Travel Award

The Biomimetics Travel Award was launched in 2018, and it is presented annually to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research in the field of biomimetics at academic conferences, which helps to increase their influence.

The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.

Number of Winners: 1

 
Biomimetics Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 28 February 2025
Winner announcement: 30 April 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students and research fellows;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

List of Documents for Application

– Information of the conference that 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.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Mingrui Wu
Zhejiang University, China

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Stanislav Gorb Chairman
Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel
Prof. Dr. Andrew Adamatzky
Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Prof. Dr. Jing Sun
Dr. Antonio Concilio
CIRA
Prof. Dr. Yong Sun
Sichuan University

Winner

Wenda Song
Jilin University, China

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Stanislav Gorb Chairman
Department Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel
Dr. Antonio Concilio
CIRA
Dr. Ille C. Gebeshuber
Prof. Dr. Yong Sun
Sichuan University
Prof. Dr. Bingbo Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jing Sun
Prof. Dr. Junqiu Liu
College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University

Winner

Sébastien Mouchet
University of Exeter, UK
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