Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Processes 2023 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Processes in 2022. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Processes in 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 Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– 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;
– Citations and downloads.

The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Processes in 2024 after peer review.
– One research article award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Processes in 2024 after peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

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

Kind regards,
Processes Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Processes is inviting applications for the 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great scientific potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great scientific potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2023.

Required Application Documents:
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection Criteria:
– Quality of resume and publications;
– Relevance of the candidate and research description;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– Strength of the recommendation letter;
– Anticipated scientific potential;
– Originality and impact of the research.

Selection Criteria:
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– Certificate;
– Offer to publish one paper free of charge in Processes after peer review before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 31 December 2023. The winner will be announced on the Processes website by the end of March 2024.

Kind regards,
Processes Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Processes is now inviting nominations for the Processes 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto.

The Prizes:
– CHF 2000;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in Processes after peer review before the end of July 2024;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– 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 the chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research fields;
– Candidates 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 nominations: 13 January 2023;
Nomination deadline: 31 July 2023;
Winner announcement: 30 September 2023.

How to Submit Nominations?
The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact:
Mr. Andy Guo
Marketing Specialist
Email: andy.guo@mdpi.com

Processes Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

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

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
– All of the reviewers for Processes in 2022 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winners receive?
There will be five winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge before the end of June 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.                        

When will the winners be announced?
– The winners will be announced before 30 June 2023 on the journal’s website.

How can I make myself eligible?
– If you have not yet reviewed papers for Processes, 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,
Processes Editorial Office

Note on Winner Announcement Date

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the 2023 Travel Award has been postponed to 30 June 2023.

The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Processes 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 Processes Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research to be held in 2023, 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 2023 (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 Processes 2023 Travel Award online by 31 March 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the end of June 2023 and announced on the Processes website.

Kind regards,
Processes Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Processes, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Processes 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:

“Sustainable Cultivation of Microalgae Biomass for Bioenergy Production” by Angela Paul Peter, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Processes in 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate the winner on her accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Processes 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Viknesh Andiappan.

Dr. Andiappan currently serves as an Associate Professor at the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus. His research interests are in netzero energy supply chains, net-zero energy systems, process integration and optimisation, operations research, sustainable agriculture planning and industrial symbiosis planning and optimisation. Dr. Andiappan received his Ph.D. in 2016 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising over 70 Scopus-indexed publications and presenting several papers at various conferences. Viknesh Andiappan’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 707, and his Hirsch index is 15, which includes two primary research articles from the middle of the previous decade with more than 50 citations each. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Andiappan for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Andiappan will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of July 2023 in Processes after peer-review.

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.

Processes 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As the editor-in-chief of Processes, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Processes 2022 Best Paper Award.

The awards have been granted to:

Review Papers:

Advanced Bioethanol Production: From Novel Raw Materials to Integrated Biorefineries
By Aleta Duque, Cristina Álvarez, Pablo Doménech, Paloma Manzanares and Antonio D. Moreno
Processes 2021, 9(2), 206; doi: 10.3390/pr9020206

An Overview on Fault Diagnosis, Prognosis and Resilient Control for Wind Turbine Systems
By Zhiwei Gao and Xiaoxu Liu
Processes 2021, 9(2), 300; doi: 10.3390/pr9020300

Research Articles:

Role of Microalgae in the Recovery of Nutrients from Pig Manure
By Ana Sánchez-Zurano, Martina Ciardi, Tomás Lafarga, José María Fernández-Sevilla, Ruperto Bermejo and Emilio Molina-Grima
Processes 2021, 9(2), 203; doi: 10.3390/pr9020203

Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodology to a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility: A Case Study
By Brian Byrne, Olivia McDermott and John Noonan
Processes 2021, 9(3), 550; doi: 10.3390/pr9030550

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500, a certificate and can publish a paper free of charge in Processes before the end of June 2023.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Processes and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Processes 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Processes Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy that the reviewers dedicated to checking the quality of the manuscripts submitted to Processes. It is due to their efforts that the journal’s high quality and quick turnaround is maintained. In recognition of their outstanding work, the award has been granted to the following reviewers:

Prof. Dr. Marcin Dębowski
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Research Interests: renewable energy; bioenergy; algae biomass; methane fermentation; wastewater treatment; waste management; sewage sludge; air protection; water purification; environmental biotechnology

Dr. Daniel Ferrández
Department of Building Technology, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Research Interests: materials; sustainability; building; construction and demolition waste; sensors and actuator; applied physics

Dr. Kamil Krzysztof Roman
Department of Economic and Energy Analysis, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Warsaw, Poland
Research Interests: agriculture; renewable energy; biomass; sustainability; bio-energy; forest management; natural resource management; biodiversity; landscape ecology; ecological restoration

Dr. Catalin Ianasi
Institute of Chemistry “Coriolan Dragulescu”, Romania
Research Interests: iron oxide; nanomaterials; silica; N₂ isotherms

Dr. Mariusz Szymanek
Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
Research Interests: food analysis; processing and quality; renewable energysources; agriculture; post-harvest technology

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Processes, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Processes 2022 Travel Award.

This award provides financial support to the winners to attend an international conference (both virtual and physical conferences included) on chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research fields to be held in 2022.

The award has been granted to:

Dr. Anna Gioran
Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece

Ms. Raquel Alexandra Valadares Barrulas
Department of Materials Science (DCM), NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal

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. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Processes, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Processes 2021 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. This prize has been awarded to a Ph.D. student who has produced a highly anticipated potential thesis in recognition of his academic excellence.

The award has been granted to the following thesis and its author:

“Integrated Design Framework for Solid Drug Product Manufacturing Processes considering Continuous Technology” by Dr. Kensaku Matsunami, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Ghent University, Belgium.

Dr. Kensaku Matsunami will be awarded CHF 500 and a certificate, as well as a chance to publish one paper free of charge in Processes before the end of 2022.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate Dr. Kensaku Matsunami on his remarkable accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups for their contributions to Processes and the Award Committee for their participation.

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Processes 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Processes Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Processes. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.

Prof. Marcin Dębowski
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
Research Interest: Renewable Energy; Bioenergy; algae biomass; methane fermentation; wastewater treatment; waste management; sewage sludge; air protection; water purification; environmental biotechnology

Dr. Bartłomiej Zieniuk
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Research Interest: enzyme biosynthesis; enzymatic synthesis of compounds with antioxidant activity; chemistry of natural compounds

Prof. Zbigniew Nadolny
Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
Research Interest: high voltage; insulation materials; Transformer; insulator; cables; Diagnostics; insulation liquid; electric and magnetic fields; insulation oil; natural synthetic esters; heat transfer; thermal properties; thermal conductivity; partial discharges

Dr. Attila Egedy
University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
Research Interest: computational fluid dynamics; compartmental modeling; kinetic modeling; sustainable technology development; waste utilization

Dr. Seok-Ho Rhi
Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
Research Interest: heat exchangers; heat pipes; thermoelectric modules

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Processes, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Processes 2021 Travel Awards. The awards have been granted to: Dr. Michele Schlich and Mr. Álvaro Santana Mayor.

Dr. Michele Schlich
Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Cagliari, Italy
Research interest: development of nano-delivery systems; rational design of the nano-carrier

Mr. Álvaro Santana Mayor
Ph.D. Student at University of La Laguna, Spain
Research interest: analytical chemistry

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

As the editor-in-chief of Processes, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Processes 2021 Best Paper Awards.

The awards have been granted to:

One Review:

Accelerating Biologics Manufacturing by Modeling or: Is Approval under the QbD and PAT Approaches Demanded by Authorities Acceptable without a Digital-Twin?
By Steffen Zobel-Roos, Axel Schmidt, Fabian Mestmäcker, Mourad Mouellef, Maximilian Huter, Lukas Uhlenbrock, Martin Kornecki, Lara Lohmann, Reinhard Ditz and Jochen Strube
Processes 2019, 7, 94

Two Research Articles:

Multiscale Agent-Based and Hybrid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment
By Kerri-Ann Norton, Chang Gong, Samira Jamalian and Aleksander S. Popel
Processes 2019, 7(1), 37

Dynamic Flowsheet Model Development and Sensitivity Analysis of a Continuous Pharmaceutical Tablet Manufacturing Process Using the Wet Granulation Route
By Nirupaplava Metta, Michael Ghijs, Elisabeth Schäfer, Ashish Kumar, Philippe Cappuyns, Ivo Van Assche, Ravendra Singh, Rohit Ramachandran, Thomas De Beer, Marianthi Ierapetritou and Ingmar Nopens
Processes 2019, 7(4), 234

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive 500 CHF and a chance to publish a paper in Processes in 2021.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Processes, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto, Processes

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Processes 2021 Young Investigator Award is Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin.

Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin was born in Tallinn, Estonia, in 1985. He completed his PhD in Electric Drives and Power Electronics at Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) in 2014. In addition, in 2010, he received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in Automation from the University of Applied Science Giessen-Friedberg (Germany). He has worked as an electrical engineer for several companies and as a lecturer at various universities. Currently, he holds the position of Professor in Mechatronics at the Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). His main research interests are mechatronics and electrical drives, particularly for electric transportation, as well as autonomous vehicles. He is a member of IEEE (S’12-M’16-SM’20) and the Estonian Society of Moritz Hermann Jacobi. Prof. Dr. Rassõlkin has an outstanding publication record, comprising 50 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and more than 100 publications at international conferences. His Scopus Scientific Citations number is 461 and he has a Hirsch index of 10. Clearly, he is a rising star in the field of mechatronics. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Prof. Dr. Anton Rassõlkin will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Processes, and an engraved plaque.

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.

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Editor-in-Chief, Processes

The editorial team of Processes would like to congratulate the winners of the Processes 2020 Best Paper Awards, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto.

The following papers, in no particular order, have won prizes in the Processes 2020 Best Paper Awards:

Article:

GEKKO Optimization Suite
Processes 2018, 6(8), 106; doi: 10.3390/pr6080106
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/6/8/106

Methanol Synthesis: Optimal Solution for a Better Efficiency of the Process
Processes 2018, 6(3), 20; doi: 10.3390/pr6030020
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/6/3/20

Review:

Modeling and Simulation of Energy Systems: A Review
Processes 2018, 6(12), 238; doi: 10.3390/pr6120238
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/6/12/238

The three winners will receive a certificate and each winner will additionally receive 500 CHF.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Processes 2020 Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for their continued support.

Kind regards,

Processes Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the two winners of 2020 Processes Travel Awards: Dr. Dinesh Krishnamoorthy, a postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, and Mr. Borja Hernández, a Ph.D. student at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. Each winner received 800 Swiss Francs. 

Dr. Krishnamoorthy’s research focuses on Machine Learning for Process Optimization and Process Control. He plans to attend the American Control Conference (ACC2020) in Denver, USA, to present his work entitled “Real-Time Optimal Resource Allocation in an Industrial Symbiotic Network Using Transient Measurements”.

Mr. Hernández works on Biogas Dry Reforming. He plans to attend the 30th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-30) in Milano, Italy, to present his work entitled “Systematic Generation of a Robust Compartment Model for Counter-Current Spray Dryers”.

Congratulations to Dr. Krishnamoorthy and Mr. Hernández. We are grateful to all who submitted applications.

Evaluation Committee:
Prof. Michael A. Henson
Prof. Juergen Hahn
Prof. Martha A. Grover

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2020 Processes Young Investigator Award is Prof. Kody Powell.

Prof. Kody Powell is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. His research is focused on designing, simulating, controlling, and optimizing complex thermal and chemical energy systems to interact with the smart grid and better enable the use of renewables on the grid. His key research contributions are as follows:

1) Solved the storage problem of proactive control of energy systems to handle integration of more intermittent renewables on the grid.

2) Invented a new methodology for designing and operating hybrid CSP (concentrating solar power) plants, where heat can be collected at different temperatures and routed to different heat sinks, depending on ambient conditions. This allows the plant to utilize up to 89% more solar heat as compared to a standalone CSP plant.

3) Incorporated real processes and real data into computational systems work, e.g., how manufacturing facilities can use their built-in flexibility to contribute to the smart grid (an industrial bakery, a rotary kiln, and slurry storage in mineral processing operations).

Please join us in congratulating Prof. Kody Powell on receiving this award, and for his outstanding achievements. As the awardee, Prof. Kody Powell will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF and an engraved trophy.

We would like to thank all the applicants for their participation.

Evaluation Committee:

Prof. Michael A. Henson
Prof. Juergen Hahn
Prof. Martha A. Grover
Prof. Dr. Volker Hessel

Processes (ISSN 2227-9717; Processes-Basel in Web of Science) is an international, peerreviewed, open-access journal published monthly by MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and Scopus. The Impact Factor for 2018 is 1.963. For further details, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the two winners of 2019 Processes Travel Awards (800 Swiss Francs each), given to Dr. Pratham Arora, a postdoctoral fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and Ms. Grazia Leonzio, a Ph.D. student at the University of L’Aquila, Italy.

Dr. Arora’s research focuses on process modelling and simulation. He plans to attend the Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design (FOCAPD 2019) in Copper Mountain, USA, to present his work entitled “Hydrothermal liquifaction of algae for bio-crude production: Effects of CO₂ sourcing on economics and LCA.”

Ms. Leonzio works on modeling and process simulation of chemical processes, carbon capture, storage and utilization. She plans to attend the 29th European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-29) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, to present her work entitled “Innovative application of statistical analysis for the optimization of CO₂ absorption from flue gas with ionic liquid”.

Congratulations to Dr. Arora and Ms. Leonzio. We are grateful to all who submitted applications.

Evaluation Committee:
Prof. Michael A. Henson
Prof. Juergen Hahn
Prof. Martha A. Grover
Prof. John D. Hedengren

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural “Processes 2013–2018 Outstanding Reviewer Award”. Three reviewers were selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal’s award committee.

Selection Criteria:

The outstanding reviewers were selected by the journal’s award committee taking into account both the quality and quantity of reviews.

Prizes:

Each of the award winners receives a certificate, 300 CHF, and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Processes, following the regular peer-review procedure.

Winners:

1. Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, University Fernando Pessoa
2. Huolong Liu, University of Massachusetts Lowell
3. Gyorgy Szekely, University of Manchester

Congratulations to all of them on their excellent reviews and well-earned awards! The Processes Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to acknowledge all reviewers who have generously dedicated their time and effort to reviewing manuscripts submitted to Processes. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.

Processes Editorial Office
MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66
CH-4052, Basel, Switzerland
processes@mdpi.com

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Processes Travel Award, given to an outstanding post-doctoral researcher or Ph.D. student. The Travel Award for 2018 was granted to Mr. Dhruv Gupta, a Ph.D. candidate in Christos Maravelias’ laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was selected from a strong pool of 72 applicants. Mr. Gupta’s research focuses on optimization methods for online chemical production scheduling. He plans to attend the Process Systems Engineering conference (PSE 2018) in San Diego, CA. to present his work entitled “General Mixed-integer Programming State- Space Model for Online Scheduling”.

Congratulations to Mr. Gupta and thanks to all who applied.

Founding Editor-in-Chief,
Michael A. Henson

Dear Authors,

We are pleased to announce the Best Paper Awards for research or review articles published between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017. Three papers were selected by the journal award review committee after a thorough evaluation and each of which will receive an award of 500 CHF.

Selection Criteria:
The articles were selected by the journal award committee according to the following criteria:

1. Citation, download, and view rates;
2. Data Source: Database of MDPI and Altmetrics

Prizes:
The first author of the awarded paper receives a certificate, a financial award of 500 CHF bonus and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Processes, after the normal peer-review procedure.

Winners:
1. Wurm, F.M.; Wurm, M.J. Cloning of CHO Cells, Productivity and Genetic Stability—A Discussion. Processes 2017, 5, 20. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/5/2/20.
2. Reis, M.S.; Gins, G. Industrial Process Monitoring in the Big Data/Industry 4.0 Era: from Detection, to Diagnosis, to Prognosis. Processes 2017, 5, 35. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/5/3/35
3. Moyne, J.; Iskandar, J. Big Data Analytics for Smart Manufacturing: Case Studies in Semiconductor Manufacturing. Processes 2017, 5, 39. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/5/3/39

Evaluation Committee:
Prof. Michael A. Henson
Prof. Volker Hessel
Prof. Juergen Hahn
Prof. Martha A. Grover
Prof. Thomas A. Adams II
Prof. John D. Hedengren
Processes Editorial Office
MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66
CH-4052, Basel, Switzerland
processes@mdpi.