Submit your nomination by 15 August 2014

We are pleased to announce that the deadline for nominations for the 2014 Nano Energy Award has been extended until 15 August 2014. The purpose of the award is to recognize an outstanding researcher in the field of nano energy whose work:

  • reflects the interdisciplinarity of this field
  • has contributed in an innovative and/or impactful way to solving the major energy problems facing society

The award will be presented at the Nanoenergy and Nanosystems 2014 conference, which will be held in Beijing between 8-12 December 2014. The winner will be asked to give an invited talk at this conference and to write a paper for Nano Energy.

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 their scientific merit and contribution
  • a brief supporting summary of how s/he fulfils the conditions of the award

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

Please send nominations to the Publisher of the journal, Jelena Petrovic on e-mail address: nanoenergyaward2014@elsevier.com

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2014. The winner will be informed directly and his/her name will appear on the website of the journal and of the conference.

Nano Energy is a multidisciplinary, rapid-publication forum of original peer-reviewed contributions on the science and engineering of nanomaterials and nanodevices used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion, storage, utilization and policy. Nano Energy provides a comprehensive coverage of this exciting and dynamic field which joins nanoscience and nanotechnology with energy science.

Nanoenergy and Nanosystems 2014 is the first international conference that will cover the important topics in nanoenergy, from energy conversion, storage, sensors, system integration to self-powered technology. It will present the most advanced research in the fields and a platform for communications among the scientists worldwide.

Conference chair:

Prof. Zhong Lin Wang
Editor-in-Chief, Nano Energy
Hightower Chair and Regents' Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Director, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Website: http://www.nanoscience.gatech.edu