Best Paper Award

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The J. Compos. Sci. Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 3 articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:

– 1 research article and 2 reviews will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 300, a certificate, and a voucher to be used against applicable article processing fees (valid for one year).

 
J. Compos. Sci. Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in J. Compos. Sci. will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

17 pages, 3653 KiB  
Article
From Nautical Waste to Additive Manufacturing: Sustainable Recycling of High-Density Polyethylene for 3D Printing Applications
by Rigotti Daniele, Davide Armoni, Sithiprumnea Dul and Pegoretti Alessandro
J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7(8), 320; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7080320 - 4 Aug 2023
14 pages, 1589 KiB  
Review
Bio-Oil-Based Epoxy Resins from Thermochemical Processing of Sustainable Resources: A Short Review
by Philip Agbo, Abhijeet Mali, Dongyang Deng and Lifeng Zhang
J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7(9), 374; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7090374 - 6 Sep 2023
18 pages, 3232 KiB  
Review
Review on Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Effects of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) on Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of CNT-Modified Polymeric Composites
by Lida Najmi and Zhong Hu
J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7(4), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7040165 - 15 Apr 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Francesco Tornabene Chairman
University of Salento
Dr. Esfandiar Pakdel
School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Xavier COLIN
Arts Métiers Institute of Technology (ENSAM)

Winner

17 pages, 3182 KiB  
Review
Failures and Flaws in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Additively Manufactured Polymers and Composites
by Maggie Baechle-Clayton, Elizabeth Loos, Mohammad Taheri and Hossein Taheri
J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6(7), 202; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6070202 - 8 Jul 2022
10 pages, 2806 KiB  
Article
Mechanical Behaviour Evaluation of Porous Scaffold for Tissue-Engineering Applications Using Finite Element Analysis
by Akesh Babu Kakarla, Ing Kong, Satya Guha Nukala and Win Kong
J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6(2), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6020046 - 1 Feb 2022
15 pages, 5799 KiB  
Article
Mechanical Characterization and Finite Element Analysis of Hierarchical Sandwich Structures with PLA 3D-Printed Core and Composite Maize Starch Biodegradable Skins
by Maria Zoumaki, Michel T. Mansour, Konstantinos Tsongas, Dimitrios Tzetzis and Gabriel Mansour
J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6(4), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6040118 - 15 Apr 2022
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