Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Batteries will be granting the Travel Award to one junior scientist. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Batteries Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winner to attend an international conference in the field of battery technology and materials, to be held in 2024, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winner will be awarded an honorarium of CHF 500, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2024 in Batteries after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Batteries 2024 Travel Award online by 31 October 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the end of December 2023 and announced on the Batteries website.

Kind regards,
Batteries Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Andreas Jossen, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Batteries by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Batteries.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Batteries in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Score of the review reports;
– Number of review reports.

What will the winner receive?
There will be two winners this year, and both will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Batteries in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced by 31 March 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for Batteries, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link:
https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Batteries Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Batteries 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Batteries from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Five articles will each receive an award. Papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the Batteries Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chiefs, and the winners will be announced in March 2024.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Batteries from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal’s Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates in 2023.

Prizes:
– First award (one paper): 500 CHF and a paper published for free in Batteries;
– Second award (two papers): 200 CHF and a paper published for free in Batteries;
– Third award (two papers): 100 CHF and a paper published for free in Batteries;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2024.

Kind regards,
Batteries Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Batteries is now inviting nominations for the Batteries 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of research on battery technology and materials. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Andreas Jossen.

The Prize
– CHF 2000;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in Batteries after peer review before the end of 31 December 2024;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements for Candidates
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2023;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of battery technology and materials;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule
Open for nomination: 13 April 2023;
Nomination deadline: 30 September 2023;
Winner announcement: 30 November 2023.

How to Submit Nominations
The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact
Mr. Nemo Fang
Marketing Assistan
Email: nemo.fang@mdpi.com

Kind regards,
Batteries Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Batteries, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Dr. Weihan Li, who is a Junior research group leader of “Machine Learning for Batteries”, CARL, RWTH Aachen.

As the awardee, he will receive an honorarium of CHF 500, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in Batteries after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were incredibly challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. In addition, on behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on his accomplishment.

Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Andreas Jossen, on behalf of the Batteries 2023 Travel Award/Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Batteries 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Lin Ma.

Dr. Lin Ma is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), USA. Dr. Ma’s research interests are in materials science, electrochemical engineering, and rechargeable battery technology. Dr. Ma received his PhD in 2019 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising more than 60 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 6 international patents. Dr. Ma’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 3985, and his Hirsch index is 36. He has made several important findings in the design of new electrode and electrolyte materials used for battery production and in the development of novel methodologies used for battery performance analysis. He is clearly a rising star in the field of battery research. As a single applicant, Dr. Ma has more than 3 applications are at pending status(> USD1M, NSF, DOE). This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lin Ma for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Lin Ma will receive an honorarium of CHF 1000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 31 December 2023 in Batteries after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Batteries 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Batteries 2021 Best Paper Award.

Review
Pre-Lithiation Strategies for Rechargeable Energy Storage Technologies: Concepts, Promises and Challenges
By Florian Holtstiege, Peer Bärmann, Roman Nölle, Martin Winter and Tobias Placke
Batteries 2018, 4(1), 4. 

The winner (one corresponding author) will receive an award of 300 CHF, a certificate, and an opportunity to publish free of charge in Batteries before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure. 

Review
A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Processes from a Circular Economy Perspective
By Omar Velázquez-Martínez, Johanna Valio, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Markus Reuter and Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero
Batteries 2019, 5(4), 68. 

Review
Critical Review of the Use of Reference Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries: A Diagnostic Perspective
By Rinaldo Raccichini, Marco Amores and Gareth Hinds
Batteries 2019, 5(1), 12. 

The winners (corresponding authors) will receive an award of 200 CHF, a certificate, and an opportunity to publish free of charge in Batteries before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure. 

Article
Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Applications
By Qiang Dai, Jarod C. Kelly, Linda Gaines and Michael Wang
Batteries 2019, 5(2), 48. 

Article
Design Strategies for High Power vs. High Energy Lithium Ion Cells
By Michael J. Lain, James Brandon and Emma Kendrick
Batteries 2019, 5(4), 64. 

The winners (corresponding authors) will receive an award of 100 CHF, a certificate, and an opportunity to publish free of charge in Batteries before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure.

We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Battery Technology and Materials. Please join us in congratulating the winners of Batteries 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for their continued support.

Batteries Editorial Office