Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Processes, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Processes 2022 Best 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:

“Sustainable Cultivation of Microalgae Biomass for Bioenergy Production” by Angela Paul Peter, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Processes in 2023.

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

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes