Research Award - Fritz Studer Award 2008

As a leading company on the market and in the technology behind cylindrical grinding, STUDER is going to be giving its research award, the "Fritz Studer Award" for the second time.

The aim of work that is submitted to the competition should be:
To promote and strengthen developments in the machine industry by means of innovative approaches.

In addition, participation in this competition of ideas shall serve young researchers as a platform for their creative solution methods.

We are looking for thesis and latest research results which contain:

• Innovative machine concepts or components

• Alternative materials in mechanical engineering

• Simulation models for dynamic and thermal behaviour of machine tools

• Control and sensor concepts for machine tools

• New or further developed manufacturing techniques, especially in hard fine machining, such as grinding, hard turning etc.

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Entrance requirements:

This research award is directed to graduates with an engineering degree from any European University or Institute of Technology.

• Did your thesis contain scientific or research based topics?

• Can you demonstrate your proven research skills and capabilities?

If yes, then we are the right partner!

For the evaluation please provide us with the following documents in triplicate in English or German:

• Written research report (max. 2 years old)

• Summary of the main achievements (max. two A4 pages)

• Brief CV

Jury:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Wegener, Director of the Institute for Machine Tools and Production Technology at the ETH Zürich, Managing Director of Inspire AG

• Dr.-Ing. Dirk Friedrich, Manager Innovations & Acquisition, Körber AG

• Dr.-Ing. Frank Fiebelkorn, Manager research & Technology, Fritz Studer AG

The jury’s decision is final.

Research Award:

• Prize money in the amount of CHF 10 000.–

• Fritz Studer Award and Certificate

The prize will be awarded at the international Schleifring Grinding Symposium
(May 6 – 8, 2009).

Please send your documents to the below address no later than 01.12.2008:
Fritz Studer AG
Dr.-Ing. Frank Fiebelkorn
Leiter Forschung und Technologie
CH-3602 Thun
Switzerland

Fred. W. Gaegauf, Managing Director, hands over the first STUDER research award, the "Fritz Studer Award 2005" to the winner, Dr. Christoph Zeppenfeld from WZL at RWTH in Aachen, in February 2006.

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