Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “JMSE 2023 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in JMSE in 2022. Two review and two research articles will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Tony Clare.

Eligibility for the Award:

– Papers published in JMSE in 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following 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.

The Prize:

– The first prize (one review and one research article): CHF 800 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2024 after peer review;
– The second prize (one review and one research article): CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2024.

Kind regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

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

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

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

What will the winners receive?
There will be five winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

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

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for JMSE, 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,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that JMSE will be granting the Travel Award to two early-career scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the JMSE Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of marine science and engineering to be held in 2024, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation and/or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– 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 as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the JMSE 2024 Travel Award online by 30 November 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the end of January 2024 and announced on the JMSE website.

Kind regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The journal JMSE is inviting applications for the 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Tony Clare.

Eligibility and Requirements

• The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
• The PhD thesis must be their original work;
• The PhD thesis must be defended between 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023.

Required Application Documents

• An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
• A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
• The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
• An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
• A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection Criteria

• Quality of resume and publications;
• Relevance of the candidate and research description;
• Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
• Strength of the recommendation letter;
• Anticipated academic potential;
• Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes

• Bonus (CHF 800);
• Certificate;
• Offer to publish one paper with 500 CHF discount in JMSE after peer review before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 31 October 2023. The winner will be announced on the JMSE by the end of December 2023.

Kind regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of JMSE, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Dr. Sofia Sadogurska, a post-doctoral fellow at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, and Dr. Xingsen Guo, a postdoctoral fellow at the University College London, UK.

As the awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 800 and a certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. 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 winners on their accomplishments.

Editor-in-Chief, Tony Clare, on behalf of the JMSE 2023 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the JMSE 2022 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Tony Clare. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, four winners were selected.

Article:
The First Prize: CHF 800 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2023 after peer review.
Coupled SPH–FEM Modeling of Tsunami-Borne Large Debris Flow and Impact on Coastal Structures
By Anis Hasanpour, Denis Istrati and Ian Buckle
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(10), 1068; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9101068

The Second Prize: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2023 after peer review.
Neural Network Approach for Predicting Ship Speed and Fuel Consumption
By Lúcia Moreira, Roberto Vettor and Carlos Guedes Soares
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(2), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9020119

Review:
The First Prize: CHF 800 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2023 after peer review.
Scour Protections for Offshore Foundations of Marine Energy Harvesting Technologies: A Review
By Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa, João Chambel, Francisco Taveira-Pinto, Paulo Rosa-Santos, Francisco V. C. Taveira-Pinto, Gianmaria Giannini and Piet Haerens
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(3), 297; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9030297

The Second Prize: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2023 after peer review.
Review of Recent Offshore Wind Turbine Research and Optimization Methodologies in Their Design
By Jieyan Chen and Moo-Hyun Kim
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(1), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010028

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the JMSE 2022 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of JMSE.

Kind regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the JMSE 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Do Kyun Kim.

Dr. Do Kyun Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. His research focuses on non-linear structural mechanics and analysis in
association with limit states and risk-based approaches for “ships and offshore structures”. He is now interested in limit state-based structural analysis and the design of subsea engineering in terms of floating structures, risers, pipelines and many others. In 2013, he received a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from the Pusan National University (PNU), Republic of Korea. He has authored more than 100 technical papers, including journals and proceedings. Dr. Do Kyun Kim’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 1,354 and his Hirsch index is 21. He is clearly a rising star in the field of marine science and engineering. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Do Kyun Kim for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Do Kyun Kim will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of December 2023 in JMSE after peer-review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

JMSE 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the JMSE 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The JMSE Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to JMSE. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Mina Tadros
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research interests: diesel engine; marine propulsion system; optimization; data fitting; fuzzy logic; marine propeller; waste heat recovery; biodiesel; after treatment system

Dr. Mai The Vu
Sejong University, Korea
Research interests: system dynamics; mechatronics; underwater vehicles; automation and robotics; trajectory tracking; path planning; multi-body dynamic modeling

Dr. Chiemela Victor Amaechi
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Research interests: offshore structures; marine risers; composite riser; structures; marine structures

Dr. Denis Istrati
University of Nevada, USA
Research interests: waves; flooding; tsunami; dam-break; coastal structures; offshore; bridge; pier; debris; damming; wave loads; SPH; ports; wharves; jetties; breakwaters; decks; bores; ocean; CFD; FSI; wave energy converter; hydraulic; hydrodynamic; WEC; flow; floating

Dr. Cagatay Iris
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Research interests: transportation and logistics (including freight transportation, next-generation ports, shipping, hinterlands, urban logistics, crowdshipping)

The Prize for Each Winner:

– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– An opportunity to receive a 50% discount on the normal APC for one paper published in JMSE after peer review before the end of 2023.

Kind regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE), it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the JMSE 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:
“Mathematical Modelling of Wave-Induced Motions and Loads on Moored Offshore Structures” By Changqing Jiang, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in JMSE before the end of 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Tony Clare
Editor-in-Chief, JMSE

Dear colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2021 Highly Cited Paper Award to recognize the most highly cited papers in the past two years.

The three papers selected for this award were assessed by the Editorial Office of JMSE from the papers published in 2019 and 2020. The paper citation data are based on citations in Web of Science in 2021.

First Prize: (CHF 800)
Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review
By Felice Rubino, Antonio Nisticò, Fausto Tucci and Pierpaolo Carlone
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 26; doi:10.3390/jmse8010026

Second Prize: (CHF 500)
Impact of Neonicotinoids to Aquatic Invertebrates—In Vitro Studies on Mytilus galloprovincialis: A Review
By Maria Pagano, Alzbeta Stara, Valbona Aliko and Caterina Faggio
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(10), 801; doi:10.3390/jmse8100801

Third Prize: (CHF 300)
The Ocean-Going Autonomous Ship—Challenges and Threats
By Andrzej Felski and Karolina Zwolak
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 41; doi:10.3390/jmse8010041

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the JMSE 2021 Highly Cited Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of the JMSE.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the JMSE 2021 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa.

Dr. Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa is the responsible for the R&D sub-unit Offshore Structures and Foundations of the Marine Energy Group at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research. His research interests include the study of scour and erosion in marine structures, risk analysis applied to coastal and offshore engineering, and the prediction of extreme sea states. Dr. Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa received his Ph.D. in 2018 and has an outstanding publication record of 42 publications in peer-reviewed international journals as well as as Hirsch-Index of 12 and 411 citations in Scopus.

As the awardee, Dr. Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JMSE in 2022, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all of the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all of the Award Committee Members for evaluating the many excellent nominations.

Kind Regards,

Prof. Dr. Tony Clare
Editor-in-Chief, JMSE

Dear Colleagues,

As the editor-in-chief of JMSE, I am pleased to announce the winners of the JMSE 2021 Best Paper Awards.
The awards have been granted to:

The First Prize (800 CHF)
Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review
Authors: Felice Rubino, Antonio Nisticò, Fausto Tucci and Pierpaolo Carlone
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8010026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/1/26

The Second Prize (500 CHF)
Numerical Simulation of Large Wave Heights from Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) in the Eastern Waters of Taiwan
Authors: Shih-Chun Hsiao, Hongey Chen, Han-Lun Wu, Wei-Bo Chen, Chih-Hsin Chang, Wen-Dar Guo, Yung-Ming Chen and Lee-Yaw Lin
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(3), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8030217
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/3/217

The Third Prize (300 CHF)
Development of Deterministic Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)
Author: Timothy Sands
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(8), 578; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080578
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/8/578

Each winner can also publish a paper in JMSE free of charge after the normal peer-review process in 2022.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the JMSE 2021 Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of JMSE.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Tony Clare
Editor-in-Chief, JMSE

It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2020 Highly Cited Paper Awards to recognize the most highly cited papers in the past two years. The prize was announced in August 2020, and the three winners have now been selected.

The three papers selected for these awards were assessed by the Editorial Office of JMSE from the papers published in 2018 and 2019. The paper citation data are based on citations in Web of Science in 2020.

1st Prize (with 25 citations in 2020, total 48 citations)
Low-Cost UAV for High-Resolution and Large-Scale Coastal Dune Change Monitoring Using Photogrammetry
Quentin Laporte-Fauret, Vincent Marieu, Bruno Castelle, Richard Michalet, Stéphane Bujan and David Rosebery
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2019, 7(3), 63; doi: 10.3390/jmse7030063
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/3/63

2nd Prize (with 14 citations in 2020, total 27 citations)
Analysis of Different Methods for Wave Generation and Absorption in a CFD-Based Numerical Wave Tank
Adria Moreno Miquel, Arun Kamath, Mayilvahanan Alagan Chella, Renata Archetti and Hans Bihs
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6(2), 73; doi: 10.3390/jmse6020073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/6/2/73

3rd Prize (with 13 citations in 2020, total 33 citations)
Quantifying Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Review
Seyedabdolhossein Mehvar, Tatiana Filatova, Ali Dastgheib, Erik De Ruyter van Steveninck and Roshanka Ranasinghe
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6(1), 5; doi: 10.3390/jmse6010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/6/1/5

These three outstanding papers represent some of the most valuable contributions that JMSE has received to date. On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office, we would like to congratulate these three teams for their excellent work. In recognition of their accomplishment, all of the three winners will receive a certificate, with the first prize team granted 800 CHF, the second prize team granted 500 CHF, and the third prize team granted 300 CHF.

Kind Regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

This year, we received 66 applications for the JMSE 2020 travel awards. They were evaluated by Editors and Editorial Board members, to whom I would like to express my sincere thanks.

I am very happy to announce that the 2020 winners are: Mr Oliver Jack Billson, a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, supervised by Professor Paul Russell (Plymouth University), and Dr Gal Eyal, a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Global Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia, and Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Mr. Oliver Billson’s research investigates the resilience of coastal infrastructure against predicted sea level rise and shoreline recession. He has five peer-reviewed publications, including an article in this journal. The travel award will be used to present on: “Observations of infragravity response during extreme storms on sand and gravel beaches” at the International Coastal Symposium 2020 in Seville, which has been rescheduled for 3–6 May 2021.

Dr. Gal Eyal received his PhD in 2017 from Tel-Aviv University and The Interuniversity Institute in Eilat. After a short postdoctoral fellowship at Tel-Aviv University, he began his Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2018. Dr. Eyal is currently working on mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Marine Palaeoecology Lab at The University of Queensland. He has published more than 25 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Eyal will use his travel award to present at the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bremen, 18–23 July 2021 on: “Unforeseen mesophotic-selective coral bleaching in a geographic thermal refuge”.

On behalf of JMSE, I would like to congratulate Mr. Oliver Billson and Dr. Gal Eyal on their successful applications and thank all who applied for the JMSE 2020 Travel Awards. As in previous years, the standard was very high.

Kind regards,

It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2019 Highly Cited Paper Awards to recognize the most highly cited papers in the past two years. The prize was announced in August 2020, and the three winners have now been selected.

The three papers selected for these awards were assessed by the Editorial Office of JMSE from the papers published in 2017 and 2018. The paper citation data are based on citations in Web of Science in 2019.

1st Prize (with 13 citations in 2019, total 22 citations)
Sea Level Change and Coastal Climate Services: The Way Forward
Gonéri Le Cozannet, Robert J. Nicholls, Jochen Hinkel, William V. Sweet, Kathleen L. McInnes, Roderik S. W.Van de Wal, Aimée B. A. Slangen, Jason A. Lowe and Kathleen D. White
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2017, 5, 49; doi:10.3390/jmse5040049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/5/4/49

2nd Prize (with 10 citations in 2019, total 18 citations)
Quantifying Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Review
Seyedabdolhossein Mehvar, Tatiana Filatova, Ali Dastgheib, Erik De Ruyter van Steveninck and Roshanka Ranasinghe
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6, 5; doi:10.3390/jmse6010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/6/1/5

3rd Prize (with 9 citations in 2019, total 19 citations)
Comparative Analysis of Coastal Flooding Vulnerability and Hazard Assessment at National Scale
Marcello Di Risio, Antonello Bruschi, Iolanda Lisi, Valeria Pesarino and Davide Pasquali
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2017, 5, 51; doi:10.3390/jmse5040051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/5/4/51

These three outstanding papers represent some of the most valuable contributions that JMSE has received to date. On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office, we would like to congratulate these three teams for their excellent work. In recognition of their accomplishment, all of the three winners will receive a certificate, with the first prize team granted 800 CHF, the second prize team granted 500 CHF, and the third prize team granted 300 CHF.

Kind Regards,
JMSE Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

Following the successful launch of the JMSE travel awards last year, this year’s competition attracted over 40 applications. The standard was again very high. I would like to thank the Editors and Editorial Board members who helped in evaluating the applications.

I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 competition:

The postgraduate student awardee is Mr. Daniel M. Coffey, a PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Kim Holland at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The successful postdoctoral applicant is Dr. Rebecca L. Morris, a Research Fellow in the National Centre for Coasts and Climate (NCCC), at the University of Melbourne.

Mr. Daniel Coffey’s research uses biologging to investigate the physiology of a deepwater shark, Hexanchus griseus, in relation to environmental conditions, including in situ measurements of dissolved oxygen. Daniel has contributed to 10 peer-reviewed publications, including two as first author. He will use the travel award to attend the 2019 International Conference on Fish Telemetry (ICFT) in Arendal, Norway and present on: “Assessing performance and habitat suitability of a vertically migrating deepwater shark under a changing climate”.

Dr. Rebecca L. Morris received her PhD in Marine Ecology in 2016 from the University of Sydney. She is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne where she works with Professor Stephen Swearer and leads the eco-engineering and restoration research theme within the NCCC. Dr. Morris has co-authored 13 peer-reviewed publications including six as first author. Dr. Morris will use her award to attend the 2019 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Biennial Conference in Mobile, Alabama. Her oral presentation is entitled: “Designing nature-based coastal defence: what, where and how”.

It is my pleasure on behalf of JMSE to congratulate Mr. Daniel Coffey and Dr. Rebecca Morris and wish them well with their presentations. I would also like to express my appreciation for MDPI’s continued support of these travel awards.

Editor-in-Chief,
Prof. Dr. Anthony S. Clare

We are pleased to present the “ECM15 Best Paper Award” to “Ice Forecasting in the Next-Generation Great Lakes Operational Forecast System (GLOFS)” by Eric J. Anderson and colleagues.

This paper demonstrates how new modeling capabilities can usher in a new era of Great Lakes ice forecasting, addressing an issue where millions of dollars and lives are at stake. Modeling enhancements, model performance, uncertainties, and potential future improvements are all clearly described. Reviewers have lauded the authors for their well-written prose and insightful graphics. Congratulations to all the authors of the first Best Paper of the ECM award!

Dear Colleagues,

This is the first year that the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) has offered travel awards and we were overwhelmed by the number and standard of the applications. Therefore, it was a very difficult task to finalise the top postgraduate and postdoctoral candidates. I am indebted to the Editors and Editorial Board members, who helped with this process.

As the Editor-in-Chief of JMSE, I am pleased to announce the winners:

The postgraduate student award was granted to Laura Weber, a fourth-year PhD candidate supervised by Dr. Amy Apprill in the MIT/WHOI joint programme. The postdoctoral award was granted to Dr. Frederic M Evers, a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich.

Ms. Laura Weber’s dissertation focused on characterising the microbial landscape of coral reef environments at different scales. Laura has co-authored five peer-reviewed publications, including an article in Nature Communications. The JMSE award will be used to attend the Gordon Research Seminar – Marine Microbial Strategies for Survival in a Changing Environment – where Laura will present on the topic: "Genomic Investigations into Coral-Picoplankton Interactions Within the Coral Ecosphere".

Dr. Frederic Evers received his PhD in Civil Engineering in 2017 from ETH Zurich, where he worked in the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) supervised by Prof. Dr. Robert Boes. He is now a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich investigating tsunami waves. Dr Boes has co-authored ten peer-reviewed journal articles and was the first author on a paper published in JMSE, which was entitled “Impulse Wave Generation: Comparison of Free Granular with Mesh-Packed Slides”. Dr Evers will use his award to attend the 36^th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) 2018, where he will present the first insights from an interdisciplinary project on tsunamis triggered by submarine landslides.

On behalf of the Section Editors, Managing Editor and Editorial Board members, it is my pleasure to congratulate Laura Weber and Dr. Frederic Evers on winning the 2018 JMSE Travel Awards. We are very grateful to MDPI for sponsoring these travel awards and to all who submitted applications. The high standard of applications bodes well for the future of marine science and engineering. We wish you all continued success in your careers.

Editor-in-Chief,

Prof. Dr. Anthony S. Clare
Marine Science
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
UK
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