn, Seung Mo Jeong, Geonwoo Hwang, Hyunwoo Kim, Kyujin Hyeon, Jihwan Park and Ki-Uk Kyung
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(2), 640; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10020640

• “Low-Cost Biochar Adsorbents for Water Purification Including Microplastics Removal”
  by Virpi Siipola, Stephan Pflugmacher, Henrik Romar, Laura Wendling and Pertti Koukkari
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(3), 788; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030788

• “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AISI 316L Produced by Directed Energy Deposition-Based Additive Manufacturing: A Review”
  by Abdollah Saboori, Alberta Aversa, Giulio Marchese, Sara Biamino, Mariangela Lombardi and Paolo Fino
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(9), 3310; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093310

Buildings:

• “Humans-as-a-Sensor for Buildings—Intensive Longitudinal Indoor Comfort Models”
  by Prageeth Jayathissa, Matias Quintana, Mahmoud Abdelrahman and Clayton Miller
  Buildings 2020, 10(10), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10100174

• “Circular Building Design: An Analysis of Barriers and Drivers for a Circular Building Sector”
  by Jouri Kanters
  Buildings 2020, 10(4), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10040077

• “Building Information Modelling (BIM) to Enhance Occupational Safety in Construction Activities: Research Trends Emerging from One Decade of Studies”
  by Mario Fargnoli and Mara Lombardi
  Buildings 2020, 10(6), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10060098

• “A SWOT Analysis of the Use of BIM Technology in the Polish Construction Industry”
  by Krzysztof Zima, Edyta Plebankiewicz and Damian Wieczorek
  Buildings 2020, 10(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10010016

• “Durability and Climate Change—Implications for Service Life Prediction and the Maintainability of Buildings”
  by Michael A. Lacasse, Abhishek Gaur and Travis V. Moore
  Buildings 2020, 10(3), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10030053

• “Worker 4.0: The Future of Sensored Construction Sites”
  by Diego Calvetti, Pedro Mêda, Miguel Chichorro Gonçalves and Hipólito Sousa
  Buildings 2020, 10(10), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10100169

Fluids:

• “A Review of Topology Optimisation for Fluid-Based Problems”
  by Joe Alexandersen and Casper Schousboe Andreasen
  Fluids 2020, 5(1), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5010029

• “On the Deterministic Prediction of Water Waves”
  by Marco Klein, Matthias Dudek, Günther F. Clauss, Sören Ehlers, Jasper Behrendt, Norbert Hoffman and Miguel Onorato
  Fluids 2020, 5(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5010009

• “On the Effect of Block Roughness in Ogee Spillways with Flip Buckets”
  by Rasoul Daneshfaraz, Amir Ghaderi, Aliakbar Akhtari, Silvia Di Francesco
  Fluids 2020, 5(4), 182; https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5040182

JMSE:

• “Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review”
  by Felice Rubino, Antonio Nisticò, Fausto Tucci and Pierpaolo Carlone
  J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8010026

• “Numerical Simulation of Large Wave Heights from Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) in the Eastern Waters of Taiwan”
  by Shih-Chun Hsiao, Hongey Chen, Han-Lun Wu, Wei-Bo Chen, Chih-Hsin Chang, Wen-Dar Guo, Yung-Ming Chen and Lee-Yaw Lin
  J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(3), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8030217

• “Development of Deterministic Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)”
  by Timothy Sands
  J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(8), 578; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080578

Lubricants:

• “Effective Application of Solid Lubricants in Spacecraft Mechanisms”
  by Jeffrey R. Lince
  Lubricants 2020, 8(7), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8070074

• “High-Rate Laser Surface Texturing for Advanced Tribological Functionality”
  by Jörg Schille, Lutz Schneider, Stefan Mauersberger, Sylvia Szokup, Sören Höhn, Johannes Pötschke, Friedemann Reiß, Erhard Leidich and Udo Löschner
  Lubricants 2020, 8(3), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8030033

Micromachines:

• “Size Sorting of Exosomes by Tuning the Thicknesses of the Electric Double Layers on a Micro-Nanofluidic Device”
  by Satoko Fujiwara, Kyojiro Morikawa, Tatsuro Endo, Hideaki Hisamoto and Kenji Sueyoshi
  Micromachines 2020, 11(5), 458; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11050458

• “Additive Manufacturing of Sub-Micron to Sub-mm Metal Structures with Hollow AFM Cantilevers”
  by Giorgio Ercolano, Cathelijn van Nisselroy, Thibaut Merle, János Vörös, Dmitry Momotenko, Wabe W. Koelmans and Tomaso Zambelli
  Micromachines 2020, 11(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11010006

• “A Robotic Biopsy Endoscope with Magnetic 5-DOF Locomotion and a Retractable Biopsy Punch”
  by Manh Cuong Hoang, Viet Ha Le, Kim Tien Nguyen, Van Du Nguyen, Jayoung Kim, Eunpyo Choi, Seungmin Bang, Byungjeon Kang, Jong-Oh Park and Chang-Sei Kim
  Micromachines 2020, 11(1), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11010098

• “Development of Fully Flexible Tactile Pressure Sensor with Bilayer Interlaced Bumps for Robotic Grasping Applications”
  by Lingfeng Zhu, Yancheng Wang, Deqing Mei and Chengpeng Jiang
  Micromachines 2020, 11(8), 770; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11080770

• “A mm-Sized Free-Floating Wireless Implantable Opto-Electro Stimulation Device”
  by Yaoyao Jia, Yan Gong, Arthur Weber, Wen Li and Maysam Ghovanloo
  Micromachines 2020, 11(6), 621; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11060621

Processes:

• “Advanced Bioethanol Production: From Novel Raw Materials to Integrated Biorefineries”
  by Aleta Duque, Cristina Álvarez, Pablo Doménech, Paloma Manzanares and Antonio D. Moreno
  Processes 2021, 9(2), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020206

• “An Overview on Fault Diagnosis, Prognosis and Resilient Control for Wind Turbine Systems”
  by Zhiwei Gao and Xiaoxu Liu
  Processes 2021, 9(2), 300; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020300

• “Role of Microalgae in the Recovery of Nutrients from Pig Manure”
  by Ana Sánchez-Zurano, Martina Ciardi, Tomás Lafarga, José María Fernández-Sevilla, Ruperto Bermejo and Emilio Molina-Grima
  Processes 2021, 9(2), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020203

• “Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodology to a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility: A Case Study”
  by Brian Byrne, Olivia McDermott and John Noonan
  Processes 2021, 9(3), 550; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9030550

Sensors:

• “YOLO-Tomato: A Robust Algorithm for Tomato Detection Based on YOLOv3”
  by Guoxu Liu, Joseph Christian Nouaze, Philippe Lyonel Touko Mbouembe and Jae Ho Kim
  Sensors 2020, 20(7), 2145; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20072145

• “Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Solutions: A Review”
  by Corina Covaci and Aurel Gontean
  Sensors 2020, 20(12), 3512; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20123512

• “Applications of Graphene Quantum Dots in Biomedical Sensors”
  by Bhargav D. Mansuriya and Zeynep Altintas
  Sensors 2020, 20(4), 1072; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20041072

WEVJ:

• “Beyond the State of the Art of Electric Vehicles: A Fact-Based Paper of the Current and Prospective Electric Vehicle Technologies”
  by Joeri Van Mierlo, Maitane Berecibar, Mohamed El Baghdadi, Cedric De Cauwer, Maarten Messagie, Thierry Coosemans, Valéry Ann Jacobs and Omar Hegazy
  World Electr. Veh. J. 2021, 12(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj12010020

• “An Overview of Parameter and Cost for Battery Electric Vehicles”
  by Adrian König, Lorenzo Nicoletti, Daniel Schröder, Sebastian Wolff, Adam Waclaw and Markus Lienkamp
  World Electr. Veh. J. 2021, 12(1), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj12010021

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here. 

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the 10th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures. This meeting will be held in Milan, Italy, from 30 August to 1 September 2023.

The conference will be a forum where engineers, scientists, researchers, and practitioners will have the opportunity to disseminate and discuss the latest research, developments and applications in all major aspects of vibration-based monitoring and testing of civil engineering structures.

Existing and emerging challenges related to instrumentation, sources of excitation, data analysis, system identification, damage identification, condition assessment, in situ and laboratory experiments, codes and standards will be the key, but nonexclusive, topics of the conference.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Buildings;
• Infrastructures;
• Applied Sciences;
• Architecture;
• Computation;
• CivlEng.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth (#2.2). Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://www.evaces2023.polimi.it/, or contact the Buildings Editorial Office at [email protected].

On 30 May 2023, MDPI and the journal Buildings (ISSN: 2075-5309) organized a webinar on buildings, titled Infrared Thermography for Building Pathology Inspection. The webinar focused on several aspects of infrared thermography characterization and result analysis, and its applications for building pathology inspection.

The Chair of the webinar, Dr. Eva Barreira, made a brief introduction about the topic of the webinar. Dr. Blanca Tejedor introduced the application of infrared thermography for U-value characterization. Dr. Iván Garrido presented his research regarding automation in the interpretation of results from infrared thermography. Dr. Ricardo Almeida showed us the application of infrared thermography for the identification of leakage points. After each of the presentations, Dr. Eva Barreira held a discussion (Q&A session). The chair and speakers answered questions raised by scholars one by one. The webinar then came to a successful conclusion.

Please note that this webinar is associated with a Special Issue in the Buildings journal: "Advanced Technologies for Building Pathology Inspection". The deadline is 20 May 2024.

You can watch the recorded webinar at the following link: https://youtu.be/2p8mVh7S8As.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Eva Barreira, CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;
• Dr. Blanca Tejedor, Department of Projects and Construction Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain;
• Dr. Ivan Garrido, National Defense University Center, Naval Military Academy, Pontevedra, Spain;
• Dr. Ricardo Almeida, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Department of Civil Engineering, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal.

With the first issue released in June 2023, five new MDPI journals disseminating multi-disciplinary science are due to launch, which will cover the subjects of medicine & pharmacology, biology and physical sciences.

The newly launched journals will be overseen by professional Editorial Board Members and Editors to ensure an accurate and rapid publication, rigorous peer review and broad visibility.

Please feel free to browse and discover more about the new journals below.

Journal	Founding Editor-in-Chief	Journal topics (selected)
	Prof. Dr. Jun Ma, Peking University, China| Editorial | view inaugural issue	growth and development; diet and nutrients; school health promotion policies and practices; child health and care; adolescent health and wellbeing | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Bernd Rehm, Griffith University, Australia | Editorial | view inaugural issue	DNA and gene synthesis; synthetic transcription factors; protein engineering; viral engineering; metabolic engineering | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Varsha Gandhi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	lymphatics; cancers associated with lymphocytes and lymphoblasts; lymphatic tissues; lymphoma; lymphoid leukemia | view journal scope | submit an article
	Dr. Bradley Turner, University of Melbourne, Australia | Editorial | view inaugural issue	multiple sclerosis; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; primary lateral sclerosis; atherosclerosis; systemic sclerosis | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Clemens Burda, Case Western Reserve University, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	Gamma ray, X-ray, and UV–Vis spectroscopies; NIR/mid-infrared/Raman spectroscopy; microwave and THz spectroscopy; high-resolution gas-phase atomic, molecular, and cluster spectroscopy; MS, NMR, and EPR spectroscopy | view journal scope | submit an article

We wish to thank everyone who has supported the development of open access publishing. You are welcome to submit an application to the New Journal Committee ([email protected]) if you would like to create more new journals.

The 2022 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

We are thrilled to announce that 90% of our ranked MDPI journals, specifically 86 out of 96 (captured in the table below), are performing above average in Q1 or Q2. This year, Clarivate has expanded its Impact Factor (IF) awards to include journals in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), providing greater transparency for the full set of journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. As a result, 111 of MDPI journals have received their first IF in 2023, with 37 journals surpassing an IF of 3.0. In total, 208 MDPI journals have been honored with an IF.

Clarivate explains that by "expanding the coverage but holding to highly selective standards, the [Impact Factor] is now a reliable indicator of trustworthiness, as well as a measure of scholarly impact, at the journal level."

Please visit our blog post where we discuss the release of the latest citation metrics with our Indexing Manager, Dr. Constanze Schelhorn, to find out what's different this time around and how to make use of different metrics available.

Note: The Journal of Personalized Medicine's Impact Factor was omitted in the original release and will be assigned separately. Please find the data on the journal webpage in due course.

Source: 2022 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2023)

[IOCBD 2023] The 1st International Online Conference on Buildings (24–26 October 2023, Online)—Submission Deadline Extension

Dear scientists, researchers, and authors,

We would like to inform you that the submission schedule of the 1st International Online Conference on Buildings: Advances in Building Planning, Design, Construction, and Operation (IOCBD 2023) has been updated.

Schedule
Abstract Submission Deadline: 26 June 2023 26 July 2023
Notification of Acceptance Deadline: 24 July 2023 11 August 2023
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 10 September 2023
Conference: 24–26 October 2023

This conference aims to provide leading scientists working in the field of buildings with a robust common platform on which to share and discuss their latest research, and to promote the advancement of this exciting and rapidly changing field. We hope to encourage discovery across the discipline as we cover the following five themes in sessions S1–S5, as listed below:

• S1. Building Structures
• S2. Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate
• S3. Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation
• S4. Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems
• S5. Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization

During the 3-day event, participants can present short talks on their work and engage in stimulating discussions. Please submit your abstract before 26 July 2023 at the section “Submit Abstract” and do not miss the chance to win our Best Presentation Award (500CHF). Authors will be selected to either give an oral presentation of 10-12 minutes, or a 5-minute poster presentation. Authors also have the option to submit their proceeding paper after their abstract before 20 September 2023 to win the Best Paper Award (500 CHF). Early bird registration is open until 10 September 2023. You can find more information about registration fees at https://iocbd2023.sciforum.net/#registration.

For information about the procedure for submission, peer review, revision, and acceptance of conference proceedings papers, please refer to the section “Instructions for Authors”.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you to this e-conference.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Conference Secretariat
Ms. Gem Yao
Ms. David Hu
Ms. Alethea Liu

E-Mail: [email protected]

International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls and women in this exciting industry. The theme for this year is #makesafetyseen, and we would like to highlight the outstanding achievements of female engineers and celebrate this campaign with the brightest and bravest women in engineering.

• Retention over Attraction: A Review of Women’s Experiences in the Australian Construction Industry; Challenges and Solutions
  by Amir Naser Ghanbaripour, Roksana Jahan Tumpa, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Weiwei Zhang, Parinaz Yousefian, Ranka Novak Camozzi, Carol Hon, Nima Talebian, Tingting Liu and Mina Hemmati
  Buildings 2023, 13(2), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020490

• Colorimetric Paper Sensor for Food Spoilage Based on Biogenic Amine Monitoring
  by Maria Maddalena Calabretta, Denise Gregucci, Riccardo Desiderio and Elisa Michelini
  Biosensors 2023, 13(1), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13010126

• Dynamic Control of a Novel Planar Cable-Driven Parallel Robot with a Large Wrench Feasible Workspace
  by Sergio Juárez-Pérez, Andrea Martín-Parra, Andrea Arena, Erika Ottaviano, Vincenzo Gattulli and Fernando J. Castillo-García
  Actuators 2022, 11(12), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11120367

• Review—Recent Progress in Graphene Based Modified Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine
  by Zouhour Hsine, Rym Mlika, Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault and Hafsa Korri-Youssoufi
  Chemosensors 2022, 10(7), 249; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10070249

• Controlling Aircraft Inter-Arrival Time to Reduce Arrival Traffic Delay via a Queue-Based Integer Programming Approach
  by Koki Higasa and Eri Itoh
  Aerospace 2022, 9(11), 663; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9110663

• Spectral Methods for Response Enhancement of Microwave Resonant Sensors in Continuous Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring
  by Giovanni Buonanno, Adriana Brancaccio, Sandra Costanzo and Raffaele Solimene
  Bioengineering 2022, 9(4), 156; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9040156

• IBM Quantum Platforms: A Quantum Battery Perspective
  by Giulia Gemme, Michele Grossi, Dario Ferraro, Sofia Vallecorsa and Maura Sassetti
  Batteries 2022, 8(5), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8050043

• Water-Based Lubricants: Development, Properties, and Performances
  by Md Hafizur Rahman, Haley Warneke, Haley Webbert, Joaquin Rodriguez, Ethan Austin, Keli Tokunaga, Dipen Kumar Rajak and Pradeep L. Menezes
  Lubricants 2021, 9(8), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants9080073

• Motion Planning and Control of Redundant Manipulators for Dynamical Obstacle Avoidance
  by Giacomo Palmieri and Cecilia Scoccia
  Machines 2021, 9(6), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines9060121

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildland Fires: Sensing, Perception, Cooperation and Assistance
  by Moulay A. Akhloufi, Andy Couturier and Nicolás A. Castro
  Drones 2021, 5(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5010015

Special Issue: “Advancing towards 6G Networks” Editors: Dr. Ayman Radwan, Dr. Maria de Fátima Domingues and Dr. Abd-Elhamid Taha	Special Issue: “Sensors for Artificial Movement Control” Editors: Dr. Christine Azevedo Coste and Dr. Lucas Oliveira da Fonseca
Special Issue: “Enhancing Workplace Safety Management in the Construction Industry” Editors: Dr. Christine Azevedo Coste and Dr. Lucas Oliveira da Fonseca	Special Issue: “Sustainable Civil Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft: Main Challenges and Latest Developments” Editor: Dr. Roberta Fusaro

Conference: 7^th ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC 2023)
Date: 19–21 June 2023
Location: Porto, Portugal 

MDPI will be attending YIC 2023 as an exhibitor; we welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

YIC 2023 is the 7^th in the series of international conferences, organized since 2012, with the main purpose of bringing students and young researchers together within a relaxed environment, developing their work in all areas related to computational science and engineering.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Mathematics;
• AppliedMath;
• Algorithms;
• Fluids;
• Materials;
• Buildings;
• MCA;
• Computation;
• Symmetry.

If you are attending this conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~yic2023/.

MDPI will be attending the 18th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT18), held in Sanya, China, from 20 to 23 May 2023. The theme of this year’s conference is “Synergizing the Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emission”. Throughout the conference, prominent researchers and government officials will give keynote speeches on pressing issues of solid waste management. ICWMT18 provides an excellent opportunity for participants from industry and academia to keep up to date with the latest trends in solid waste management.

During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest views as well as research with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Sustainability;
• Environments;
• Atmosphere;
• Buildings;
• Resources;
• Smart Cities;
• Sustainable Chemistry;
• Pollutants;
• Microplastics.

If you are attending this conference, please stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.bcrc.cn/icwmt-eng/.

Infrared thermography (IRT) has been increasingly used in the past decades to assess defects and the energy performance of buildings. Despite all the opportunities it presents for a better diagnosis, its use still mainly relies on a qualitative and more superficial evaluation of the results. However, there has been an attempt to implement quantitative interpretation methodologies, which guarantee more reliable analyses. However, some issues remain a challenge for the technical and scientific community, which drives a deep reflection both on the test procedures and on the methodologies to interpret the results clearly. This webinar aims at stimulating the exchange of ideas and knowledge on the application of IRT for buildings diagnostics.

Date: 30 May 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CEST | 4:00 a.m. EDT | 4:00 p.m. CST Asia

Webinar ID: 857 2118 6971

Register now for free!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Can’t attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Eva Barreira, CONSTRUCT, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
• Dr. Blanca Tejedor, Department of Projects and Construction Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
• Dr. Ivan Garrido, National Defense University Center, Naval Military Academy, Pontevedra, Spain
• Dr. Ricardo Almeida, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Department of Civil Engineering, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

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Peer review is an essential part of the publication process and is important in ensuring that Buildings (ISSN: 2075-5309) maintains high-quality standards for its published papers. The Buildings Editorial Board and editorial team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers to checking the manuscripts submitted to the journal.

The following reviewers have been selected to receive the 2022 Buildings Outstanding Reviewer Awards based on the quantity, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in Buildings. The winners will each receive CHF 500, the privilege of publishing a paper free of charge in Buildings in 2023, and a certificate in recognition of their outstanding work.

Dr. Paolo Blecich, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Dr. Blecich holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering. He serves as an Associate Professor of Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rijeka, Croatia. He is also Head of the Laboratory for Thermal Measurements. He teaches undergraduate and graduate-level classes of Thermodynamics, Gas Engineering, Renewable Energy, and Thermal Measurements. His scientific efforts are focused on the fields of heat and mass transfer, buildings energy analysis, energy efficiency, and energy conversion and management.

Dr. Łukasz Ścislo, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, Poland

Dr. Ścislo holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering. He serves as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Cracow, Poland. Between 2018 and 2021, he worked as a Vibration Expert Engineer at the Mechanical Measurement Laboratory at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), where he was connecting his theoretical knowledge and numerical analysis experience with practical skills in numerous high-tech projects regarding vibration measurements and analysis, seismic measurements, and sensor development. His current scientific interests include noise and vibration measurement and suppression techniques, smart structures, sensing technologies, structural health monitoring, and fault diagnosis.

The articles below have been selected as 2022 Issue Cover Articles by the Editorial Office of Buildings (ISSN: 2075-5309). These articles came from multiple fields within the scope of Buildings. We hope that they can provide insights and references for scholars in these fields.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

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Scientists at Stanford University have recently published an update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists—the World's Top 2% Scientists.

We are pleased to share that 109 Editorial Board Members from MDPI’s Buildings (ISSN: 2075-5309) were featured in the World's Top 2% Scientists list in 2022. The list was created by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis from Stanford University and his research team. They have created a publicly available database of 100,000 top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of Buildings.

The 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) conference will be hosted by Western Sydney University, Kingswood Campus, Sydney, Australia, the School of Engineering, Design, and Built Environment in collaboration with the Centre for Smart Modern Construction, Western Sydney University, between 23 and 25 November 2022. The conference will present the latest research with the theme “Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment.” AUBEA 2022 has brought together researchers, educators, students, and industry practitioners from Australia and other regions to share knowledge, collaborate, reflect, and learn about current issues and participate in shaping the future of the construction and built environment sectors.

The conference will present the latest research on a wide range of topics related to smart, sustainable and resilient approaches in the built environment; the research proceedings will be split into eight sub-themes. The key research areas that will be discussed include construction project management, the digitalization of construction, industrialization, sustainability, resilience, health and safety, and education in the built environment.

Selected authors from the AUBEA 2022 are invited to submit their extended papers to the Special Issue “Selected Papers from the 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA 2022)” of Buildings (ISSN: 2075-5309), which will be fully peer reviewed for further selection and publication. The Buildings journal will also sponsor the Best Paper award by selecting one winner from the conference.

You can find out more details about the conference at the following link: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/soedbe/engagement/events_and_seminars/aubea_2022.

1. “The Role of Blockchain Technology in Augmenting Supply Chain Resilience to Cybercrime”
by Aya, B.; David, J. E. and Chris, R.
Buildings 2021, 11(7), 283; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11070283
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/7/283

2. “Assessment of Cloud Computing Success Factors for Sustainable Construction Industry: The Case of Nigeria”
by Ayodeji, E. O.; Ahmed, F. K.; Ibraheem, A.; Idris, O. and Chukwuma, K.
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020036
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/36

3. “A Systematic Review of Construction 4.0 in the Context of the BIM 4.0 Premise”
by Hana, B. and Mario, G.
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 337; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080337
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/337

4. “Strategies for Adopting Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Sustainable Building Projects—A Case of Malaysia”
by Bilal, M.; Idris, O.; Syed, S. S. G. and Ehsan, H.
Buildings 2021, 11(6), 249; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060249
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/6/249

5. “Off-Site Construction Three-Echelon Supply Chain Management with Stochastic Constraints: A Modelling Approach”
by Samira, Al-S. S.; Hediye, M.; Amir, A.; Fariborz, J.; Soroush, J. and Maziar, Y.
Buildings 2022, 12(2), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020119
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/2/119

6. “Tower Crane Location Optimization for Heavy Unit Lifting in High-Rise Modular Construction”
by Hosang, H.; Moonseo, P.; Dowan, L. and Jeonghoon, L.
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030121
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/121

7. “Adoption of Blockchain Technology through Digital Twins in the Construction Industry 4.0: A PESTELS Approach”
by Benjamin, T. and Samad, S.
Buildings 2021, 11(12), 670; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120670
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/670

8. “The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Dynamic Site Layout Planning in Large-Scale Construction Projects”
by Ahmed, W. A. H.; Bruno, B. F. C.; Carlos, A. P. S. and Assed, N. H.
Buildings 2021, 11(12), 602; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120602
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/602

9. “Construction Waste Audit in the Framework of Sustainable Waste Management in Construction Projects—Case Study”
by Marcela, S.; Peter, M. and Tomáš, M.
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020061
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/61

10. “An Overarching Review on Delay Analyses in Construction Projects”
by Murat, Ç. and Zeynep, I.
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030109
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/109

1. “Combating Urban Heat Island Effect—A Review of Reflective Pavements and Tree Shading Strategies”
by V. R. Sankar, C.; Michele, J.; Wahidul, B. and Prabir, S.
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030093
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/93

2.“Practical Implementation of Structural Health Monitoring in Multi-Story Buildings”
by Arvindan, S.; Dhanasingh, S. V.; Wojciech, G.; Łukasz, W.; Magdalena, D. V. and Eugeniusz, K.
Buildings 2021, 11(6), 263; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060263
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/6/263

3. “Failure Analysis of Apennine Masonry Churches Severely Damaged during the 2016 Central Italy Seismic Sequence”
by Francesco, C.
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020058
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/58

4. “Post Occupancy Evaluation of School Refurbishment Projects: Multiple Case Study in the UK”
by Hamad, A.; David, J. E.; Joseph, H. K. Lai.; Chris, R.; Caleb, D.; De-Graft, O. -M. and Wellington, D. T.
Buildings 2021, 11(4), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11040169
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/4/169

5. “Facial Expression-Based Experimental Analysis of Human Reactions and Psychological Comfort on Glass Structures in Buildings”
by Chiara, B. and Silvana, M.
Buildings 2021, 11(5), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11050204
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/5/204

6. “Overview on the Nonlinear Static Procedures and Performance-Based Approach on Modern Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Structural Irregularity”
by Abide, A.; Graça, V. and Paulo, B. L.
Buildings 2021, 11(4), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11040147
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/4/147

7. “The Alignment of Australia’s National Construction Code and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Achieving Resilient Buildings and Communities”
by Wesley, W.; Mohammad, M.; Maziar, Y. and Kamyar, K.
Buildings 2021, 11(10), 429; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100429
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/10/429

8. “Damage Detection in Multiple RC Structures Based on Embedded Ultrasonic Sensors and Wavelet Transform”
by Joyraj, C.; Xin, W. and Marek, S.
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020056
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/56

9. “Integrated Design of Structure and Material of Epoxy Asphalt Mixture Used in Steel Bridge Deck Pavement”
by Wen, N.; Duanyi, W.; Yangguang, S.; Wei, X. and Xiaoquan, X.
Buildings 2022, 12(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12010009
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/1/9

10. “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Strengthening of Heritage Timber Buildings: A Review”
by Amirhosein, S.; Ali A.; Mohammad, T.; André, N. C.; Mahgol, S. and Mahdi, K.
Buildings 2021, 11(12), 661; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120661
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/661

1. “Compressive Strength Prediction via Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for Concrete Containing RCA”
by Ayaz Ahmad, Krisada Chaiyasarn, Furqan Farooq, Waqas Ahmad, Suniti Suparp and Fahid Aslam
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080324
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/324

2. “Fire Resistance Behaviour of Geopolymer Concrete: An Overview”
by Salmabanu Luhar, Demetris Nicolaides and Ismail Luhar
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030082
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/82

3. “Mechanical Behavior and Frost-Resistance of Alkali-Activated Cement Concrete with Blended Binder at Ambient Curing Condition”
by Biruk Hailu Tekle, Klaus Holschemacher, Philipp Löber and Björn Heiden
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020052
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/52

4. “Utilization of Corn Cob Ash as Fine Aggregate and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag as Cementitious Material in Concrete”
by Naraindas Bheel, Montasir Osman Ahmed Ali, Yue Liu, T. Tafsirojjaman, Paul Awoyera, Nadhim Hamah Sor and Lenin Miguel Bendezu Romero
Buildings 2021, 11(9), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090422
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/9/422

5. “Performance of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Alkali-Activated Slag-Fly Ash Blended Concrete Incorporating Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Dune Sand”
by Hilal El-Hassan, Abdalla Hussein, Jamal Medljy and Tamer El-Maaddawy
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 327; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080327
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/327

6. “Effect of Needle Type, Number of Layers on FPAFC Composite against Low-Velocity Projectile Impact”
by Nandhu Prasad, Gunasekaran Murali, Sallal R. Abid, Nikolai Vatin, Roman Fediukand and Mugahed Amran
Buildings 2021, 11(12), 668; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120668
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/668

7. “Resistance of an Optimized Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete to Projectile Impact”
by Anna L. Mina, Michael F. Petrou and Konstantinos G. Trezos
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020063
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/63

8. “Properties of Cementitious Materials with Recycled Aggregate and Powder Both from Clay Brick Waste”
by Huixia Wu, Jianzhuang Xiao, Chaofeng Liang and Zhiming Ma
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030119
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/119

9. “Effect of Amount of Fibre and Damage Level on Service Life of SFR Recycled Concrete in Aggressive Environment”
by Petr Lehner and Marie Horňáková
Buildings 2021, 11(10), 489; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100489
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/10/489

10. “Effect of Amount of Fibre and Damage Level on Service Life of SFR Recycled Concrete in Aggressive Environment”
by Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Camilla Ernst Andersen, Alexandra Wittchen, Rasmus Nøddegaard Hansen and Harpa Birgisdóttir
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 362; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080362
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/362

1. “Differentiating Digital Twin from Digital Shadow: Elucidating a Paradigm Shift to Expedite a Smart, Sustainable Built Environment”
by Samad M. E. Sepasgozar
Buildings 2021, 11(4), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11040151
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/4/151

2. “Positioning Positive Energy Districts in European Cities”
by Oscar Lindholm, Hassam ur Rehman and Francesco Reda
Buildings 2021, 11(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010019
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/1/19

3. “Modeling Social Impacts of High-Rise Residential Buildings during the Post-Occupancy Phase Using DEMATEL Method: A Case Study”
by Ngakan Ketut Acwin Dwijendra, Ravil Akhmadeev, Dmitry Tumanov, Mikhail Kosov, Shahab Shoar and Audrius Banaitis
Buildings 2021, 11(11), 504; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11110504
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/11/504

4. “IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts”
by Åsa Hedman, Hassam Ur Rehman, Andrea Gabaldón, Adriano Bisello, Vicky Albert-Seifried, Xingxing Zhang, Francesco Guarino, Steinar Grynning, Ursula Eicker, Hans-Martin Neumann, Pekka Tuominen and Francesco Reda
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030130
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/130

5. “Integration of BIM and Immersive Technologies for AEC: A Scientometric-SWOT Analysis and Critical Content Review”
by Ayaz Khan, Samad Sepasgozar, Tingting Liu and Rongrong Yu
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030126
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/126

6. “BIM-Based Energy Analysis and Sustainability Assessment—Application to Portuguese Buildings”
by José Pedro Carvalho,Manuela Almeida, Luís Bragança and Ricardo Mateus
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030126
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/6/246

7. “Carbon Neutral Roadmap of Commercial Building Operations by Mid-Century: Lessons from China”
by Shufan Zhang, Xiwang Xiang, Zhili Ma, Minda Ma and Chenchen Zou
Buildings 2021, 11(11), 510; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11110510
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/11/510

8. “State-of-the-Art Technologies for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems”
by Hussein M. Maghrabie, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Abdul Hai Al-Alami, Mohamad Ramadan, Emad Mushtaha, Tabbi Wilberforce and Abdul Ghani Olabi
Buildings 2021, 11(9), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090383
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/9/383

9. “Application of Portable Air Purifiers for Mitigating COVID-19 in Large Public Spaces”
by Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, He Li, Robert Bahl and Keith Trace
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 329; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080329
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/329

10. “Influence of Occupant Behavior for Building Energy Conservation: A Systematic Review Study of Diverse Modeling and Simulation Approach”
by Mohammad Nyme Uddin, Hsi-Hsien Wei, Hung Lin Chi and Meng Ni
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020041
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/41

1. “Multiple Dimensions of Smart Cities’ Infrastructure: A Review”
by Ana Paula P. Kasznar, Ahmed W. A. Hammad, Mohammad Najjar, Eduardo Linhares Qualharini, Karoline Figueiredo, Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares and Assed N. Haddad
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020073
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/73

2. “Structural Optimization in Civil Engineering: A Literature Review”
by Linfeng Mei and Qian Wang
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020066
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/66

3. “An Assessment Methodology for the Evaluation of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Italian Housing Market Demand”
by Francesco Tajani, Felicia Di Liddo, Maria Rosaria Guarini, Rossana Ranieri and Debora Anelli
Buildings 2021, 11(12), 592; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120592
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/592

4. “Augmented Reality to Enable Users to Identify Deviations for Model Reconciliation”
by Jad Chalhoub, Steven K. Ayer and Kieren H. McCord
Buildings 2021, 11(2), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020077
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/2/77

5. “Application of Virtual Environments for Biophilic Design: A Critical Review”
by Maryam Mollazadeh and Yimin Zhu
Buildings 2021, 11(4), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11040148
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/4/148

6. “Application of Low-Cost Sensors for Building Monitoring: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Behnam Mobaraki, Fidel Lozano-Galant, Rocio Porras Soriano and Francisco Javier Castilla Pascual
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 336; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080336
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/336

7. “Critical Review of Public Policies for the Rehabilitation of Housing Stock: The Case of Barcelona”
by Angel Uzqueda, Pilar Garcia-Almirall, Còssima Cornadó and Sara Vima-Grau
Buildings 2021, 11(3), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030108
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/3/108

8. “Digital Modelling and Accuracy Verification of a Complex Architectural Object Based on Photogrammetric Reconstruction”
by Agnieszka Ozimek, Paweł Ozimek, Krzysztof Skabek and Piotr Łabędź
Buildings 2021, 11(5), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11050206
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/5/206

9. “Architectural Education in the Current of Deep Ecology and Sustainability”
by Ewa Cisek and Anna Jaglarz
Buildings 2021, 11(8), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11080358
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/8/358

10. “A Systematic Review of Design Creativity in the Architectural Design Studio”
by Hernan Casakin and Andrew Wodehouse
Buildings 2021, 11(1), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010031
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/1/31

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Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

• Peer Review Week 2022
• Research Integrity
• What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
• 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
• How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
• Inviting Great Peer Reviewers

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The academic editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners in the “Engineering” category, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

Actuators:

• “Position Control of Pneumatic Actuators Using Three-Mode Discrete-Valued Model Predictive Control”
  by Haitao Qi, Gary M. Bone and Yile Zhang
  Actuators 2019, 8(3), 56; doi: 10.3390/act8030056
• “Review of Electrothermal Actuators and Applications”
  by Alissa Potekhina and Changhai Wang
  Actuators 2019, 8(4), 69; doi: 10.3390/act8040069

Batteries:

• “Pre-Lithiation Strategies for Rechargeable Energy Storage Technologies: Concepts, Promises and Challenges”
  by Florian Holtstiege, Peer Bärmann, Roman Nölle, Martin Winter and Tobias Placke
  Batteries 2018, 4(1), 4; doi: 10.3390/batteries4010004
• “A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Processes from a Circular Economy Perspective”
  by Omar Velázquez-Martínez, Johanna Valio, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Markus Reuter and Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero
  Batteries 2019, 5(4), 68; doi: 10.3390/batteries5040068
• “Critical Review of the Use of Reference Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries: A Diagnostic Perspective”
  by Rinaldo Raccichini, Marco Amores and Gareth Hinds
  Batteries 2019, 5(1), 12; doi: 10.3390/batteries5010012
• “Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Applications”
  by Qiang Dai, Jarod C. Kelly, Linda Gaines and Michael Wang
  Batteries 2019, 5(2), 48; doi 10.3390/batteries5020048
• “Design Strategies for High Power vs. High Energy Lithium Ion Cells”
  by Michael J. Lain, James Brandon and Emma Kendrick
  Batteries 2019, 5(4), 64; doi: 10.3390/batteries5040064

Chemosensors:

• “Influence of Humidity on NO₂-Sensing and Selectivity of Spray-CVD Grown ZnO Thin Film above 400 °C”
  by Roussin Lontio Fomekong and Bilge Saruhan
  Chemosensors 2019, 7(3), 42; doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7030042
• “Low Molecular Weight Fluorescent Probes (LMFPs) to Detect the Group 12 Metal Triad”
  by Ashley D. Johnson, Rose M. Curtis and Karl J. Wallace
  Chemosensors 2019, 7(2), 22; doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7020022

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering:

• “Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review”
  by Felice Rubino, Antonio Nisticò, Fausto Tucci and Pierpaolo Carlone
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 26; doi: 10.3390/jmse8010026
• “Numerical Simulation of Large Wave Heights from Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) in the Eastern Waters of Taiwan”
  by Shih-Chun Hsiao, Hongey Chen, Han-Lun Wu, Wei-Bo Chen, Chih-Hsin Chang, Wen-Dar Guo, Yung-Ming Chen and Lee-Yaw Lin
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(3), 217; doi: 10.3390/jmse8030217
• “Development of Deterministic Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)”
  by Timothy Sands
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(8), 578; doi: 10.3390/jmse8080578

Lubricants:

• “Solid Lubrication with MoS₂: A Review”
  by Mohammad R. Vazirisereshk, Ashlie Martini, David A. Strubbe and Mehmet Z. Baykara
  Lubricants 2019, 7(7), 57; doi:10.3390/lubricants7070057
• “Investigations of the Friction Losses of Different Engine Concepts. Part 1: A Combined Approach for Applying Subassembly-Resolved Friction Loss Analysis on a Modern Passenger-Car Diesel Engine”
  by Christoph Knauder, Hannes Allmaier, David E. Sander and Theodor Sams
  Lubricants 2019, 7(5), 39; doi: 10.3390/lubricants7050039
• “A Discussion on Present Theories of Rubber Friction, with Particular Reference to Different Possible Choices of Arbitrary Roughness Cutoff Parameters”
  by Andrea Genovese, Flavio Farroni, Antonio Papangelo and Michele Ciavarella
  Lubricants 2019, 7(10), 85; doi: 10.3390/lubricants7100085

Micromachines:

• “4D Printing of Multi-Hydrogels Using Direct Ink Writing in a Supporting Viscous Liquid”
  by Takuya Uchida and Hiroaki Onoe
  Micromachines 2019, 10(7), 433; doi: 10.3390/mi10070433
• “Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance and Mechanism of Au@CaTiO₃ Composites with Au Nanoparticles Assembled on CaTiO₃ Nanocuboids”
  by Yuxiang Yan, Hua Yang, Zao Yi, Ruishan Li and Xiangxian Wang
  Micromachines 2019, 10(4), 254; doi: 10.3390/mi10040254
• “Three-Dimensionally Structured Flexible Fog Harvesting Surfaces Inspired by Namib Desert Beetles”
  by Jun Kyu Park and Seok Kim
  Micromachines 2019, 10(3), 201; doi: 10.3390/mi10030201

Processes:

• “Accelerating Biologics Manufacturing by Modeling or: Is Approval under the QbD and PAT Approaches Demanded by Authorities Acceptable without a Digital-Twin?”
  by Steffen Zobel-Roos, Axel Schmidt, Fabian Mestmäcker, Mourad Mouellef, Maximilian Huter, Lukas Uhlenbrock, Martin Kornecki, Lara Lohmann, Reinhard Ditz and Jochen Strube
  Processes 2019, 7(2), 94; doi: 10.3390/pr7020094
• “Multiscale Agent-Based and Hybrid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment”
  by Kerri-Ann Norton, Chang Gong, Samira Jamalian and Aleksander S. Popel
  Processes 2019, 7(1), 37; doi: 10.3390/pr7010037
• “Dynamic Flowsheet Model Development and Sensitivity Analysis of a Continuous Pharmaceutical Tablet Manufacturing Process Using the Wet Granulation Route”
  by Nirupaplava Metta, Michael Ghijs, Elisabeth Schäfer, Ashish Kumar, Philippe Cappuyns, Ivo Van Assche, Ravendra Singh, Rohit Ramachandran, Thomas De Beer, Marianthi Ierapetritou and Ingmar Nopens
  Processes 2019, 7(4), 234; doi: 10.3390/pr7040234

Sensors:

• “A Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Healthcare Blockchain for IoT”
  by Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi, Gautam Srivastava, Shalini Dhar and Rajani Singh
  Sensors 2019, 19(2), 326; doi: 10.3390/s19020326
• “The Progress of Glucose Monitoring—A Review of Invasive to Minimally and Non-Invasive Techniques, Devices and Sensors”
  by Wilbert Villena Gonzales, Ahmed Toaha Mobashsher and Amin Abbosh
  Sensors 2019, 19(4), 800; doi: 10.3390/s19040800
• “Contact-Based Methods for Measuring Respiratory Rate”
  by Carlo Massaroni, Andrea Nicolò, Daniela Lo Presti, Massimo Sacchetti, Sergio Silvestri and Emiliano Schena
  Sensors 2019, 19(4), 908; doi: 10.3390/s19040908

World Electric Vehicle Journal:

• “Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer Charging Infrastructure for Future EVs: From Experimental Track to Real Circulated Roads Demonstrations”
  by Stéphane Laporte, Gérard Coquery, Virginie Deniau, Alexandre De Bernardinis and Nicolas Hautière
  World Electr. Veh. J. 2019, 10(4), 84; doi: 10.3390/wevj10040084

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2021 in the “Engineering” category. The winners were selected by the journals’ editors.

We warmly congratulate the awarded Young Investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biosensors:

• Amay J. Bandodkar, North Carolina State University, USA.

ChemEngineering:

• Andrew S. Paluch, Miami University, USA.

Chemosensors:

• Mindy Levine, Ariel University, Israel.

Electronics:

• Amir H. Gandomi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering:

• Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa, University of Porto, Portugal.

Machines:

• Chen Lv, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore;
• Ignacio Gonzalez-Prieto, University of Malaga (UMA), Spain;
• Ning Sun, Nankai University, China.

Processes:

• Anton Rassõlkin, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.

Sensors:

• Qammer H. Abbasi, Queen Mary University of London, UK;
• Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue University, USA.

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Engineering” category for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of this year’s Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Actuators:

• Matthew Wei Ming Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Applied Sciences:

• Márcia de Sousa Oliveira, University of León, Spain;
• Caroline Sarah Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK;
• Raquel Viveiros, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal;
• Alfonso González Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Alen Horvat, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain;
• Marie Švecová, University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic;
• Venanzio Giannella, University of Salerno, Italy;
• Michaël Lobet, University of Namur, Belgium;
• Lam Thi Ngoc Tran, National Research Council, Italy;
• Hanfei Mei, University of South Carolina, USA.

Applied System Innovation:

• Mert Nakip, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.

Biosensors:

• Mengdi Bao, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA;

Yichi Su, Stanford University, USA.

Buildings:

• Karthik Panchabikesan, Concordia University, Canada;
• Xiaolei Yuan, Tongji University, China.

Chemosensors:

• Verónica Montes García, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS, France.

Electronics:

• Peng Hang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
• Alfonso González Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain.

Fluids:

• Alberto Zingaro, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;
• Sarah E. Morris, Auburn University, USA.

Infrastructures:

• Angelo Aloisio, University of L’Aquila, Italy;
• André Filipe Castanheira Alves Furtado, University of Porto, Portugal.

Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications:

• Tommaso Zanotti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing:

• Nagalingam Arun Prasanth, Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab, Singapore.

Machines:

• Muhammad Jamil, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China;
• Mariagrazia Tristano, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Processes:

• Michele Schlich, University of Cagliari, Italy;
• Álvaro Santana Mayor, University of La Laguna, Spain.

Sensors:

• Eleonora Macchia, Åbo Akademi University, Finland;
• Alfonso Gonzalez Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Saúl Vallejos Calzada, University of Burgos, Spain;
• Ana Novo, University of Vigo, Spain;
• Yalin Liu, Macau University of Science and Technology, China;
• Marilena Giglio, Politecnico of Bari, Italy;
• Yuzhi Shi, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2021 in the “Engineering” category for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievement. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

• Ryszard Dindorf, Kielce University of Technology, Poland.

Applied Sciences:

• Khaled Giasin, University of Portsmouth, UK;
• Jakub Krzysztof Grabski, University of Technology, Poland;
• Marcos Tostado-Véliz, University of Jaén, Spain;
• Luigi Pugliese, University of Calabria, Italy;
• Francesco Bennardo, University of Catanzaro, Italy;
• Heriberto Perez-Acebo, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain.

Biosensors:

• Amir Hatamie, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Buildings:

• Francesco Fiorito, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy;
• Paul G. O’Brien, York University, Canada.

Chemosensors:

• Verónica Montes García, University of Strasbourg, France.

Machines:

• Piotr Gierlak, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland;
• Sebastian A. Nugroho, University of Michigan, USA;
• Viorel Paleu, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania.

Processes:

• Marcin Dębowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland;
• Bartłomiej Zieniuk, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland;
• Zbigniew Nadolny, Poznan University of Technology, Poland;
• Attila Egedy, University of Pannonia, Hungary;
• Seok-Ho Rhi, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

Sensors:

• Hojong Choi, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea;
• Li Fu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China;
• Leonardo De Mello Honorio, Federal University of Juiz De Fora Juiz De Fora, Brazil;
• Mario Versaci, Mediterranea University, Italy;
• Robertas Damasevicius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.

The 2021 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals: