Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Prof. Dr. Antonio Ereditato, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Instruments by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Instruments.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Instruments in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winner receive?
There will be one winner this year, and the winner will receive the following:
– CHF 300;
– A certificate;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Instruments in 2024 after peer review.

When will the winner be announced?
The winner will be announced in March 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for Instruments, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Instruments Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Instruments, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Instruments 2021 Travel Award.

The award has been granted to Ms. Adriana Dias, a PhD student at University of London. Ms. Dias’s research explores the use of novel CMOS devices to assay lead in drinking water; her work is part of the PlomBox project, which aims to develop easy-to-use devices to measure the lead concentration of drinking water. She is planning to present her works “Plombox—Development of a Low-Cost CMOS Device for Environmental Monitoring” at the CEST 2021—International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (1–4 September 2021, Athens, Greece). The award consists of 600 Swiss francs, which will be used to attend this conference.

We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winner on her accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Ereditato
Editor-in-Chief, Instruments