Young Investigator Award
The Polymers Young Investigator Award was established in 2016 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of polymer science. Nominations are accepted from November of the previous year to August, with winners notified by the end of October.
The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
– A voucher to fully cover the article processing fees valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 1
Polymers Young Investigator Award
Nomination deadline: 31 August 2025
Winner announcement: 31 October 2025
Winner announcement: 31 October 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 September 2025;– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of polymer science;
– 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.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Vincent Voet
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Marina Patricia Arrieta
Universidad Politécncia de Madrid, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker
Chairman
Fraunhofer IAP
Prof. Antonio Pizzi
University of Lorraine
Prof. Dr. Arũnas Ramanavičius
Dr. Huacheng Zhang
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Prof. Roberto Scaffaro
University of Palermo
Dr. Eamor M. Woo
Prof. Dr. Geoffrey Robert Mitchell
Institite Polytechnic of leiria
Winner
Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt
University of Glasgow, UK
Winner
Lei Fang
Texas A&M University, USA
Winner
Luis M. Campos
