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We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Molecules 2023 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Nikolay Kornienko.
Dr. Nikolay Kornienko is an Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kornienko received his PhD in 2016 and finished his postdoctoral studies in 2018. He initiated his research program at the University of Montreal in January 2019, focusing on developing innovative approaches to renewable energy electrocatalysis. He has an outstanding publication record, comprising 75 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 1 international patent. His Scopus Scientific Citations number is 8,879 and his Hirsch index is 36. Dr. Kornienko has received 25 international grants since January 2016. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. The independent work of Dr. Kornienko and his research team in developing electrocatalytic systems with novel functionality and enhanced scope is a widely impactful addition to the materials, energy, and electrochemistry community. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kornienko on his outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Kornienko will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 30 June 2024 in Molecules 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.
Kind regards, Molecules Award Team
Molecules 2023 Young Investigator Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Nikolay Kornienko
Universite de Montreal
Award Committee
Prof. Mark von Itzstein
Chairman
Griffith University
Prof. Ying-Wei Yang
Jilin University
Dr. Maurizio Peruzzini
ICCOM CNR
Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin
Prof. Hiroyuki Kataoka
Shujitsu University
Winner
Cesar de la Fuente
University of Pennsylvania
Award Committee
Prof. Farid Chemat
Chairman
université d'Avignon
Prof. Ying-Wei Yang
Jilin University
Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin
Prof. Dr. Michal Szostak
Dr. Daniel Cozzolino
University of Queensland
Dr. Maurizio Peruzzini
ICCOM CNR
Prof. Dr. Huan Pang
Yangzhou University
Dr. Myung Hwan Whangbo
North Carolina State University
Prof. Francesco Cacciola
University of Messina
Prof. Dr. Xueguang Shao
Nankai University
Prof. Qian Chen
Soochow University
Dr. Ildiko Badea
University of Saskatchewan
Prof. Dr. Josef Jampilek
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University
Prof. Maria Camilla Bergonzi
University of Florence
Prof. Hiroyuki Kataoka
Shujitsu University
Winner
Biplab Maji
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Mohanpur-741246, West Bengal, India
Award Committee
Prof. Farid Chemat
Chairman
université d'Avignon
Dr. PAULA BERTON
Dr. Munkhbayar Batmunkh
Griffith University
Dr. Jon Sperry
Prof. Ramesh L. Gardas
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Dr. Łukasz Chrzanowski
Poznan University of Technology
Prof. Lakshmi Kotra
University of Toronto
Dr. Alice L. Perez
University of Costa Rica
Prof. Ashok Kakkar
McGill University
Dr. Kok Hwa Lim
Winner
Carles Galdeano
Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona
Award Committee
Dr. Derek McPhee
Chairman
MDPI
Prof. Roman Dembinski
Oakland University
Dr. Myung Hwan Whangbo
North Carolina State University
Prof. Mark von Itzstein
Griffith University
Prof. Farid Chemat
université d'Avignon
Winner
Paul McGonigal
Durham University
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