Travel Award

The Gels Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of physical (supramolecular) and chemical gel-based materials, which helps to increase their influence. Participants will be able to submit their applications from April to October and winners will be announced by the end of December every year.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: One

 
Gels Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 31 October 2024
Winner announcement: 31 December 2024

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students and research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Maria Vivero Lopez
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Díaz Díaz Chairman
Dr. Song He
Dr. Filippo Rossi
Politecnico di Milano
Prof. Charalampos Proestos
National and kapodistrian University of Athens
Dr. Michel Vert
CNRS - University of Montpellier

Winner

Lan Xiao
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Winner

Demetra Giuri
University of Bologna
Martina Genta
Imperial College London

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Díaz Díaz Chairman
Prof. David Schiraldi
Case Western Reserve University
Prof. Dirk Kuckling
Paderborn University

Winner

Pasquale Sacco
University of Trieste
Ana Casanova Martínez
POR2E group, CEMHTI (UPR 3079), CNRS, University of Orléans, 45071, Orléans, France

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Díaz Díaz Chairman

Winner

Daniela Filipa Duarte Campos
RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Dr. Maria M. Pérez-Madrigal
University of Birmingham, UK
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