Awards/Honors

• 29.01.2019: N . Brissing: Academic Young Talent Award 2018 of the Friends and Alumni of the Bergische Universität e.V. (FABU) for his outstanding master thesis: " Development of a quality inspection system by means of an industrial robot with integrated force-torque sensor, identification of system limits and determination of optimization possibilities".
• 15.04.2013: S . Hucke: VDI Annual Award, Bergischer Bezirksverein, for the best thesis in the field of electrical engineering in 2012:"Development of a concept and construction of a functional model for the use of a frequency converter in the compressor drive of a heat pump "
• Oct. 2012: S . Gruber: Best oral presentation during the technical session: PM and IPM machines, IEEE IES IECON 2012, Montreal.
• Oct. 2012: A. Uphues: Best oral Presentation during the technical session: Wind Energy II, IEEE IES IECON 2012, Montreal
• Oct. 2012: F. Senicar: Best oral Presentation during the technical session: Power converters, IEEE IES IECON 2012, Montreal
• Sept. 2012: N . AL Sheakh Ameen, B. Galal, R. Kennel, R.S. Kanchan: Best Prize Paper Award, EPE PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe
• 19.03.2012: B . Krüger: Promotion Award of the VDI, Bergischer Bezirksverein, for his outstanding final thesis 2011:"Design and commissioning of a power output stage for high-speed drives".
• 03/07/2012: B . Kr üger : 1st prize VDE study award 2012 of the VDE Bergisch Land district association, for his outstanding master thesis:"Design and commissioning of a power output stage for high-speed drives "
• June 2011:IEEE honors Prof. J. Holtz "This special issue of IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine is dedicated to Prof. J. Holtz and his outstanding contributions in power electronics and drives"
• April 2011: S . G. Cimen: Metzenauer Award of the VDE District Association Bergisch Land, for his outstanding master thesis:"Development of an FPGA based encoder evaluation ".
• Nov. 2010: P . Stolze, N. AL Sheakh Ameen, R. Kennel: Young Engineer Award, SPS/IPC/Drives 2010
• Oct. 2008: J. Holtz, N. Oikonomou: 2007 IPCC Best Prize Paper Award, IEEE Industrial Power Converter Technical Committee
• 11/05/07: J. Hol tz: Anthony F. Hornfeck Award, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2007
• 11.12.06: A. Linder: Dissertation Award of the Commerzbank Foundation forhis doctoral thesis "Model-Based Predictive Control in Drive Technology
• 13.06.06: T. Boller: FERCHAU awardfor outstanding academic achievement in the course of studies in electrical engineering
• 2006: J. Holtz: Best Transactions Paper Award
• 2006: J. Holtz, N. Oikonomou: 2005 IPCC First Prize Paper Award, IEEE Industrial Power Converter Technical Committee
• 08.03.05: T. Boller: Metzenauer Prize of the VDE District Association Bergisch Land, 2004, for his excellent bachelor thesis:"Development and Testing of a Power Regeneration Unit for Servo Amplifiers ".
• 04.11.03: A. Khambadkone, J. Holtz: Best Transactions Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
• 06.06.03: J. Holtz, J. Quan: First Prize Paper Award, (Industrial Drives Committee), IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
• 13.11.02: A. Cabral Ferreira, O. Cabral Ferreira: DAAD Award for the best foreign student at the University of Wuppertal 2001
• 07.11.02: M. Linke, R. Kennel, J. Holtz: Best Paper AwardIECON'02, Sevilla/Spain, Nov. 5-8, 2002
• M. Linke: Promotion Award of the Society of Friends of the Bergische Uni, 2001, for his diploma thesis"Investigation of the predictive control method Generalized Predictive Control for the suitability for drive engineering".
• M. Linke: Award of the VDI, Bergischer Bezirksverein, 2001, for his diploma thesis "Investigation of the predictive control method Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) for the suitability for drive technology".
• M. Linke: Metzenauer Prize of the VDE Bergisch Land, 2001 for his excellent diploma thesis in the field of electrical power engineering
• J. Holtz: IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
• J. Holtz: Lamme Medal, IEEE, 2000. "For pioneering inventions related to magnetically levitated high-speed trains, ac drive systems for railway traction and modulation theory of power converters."