Dear Colleague,

The Photonics 2021 Travel Awards have been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The application period is still open, and the new submission deadline is 20 February 2021.

Applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Photonics Editorial Board.

This prize provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference held in 2021 in the fields of optics and photonics related sciences. The applicant is expected to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both at the conference.

Candidate Requirements:

• Candidates must be postdoctoral fellows or PhD students (proof required);
• Candidates must have plans to attend an international conference in 2021 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:

• Information on the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
• Curriculum vitae and list of publications;
• Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);

• Letter of recommendation from a supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winners (three awardees) will each be awarded 800 CHF and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Photonics 2021 Travel Awards no later than 20 February 2021. Prizes will be awarded at the end of March 2021 and announced on the Photonics website.

Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office

Dear Authors,

We are pleased to announce the “Photonics 2020 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Photonics in 2020. One review and one research article will receive this award. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal award committee, and the winners will be announced in 31 August 2021.

Eligibility for the award:
– Papers published in Photonics in 2020;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal award committee according to the following criteria:
– Originality and significance;
– Citation and download rates until the 30 June 2021;
– Scientific merit and broad impact.

Prizes:
The winners will receive the following:
– A certificate;
– 500 CHF;
– A waiver to publish a feature paper free of charge in Photonics (following the normal peer-review procedure).

Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

To acknowledge all the reviewers who so generously give their time to ensure high-quality publications in Photonics, the Editorial Board and Editorial Office would like to dedicate an award to two reviewers for their commitment, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Photonics.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?

All the reviewers who assisted with the review process of Photonics during 2020 will automatically be included.

What are the evaluation standards?

The number and quality of reviews will be taken into consideration.

What awards will be granted?

The two winners will receive the following:
– A certificate;
– A waiver to publish a feature paper free of charge in Photonics in 2021 after our standard peer-review procedure;
– 500 Swiss Francs (CHF).

When will the winners be announced?

The winners will be announced at the end of March 2021 on the journal website.

For those experts who have not yet reviewed papers for Photonics but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/, edit, or send your profile to the Photonics Editorial Office ([email protected]).

Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Photonics, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Travel Award sponsored by Photonics. The award was granted to Dr. Daniela Lo Presti, postdoctoral fellow of the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. She will be supported with 500 Swiss Francs towards travel expenses to attend the 4th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements & Applications to be held at Istanbul, Turkey.

Dr. Daniela Lo Presti’s current research focuses on fiber optic sensors; fiber brag gratings; textile engineering; biomechanics; motion analysis; biomedical signal processing; optical fibers; optical sensing; fiber optic technology; and motion capture.

Photonics is proud to support this young researcher working in the field of optics and photonics and wish her further success in her career. We are grateful to all who submitted applications—thank you for letting us get to know you and your work. We hope all of you continue to pay attention to Photonics in the future.

I would like to congratulate the winner and thank the selection committee for their excellent work in selecting the winner from such a large number of excellent candidate profiles.

Prof. Dr. Nelson Tansu
Photonics Editorial Office
Editor-in-Chief