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The editorial team of Separations (ISSN: 2297-8739) would like to congratulate the winners of the Separations 2025 Editor of Distinction Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Frank L. Dorman. Following a formal review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, two Editorial Board Members were selected as winners. The recipients are as follows:

Name: Prof. Dr. Mingheng Li
Affiliation: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USA
Interests: chemical vapor deposition; membrane processes; water desalination; adsorption; process systems engineering (design, simulation, control, and optimization)

Name: Prof. Dr. Xiushen Ye
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Green and Highly-end Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810008, China
Interests: separate materials and technologies for the rare elements in salt lakes
We warmly congratulate the award recipients and sincerely thank all Editorial Board Members for their continued commitment and valuable contributions to Separations.