Best Paper Award

The Processes Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the Processes (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

 
Processes Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Processes will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection 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.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

14 pages, 1780 KiB  
Article
Exploring Different Designs in Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-Based Dyes to Enhance Divergent Optical Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
by Daniele Franchi, Matteo Bartolini, Francesco D’Amico, Massimo Calamante, Lorenzo Zani, Gianna Reginato, Alessandro Mordini and Alessio Dessì
Processes 2023, 11(5), 1542; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11051542 - 17 May 2023
19 pages, 3118 KiB  
Review
Chemical Looping Strategy in Various Types of Carbon Capture Technologies
by Birgitta Narindri Rara Winayu, Ting-Ke Tseng and Hsin Chu
Processes 2023, 11(11), 3164; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11113164 - 6 Nov 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto Chairman
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin
Prof. Fausto Gallucci
TUE
Prof. Dr. Blaž Likozar
National Institute of Chemistry
Prof. Krist V. Gernaey
Technical University of Denmark

Winner

20 pages, 2859 KiB  
Review
Oily Wastewater Treatment: Methods, Challenges, and Trends
by Alexandre D’Lamare Maia de Medeiros, Cláudio José Galdino da Silva Junior, Julia Didier Pedrosa de Amorim, Italo José Batista Durval, Andréa Fernanda de Santana Costa and Leonie Asfora Sarubbo
Processes 2022, 10(4), 743; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10040743 - 12 Apr 2022
20 pages, 2852 KiB  
Article
A Comprehensive Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction for Lycopene Recovery from Tomato Waste and Encapsulation by Spray Drying
by Junyang Li, Margherita Pettinato, Alessandro Alberto Casazza and Patrizia Perego
Processes 2022, 10(2), 308; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10020308 - 4 Feb 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto Chairman
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin
Prof. Evangelos Tsotsas
Dr. Antoni Sánchez
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Dr. Michael C. Georgiadis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Winner

30 pages, 1220 KiB  
Review
Advanced Bioethanol Production: From Novel Raw Materials to Integrated Biorefineries
by Aleta Duque, Cristina Álvarez, Pablo Doménech, Paloma Manzanares and Antonio D. Moreno
Processes 2021, 9(2), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020206 - 22 Jan 2021
19 pages, 2038 KiB  
Review
An Overview on Fault Diagnosis, Prognosis and Resilient Control for Wind Turbine Systems
by Zhiwei Gao and Xiaoxu Liu
Processes 2021, 9(2), 300; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020300 - 5 Feb 2021
11 pages, 1563 KiB  
Article
Role of Microalgae in the Recovery of Nutrients from Pig Manure
by Ana Sánchez-Zurano, Martina Ciardi, Tomás Lafarga, José María Fernández-Sevilla, Ruperto Bermejo and Emilio Molina-Grima
Processes 2021, 9(2), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020203 - 21 Jan 2021
24 pages, 6149 KiB  
Article
Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodology to a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility: A Case Study
by Brian Byrne, Olivia McDermott and John Noonan
Processes 2021, 9(3), 550; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9030550 - 20 Mar 2021

Winner

28 pages, 6948 KiB  
Review
Accelerating Biologics Manufacturing by Modeling or: Is Approval under the QbD and PAT Approaches Demanded by Authorities Acceptable without a Digital-Twin?
by Steffen Zobel-Roos, Axel Schmidt, Fabian Mestmäcker, Mourad Mouellef, Maximilian Huter, Lukas Uhlenbrock, Martin Kornecki, Lara Lohmann, Reinhard Ditz and Jochen Strube
Processes 2019, 7(2), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7020094 - 13 Feb 2019
23 pages, 1613 KiB  
Article
Multiscale Agent-Based and Hybrid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment
by Kerri-Ann Norton, Chang Gong, Samira Jamalian and Aleksander S. Popel
Processes 2019, 7(1), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7010037 - 13 Jan 2019

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto Chairman
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin

Winner

26 pages, 827 KiB  
Article
GEKKO Optimization Suite
by Logan D. R. Beal, Daniel C. Hill, R. Abraham Martin and John D. Hedengren
Processes 2018, 6(8), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr6080106 - 31 Jul 2018
20 pages, 5464 KiB  
Article
Methanol Synthesis: Optimal Solution for a Better Efficiency of the Process
by Grazia Leonzio
Processes 2018, 6(3), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr6030020 - 25 Feb 2018
45 pages, 2532 KiB  
Review
Modeling and Simulation of Energy Systems: A Review
by Avinash Shankar Rammohan Subramanian, Truls Gundersen and Thomas Alan Adams II
Processes 2018, 6(12), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr6120238 - 23 Nov 2018
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