Dear Colleagues, 

As the Editor-in-Chief, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Polymers 2022 PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to: 

“Formation, Modification and New Applications of Orderly Structured Titanium Oxide Nanostructures” By Simonas Ramanavicius, State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania 

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate, and a chance to publish a featured paper in Polymers with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2023. 

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award. 

Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker
Editor-in-Chief, Polymers