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Acta Student Awards

The Acta Journals: Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, Acta Biomaterialia and Materialia, are pleased to announce the 2022 Acta Student Awards. Up to sixteen awards of $2,000, four for each of the four journals, are awarded annually.

Details for the Awards:

  1. The Acta Student Award is limited to candidates whose work was reported in one of the Acta Journals, and who were bona fide students at the time the work was performed.
  2. The candidate for the award must have made the major contribution to the work reported.
  3. Any student author of a paper that was accepted, and appeared online in ScienceDirect during January 1 – December 31, 2022, is eligible for an award. Review articles do not qualify
  4. The application process involves two steps:
    1. for the first step the eligible student submits his or her paper for consideration, along with a cover letter that highlights the importance of the work and a copy of the publication. Alternatively, with the student’s knowledge and permission, the student’s advisor may submit these same documents as a nomination.
    2. for the second step, the decision committee will create a short list, and those students will be asked to furnish an up-to-date CV and two letters of support.

Applications/nominations for a student award, based on manuscripts that meet the qualifications listed in items 1-3 above, must be submitted before April 30th, 2023. All application materials must be submitted through the portal provided in MaterialsToday: Click here to visit the nomination page

(Registration on the MaterialsToday site is required to access the Nomination page. There is no charge to register.)

Evaluation and Awards

  1. Nominations will be evaluated by a committee of editors from the editorial board of the respective journal.
  2. Candidates will be notified of the Committee’s decisions by June 30th, and a public announcement of the awards will appear in the next available issue of each Acta Journal. In addition, a suitable presentation format will be arranged.

Questions regarding the student awards process may be directed to: [email protected].

Acta Student Award Recipients

2022 Mr. Saleem Al Dajani Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Ms. Du Cheng U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Mr. Miguel B. Costa U.K. flag U.K. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Ms. Nicole B. Day U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2022 Mr. Jonathan Hestroffer U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Mr. Krishna Kundu U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Dr. Isabela Reis Lavagnini Brazil flag Brazil Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Dr. Brandon Leu U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Dr. Pedro J. Díaz Payno Ireland flag Ireland Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2022 Dr. Anna Pukaluk Austria flag Austria Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2022 Ms. Xue Wang U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Ms. Wu You China flag China Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2022 Dr. Fengqi Zhang Netherlands flag Netherlands Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2022 Dr. Wanquan Zhu China flag China Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Glenn Balbus U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Bárbara Bellón Spain flag Spain Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Mr. João Vitor Campos Brazil flag Brazil Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Mr. Junyu Chen China flag China Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Mr. Avanish K.  Chandan India flag India Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. W. Streit Cunningham U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Mr. Easton Farrell U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Chuchu Li Germany flag Germany Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Mackenzie Perry U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Ehsan Rahimi Italy flag Italy Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Mackenzie Ridley U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Gabriel Spartacus France flag France Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Miss Chihiro Tabata Japan flag Japan Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2021 Mr. Guangzhao Tian China flag China Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Adriana Vinhas Portugal flag Portugal Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2021 Dr. Jingqi Zhang Australia flag Australia Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Cemile Basgul U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Alice Cervellon France flag France Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. Haokai Dong China flag China Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Patrícia Figueiredo Finland flag Finland Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Cheng-Yao Huang Taiwan flag Taiwan Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Nikola Koutná Austria flag Austria Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. Sebastian Kube U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Mao Mao China flag China Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. William Meador U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. Jonathan Priedeman U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. Shobhit Singh India flag India Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. Ankit Roy U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Flora Somidin Malaysia flag Malaysia Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Mr. Shaolou Wei U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2020 Dr. Jianhua Zhang Switzerland flag Switzerland Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2019 Mr. Kongtao Chen U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Martina Cihova Switzerland flag Switzerland Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2019 Mr. Daniel Gaertner Germany flag Germany Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Kelsea M. Hubka U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2019 Mr. Ogbogu Kalu Canada flag Canada Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Punit Kumar Singapore flag Singapore Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Jialin Liu U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Mr. Tarini Prasad Mishra Germany flag Germany Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Andrei Pissarenko U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2019 Mr. Tijmen Vermeij Netherlands flag Netherlands Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Jingjing Wu China flag China Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2019 Dr. Sheng Xu Japan flag Japan Materialia View Paper Details
2019 Ms. Wenhui Yang Japan flag Japan Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Nisar Ahmed U.K. flag U.K. Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Jae Wung Bae South Korea flag South Korea Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Gaurav Chaudhary U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2018 Yanhao Dong U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Bo Huang Canada flag Canada Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2018 C. Shashank Kaira U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2018 William Kelley U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2018 Yageng Li Netherlands flag Netherlands Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2018 Fabián Ruiz Mexico flag Mexico Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Jan Schultheiß Germany flag Germany Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Mallikarjuna Heggadadevanapura Thammaiah Canada flag Canada Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Logan Ware U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2018 Huan Zhao Germany flag Germany Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2017 Françoise S.L. Bobbert Netherlands flag Netherlands Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2017 Silvia Budday Germany flag Germany Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2017 Tamás Csanádi Slovakia flag Slovakia Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2017 Locke Davenport-Huyer Canada flag Canada Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2017 Yun Deng Norway flag Norway Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2017 Nima Haghdadi Australia flag Australia Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2017 Philipp Kürnsteiner Germany flag Germany Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2017 Jiao-Jiao Li China flag China Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2017 Konstantin Molodov Germany flag Germany Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2016 James Andorko U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2016 Yiqiang Chen U.K. flag U.K. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2016 Sébastien Dézécot France flag France Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2016 Mohsen Esmaily Sweden flag Sweden Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2016 Anirudh Raju Natarajan U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2016 Emilio Martínez Pañeda Spain flag Spain Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2016 Ali Navaei U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2016 Abbey Thorpe U.K. flag U.K. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2016 Mousa Younesi U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2016 Shiteng Zhao U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Aditya Chauhan India flag India Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Myra Noemi Chavez Germany flag Germany Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details
2015 Wen Chen U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Oleksii Yu Liashenko France flag France Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Christian Martin Koller Austria flag Austria Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Martin Christoph Lentz Germany flag Germany Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Xiaochao Liu China flag China Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Christopher J. Marvel U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Scripta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Sheng Ouyang China flag China Acta Materialia View Paper Details
2015 Shang Song U.S.A. flag U.S.A. Acta Biomaterialia View Paper Details