Open Call for Nominations: 2025 Energy and Fuels Rising Stars

Since 2021, Energy & Fuels has recognized early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) through our annual recognition of the Energy and Fuels Rising Stars. A Special Issue is published each year to highlight those EMCRs who have made significant contributions to their respective fields of energy research.

We're now accepting nominations of EMCRs within their independent research careers and 12 years or fewer after receiving their Ph.D. degrees who are doing exceptional work within energy and fuel research. Each selected candidate will be invited to submit a manuscript (either a review, minireview, original article, or communication) in the nominated research area to Energy & Fuels by May 15, 2025. We encourage nominations of researchers from industrial, government, and university labs.

If the manuscript is accepted, the candidate will receive a certificate and be publicized by ACS Publications as a member of the 2025 Energy and Fuels Rising Stars.

Eligibility

Researchers with 12 years or fewer after the award of their Ph.D. degrees (i.e., Ph.D. degrees awarded on or after January 1, 2013) who are in their independent career (e.g., after postdoc appointments).

This award must be based on research done during the nominee’s independent career and cannot be based on research completed as part of their graduate education or post-doctoral training.

Nominees must not have already been one of previous years’ Energy and Fuels Rising Stars (2021-2024).

Additional Information

We anticipate selecting up to 40 candidates for 2025 Energy and Fuels Rising Stars within the following key topical areas covered by Energy & Fuels. These research areas are:

• Traditional Fossil Fuels
• Unconventional Energy Resources
• Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Biorefinery
• Environmental and Carbon Dioxide Issues
• Efficiency and Sustainability
• Catalysis and Kinetics
• Combustion
• Solar Energy, Solar Fuels, and Conversion of Light
• Fuel Cells
• Batteries and Energy Storage
• Non-Carbon-Based Fuels
• Process Engineering

Self-nomination is acceptable. The selection committee will include Energy & Fuels Editors and Editorial Advisory Board members.

Requirements

Investigators who wish to be considered or would like to nominate a colleague for consideration* must complete the nomination process in the link below. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. The following information is required:

• Name
• Title
• Institution
• Country
• Email address
• Preferred topical section of Energy & Fuels
• Year candidate’s independent career began
• A brief statement of no more than 300 words describing their research contributions made during the nominee’s independent career.
• List of up to 3 contributions to research (publications, patents, reports, etc.) during the nominee’s independent career. (Do not upload the actual articles. Just citable information of the publications and DOIs)
• Website URL to professional website, Google Scholar profile, and/or Scopus

* Before nominating another person for an award, the nominator must get the nominee's consent to share information about them as part of the nomination process. This is necessary for the American Chemical Society, ACS Publications, and any partners associated with the award to comply with laws and rules around the processing of personal data.

The deadline for nominations is October 31, 2024.