CAPEES-Elsevier Thesis/Dissertation Award

Nominations are now closed. Please check back in early 2026 for the next nomination cycle.

This award will be given in 2025 to recognize one master outstanding thesis and two doctoral dissertations in the field of environmental engineering or science. If no high-quality nomination for the master thesis is available, three doctoral dissertation awards may be given. The evaluation will be based on the quality of the master thesis/doctoral dissertation and the associated scholarly publications. Each recipient will receive an award certificate (or a plaque) and a cash award of $500. 

 Eligibility Requirements: 

1. Nominees must be valid student/postdoc members of CAPEES at the time of nomination. CAPEES membership status is not required for nominators. 

2. Self-nomination is not allowed. 

3. The thesis/dissertation should be officially submitted for degree conferral in calendar year 2024. 

4. Members of the CAPEES Award Committee cannot nominate or evaluate thesis/dissertation from his/her advisees.

Nomination package should include (1) a nomination letter from the nominator (e.g., thesis or dissertation advisor), (2) the official master thesis/doctoral dissertation, (3) copies of three representative journal publications, and (4) a full curriculum vitae of the nominee. To submit a nomination, please use the generic nomination form accessible through this link.

We encourage all eligible CAPEES members to submit your nominations by 03/07/2025. An award committee will be established after the nomination deadline to evaluate the award nomination packages and make award recommendations to the governing committee of CAPEES.

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*This award is made possible by the generous support from publisher Elsevier which manages a large portfolio of high-quality academic journals, including many top journals in the field of environmental science and engineering. Many CAPEES members are authors, readers, reviewers, and editors of various Elsevier journals.

Past Award Recipients