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Best PhD Thesis Award

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Vehicles Best PhD Thesis Award has been postponed to 31 August 2026.

The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Launched in 2024, the Vehicles Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of automotive engineering and transportation engineering, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.

The Prize: 
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

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Vehicles 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.

List of Documents for Application

– 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
  • WHWenhui Huang
    Wenhui Huang
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Award Committee
  • Mohammed Chadli
    Prof. Dr. Mohammed Chadli
    Chairman
    University Paris-Saclay Evry
  • Pak Kin Wong
    Prof. Dr. Pak Kin Wong
    University of Macau, China
  • Adolfo Dannier
    Prof. Dr. Adolfo Dannier
    University of Napoli Federico II, Italy
  • Nicolo Cavina
    Prof. Dr. Nicolo Cavina
    University of Bologna, Italy
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