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We are pleased to announce that Minerals will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Minerals Editorial Board.
This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of natural mineral systems, mineral resources, mining, and mineral processing to be held in 2025, 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 2025 (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 winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.
Please submit your applications for the Minerals 2025 Travel Award online by 31 October 2024. Prizes will be awarded at the end of December 2024 and announced on the Minerals website.
Kind regards, Minerals Editorial Office
Minerals Travel Award
Application deadline: 31 October 2024
Winner announcement: 31 December 2024
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Prof. Dr. Alberto Perez-Huerta
Prof. Dr. Federica Zaccarini
Faculty of Science, Physical and Geological Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Dr. Jaroslav Dostal
Winner
SUNIL KUMAR TRIPATHY
University of Lorraine
Winner
Timothy Gregory
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
Nicola Campomenosi
Department of Earth Science, Environment & Life, University of Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy
Juliane Weber
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Award Committee
Prof. Paul Sylvester
Chairman
Texas Tech University
Prof. Mku Ityokumbul
Pennsylvania State University
Prof. Dr. Maria Boni
Prof. Dr. Alberto Perez-Huerta
Winner
Elizaveta Kovaleva
Department of Geology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Winner
Ayla Pamukçu
a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, USA, and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science, Brown University, USA
Jessica Hamilton
Ph.D. student at the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Australia
Award Committee
Ms. Jingjing Yang
Chairman
MDPI
Ms. Chloe Li
MDPI
Winner
Mattia L. Mazzucchelli
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
Anita Parbhakar-Fox
Transforming the Mining Value Chain (TMVC) ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub, University of Tasmania
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