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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Bharat Gwalani
North Carolina State University
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Sung Bo Lee
Seoul National Univ.
Dr. Sebastian Lech
AGH University of Science and Technology
Dr. Gaetano Giunta
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Winner
Grzegorz Chladek
Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Award Committee
Ms. Divena Dai
Chairman
Section Materials
Ms. Abby Wang
MDPI Branch Office, Beijing
Winner
Edoardo BALDINI
Massuchusetts Institute of Technology
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Dr. Thomas Fiedler
The University of Newcastle
Prof. Gigliola Lusvardi
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Prof. Pawel Pawlus
Prof. Vlassis Likodimos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Prof. Klara Hernadi
Dr. F. Pacheco Torgal
Dr. Daolun Chen
Prof. Guillermo Requena
German Aerospace Center
Winner
Mathieu Bauchy
University of California, Los Angeles
Award Committee
Dr. Maryam Tabrizian
Chairman
McGill University
Prof. Dr. Javier Narciso
Prof. Federico Bella
Politecnico di Torino
Dr. Vincenzo Baglio
CNR
Dr. Laszlo Toth
Prof. Dr. Marek Kowalczuk
Prof. Dr. Luyi Sun
University of Connecticut
Prof. Sofoklis Makridis
University of Patras
Prof. Jonathan Phillips
Naval Postgraduate School
Winner
Andrea Alù
City University of New York, USA
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