He received the award for his publication:
E. Locatelli, P. H. Handle, C. N. Likos, F. Sciortino, and L. Rovigatti, "Condensation and Demixing in Solutions of DNA Nanostars and Their Mixtures", ACS Nano 11, 2094 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b08287
The Computational Physics Group congratulates Emanuele Locatelli on this distinction!