Early Career Investigator Award
The Forests Early Career Investigator Award was established in 2020 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of forest and forest ecology. Nominations will be accepted from April through June each year, with winners notified by the end of August.
The Prize:
– CHF 1000;
– An Electronic Certificate
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 2
Forests 2023 Early Career Investigator Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received a PhD degree on or after 1 January 2019;– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of forest science;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of Documents for Nomination
– A detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;– A scanned copy of the candidate’s doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Sheng-I Yang
Guilherme Mataveli
Award Committee
Dr. Giacomo Gerosa
Chairman
Catholic University of Brescia
Dr. Isabel Pôças
Collaborative Laboratory for Integrated Forest and Fire Management
Prof. Dr. Zeki Candan
Istanbul University
Dr. Shengbin Chen
Chengdu University of Technology
Winner
Mianhai Zheng
Juergen Knauer
Award Committee
Dr. Cate Macinnis-Ng
Chairman
University of Auckland
Dr. Emil Engelund Thybring
University of Copenhagen
Dr. Sabrina Palanti
CNR IBE
Dr. Adriano Mazziotta
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Winner
Oksana Pelyukh
Saverio Francini
Award Committee
Dr. Timothy A. Martin
Chairman
University of Florida
Dr. Cate Macinnis-Ng
University of Auckland
Dr. Seng Hua Lee
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Prof. Dr. Fred O. Asiegbu
Prof. Angela Lo Monaco
Università della Tuscia
Dr. J Julio Camarero
Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE)-CSIC
