Award winners: Daniel Schneider, M.Sc., Matthias Heck, M.Sc.
Awarded for: Research work on the physical foaming of polyurethane molded parts with CO2 using the online gas counter pressure process
Awarded by: Specialist Association Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes (FSK)
Award ceremony: December 2018, Papenburg
Awards
2021
REHAU Preis Technik for dissertation in the field of pultrusion
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Peter Schneider
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic "Thermoplastic coating of pultruded profiles by inline extrusion"
Awarded by: REHAU AG + Co
Award ceremony: 10 November 2021, virtual ceremony
Felix Tischer receives SAMPE Innovation Award 2021
Award winner: Felix Tischer, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master's thesis “Theoretical and Practical Investigation of Flow Processes in Injection Chambers for the Pultrusion Process with Dimensionless Numbers”
Awarded by: SAMPE Deutschland e.V.
Award ceremony: 22 April 2021, virtual ceremony
2020
Röchling Prize awarded to Phil Wolfgang-Knupe
Award winner: Phil Knupe-Wolfgang, M.Sc.
Honoured for: "Development of a simulation model to calculate the temperature and residual stress distribution during the joining of metal-plastic-hybrid compounds”
Awarded by: Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik (WAK), prize donated by Röchling SE & Co. KG
Award ceremony: 2 November 2020, Institute for Plastics Processing in Aachen
CAMX 2020 Outstanding Technical Paper - Prize awarded to Fabian Becker
Award winner: Fabian Becker, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Technical Paper: "Fatigue Life Assessment of GFRP for Longitudinal Leaf Springs
Awarded by: CAMX - the Composites and advanced Materials Expo
Award ceremony: September 17, 2020
VDI Prize for Young Plastics Technology 2020 awarded to Max Weihermüller
Award winner: Max Weihermüller, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master's thesis "Identification of a suitable inline measuring method for detecting manufacturing defects in the laminate structure of wound type 4 pressure vessels"
Awarded by: VDI Society Materials Engineering
Award ceremony: 11 August 2020, Institute for Plastics Processing in Aachen
Vera Dahmen honoured at 35th SAMPE Europe Students Seminar
Award winner: Vera Dahmen, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master's thesis "Development of production concepts for thermoplastic composite pressure vessels manufactured by laser-assisted tape winding"
Awarded by: SAMPE Europe Students Seminar
Award ceremony: 30 September 2020, virtual conference, Amsterdam
Melanie Kostka honoured with Reifenhäuser Sponsorship Award
Award winner: Melanie Kostka, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master's thesis "Analysis of cause-effect relationships between plant and process parameters and resulting properties of flame retardant cellulose acetate foam boards"
Awarded by: Reifenhäuser Group
Award ceremony: 25 August 2020, headquarters of the Reifenhäuser Group, Troisdorf
Vera Dahmen receives the SAMPE Innovation Award 2020
Award winner: Vera Dahmen, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master's thesis "Development of production concepts for thermoplastic composite pressure vessels manufactured by laser-assisted tape winding"
Awarded by: SAMPE Deutschland e.V. with the support of FRIMO Group GmbH and Rolf Dothagen
Award ceremony: 18 February 2020, SAMPE Symposium in Kassel
2019
Röchling Prize awarded to Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Adamy
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Adamy
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic "Application of graphene as a functional filler for melt compounding"
Awarded by: Scientific Alliance of the University Professors of Plastics Technology (WAK), prize donated by Röchling SE & Co. KG
Award ceremony: 21 October 2019, K 2019, Düsseldorf
SPE Fellowship awarded to Prof. Christian Hopmann
Award winner: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann
Honoured for: Outstanding contributions in the field of plastics engineering, science or technology, or in the management of such activities.
Awarded by: SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers), Injection Molding Division
Award ceremony: 17 March 2019, Detroit (USA)
SAMPE Innovationspreis awarded to Jonas Müller, M.Sc.
Award winner: Jonas Müller, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Masters thesis „Analytical and numerical investigation of damage development in endless fibre reinforced plastics under fibre parallel load“
Awarded by:SAMPE Deutschland
Award ceremony: 7 Februar 2019, Dresden
2018
FSK Innovation Award for online gas counter pressure process
IKV certified with Silver Label of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI) for professional cluster management
Award winner: IKV
Honoured for: cluster management
Awarded by: European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI)
Award ceremony: 16 October 2018
ANTEC 2018 Best Paper Award for Martin Facklam - Best Paper Joining of Plastics and Composites Special Interest Group
Award winner / authors: Martin Facklam, M.Sc.; Philipp Schäfer, M.Sc.; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann; Dr. Thorsten Hickmann (Managing director / CEO, Eisenhuth GmbH & Co. KG)
Honoured for: "Infrared welding of highly filled graphite composites"
Published in: ANTEC 2018. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, May 07-11. Society of Plastics Engineers.
Awarded by: Society of Plastics Engineers
Award ceremony: 7 May 2018, Orlando (FL)
Dr.-Ing. Christian Holz was awarded the Röchling Prize
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Christian Holz
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic "Process development for the production of continuous fibre-reinforced polyurethane blow mouldings using the projectile injection technology"
Awarded by: Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik (WAK), prize donated by Röchling SE & Co. KG
Award ceremony: 23 October 2018, Bayreuth
Dr.-Ing. Jan Klein receives Oechsler Prize
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Jan Klein
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic "Mechanical material characterisation of engineering thermoplastics under very high load velocities"
Awarded by: Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik (WAK), prize donated by OECHSLER AG
Award ceremony: 23 October 2018, Bayreuth
ANTEC 2018 Best Paper Award - Best Paper Extrusion Division for Florian Petzinka
Award winner / authors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann, Florian Petzinka, M.Sc. RWTH
Honoured for: "Investigation on the effects of the processing parameters on the replication quality of micro-structures in the extrusion embossing of polycarbonate films"
Published in: ANTEC 2018. Proceedings of the 76th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, May 07-11. Society of Plastics Engineers.
Awarded by: Society of Plastics Engineers
Award ceremony: 8 May 2018, Orlando (FL)
2017
Seal of approval for occupational safety at IKV
Award winner: IKV
Honoured for: occupational safety
Awarded by: employers' liability insurance association for raw materials and the chemical industry (BG RCI)
Award ceremony: December 2017, Aachen
FSK Innovation award for polyurethanes 2017 in the category "Technology - Processing and Cemistry"
Award winner: Lorenz Wruck, M.Sc., and Benedikt Kilian, M.Sc.
Honoured for: „Industrialisation of the pultrusion process with polyurethanes“
Awarded by: Fachverband Schaumkunststoffe und Polyurethane e.V. (FSK)
Award ceremony: 8 November 2017, Gurten, Austria
SFB 1120 Best Paper Award: 1st place
Award winner: Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Philipp Nikoleizig
Honoured for: Paper on the topic „Inverse thermal mold design for injection molds"
Awarded by: Sonderforschungsbereich 1120
Award ceremony: 2. Oktober 2017, Aachen
Brose-Preis awarded to Dr.-Ing. Torben Fischer
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Torben Fischer
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic "Technical Development of an Alternative Plasticising Process for the Injection Moulding of Plastics Micro Parts"
Awarded by: Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik (WAK); prize donated by Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
Award Ceremony: 9 November 2017, Chemnitz
SFB 1120 Best Paper Award: 2nd place
Award winner: Jens Wipperfürth, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Paper on the topic „Ultrasound tomography for spatially resolved melt temperature measurements in injection moulding processes"
Awarded by: Sonderforschungsbereich 1120
Award ceremony: 2 October 2017, Aachen
REHAU Preis Technik for dissertation on process simulation in extrusion
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Christian Windeck
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic „Simulated and experimental determination of viscoelastic die swell and numerical flow channel optimisation in extrusion"
Awarded by: REHAU AG + Co
Award ceremony: 11 Mai 2017, Rehau
2016
Röchling award for new hybrid materials, systems and process techniques based on plastics
Award winner: Nadine Magura, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master's thesis "Analysing the potential of an adhesive-free, cohesive bond to a thermosetting-thermoplastic hybrid"
Awarded by: Scientific Alliance of Polymer Professors (WAK) for outstanding scientific work in the field of plastics technology
Awards ceremony: October 21, 2016, Düsseldorf, Germany
2015
Oechsler price on methods and approaches for the development and design of components of plastics
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Paul Walach
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic “Minimising of the centering error in injection moulds to increase the quality of injection moulded optical precision parts”
Awarded by: WAK Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik
Awards ceremony: November 12, 2015, Chemnitz
Innovation Award Polyurethane in the "Processes and economic efficiency" category
Award winner: Dipl.-Ing. Peter Schneider
Honoured for: Development of the "sandwich pultrusion process"
Awarded by: FSK (Fachverband Schaumkunststoffe und Polyurethane e.V.)
Awards ceremony: September 16, 2015, Bonn
Award from the VDI Plastics Technology department for the best plastics technology dissertation with relevance for the automotive industry
Award winner: Jakob Onken M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master thesis on the subject "Development of conductive plastic compounds with increased impact strength"
Awarded by: VDI-Fachbereich Kunststofftechnik
Award ceremony: March 18, 2015, Mannheim
ANTEC 2015 Best Paper Award: Best paper in the medical plastics division
Award winners / authors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann, Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Kaltbeitzel
Awarded paper: "Degradation of Microcellular PLGA-PEG Copolymers for the Use in a Drug Delivery System fot the Urinary Bladder"
Published in: ANTEC 2015. Proceedings of the 73th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, March 23-25. Society of Plastics Engineers.
Awarded by: Society of Plastics Engineers
Award ceremony: 24 March 2015, Orlando (FL)
Röchling Special Price, who awards theses on new hybrid materials, systems and processes technologies based on plastics is distinguished
Award winner: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Neuß
Honoured for: Dissertation on the topic “Process development of the hybrid multi-component injection moulding for the production of parts for electro- and electronic-applications”
Awarded by: WAK Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik
Awards ceremony: November 12, 2015, Chemnitz
Award Hanns-Voith Foundation Award in the field of “New materials”
Award winner: Nicolai Lammert, M.Sc.
Honoured for: Master’s thesis “Development of a continuous fibre-reinforced, in-situ polymerising thermoplastic lightweight part and the necessary mould technology”
Awarded by: WAK Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik
Award ceremony: June 26, 2015, Heidenheim
"Industry meets science", award for innovative products from ZENIT e.V. network
Award winner: The Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) und Krallmann Group
Honoured for: "Integrative production technology for high-wage countries", IKV has been working with the Krallmann Group to develop the IMKS hybrid processing technique
Awarded by: ZENIT e.V. network
Awards ceremony: February 25, 2015 , Mülheim an der Ruhr
2014
REHAU Preis Technik im Bereich „Werkstoffe, Oberflächentechniken oder Verarbeitungsprozesse der Kunststofftechnologie“
Preisträger/in: Sarah Schäfer, M.Eng.
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema „Untersuchungen zum Blasformen von Festsiliconkautschuken in Kombination mit platinkatalysierten Vernetzungssystemen“
Verliehen durch: REHAU AG + Co
Preisverleihung: 2. Dezember 2014, Rehau
Oechsler-Preis für Methoden und Ansätze zur Entwicklung und Konstruktion von Bauteilen aus Kunststoffen
Preisträger/in: Christian Beste, M.Sc.
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema: „Analyse der Temperaturführung bei der variothermen Konsolidierung fasergespritzter Preforms zu TP-FVK-Leichtbauteilen“
Verliehen durch: Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreis der Universitäts-Professoren der Kunststofftechnik WAK
Preisverleihung: 7. Oktober 2014, Düsseldorf
Borchers-Plakette für ausgezeichnete Dissertationen an der RWTH
Preisträger/innen: Dr.-Ing. Kai Fischer, Dr.-Ing. Barbara Heesel, Dr.-Ing. Klaus Küsters, Dr.-Ing. Roman Alexander Schöldgen, Dr.-Ing. Mathias Weber
Ausgezeichnet für: Dissertation "mit Auszeichnung" abgeschlossen
Verliehen durch: RWTH Aachen
Preisverleihung: 10. Juli 2014, Aachen
DKG Förderpreis für besondere Studienleistungen auf dem Gebiet der Kautschukwissenschaften
Preisträger/in: Florian Lemke, M.Sc.
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema „Grundlegende Untersuchungen zur Herstellung von endlosfaserverstärkten Hochleistungsbauteilen aus Flüssigsiliconkautschuken (LSR)“
Verliehen durch: Deutsche Kautschuk-Gesellschaft (DKG)
Preisverleihung: 24. Juni 2014
Studienpreis der SEW-EURODRIVE-Stiftung für besondere Studienleistungen im Bereich des Maschinenbaus
Preisträger/in: Nafi Yesildag, M.Sc.
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema „Analyse und Modellierung des Aufheiz- und Abkühlverhaltens bei der variothermen Temperierung von Spritzgießwerkzeugen mittels Laserstrahlung“
Verliehen durch: SEW-Eurodrive-Stiftung
Preisverleihung: 8. Mai 2014, Bruchsal
ANTEC 2008 Best Paper Award: Best paper in the "foams"category
Award winners / authors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Michaeli, Dipl.-Ing. Laura Flórez, Dipl.-Ing. Dominik Oberloer
Awarded paper: "Effects of the Foam Morphology in the Mechanical Properties of Injection Molded Thermoplastic Foams"
Published in: ANTEC 2008. Proceedings of the 66th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI, May 4-8. Society of Plastics Engineers.
Awarded by: Society of Plastics Engineers
Award ceremony: 5 April 2008, Milwaukee (WI)
Studienpreis Faserverstärkte Kunststoffe für herausragende studentische Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der faserverstärkten Kunststoffe
Preisträger/in: Regina Riedel, M.Sc
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema: "Herstellung dreidimensionaler TP-FVK-Bauteile durch variotherme Konsolidierung endkonturnaher, fasergespritzter Preforms“
Verliehen durch: Dr.-Ing. Peter Ehrentraut
Preisverleihung: 20. März 2014, Aachen
NRW-Innovationspreis in der Kategorie Innovation
Preisträger/in: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann
Ausgezeichnet für: Entwicklung der Spaltimprägniertechnologie
Verliehen durch: Ministerium für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Preisverleihung: 10. März 2014, Düsseldorf
Young Researcher Award für Forschungsprojekt zur integrativen Produktionstechnik
Preisträger/in: Nafi Yesildag, M.Sc., Dr.-Ing. Christian Windeck
Ausgezeichnet für: das Forschungsprojekt "Individualized Production in Die-Based Manufacturing Processes Using Numerical Optimization"
Verliehen durch: Exzellenzcluster Integrative Produktionstechnik für Hochlohnländer
Preisverleihung: 21. November 2014, Aachen
AVK-Innovationspreis in der Kategorie Forschung und Wissenschaft
Preisträger/in: Dipl.-Ing. Peter Schneider
Ausgezeichnet für: Entwicklung des „Smart Heat“-Verfahrens zur volumetrische Erwärmung gewickelter CFK-Bauteile mittels Induktion
Verliehen durch: AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V.
Preisverleihung: 6. Oktober 2014
Springorum-Denkmünze für ausgezeichnete Studienabschlussarbeiten an der RWTH
Preisträger/innen: Eva Nettesheim M.Sc., Maria Regina Riedel M.Sc., Nafi Yesildag M.Sc.
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterprüfungen "mit Auszeichnung" abgeschlossen
Verliehen durch: RWTH Aachen
Preisverleihung: 10. Juli 2014, Aachen
"Famos für Familie" für Führungspersönlichkeiten, die sich für familienfreundliche Arbeitsbedingungen einsetzen
Preisträger/in: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann
Ausgezeichnet für: Besonderen Einsatz für familienfreundliche Arbeitsbedingungen
Verliehen durch: Familienservice der RWTH Aachen
Preisverleihung: 26. Mai 2014, Aachen
Ken J. Braney International Award / Graduate Student Poster Award der Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
Preisträger/in: Dipl.-Ing. Torben Fischer; Dipl.-Ing. Eike Klünker
Ausgezeichnet für: Poster über ein innovatives Plastifizierverfahren für das Mikrospritzgießen
Preisträger/in: Dipl.-Ing. Florian Puch
Ausgezeichnet für: Poster zum Einfluss der Compoundierprozessparameter auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften von Polyamid 6-Kohlenstoffnanoröhrchen-Kompostien
Verliehen durch: Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
Preisverleihung: 28. April 2014, Las Vegas (USA)
Studienpreis Faserverstärkte Kunststoffe für herausragende studentische Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der faserverstärkten Kunststoffe
Preisträger/in: Nicolai Lammert, M.Sc
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema „Entwicklung eines endlosfaserverstärkten, in situ polymerisierten, thermoplastischen Leichtbauteils und der erforderlichen Werkzeugtechnologie“
Verliehen durch: Dr.-Ing. Peter Ehrentraut
Preisverleihung: 20. März 2014, Aachen
SAMPE Innovationspreise für ausgezeichnete Masterarbeiten
Preisträger/in: Regina Riedel, M.Sc
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema "Herstellung dreidimensionaler TP-FVK-Bauteile durch variotherme Konsolidierung endkonturnaher, fasergespritzter Preforms“
Verliehen durch: SAMPE Deutschland e.V.
Preisverleihung: 19. Februar 2014
Preisträger/in: Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Sebastian Stender
Ausgezeichnet für: Masterarbeit zum Thema „Numerische Untersuchungen des Einflusses fertigungsinduzierter Eigenspannungen auf das Schädigungsverhalten kohlenstofffaserverstärkter Epoxidharze auf Mikroebene“
Verliehen durch: SAMPE Deutschland e.V.
Preisverleihung: 19. Februar 2014
Before 2014 | Selection
ANTEC 2012 Best Paper Award: Best paper in the "welding" category
Award winners / authors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Michaeli, Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Weber
Awarded paper: "Laser Welding of Incompatible Semi-crystalline Thermoplastics by Means of Intermediate Layers"
Published in: ANTEC 2012. Proceedings of the 70th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, April 2-4. Society of Plastics Engineers.
Awarded by: Society of Plastics Engineers
Award ceremony: 3 April 2012, Orlando (FL)
ANTEC 2009 Best Paper Award: Best paper in the "injection moulding" category
Award winners / authors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Michaeli, Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Neuß
Awarded paper: "Multi-component technique: Hybrid primary forming of plastics parts with electrically conductive tracks”
Published in: ANTEC 2009. Proceedings of the 67th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Chicago, IL, June 22-24. Society of Plastics Engineers.
Awarded by: Society of Plastics Engineers
Award ceremony: 23. Juni 2009, Chicago (IL)