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Awards
Photonics 2024 Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that Photonics is now inviting nominations for the Photonics 2024 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of optics and photonics. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Nelson Tansu.
The Prize
− CHF 1000;
− Option to publish one paper free of charge in Photonics after peer review before the end of March 2026;
− An electronic certificate.
Eligibility and Requirements
− Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;
− Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of optics and photonics;
− Candidates 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
− Nomination deadline: 31 December 2024
− Winner announcement: 31 March 2025
How to Submit Nominations
− The nominations must be submitted online.
Contact
Ms. Louisa Zhou
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Photonics Editorial Office
Photonics 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Nelson Tansu, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Photonics by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Photonics.
What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
– All of the reviewers for Photonics in 2023 will be automatically included.
Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.
What will the winners receive?
There will be two winners this year, and both will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.
When will the winners be announced?
– The winners will be announced in March 2024 on the journal website.
How can I make myself eligible?
– If you have not yet reviewed papers for Photonics, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link:
https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.
Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office
Photonics 2022 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the “Photonics 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Photonics from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Nelson Tansu.
Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Photonics from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– 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:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Photonics before the end of April 2025 after peer review;
– One research article award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Photonics before the end of April 2025 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.
The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2024.
Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office
Closed Awards
Photonics 2023 Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Photonics 2023 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Michele Cotrufo.
Dr. Michele Cotrufo is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, USA.
He received a BS and MS degree in physics from the University of Bari, Italy (2010), and the University of Padova, Italy (2012), respectively. He then joined the Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) as a doctoral student, where he investigated novel light–matter interactions in nanophotonics and hybrid optomechanical systems. After graduating in 2017, he performed postdoctoral research at the University of Texas at Austin and at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (New York City), and he joined the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester in 2023 as an assistant professor. His research focuses on the investigation of metamaterials—artificially structured materials that manifest optical properties not available in bulk materials—for a broad range of applications in classical and quantum optics. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michele Cotrufo on his outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Michele Cotrufo will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2024 in Photonics after peer-review, and an electronic certificate.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Photonics 2023 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee
Photonics 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Photonics 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Photonics Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Photonics. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
Dr. Giuseppe Brunetti
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Research Interests: photonics; virus; filter; radiation; bacteria; biosensors; gyroscope; optoelectronics; graphene; SAR; trapping; sensing; grating; resonator; payload; resonance; ring; photonic crystal; cavity; sensor
Dr. Igor Buzalewicz
Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Research Interests: biomedical engineering; biophotonics; optical diagnostics; optical measurements; optical biosensors; spectral imaging; digital holography; image processing; bacteria identification; cell imaging; bacterial biofilms; bacteria photoinactivation
The Prize for Each Winner:
- CHF 500;
- An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Photonics before the end of March 2024 after peer review;
- A certificate.
Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office
Photonics 2022 Young Investigator Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Photonics 2022 Young Investigator Award is Prof. Dr. Chao Zuo.
Prof. Dr. Chao Zuo is a Professor of the School of Electronics and Optical Engineering at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. He is also the founder and director of the Smart Computational Imaging Research Institute of NJUST. Prof. Dr. Chao Zuo’s research interests are in computational bio-imaging, noninterferometic phase retrieval, optical information processing, and high-speed 3D optical sensing. Prof. Dr. Chao Zuo received his Ph.D. in 2014 and has an outstanding publication record, which includes having published over 180 peer-reviewed journal publications and authored one book and one book chapter. He is a talented and outstanding scientist in the area of optical engineering. Please join us in congratulating Prof. Dr. Chao Zuo for his outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Prof. Dr. Chao Zuo will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2023 in Photonics after peer-review, and an electronic certificate.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Photonics 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee
Photonics 2021 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Photonics 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in Photonics from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.
One Review:
Perspectives on UVC LED: Its Progress and Application
By Tsung-Chi Hsu, Yu-Tsai Teng, Yen-Wei Yeh, Xiaotong Fan, Kuo-Hsiung Chu, Su-Hui Lin, Kuo-Kuang Yeh, Po-Tsung Lee, Yue Lin, Zhong Chen, Tingzhu Wu and Hao-Chung Kuo.
Photonics 2021, 8(6), 196; doi:10.3390/photonics8060196
One Article:
Hybrid POF/VLC Links Based on a Single LED for Indoor Communications
By Juan Andrés Apolo, Beatriz Ortega and Vicenç Almenar.
Photonics 2021, 8(7), 254; doi:10.3390/photonics8070254
Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Photonics before the end of April 2024.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Photonics 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support for the Photonics journal.
Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office
Photonics 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Photonics 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Photonics Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Photonics. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
Dr. Carlos A. F. Marques
Physics Department & I3N, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Research Interest: Fibre optic sensors; Bragg gratings; Optical polymers
Dr. Tatiana Latychevskaia
Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
Research Interest: Terahertz; Digital holography; Real time imaging
Prizes:
– 500 Swiss francs;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge before the end of May 2023;
– A certificate.
Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office
Photonics 2021 Travel Award
Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Photonics, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Photonics Travel Awards for 2021.
The awards have been granted to the following applicants:
Mr. Aleksandrs Leitis, a Ph.D. student from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL), Switzerland, will attend the Optical Design and Fabrication Congress during 27 June–01 July 2021, to present his paper “Functional Mid-Infrared Metasurfaces for Optical Wavefront Manipulation, Sensing and Dynamic Phase Control”.
Dr. Elena Losero, currently starting her new post-doctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL), Switzerland. She will attend the CLEO Conference during 11–13 May 2021, to present her paper “Experimental Superresolution via Structured Illumination Quantum Correlation Microscopy”.
Dr. Zhifeng Zhang, who recently graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania, United States, plans to attend the international conference of SPIE/COS Photonics Asia during 10–13 October 2021, to present his paper “Tunable Vortex Microlaser with Ultrafast Tunability” as well as two related works.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decisions were challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Nelson Tansu
Editor-in-Chief, Photonics
Photonics 2020 Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Photonics 2020 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in Photonics in 2020 were considered for these awards. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the award committees, have been selected.
One review:
The Interband Cascade Laser
By Jerry R. Meyer, William W. Bewley, Chadwick L. Canedy, Chul Soo Kim, Mijin Kim, Charles D. Merritt and Igor Vurgaftman
Photonics 2020, 7(3), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics7030075.
One research article:
Development of an Interference Filter-Stabilized External-Cavity Diode Laser for Space Applications
By Linbo Zhang, Tao Liu, Long Chen, Guanjun Xu, Chenhui Jiang, Jun Liu and Shougang Zhang
Photonics 2020, 7(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics7010012.
Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and the opportunity to publish a paper in Photonics in 2022.
On behalf of the award committees, we 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 abovementioned exceptional papers for their contributions to Photonics, as well as thank the award committee for voting and helping to identify two winners for these awards.
Kind regards,
Photonics Editorial Office
Photonics 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Photonics 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Photonics Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Photonics. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
Please join us in congratulating the winners:
Dr. Bostjan Batagelj
Affiliation: Radiation and Optics Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering University of Ljubljana Trzaska, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Research Interests: optical communications; fiber communications; optical access networks; antennas; microwave photonics.
Dr. João Pinto Coelho
Affiliation: Laboratory of Optics, Lasers and Systems & Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Lisboa, Portugal.
Research Interests: laser processing; light propagation; optical systems; opitcal design; laser interaction with media.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Nelson Tansu
Editor-in-Chief, Photonics
Photonics 2019 Travel Award
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