Membranes 2021, 11(2), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11020097 - 30 Jan 2021
Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Membranes 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Spas D. Kolev, have been selected.
One Review:
Membrane Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: A Review
By Mr. Elorm Obotey Ezugbe and Prof. Sudesh Rathilal
Membranes 2020, 10(5), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10050089
One Research Article:
Development of Hydrophilic PVDF Membrane Using Vapour Induced Phase Separation Method for Produced Water Treatment
By Dr. Muhammad Roil Bilad, Ms. Normi Izati Mat Nawi, Mr. Min Chean Ho, Dr. Norazanita Shamsuddin, Dr. Thanitporn Narkkun, Dr. Kajornsak Faungnawakij and Dr. Asim Laeeq Khan
Membranes 2020, 10(6), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10060121
Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper in Membranes free of charge in 2022.
On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Membranes and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Spas D. Kolev, Membranes
Membranes 2020 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Membranes will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
A Review on Ionic Liquid Gas Separation Membranes
Orodispersible Membranes from a Modified Coaxial Electrospinning for Fast Dissolution of Diclofenac Sodium
Membranes 2021, 11(11), 802; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11110802 - 21 Oct 2021
Winner
Muhammad Roil Bilad
Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia
Elorm Obotey Ezugbe
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa
Award Committee
Prof. Spas Kolev
Chairman
The University of Melbourne
Winner
Natalia Pismenskaya
Department of Physical Chemistry, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya st., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
Athanasios Chatzitakis
Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, FERMiO, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway
Award Committee
Prof. Spas Kolev
Chairman
The University of Melbourne
Winner
Ludwig Erik Aguilar
Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Korea
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/8/3/62
Isabel C. Escobar
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/8/2/23
