{"id":3346,"date":"2026-07-26T00:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T00:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/?page_id=3346"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:24:01","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/?page_id=3346","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00ebdded wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#0b192c;color:#ffffff;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:40px;padding-right:40px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;\">\n    <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:32px;font-weight:700;margin:0;\">Awards &amp; Scientific Recognition<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:1.1rem;margin:10px auto 0 auto;opacity:0.9;max-width:750px;\">\n        Celebrating national and international honors, best paper awards, and scientific distinctions earned by ClusterDEM researchers.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00ebdded wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding:40px 20px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;max-width:1150px;margin:0 auto;\">\n\n    <!-- ================= INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION & INVENTION AWARDS ================= -->\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:#0b192c;margin-bottom:25px;border-left:4px solid #d69e2e;padding-left:12px;\">International Innovation &amp; Invention Honors<\/h2>\n    \n    <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:25px; margin-bottom:50px;\">\n\n        <!-- 1. E-NNOVATE 2025 Gold Medal -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #d69e2e; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#b7791f; background:#fffaf0; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83e\udd47 Gold Medal \u00b7 E-NNOVATE 2025<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">June 2025<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Gold Medal \u2013 International Innovation &amp; Invention Summit (E-NNOVATE 2025)\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardees \/ Inventors:<\/strong> Mohammadmahdi Abdollahzadehsangroudi, Jos\u00e9 Carlos P\u00e1scoa Marques, Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Krakow, Poland[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Innovation Title:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Ice detection\/protection and flow control system based on dielectric barrier discharge sliding plasma actuators&#8221;<\/em>[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Organizing Authority:<\/strong> E-NNOVATE, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (Poland) &amp; NCBR[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div style=\"flex:0 0 220px; max-width:100%; text-align:center;\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2363836_page-0002.jpg\" alt=\"E-NNOVATE 2025 Gold Medal Certificate\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #cbd5e1; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 2. E-NNOVATE 2025 Special Award Certificate -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #d69e2e; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#b7791f; background:#fffaf0; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 Special Innovation Award<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">June 2025<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Special Award Certificate for Innovation \u2013 E-NNOVATE 2025 Summit\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardees \/ Inventors:<\/strong> Mohammadmahdi Abdollahzadehsangroudi, Jos\u00e9 Carlos P\u00e1scoa Marques, Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Krakow, Poland[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Innovation Title:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Ice detection\/protection and flow control system based on dielectric barrier discharge sliding plasma actuators&#8221;<\/em>[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Signatories:<\/strong> Edyta Wo\u0142czyk &amp; Raman Teja Venigalla (Directors, E-NNOVATE)[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div style=\"flex:0 0 220px; max-width:100%; text-align:center;\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2363836_page-0001-e1785161656431.jpg\" alt=\"E-NNOVATE 2025 Special Award Certificate\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #cbd5e1; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 3. Special Prize - \"Lucian Blaga\" University of Sibiu -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #d69e2e; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#b7791f; background:#fffaf0; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f Special University Honor<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">June 2025<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Special Prize for Scientific Creativity and Originality\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardees:<\/strong> Mohammadmahdi Abdollahzadehsangroudi, Jos\u00e9 Carlos P\u00e1scoa Marques, Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Institution:<\/strong> &#8220;Lucian Blaga&#8221; University of Sibiu (Romania) &amp; PATLIB Centre Sibiu[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Recognized Innovation:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Ice detection\/protection and flow control system based on dielectric barrier discharge sliding plasma actuators&#8221;<\/em>[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Signatories:<\/strong> Prof. Sorin Radu, Ph.D. (Rector) &amp; Prof. Aurel Mihail T\u00ee\u021bu (Manager, PATLIB Centre)[cite: 1]<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div style=\"flex:0 0 220px; max-width:100%; text-align:center;\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2363836_page-0003.jpg\" alt=\"Lucian Blaga University Special Prize Certificate\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #cbd5e1; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 4. Hackathon, Hack the Planet 2018 - Dr. Frederico Rodrigues -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #d69e2e; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#b7791f; background:#fffaf0; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83d\udca1 Innovation Contest Winner<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">2018<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Winner of &#8220;Hackathon, Hack the Planet 2018&#8221; (Prize: \u20ac500)\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardee:<\/strong> Dr. Frederico Rodrigues<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Organizing Entity:<\/strong> Building Global Innovators (BGI), Portugal<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Institution:<\/strong> Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Citation:<\/strong> Awarded first prize for breakthrough technological concept development in clean energy and planetary sustainability.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ================= INSTITUTIONAL & ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS ================= -->\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:#0b192c;margin-bottom:25px;border-left:4px solid #38a169;padding-left:12px;\">Institutional &amp; Academic Distinctions<\/h2>\n    \n    <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:25px; margin-bottom:50px;\">\n\n        <!-- Pr\u00e9mio Jovem Investigador UBI 2023 -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #38a169; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#276749; background:#f0fff4; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 Young Researcher Award (Pr\u00e9mio Jovem Investigador UBI)<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">2023 (2\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o)<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Winning Project: PLASMUS \u2013 Plasma-Enhanced Carbon Free Ammonia Sustainable Combustion Technology\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardee:<\/strong> Dr. Mohammadmahdi Abdollahzadehsangroudi<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Body:<\/strong> Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Signatories:<\/strong> M\u00e1rio Raposo (Rector, UBI), S\u00edlvia Socorro (Vice-Rector for Research)<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Citation:<\/strong> Recognized for research leadership and breakthrough contributions in carbon-free plasma-assisted combustion technologies.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div style=\"flex:0 0 220px; max-width:100%; text-align:center;\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Premio-Investigador-Jovem-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pr\u00e9mio Jovem Investigador UBI 2023 Certificate\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #cbd5e1; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- APMTAC 2021 Best Doctoral Thesis Award - Dr. Mohammadreza Pendar -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #38a169; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#276749; background:#f0fff4; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udf93 Best Doctoral Thesis Award (Mechanical Engineering)<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">2021<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    APMTAC Best Doctoral Thesis Award 2021 (Prize: \u20ac1,000)\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardee:<\/strong> Dr. Mohammadreza Pendar<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Body:<\/strong> Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Mec\u00e2nica Te\u00f3rica, Aplicada e Computacional (APMTAC), Portugal<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Citation:<\/strong> Recognized for national academic excellence and outstanding contributions in computational fluid dynamics and mechanical engineering thesis research.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- CGD Pedagogical Merit Award 2012 - Prof. Jos\u00e9 P\u00e1scoa -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #38a169; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#276749; background:#f0fff4; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfc5 Pedagogical Merit Award<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">2012<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Pr\u00e9mio de M\u00e9rito Pedag\u00f3gico Caixa Geral de Dep\u00f3sitos \u2013 Engenharia\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardee:<\/strong> Prof. Jos\u00e9 Carlos P\u00e1scoa Marques<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Body:<\/strong> Caixa Geral de Dep\u00f3sitos (CGD) &amp; Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Domain:<\/strong> Engineering Faculty \/ Higher Education Pedagogy<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Citation:<\/strong> Awarded in recognition of exceptional teaching quality, pedagogical innovation, and academic contribution to the Engineering department at UBI.<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ================= BEST PAPER & PRESENTATION AWARDS ================= -->\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:#0b192c;margin-bottom:25px;border-left:4px solid #3182ce;padding-left:12px;\">Best Paper &amp; Presentation Awards<\/h2>\n    \n    <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:25px; margin-bottom:50px;\">\n\n        <!-- ASME FEDSM 2022 Best Paper 1st Place - Dr. Mohammadreza Pendar -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #3182ce; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#2b6cb0; background:#ebf8ff; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 ASME Best Paper Award (1st Place)<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">2022<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2022)\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardee:<\/strong> Dr. Mohammadreza Pendar<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Technical Track:<\/strong> Computational Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee (CFDTC) Area<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Body:<\/strong> The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), USA<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- ASME 2025 Robert T. Knapp Award -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #3182ce; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#2b6cb0; background:#ebf8ff; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfc6 ASME Best Paper Award<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">July 2025<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    2025 Robert T. Knapp Award \u2013 ASME Fluids Engineering Division\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Frederico Rodrigues, Leonardo Mbanguine, Jos\u00e9 C. P\u00e1scoa<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Body:<\/strong> The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Executive Committee<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Conference:<\/strong> Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2025), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Paper Title:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Experimental Investigation of New Electro-Active Polymers-Based Plasma Actuators for Flow Control and Ice Mitigation Applications&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div style=\"flex:0 0 220px; max-width:100%; text-align:center;\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clusterdem.ubi.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-27-153035.png\" alt=\"ASME 2025 Robert T. Knapp Award Certificate\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #cbd5e1; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- ASME FEDSM 2021 Best Video Presentation Award - Dr. Frederico Rodrigues -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #3182ce; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#2b6cb0; background:#ebf8ff; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfa5 ASME 1st Place Video Award<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">2021<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    Best Video Presentation Award (1st Place) \u2013 ASME FEDSM 2021 (Prize: $500)\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:14px; color:#4a5568; line-height:1.6;\">\n                    <li><strong>Awardee:<\/strong> Dr. Frederico Rodrigues<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Aerospace Division<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Conference:<\/strong> Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2021)<\/li>\n                    <li><strong>Awarding Body:<\/strong> The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), USA<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- FFHMT 2026 - Dr. Mohammadmahdi Abdollahzadehsangroudi -->\n        <div style=\"border:1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius:8px; padding:25px; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.01); border-left:4px solid #3182ce; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:25px; align-items:center;\">\n            <div style=\"flex:1; min-width:300px;\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:12px;\">\n                    <span style=\"font-size:11px; font-weight:700; color:#2b6cb0; background:#ebf8ff; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:12px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">\ud83c\udfc5 International Best Paper Award<\/span>\n                    <span style=\"font-size:12px; color:#718096; font-weight:600;\">June 2026<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#0b192c; font-weight:600;\">\n                    13th International Conference of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (FFHMT 2026)\n                <\/h3>\n                <ul style=\"margin:0; 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