Minerals 2021, 11(12), 1310; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121310 - 24 Nov 2021
Best Paper Award
Minerals established the Best Paper Award to acknowledge the support of the journal’s authors and to recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments. Nominated candidates are selected by the Minerals Editorial Board based on the rigor of their science, the significance of their contribution to the field, and the originality of their work. All research articles and review papers published in 2018 are eligible for consideration.
The Evaluation Committee consists of 5 Section Editors in-Chief chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Paul Sylvester. The Best Paper Award winners are:
Cao, S.; Yilmaz, E.; Song, W.
Evaluation of Viscosity, Strength and Microstructural Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill
Minerals 2018, 352; doi:10.3390/min8080352
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/8/352
Vind, J.; Malfliet, A.; Blanpain, B.; Tsakiridis, P.E.;Tkaczyk, A.H.; Vassiliadou, V.; Panias, D.
Rare Earth Element Phases in Bauxite Residue
Minerals 2018, 8, 77; doi:10.3390/min8020077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/2/77
Zhang, Y.; Shao, Y.; Zhang, R.; Li, D.; Liu, Z; Chen, H.
Dating Ore Deposit Using Garnet U–Pb Geochronology: Example from the Xinqiao Cu–S–Fe–Au Deposit, Eastern China
Minerals 2018, 8, 31; doi:10.3390/min8010031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/1/31
In recognition of their accomplishments, each Best Paper Award winner will be given a certificate, a cash award of 500 CHF, and an opportunity to publish a paper in Minerals free of charge (a prize equivalent to 1400 CHF) in Open Access format a er the standard peer-review process.
Minerals 2018 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Minerals will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
A Study of Thermal Stability of Hydroxyapatite
Common Problems and Pitfalls in Fluid Inclusion Study: A Review and Discussion
Minerals 2021, 11(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/min11010007 - 24 Dec 2020
Winner
Wencai Zhang
Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Bernhard Schulz
Institute of Mineralogy, Economic Geology and Petrology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Brennhausgasse 14, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany
Kenneth N. Han
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995, USA
Christopher D. Henry
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Seungyeol Lee
1. Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
2. NASA Johnson Space Center & Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Paul Sylvester
Chairman
Texas Tech University
Winner
Gaston Giuliani
Université Paul Sabatier, GET/IRD et Université de Lorraine, CRPG/CNRS, 15 rue Notre-Dame des Pauvres, BP 20, 54501 Vandœuvre cedex, France
Laura Tusa
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Chemnitzer Str. 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Yue Zhao
School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Award Committee
Prof. Paul Sylvester
Chairman
Texas Tech University
Winner
Shuai Cao
doi:10.3390/min8080352
Johannes Vind
doi:10.3390/min8020077
Yu Zhang
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/1/31
