Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Ceramics, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Ceramics 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:
“Metal Nanoparticle Carbon Nanocomposites to Produce Electrochemical Devices for Environmental Water Monitoring” by Dr. Wenchao Duan, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) and Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC), Spain

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a featured paper in Ceramics with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Gilbert Fantozzi
Editor-in-Chief, Ceramics