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As the Editor-in-Chief of Materials, I am pleased to announce the two winners of the 2022 Materials Guest Editor Award.
Dr. Grzegorz Chladek is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Composite and Polymeric Materials for Dentistry: Enhancing Antimicrobial and Mechanical Properties”, and he is a professor at Silesian University of Technology. He obtained his DSc, PhD and MSc degrees from the Silesian University of Technology. Dr. Grzegorz’s research interests focus on the engineering of materials, biomaterials, dental materials, composites and polymers, mechanical and performance properties.
Dr. Hyeon-Cheol Kim is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Contemporary Endodontic Materials”. He obtained his DDS, MSD and PhD from Pusan National University. Dr. Kim is an active member of the international endodontic society and is now the President at the APEC (Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation). He has been actively lecturing on contemporary clinical Endodontics and materials based on his research evidence in many countries that hold global dental societies.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and achieving a final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Award Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.
Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian Editor-in-Chief, Materials
Materials 2022 Young Investigator Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Fabien Massabuau
University of Strathclyde, UK
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Dr. Konstantin M. Neyman
ICREA & Universitat de Barcelona
Dr. Maria Stefanidou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prof. Dr. Rui Novais
Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering / CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro
Prof. Thomas Niendorf
University of Kassel
Dr. Fabrizio Roccaforte
CNR-IMM
Winner
Bharat Gwalani
North Carolina State University
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Sung Bo Lee
Seoul National Univ.
Dr. Sebastian Lech
AGH University of Science and Technology
Dr. Gaetano Giunta
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Winner
Grzegorz Chladek
Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Award Committee
Ms. Divena Dai
Chairman
Section Materials
Ms. Abby Wang
MDPI Branch Office, Beijing
Winner
Edoardo BALDINI
Massuchusetts Institute of Technology
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Dr. Thomas Fiedler
The University of Newcastle
Prof. Gigliola Lusvardi
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Prof. Pawel Pawlus
Prof. Vlassis Likodimos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Prof. Klara Hernadi
Dr. F. Pacheco Torgal
Dr. Daolun Chen
Prof. Guillermo Requena
German Aerospace Center
Winner
Mathieu Bauchy
University of California, Los Angeles
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Dr. Javier Narciso
Prof. Federico Bella
Politecnico di Torino
Dr. Vincenzo Baglio
CNR
Dr. Laszlo Toth
Prof. Dr. Marek Kowalczuk
Prof. Dr. Luyi Sun
University of Connecticut
Prof. Sofoklis Makridis
University of Patras
Prof. Jonathan Phillips
Naval Postgraduate School
Winner
Andrea Alù
City University of New York, USA
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