The purpose of the Best Paper Award is to recognize significant contributions by emerging authors in microfluidics and nanofluidics.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates for the award must meet the following criteria:
- Have published a manuscript in BMF during the award year.
- Be 40 years of age or younger.
- Be the first author listed on the selected paper.
- Not have won the award previously.
Selection Process
An expert panel of judges will review papers based on their scientific content and select a winner.
The Prize
The winner of the BMF Best Paper Award will receive a cash prize of 2500 USD*.
Contact
For questions about eligibility, the selection process, or the award, send an email to bmf-journalmanager@aip.org.
*The winner is responsible for all federal, state, or local taxes that might be due for prize money. Submit IRS form W-9 to AIP Publishing. The winner agrees to comply with all tax reporting in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2022
The editors would like to congratulate Sumin Lee for receiving the 2022 BMF Best Paper Award. Her paper, “I-LIFT (image-based laser-induced forward transfer) platform for manipulating encoded microparticles,” was selected from a list of excellent contributions.
Dr. Lee received both her B.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University. During her doctoral studies, she conducted research in diverse areas such as microparticles, 4D printing, microrobots, and bioengineering in the group led by Professor Sunghoon Kwon. Driven by her passion for translational medicine, Dr. Lee co-founded Meteor Biotech, Co. Ltd., a healthcare-focused enterprise dedicated to achieving breakthroughs in diagnostics and therapeutics. The company develops a laser-activated cell sorter, a technology also utilized in the I-LIFT paper, which exemplifies Dr. Lee's commitment to transforming cutting-edge research into practical medical applications.
The editors would like to thank all the authors who submitted a paper for consideration for the 2022 BMF Best Paper Award. The editors are grateful to each author for their contribution and support of the journal.
Additionally, the editors would like to thank the following members of the award committee for volunteering their time to evaluate the papers and determine this year’s winner:
- Govind Kaigala, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Carolyn Ren, University of Waterloo, Canada
- Kanging Ren, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2021
The editors would like to congratulate Ikram Khan for receiving the 2021 BMF Best Paper Award. His article, “A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging,” was selected from a list of excellent contributions. Mr. Khan received a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Anna University and a M.S. in Opto-Electronics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He went on to collaborate with Prof. Mriganka Sur (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Prof. Anil Prabhakar (IIT Madras) as a visiting researcher. Mr. Khan founded ISMO Bio-Photonics Pvt. Ltd in 2020, a healthcare technology company, where he currently serves as the CEO and Director.
The editors would like to thank all the authors who submitted a paper for consideration for the 2021 BMF Best Paper Award. The editors are grateful to each author for their contribution and support of the journal.
Additionally, the editors would like to thank the following members of the award committee for volunteering their time to evaluate the papers and determine this year’s winner:
- David Fernandez Rivas, University of Twente
- Yi-Chin Toh, Queensland University of Technology
- Y. Shrike Zhang, Harvard Medical School
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2020
The editors would like to congratulate Dr. Sarah Mena for receiving the 2020 BMF Best Paper Award. Her article, “A droplet-based microfluidic viscometer for the measurement of blood coagulation,” was selected from a list of excellent contributions. Dr. Sarah Mena is currently a Project Leader at Particulate Solid Research, Inc. in Chicago, IL. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas” in El Salvador and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida. During her doctoral work she studied turbulent solid-liquid flows and liquid localized fluidization. She later did a postdoc in multiphase flow microfluidics at the University of Michigan in the group of Professor Mark Burns focusing on the development of biomedical devices from a fluid mechanics perspective. Dr. Mena is the recipient of several awards including the George Klinzing best PhD award by the Particle Technology Forum of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Additionally, the editors would like to thank the following members of the award committee for volunteering their time to evaluate the papers and determine this year’s winner:
- Daeyeon Lee, University of Pennsylvania
- Li Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Josue Sznitman, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Lim Chwee Teck, National University of Singapore
- Hsueh-Chia Chang, University of Notre Dame
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2019
The editors would like to congratulate Masahiro Okanojo for receiving the 2019 BMF Best Paper Award. His article, “Nuclear Transplantation between allogeneic cells through topological reconnection of plasma membrane in a microfluidic system” was selected from a list of excellent contributions. Masahiro is currently a lead senior researcher of the Research and Development Team, Regenerative Medicine Business Sector, Hitachi Chemical Corporation. He started his research career at Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., and has worked together with Prof. Masao Washizu, Prof. Hidehiro Oana, Prof. Osamu Kurosawa, and Prof. Kennedy O. Okeyo as a visiting researcher at the School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. He began conducting his research in organic synthesis and polymer chemistry as an undergraduate, studied protein folding and enzyme kinetics, and received Ph.D. in Material Science from National Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.The editors would like to thank all the authors who submitted a paper for consideration. The editors are grateful to each author for their contribution and support of the journal.
Additionally, the editors would like to thank the following members of the award committee for volunteering their time to evaluate the papers and determine this year’s winner:
- Saif A. Khan, National University of Singapore
- Ravi Selvaganapathy, McMaster University
- Nathan Swami, University of Virginia
- Jianghong Xu, Tsinghua University
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2018
The editors would like to congratulate Frank Scherag for receiving the 2018 BMF Best Paper Award. His article, “Geometrically enhanced sensor surfaces for the selective capture of cell-like particles in a laminar flow field” was selected from a list of excellent contributions. Frank received his diploma degree in Biology and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Freiburg (Germany) and is currently a postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rühe in the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) at the University of Freiburg. His current research focuses on functional materials, surfaces, and geometries for analytical, biomedical and sensing applications.
The editors would like to thank all the authors who submitted a paper for consideration. The editors are grateful to each author for their contribution and support of the journal.
Additionally, the editors would like to thank the following members of the award committee for volunteering their time to evaluate the papers and determine this year’s winner:
- Sung Jae Kim, Seoul National University
- Amy Shen, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
- Sindy Tang, Stanford University
- Jaap den Toonder, Eindhoven University of Technology
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2017
The BMF editors are pleased to announce that Zhongyu Li has been selected to receive the 2017 BMF Best Paper Award for his paper, “Drug absorption related nephrotoxicity assessment on an intestine-kidney chip”. According to one of the judges, his work was selected because “the results presented corresponded to clinical observations”. Zhongyu is currently a postdoctoral researcher with Jianhua Qin at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Mudanjiang Medical University, Medical Master’s degree from Harbin Medical University, and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and Dalian University of Technology. His lab’s interests include microfluidics and its applications in cell biology, biotechnology, drug evaluation and toxicity prediction.
The editors continue to be impressed by the many high-quality submissions that are received year after year. This year’s award was chosen from 80 eligible papers and the editors would like to thank each applicant for their contribution and continued support of BMF.
The editors also wish to thank the judges of the 2017 award for their time and effort in evaluating all papers and selecting this year’s winner:
- Andrew deMello, ETH Zurich
- Shih-Kang “Scott” Fan, National Taiwan University
- Lidong Qin, Houston Methodist
- Da-Jeng Yao, National Tsing Hua University
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2016
The editors of BMF congratulate the winner of the 2016 BMF Best Paper Award, Thomas Moore, for his paper “Single cell functional analysis of multiple myeloma cell populations correlates with diffusion profiles in static microfluidic coculture systems.” This paper was notable for using both a computational model and experimental data to assess the validity of results from microscale coculture systems.
There were many high-quality articles submitted for the contest, and the editors thank all entrants for their contributions. Every year brings a new crop of impressive candidates for the Best Paper contest, which is an indication of the great scientific contributions of the BMF community to the field.
The editors would like to thank the judges of the 2016 award for the immense time and effort they devoted to evaluating all of the eligible papers and choosing the winner:
- Moran Bercovici, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- Patrick Doyle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Saif Khan, National University of Singapore
- Chang Lu, Virginia Tech
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2015
The editors of BMF congratulate the winner of the 2015 BMF Best Paper Award, Heidi Stoll, for her paper “Microfluidic chip system for the selection and enrichment of cell binding aptamers.” According to one of the judges, “This paper stood out because it advanced not only the science, but also the microfluidic/electrokinetic knowledge.”
The editors thank all of the entrants for their impressive contributions. The overwhelming interest and the high quality of the submissions are a testament to the extraordinary amount of great research done by our authors. We thank the community for its continuing support of BMF!
The editors also wish to thank the judges of the 2015 award for their time and effort in evaluating more than 100 eligible papers:
- Kevin Dorfman, University of Minnesota
- Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University
- Siva Vanapalli, Texas Tech University
- Hongkai Wu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Xiangchun Xuan, Clemson University
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2014
The editors of Biomicrofluidics congratulate the winner of the 2014 Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award, Janna Tenenbaum-Katan, for her paper “Biomimetics of fetal alveolar flow phenomena using microfluidics.” Ms. Tenenbaum-Katan presented her paper in August at the 2015 Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics conference in Beijing, China.
The editors thank all of the entrants for their impressive contributions. The overwhelming interest and the high quality of the submissions are a testament to the extraordinary amount of great research done by our authors. We thank the community for its continuing support of Biomicrofluidics!
The editors also wish to thank the judges of the 2014 award for their time and effort:
- Xingyu Jiang
- Saif A. Khan
- Anderson Shum
Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award 2013
The editors of Biomicrofluidics congratulate the winner of the inaugural Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award, Giseok Kang, for his paper “Discrimination between the human prostate normal cell and cancer cell by using a novel electrical impedance spectroscopy controlling the cross-sectional area of a microfluidic channel.” Dr. Kang was invited to present his paper at the 2014 Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics conference held at Academia Sinica, Taiwan, in May 2014.
The editors thank all the entrants for their hard work and excellent science. The overwhelming interest in the award has inspired us to offer it again in 2014 and 2015. We thank the community for its support of Biomicrofluidics!
The editors also thank the judges of the 2013 award for their time and effort:
- Patrick S. Doyle
- Zachary Gagnon
- Andrew de Mello
- Hsien-Hung Wei
- Dr. David A. Weitz