Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2021, the Processes Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from December to July this year and winners are announced in September.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the Processes (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of Winners: One
Processes Best PhD Thesis Award
Winners announced
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2025.
Required Application Documents
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
Past Winners
Winner
- XLXi LUXi LUCity University of Hong Kong
Award Committee
Giancarlo CravottoProf. Dr. Giancarlo CravottoDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of TurinChairman- DDDariusz DzikiProf. Dariusz DzikiUniversity Life Sciences in Lublin
Krist V. GernaeyProf. Krist V. GernaeyTechnical University of Denmark
Xiaodong WuDr. Xiaodong Wu
Michael C. GeorgiadisDr. Michael C. GeorgiadisAristotle University of Thessaloniki
Blaž LikozarProf. Dr. Blaž LikozarNational Institute of Chemistry
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