Announcements

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Tu Youyou Award has been conferred upon Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller, in recognition of their significant contributions to natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

Richard DiMarchi Indiana University, USA	Prof. Richard DiMarchi is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences at Indiana University, USA. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. DiMarchi is a former Group Vice President at Eli Lilly and later at Novo Nordisk. He is recognized for his contributions to the discovery and development of rDNA-derived Humulin®, Humalog®, rGlucagon®, and Forteo®. His academic research has broadened the understanding of glucagon and incretin physiology and pioneered the discovery of single-molecule multi-mechanism agonists for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. The central element to success has been the chemical vision and technology to install within single molecules simultaneous agonism at related G-protein coupled receptors, coupled to the counter-intuitive discovery that glucagon and GIP agonism could synergize the therapeutic efficacy of GLP-1. These peptides and their conceptual approach have transformed the management of excessive body weight to a condition comparable to how hypertension, adult-onset diabetes, and excess cholesterol are medicinally managed.
“Professor DiMarchi was recognized by the 2024 Tu Youyou Award Committee members as being an exceptional leader in the medicinal chemistry of peptides and proteins of natural origin, and as a pioneer in the field of chemical biotechnology. His very important discoveries have led to breakthroughs in new drugs related to the therapy of diabetes and obesity. He has been named as an inventor on a very large number of patents, and he has had initially a highly successful scientific and administrative career in industry, which was followed by over two decades in academia as a distinguished professor.” —Prof. Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn, Chair of the Award Committee
Rolf Müller Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Germany; Helmholtz Centre for Infections Research (HZI), Germany; Saarland University, Germany	Prof. Rolf Müller is the Founding and Managing Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) and Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Saarland University, Germany. Having received his training from the University of Bonn, he held research positions at the University of Washington, USA, and Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany, prior to his appointment as professor to Saarland University. His laboratory has dedicated itself to the exploration of bacterial natural-product biosynthetic pathways for more than 20 years and has extensive experience in working with myxobacteria and other microbial producer strains. Starting from the isolation and characterization of new microorganisms, the scope of work includes microbiology-, biotechnology-, bioinformatics-, and chemistry-based approaches to exploit these isolates as sources of new drugs with a special focus on novel anti-infectives. Müller and his team apply a variety of state-of-the-art analytical methods and biological assays to perform biological and chemical characterizations of the identified compounds. Prof. Müller has received several awards, including the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the PHOENIX Pharmacy Research Award, the DECHEMA Prize, and the Inhoffen Medal, as well as being an elected member of acatech, Leopoldina, and the German Academy of Sciences and Literature.
“The 2024 Tu Youyou Award Committee members were highly impressed by the truly outstanding past and ongoing contributions of Professor Müller in both microbial natural products isolation chemistry and in biosynthesis, as well as in the development of lead compounds for their potential in treating human diseases, through his global connections with various major funding agencies. He is also a dedicated teacher who has trained numerous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and he has lectured on his research in countries all over the world.” —Prof. Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn, Chair of the Award Committee

The achievements of Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller highlight the transformative impact of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry. We congratulate them and invite the global academic community and public to join us in celebrating their significant contributions.

2024 Award Committee
Committee Chair:

• Prof. Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn, Ohio State University, USA.
  

Committee Members (listed in alphabetical order):

• Prof. Angelo Fontana, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy;
• Prof. Binghe Wang, Georgia State University, USA;
• Dr. Diana Pinto, University of Aveiro, Portugal;
• Prof. Hideaki Kakeya, Kyoto University, Japan;
• Dr. RuAngelie Edrada-Ebel, University of Strathclyde, UK;
• Prof. Thomas Prisinzano, University of Kentucky, USA
• Prof. Wei Li, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA.

About the Tu Youyou Award:
The 2024 Tu Youyou Award includes a total monetary prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs and a medal for each recipient. Established in 2016 to honor the pioneering spirit of Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, the Tu Youyou Award is an international award honoring exceptional scholars dedicated to the fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

For further information about the award and the winners, please visit the Tu Youyou Award website.

International Asteroid Day 2025 highlights the growing capabilities of planetary defense against asteroid threats. With advanced systems now tracking over 36,000 near-Earth objects and deflection technologies like NASA’s successful DART mission, we are better equipped than ever to detect and mitigate potential impacts. As we prepare for Apophis’ close approach in 2029, this global awareness day emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and public participation in safeguarding our planet.

On International Asteroid Day, we highlight cutting-edge research and innovative planetary defense initiatives that protect Earth from cosmic threats. We invite you to explore our curated resources on asteroid detection, deflection technologies, and global preparedness efforts. Together, we can advance our collective mission to defend our planet from near-Earth objects and build a more secure future for all.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Marco Fenucci Earth Object Coordination Centre, Italy	Dr. Josep Maria Trigo Rodriguez Institute of Space Sciences, Spain

Feel free to register for the webinar here!

“Orbital Analysis of a Dual Asteroid System Explorer Based on the Finite Element Method”
by Linli Su, Wenyu Feng, Lie Yang, Zichen Fan, Mingying Huo and Naiming Qi
Aerospace 2024, 11(12), 993; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11120993

“Trajectory Design of Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Exploration with Reusable Probes from Cislunar Space”
by Chao Peng, Renyong Zhang and Yang Gao
Aerospace 2024, 11(7), 546; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11070546

“Applications of Ground-Penetrating Radar in Asteroid and Comet Exploration”
by Wei Guan, Yan Su, Jiawei Li, Shun Dai, Chunyu Ding Chunyu Ding and Yuhang Liu
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(12), 2188; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16122188

“Mitigation of the Collision Risk of a Virtual Impactor Based on the 2011 AG5 Asteroid Using a Kinetic Impactor”
by Marco Cinelli
Mathematics 2024, 12(3), 378; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12030378

“Assessment of Asteroid Classification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks”
by Victor Bacu, Constantin Nandra, Adrian Sabou, Teodor Stefanut and Dorian Gorgan
Aerospace 2023, 10(9), 752; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10090752

“Pyroxene and Hydroxyl Signatures in Vesta Newly Calibrated Data from Dawn Mission”
by Giuseppe Massa, Andrea Longobardo, Ernesto Palomba, Marianna Angrisani, Chiara Gisellu, Fabrizio Dirri, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Andrea Raponi, Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo and Mauro Ciarniello
Universe 2023, 9(6), 296; https://doi.org/10.3390/universe9060296

“The Formation of a Rubble Pile Asteroid: Insights from the Asteroid Ryugu”
by Tsutomu Ota, Christian Potiszil, Katsura Kobayashi, Ryoji Tanaka, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tak Kunihiro, Chie Sakaguchi, Masahiro Yamanaka and Eizo Nakamura
Universe 2023, 9(6), 293; https://doi.org/10.3390/universe9060293

“Numerical Study on Asteroid Deflection by Penetrating Explosion Based on Single-Material ALE Method and FE-SPH Adaptive Method”
by Pengfei Han, Qiguang He, Xiaowei Chen and He Lv
Aerospace 2023, 10(5), 479; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10050479

“Solar Sail Trajectories to Earth’s Trojan Asteroids”
by Alessandro A. Quarta and Giovanni Mengali
Universe 2023, 9(4), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/universe9040186

“Feasibility Analysis of Autonomous Orbit Determination and Gravity-Field Recovery around Asteroids Using Inter-Satellite Range Data”
by Haohan Li and Xiyun Hou
Aerospace 2023, 10(3), 304; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10030304

“Insights in Planetary Geology” Guest Editors: Dr. Paola Manzari and Dr. Maria Pedone Submission deadline: 30 September 2025	“Advances in Asteroid Dynamics” Guest Editors: Dr. Marta Ceccaroni and Dr. Marco Fenucci Submission deadline: 31 October 2025
“Detection and Tracking of Near-Earth Asteroids” Guest Editor: Dr. Haibin Zhao Submission deadline: 27 February 2026	“The Hidden Stories of Small Planetary Bodies” Guest Editors: Dr. Emese Forgacs-Dajka and Dr. Csaba Kiss Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

MDPI is excited to announce a special webinar in celebration of International Asteroid Day on 30 June 2025. International Asteroid Day’s goal is to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case of a credible near-Earth object threat.

The theme of the webinar is “Exploring Near-Earth Objects: Challenges and Opportunities”. We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the MDPI Asteroid Day Webinar 2025. Please find below an outline of the presentations.

Date: 30 June 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. CEST
Webinar ID: 821 8607 0803

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Program

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Invited Speakers:

• Dr. Marco Fenucci, ESA NEO Coordination Centre/Deimos Italia;
• Prof. Dr. Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC/IEEC).

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following link:
https://sciforum.net/event/IADW2.

If you have any questions about the webinar, please contact journal.webinar@mdpi.com.

MDPI Webinar Secretariat

Conference: GR24 and Amaldi16
Organization: The Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow and the Institute of Physics
Date: 14−18 July 2025
Place: Glasgow, UK
Booth ID: 03 

A number of MDPI journals will attend GR24 and Amaldi16 as exhibitors, an exciting event being held in Glasgow, UK, from 14 to 18 July 2025. 

The 24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24) and the 16th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi16) will be held together as a joint meeting, bringing together experts from across classical and quantum gravity, mathematical and applied relativity, gravitational-wave instrumentation and data analysis, multimessenger astronomy, relativistic astrophysics and cosmology. 

The following MDPI journals will be presented at the conference:

• Universe;
• Galaxies;
• Astronomy;
• Particles;
• Quantum Reports;
• Atoms;
• Physics;
• Entropy;
• Mathematics. 

If you are attending the above conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth #03. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

On 11th June 2025, Mathematics (ISSN: 2227-7390) held its Editorial Board meeting, chaired by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Francisco Chiclana. The hybrid-format meeting brought together 11 Academic Editors, combining in-person and virtual participation to discuss the journal's strategic development.

The Editorial Office expresses its deepest gratitude to all attending Editors for their dedicated support and valuable contributions. The face-to-face interactions proved particularly fruitful in fostering collaborative discussions, and we look forward to welcoming even more editors at future gatherings in different regions.

The meeting began with a presentation including an introduction to Mathematics, journal statistics, and market activities.

The following topics were discussed:

1. Journal’s Section restructure—opinions and suggestions;
2. Handling submissions from authors with a history of retractions;
3. How to handle manuscripts translated from a different language into English;
4. Additional strategies to strengthen our position in the WoS and Scopus databases;
5. How can the journal improve its value in REF; how can it improve its reputation;
6. Experience working with Mathematics—ideas and suggestions.

Attendee List (in no particular order):
Offline:
Name: Prof. Dr. Francisco Chiclana (Editor-in-Chief)
Affiliation: School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK

Name: Prof. Dr. Sergei Petrovskii (Section Editor-in-Chief)
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester, University Road Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

Name: Dr. Zacharias Anastassi
Affiliation: Institute of Artificial Intelligence, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK

Name: Bo Wang
Affiliation: School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

Name: Dr. Wei W. Xing
Affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK (Accompanied by his research associate, Bin Chen)

Name: Doris Albu
Affiliation: MDPI Journal Relations Specialist

Name: Isabel Nelson
Affiliation: MDPI Journal Relations Specialist

Online:
Name: Prof. Dr. Leonid V. Bogachev
Affiliation: Department of Statistics, School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

Name: Dr. Yang-Hui He
Affiliation: ¹ London Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Royal Institution, London W1S 4BS, UK; ² Merton College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 4JD, UK

Name: Dr. Ari Laptev
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK

Name: Dr. Xiang Song
Affiliation: School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3HF, UK

Name: Prof. Graham Hall
Affiliation: Institute of Mathematics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK

Name: Dr. Fabio Caraffini
Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Computational Foundry, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Fabian Way, Skewen SA1 8EN, UK

The journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded—SCIE (Web of Science) and Scopus, and has received its latest impact factor of 2.2 and CiteScore of 4.6, currently ranking in the first quartile (Q1) in its JCR and Scopus category. 

To access more journal statistics, please click on the link below: here https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics/stats.

Mathematics Editorial Office

Hamiltonian systems are central to both classical and modern physics. They describe a broad spectrum of dynamical phenomena, ranging from celestial mechanics and plasma confinement to molecular interactions. This workshop, Advances in Hamiltonian Transport and Chaotic Dynamics, will explore recent progress in understanding the complex mechanisms driving phase space transport and the emergence of chaos in conservative and dissipative systems. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of invariant structures, such as tori, cantori, and resonant webs; the interplay between order and chaos; and the development and application of modern chaotic indicators.

Key topics include Arnold diffusion, resonant dynamics, chaotic scattering, chaos indicators, and the statistical features of transport in both low- and high-dimensional Hamiltonian systems. The workshop aims to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue by bringing together experts from mathematics, physics, and applied sciences to share insights, present theoretical advancements, and discuss cutting-edge computational techniques. Through interactive sessions and collaborative discussion, the event will foster new connections and inspire future research in this dynamic and foundational area.

Date: 3 July 2025 at 2 p.m. CEST | 8 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 851 4517 9752
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Mathematics-19

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Program:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Please register anyway and we will inform you when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Chris Antonopoulos, University of Essex, UK;
• Prof. Dr. Edson Denis Leonel, São Paulo State University, Brazil;
• Prof. Dr. Joelson Daviyson Veloso Hermes, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of South of Minas Gerais, Brazil;
• Dr. Matheus Rolim Sales, University of Essex, UK.

We are pleased to announce that the Young Women in Engineering Award is open for nominations. This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering. All the nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee, and winners will be announced online on 8 March 2026.

Prizes:

• CHF 1000;
• An electronic certificate;
• A voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission to a journal within the field of engineering (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Number of winners: 2.

Eligibility and requirements:

• This role is designated for female candidates;
• Must have received their Ph.D. no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
• Must have produced groundbreaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of engineering;
• Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of documents for nomination:

• Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
• Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
• Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule:

Open for nominations: 23 June 2025;
Nomination deadline: 30 November 2025;
Winner announcement: 8 March 2026.

Nominations and contact:

All nomination materials and award-related communications must be submitted via our official email: ywe-award@mdpi.com.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your nominations.

Young Women in Engineering Award Team

Understanding the long-term behavior of complex systems far from equilibrium remains one of the central challenges in nonlinear science. This workshop brings together recent advances in the study of non-equilibrium dynamics and weak chaos in both Hamiltonian many-body systems and externally driven (non-autonomous) models. Topics will include ergodicity breaking, metastable and quasi-stationary states, energy localization, and anomalous transport, as well as the use of diagnostic tools such as Lyapunov exponents and SALI to characterize dynamical behavior. Particular emphasis will be placed on systems with long-range interactions and mean-field models that exhibit integrable-like features in the thermodynamic limit, and on periodically forced systems where scattering, resonance, and sensitivity to external parameters play key roles in trajectory evolution. By exploring the interplay between structure, stability, and weak forms of chaos, this workshop aims to deepen our understanding of how order and unpredictability coexist in nonlinear dynamical systems. We invite researchers working across mathematical physics, dynamical systems theory, and computational modelling to attend, with the goal of fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and identifying new directions for exploration.

Keywords: non-equilibrium dynamic; weak chaos; Hamiltonian systems; externally perturbed systems; chaotic dynamics; Lyapunov exponents; smaller alignment index (SALI); chaotic indicators; mappings

Date: 7 July 2025 | 2:00 p.m. CEST | 8:00 p.m. CST Asia | 8:00 a.m. EDT
Webinar ID: 843 5663 2066
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Mathematics-18

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available for viewing.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Chris Antonopoulos, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS), University of Essex, Essex, UK;
• Prof. Dr. Jesús M. Seoane, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos and Complex Systems Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain;
• Dr. Juan C. Vallejo, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos and Complex Systems Group, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain;
• Dr. Helen Christodoulidi, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.

We are delighted to announce that MDPI will be participating as an exhibitor in the 6th Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Science Conference, organized by the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CSIAM). This event provides a platform for researchers to share insights, explore cutting-edge advancements, address pressing challenges, and envision future opportunities in the rapidly evolving fields of big data and artificial intelligence.

The conference will feature a diverse range of activities, including presentations, thematic seminars, and special forums. Key topics will include innovative theories and methodologies in big data and AI, such as high-dimensional data processing, advanced AI algorithms, geometric deep learning, large model security, data privacy protection, and more.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Mathematics;
• Informatics;
• Information;
• AI;
• Algorithms;
• Axioms;
• BioMedInformatics;
• Data;
• Stats;
• International Journal of Topology;
• JCP;
• MCA.

We warmly invite researchers and professionals attending the conference to visit our booth, initiate meaningful conversations, and connect with our team. Our representatives are eager to meet you in person and provide any information or answers you may need during the event.

For more details about the conference, including its program and committee, please visit the official website: http://bdai2025.icrp.xjtu.edu.cn/123227712/index?pageId=123227769.

We are pleased to share that Mathematics (ISSN: 2227-7390) has received an increased CiteScore of 4.6 in June 2025. The CiteScore ranks the journal 32 out of 414 titles (Q1) in the “General Mathematics” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 13.

You can find more statistics on our website.

The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Mathematics and its growing impact in mathematical research.