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As Editor-in-Chief of Membranes, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Membranes Travel Award for 2020.
The award has been granted to Mr. Ralph Rolly Gonzales, who is currently undertaking a PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Ralph Rolly Gonzales’s research involves engineered osmosis, thin film composite membranes, water and wastewater treatment, and renewable energy. He will present his research “Control of the antagonistic chemical modification effects of chlorine and ionic liquids on thin film composite membranes for enhanced osmotic power generation” at the 12th International Conference on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2020) to be held in London, United Kingdom, 7–11 December 2020.
Due to the ongoing uncertainly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of physical academic conferences have been canceled or postponed, and 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 winner on his accomplishments.
Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Spas D. Kolev, Membranes
Membranes 2020 Travel Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Katarzyna Knozowska
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun
Award Committee
Prof. Spas Dimitrov Kolev
Chairperson
The University of Melbourne
Dr. Beatriz Zornoza
Prof. PETROS SAMARAS
Department of Food Science and Technology, International Hellenic University
Prof. Dr. Udo Kragl
Winner
Soyoun Kim
Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea
Award Committee
Prof. Spas Kolev
Chairperson
The University of Melbourne
Prof. Philippe Knauth
Aix Marseille University
Prof. Shiro Suetsugu
NAIST
Dr. Eric Guibal
Institut Mines Telecom - Mines Ales
Prof. Dr. Bart Van der Bruggen
Winner
Yusak Hartanto
Université Catholique de Louvain, France
Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior
University of Sao Paulo / Stanford University, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Spas Kolev
Chairperson
The University of Melbourne
Prof. Dr. Efrem Curcio
Dr. Benjamin Hsiao
Stony Brook University
Prof. Philippe Knauth
Aix Marseille University
Dr. Clàudia Fontàs
University of Girona
Winner
Ralph Rolly Gonzales
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Spas Kolev
Chairperson
The University of Melbourne
Prof. Yingchao Dong
Dalian University of Tehchnology
Dr. Clara Casado Coterillo
Universidad de Cantabria
Prof. Leonard Tijing
University of Technology Sydney
Prof. Marina Prisciandaro
University of L'Aquila
Winner
Gaetan Blandin
Lequia-university of Girona, Spain
Anna Siekierka
Wroclaw Univeristy of Science and Technology, Poland
Winner
Edyta Rynkowska
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Winner
Ludovic Dumee
Deakin Univeristy, Australia
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