Ph.D. Thesis Award

Launched in 2021, the Toxics Best PhD Thesis Award is annually presented to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of toxics, and to encourage continuing their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. Applications for this award are open from November to next May every year, and the winner is announced in July.

The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Toxics 2023 Ph.D. Thesis Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or a recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

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 defense).

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Catia Figueiredo
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research

Award Committee

Dr. Demetrio Raldúa Chairman
IDAEA-CSIC
Dr. Mirta Milić
Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
Prof. Pierre Herckes
Arizona State University
Dr. Roberta Bettinetti
Dr. Qixing Zhou
Nankai University
Prof. Dr. Youssef Sari
The University of Toledo

Winner

Rongbin Xu
Monash University

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Soterios Kyrtopoulos Chairman
National Hellenic Research Foundation
Dr. Mirta Milić
Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
Prof. Pierre Herckes
Arizona State University
Dr. Ilaria Corsi
Prof. Dr. Ki-Tae Kim
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
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