The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prizefor Young Scientists

In the spirit of the mission of east, the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize has been established with the purpose to encourage
promising young scientists.

The mission of the European Academy of Surface Technology (east) is to promote Europe-wide science, research,
training and education in the field of surface technology and related areas in order to contribute to the
integration, understanding and friendship between European people and individuals.

The prize is given in the name of the town Schwäbisch Gmünd, where east has had its headquarter since its
foundation in 1989. The town of Schwäbisch Gmünd has always been a strong support for east and has a long
tradition of craftsmanship of precious metals. The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize was given for the first time
2017, but is going to be awarded every year to promising young scientist.

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize 2019

consist of a sum of 500 Euro, a diploma and an electroformed silver unicorn statuette.
The prize winner is expected to give an invited talk at the east forum 2019 as a part of Electrochem 2019,
from 26 - 28 August 2019 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Travel costs will be covered.

The criteria of evaluation

will be based on originality, creativity and excellence in surface technology. The experience
of the applicant will be taken into account, meaning that expectations are higher for e. g.
a post doc than a PhD student.

Who can apply?

The applicant must be active in Europe and hold a university degree. The applicant might be a
PhD student or hold a PhD degree not older than 2016. There is no age limit, but the applicant
should be in the early stage of his/her career.

Jury

The jury will this year be led byProf. Dr. Ivan KrastevBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

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June 2018

Dr. Nguyen wins the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2018

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientist 2018 was awarded to Dr. Nhat Truong Nguyen from the Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany for his work on thermal dewetting of noble metals on anodic TiO2 nanotubes leading to significantly enhanced photocatalytic H2 generation.

Dr. Nhat Truong Nguyen received the prize from the east president, Prof. Dr. Peter Leisner, during the SMT32 7/east Forum2018 conference, 27-29 June 2018 in San Sebastian, Spain. As head of the jury Prof. Dr. Imre Bakonyi presented the jury’s motivation. After the prize ceremony Dr. Nguyen gave an excellent invited talk on his research subject.

Dr. Jin Zhang prize winner 2017

Dr Jin Zhang receives the certificate for the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists and an electroformed
silver statuette of a unicorn symbolising the city arms of Schwäbisch Gmünd. As head of the jury Professor Pietro
Luigi Cavallotti (right) presented the jury’s motivation.

The Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2017 was awarded to Yin Zhang from the Autonomous University of
Barcelona , Spain, for her work on electrodeposition of magnetic, superhydrophobic, non-stick, two phase Cu Ni foam
films and their enhanced performance for hydrogen evolution in alkaline water media. After the prize ceremony,
Dr Zhang gave an excellent invited talk on her research subject.

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