Call for Nominations: 2025 Nano Materials Science Award
Published 27 February, 2025
The Nano Materials Science Award, established by the journal Nano Materials Science, is awarded biennially to individual scientists for outstanding contributions to nanoscience and nanotechnology.
This award aims to encourage contributions from scientists and engineers, stimulate innovation and promote development of nano materials research.
Nomination criteria
Nominees should adhere to at least one of the following criteria:
- Display a considerable influence in the field of nanomaterial science and technology;
- Present significant new research or demonstrate exceptional contributions to the progress of nanomaterial science and technology;
- Greatly promote the large-scale application of nano materials and their new products to produce extensive economic and social benefits.
Nomination Method
Self-nominations and nominations of others for this award are warmly encouraged. Before submitting any nominations, please ensure that the nominees are interested in receiving this honor.
To facilitate the process, kindly send the nominee's name along with their homepage URL to nanoscience@cqu.edu.cn. If you have any additional relevant information about the candidate, we would greatly appreciate you sharing that as well.
The editorial office will gather information about the nominees from a variety of sources, including their personal homepages, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), and Google Scholar.
Selection method
The Nano Materials Science Award is bestowed upon candidates who have been self-nominated or nominated by others, with the judging panel members coming from the Nano Materials Science Editorial Board.
Award
The Nano Materials Science Award will be announced on the Nano Materials Science journal website and the recipient will receive a certificate and an award.
Award cycle
Biennially;
The Nano Materials Science Award: one or two individuals;
The Young Scientist Award: one to three individuals.
Withdraw mechanism
The Nano Materials Science Award will be withdrawn in the following circumstances:
Recipient’s involvement in academic misconduct
Significant debate on his/her academic achievements
Other improper means to win the award
Deadline for nominations
10 September, 2025
Contact information: nanoscience@cqu.edu.cn
The winner of 2023 Nano Materials Science Awards:
Prof. Konstantin Novoselov, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Prof. Ke Lu, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
The winners of 2023 Young Scientist Award (aged 45 years and under)
Prof. Shaojun Guo, Peking University, China
Dr. Tierui Zhang, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
Dr. Giulia Grancini, University of Pavia, Italy
The winner of 2021 Nano Materials Science Awards:
Prof. Zhonglin Wang, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, China; Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
The winners of 2021 Young Scientist Award (aged 45 years and under)
Prof. Qiang Zhang (Energy materials), Department of Chemical Engineering of Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Xiangfeng Duan (2D materials), University of California, Los Angeles, United States
Prof. Valeria Nicolosi (Material characterization), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
