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Best PhD Thesis Award
Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award has been postponed to 15 September 2025.
The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Fire Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of fire science, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.
The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 1
Fire Best PhD Thesis Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD fellow who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.
List of Documents for Application
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
Past Winners
Winner
- XLXiaoman LuXiaoman LuSouth Dakota State University, SD, USA
- WMWenxin MeiWenxin MeiUniversity of Science and Technology of China, China
Award Committee
Grant WilliamsonGrant WilliamsonUniversity of TasmaniaChairman
Ali Cemal BenimAli Cemal BenimDuesseldorf University of Applied Sciences
Chuangang FanChuangang FanSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University
Tiago Miguel FerreiraTiago Miguel FerreiraUniversity of Minho
Qingsong WangQingsong Wang
Babak ShotorbanBabak ShotorbanThe University of Alabama in Huntsville- LHLonghua HuLonghua HuUniversity of Science and Technology of China
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