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."