Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Encyclopedia 2023 Outstanding Contributor Award. The award has been granted to the following researchers:
Dr. Robert Friedman, a retired Associate Professor from the Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
Dr. Jude Okolie, an Assistant Professor from the Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA.
As the awardees, they will each receive CHF 300 (Swiss Francs), a certificate, and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Encyclopedia in 2024 after peer review.
We are delighted to have so many high-quality applicants and are grateful for the contributions everyone has made. The evaluation process and subsequent decision proved to be challenging. We extend our gratitude to all applicants for their support of Encyclopedia. On behalf of the award evaluation committee, we congratulate the winners on their remarkable achievements.
Kind regards,
Encyclopedia Editorial Office
Encyclopedia 2023 Outstanding Contributor Award
Winner
Robert Friedman
Retired from Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Jude Okolie
Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Raffaele Barretta
Chairman
University of Naples Federico II
Prof. Dr. Sandro Serpa
University of the Azores
Dr. Milva Pepi
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Prof. Harry H.X. Wang
Sun Yat-Sen University
Prof. Dr. Ali Bahadori-Jahromi
University of West London
Winner
Bjørn Grinde
Division of Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, N-0213 Oslo, Norway
Bo-Wen Shen
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Raffaele Barretta
Chairman
University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Milva Pepi
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Prof. Dr. Sandro Serpa
University of the Azores
Winner
Carmen S.R. Freire
CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Award Committee
Prof. Raffaele Barretta
Chairman
University of Naples Federico II