10/06/2026
The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology ( ) is pleased to announce the winners of the JTST Volume 34 Best Paper Awards, as chosen by an international committee of expert judges.
The 2025 Best Paper winner, published in the April 2025 issue, is “Cold Spray Using a Phase-Change Propellant Fluid Approach: Proof of Concept and Potential Benefits” by Aleksandra Nastic, Meisheng Xu, Wenzhuo Yan, Bruce Daniels, Mohan Vijay, Mohammed Yandouzi, Patrick Richer, and Bertrand Jodoin.
🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11666-025-01930-8
The 2025 Honorable Mention winner, published in the March 2025 issue, is “Plasma Spraying of Ceramic Coating with All Interfaces Bonded Chemically through a Ceramic Bond Coat Thermally Grown on Metal Substrate” by Peng-Yan Shi, Ya-Long Zhang, Xiao-Tao Luo, Kang-Wei Xu, Shu-Feng Xie, Ling-Jie Chen, Jiu-Jing Song, Rou Chen, and Chang-Jiu Li.
🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11666-024-01907-z
Both of these papers are free access for you to download and read now through the end of October. We extend our congratulations to the authors of these winning papers! 🎉