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Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2022, the Minerals Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the fields of mineralogy, mineral geochemistry and geochronology, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques, and advances in mineral processing, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from January to July every year and the winners are announced in September.

The Prize:
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– A Certificate;
– A voucher that enables the winner to publish an article free of charge and is valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1
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Minerals Best PhD Thesis Award

Winners announced

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 in 2024.

List of Documents for Application

  • 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).

Past Winners

Winner
  • ASAdrienn Maria Szucs
    Adrienn Maria Szucs
    Department of Geology, Museum Building Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. Dublin 2, Ireland
Award Committee
  • Paul Sylvester
    Prof. Paul Sylvester
    Chairman
    Texas Tech University
  • Amin Beiranvand Pour
    Dr. Amin Beiranvand Pour
    Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
  • Pier Franco Lattanzi
    Prof. Pier Franco Lattanzi
    IGG CNR, UOS Firenze
  • Jaroslav Dostal
    Dr. Jaroslav Dostal
  • Przemyslaw B. Kowalczuk
    Prof. Dr. Przemyslaw B. Kowalczuk
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Olga Yakubovich
    Dr. Olga Yakubovich
    Moscow M.V .Lomonosov State University
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