Young Investigator Award Winners
The Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics was initiated in 2007. The Award goes to a young investigator holding a researcher/engineer position in either: academia, industry, government lab or scientific institute (e.g. The Max Planck Institute). This award is to be given to a young researcher who has exhibited a record of excellent original work and significant results in the field of thermoelectrics or thermoelectric materials. Click here for the most recent announcements
Summary of Young Investigator Award Winners
| Year | Awardee | Institution | Area of Study | Sponsor |
| 2009 | Dr. Rhyee | Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, South Korea | ITS | |
| 2010 | Dr. Xun Shi | Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China | Skutterudites | ITS |
| 2011 | Professor Eric Toberer | Colorado School of Mines | ITS | |
| 2012 | (not awarded) | |||
| 2013 | Yanzhong Pei | Tongji University | ITS | |
| 2014 | University of Colorado at Boulder | ITS | ||
| 2015 | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Bulk Nanostructured Materials | ITS | |
| 2016 | Tsinghua University, China | ITS & Gentherm | ||
| 2017 | Beihang University, China
| ITS & Gentherm | ||
| 2018 | Chongqing University, China | ITS & Gentherm | ||
| 2019 | Shanghai University | ITS & Gentherm | ||
| 2020 | University of Notre Dame, USA | ITS & Gentherm |