The scientific journal, Energy Storage Materials (EnSM), is requesting written nominations from the international community for its 2023 EnSM Award (1 awardee) and EnSM Young Scientist Award (3 awardees).

The purpose of the EnSM Award is to recognize an outstanding scientist in the field of energy storage materials and devices who has made significant contribution and whose work shows impressive innovation in the field.

The purpose of the EnSM Young Scientist Award is to recognize three very promising young scientists in the field of energy storage materials and devices who have shown great potential from their work with significant innovation in the field. The candidates for this award should be within 10 years of completing their Phd.

Each nomination should contain the following:

  • the name and affiliation of your nominee
  • a curriculum Vitae/resume of your nominee
  • a summary (of no more than 50 words) of his/her scientific merit and contribution
  • a brief supporting summary of how s/he fulfills the conditions of the award
  • two supporting letters from experts in your nominee’s research field

Please note that the award is open to anyone in the field, although self-nominations cannot be accepted.

The editorial team of Energy Storage Materials will evaluate the applications. The criteria of assessment will include the impact of the research the candidate has conducted and the contributions the candidate has made to the materials community, including but not limited to the candidate’s published research, as judged by the editorial panel.

The winners will be invited to write a paper for the journal Energy Storage Materials, and to join the Editorial Board of the journal. The winner of the EnSM Award will receive a certificate and an honorarium of 3000 USD and the winners of the EnSM Young Scientist Awards will receive a certificate and honorarium of 1000 USD.

Nominations can be submitted via using this Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/r/V6gvQmkAND until October 31st, 2023.

The winners will be informed personally, and their name will appear on the website of the journal. The winners of the previous year can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/energy-storage-materials/about/awards