At the Dutch Polymer Days 2019, which were held in Lunteren from 25-26 March, 10 prizes were awarded for the best posters and lectures out of a total of 277 attendees. We are proud to announce that Ellen van Heeswijk was the key winner, receiving the award for the best Plenary Lecture. We would like to congratulate Ellen with this great achievement, making it the third consecutive win of the DPD Plenary Lecture award for SFD.