Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting applications for two travel awards for postdoctoral fellows or PhD students to attend an international conference of their choice in 2020. The awards will consist of 500 Swiss Francs each. The nominations and applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Francesco Tornabene.

Candidate Requirements:

–– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
–– Plans to attend an international conference in 2020 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:

–– Information about the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
–– CV and list of publications.
–– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words). –– Recommendation letter from the supervisor.

Please submit your applications at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcs/awards before 29 February 2020. The winner will be informed via email and also announced on the Journal of Composites Science website by the end of March 2020.

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Composites Science, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Journal of Composites Science Travel Awards: Elyas Goli, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend any academic conference in the second half year of 2019 or first half year of 2020.

Mr. Elyas Goli's research involves Computational Multiphysics and Advanced Materials Modeling. He will present his research “Modeling of a New Composites Manufacturing Process Based on Frontal Polymerization” at the 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 in Melbourne, Australia between August 11-16, 2019.

On behalf of the award committee, we would like to thank all applicants and to congratulate Mr. Elyas Goli for his accomplishments.

Francesco Tornabene
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Composites Science