Materials Best PhD Thesis Award—Winner Announced

Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) is delighted to announce the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award, which honors outstanding doctoral research in the field of materials science. This award recognizes early-career researchers whose PhD work demonstrates exceptional scientific quality, innovation, and potential impact.

This year’s award has been granted to the following paper:

“Fundamentals of Nano-Optics in Hyperbolic van der Waals Materials”
by Dr. Gonzalo Alvarez-Perez (Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)

As the awardee, Dr. Alvarez-Perez will receive CHF 800, an electronic certificate, and a voucher to waive the article processing charge (APC), valid for one year.

With an impressive number of high-quality submissions, the selection process was highly competitive. The Materials Editorial Office and Award Evaluation Committee would like to thank all applicants for their excellent contributions, which covered a wide variety of research topics.

On behalf of the Editorial Office, we would like to congratulate Dr. Gonzalo Alvarez-Perez and wish him continued success in his research career.

Materials Editorial Office