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Application deadline: 30 June 2025
Winner announcement: 31 August 2025
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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Carmine Giordano
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Ryan Thibaudeau
Utah State University, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Konstantinos Kontis
Chairman
University of Glasgow
Dr. Sergey B. Leonov
University of Notre Dame
Prof. Dr. Michael Schultz
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Winner
Mattia Pugliatti
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Daniel Martinez Sanchis
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Panayiotis Tsokanas
Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI), Portugal
Award Committee
Prof. Konstantinos Kontis
Chairman
University of Glasgow
Prof. Dr. Michael Schultz
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Dr. Sergey B. Leonov
University of Notre Dame
Winner
Zhengyi WANG
Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, France
Ioannis Lamprakis
Cranfield University, UK
Award Committee
Prof. Konstantinos Kontis
Chairman
University of Glasgow
Dr. Sergey B. Leonov
University of Notre Dame
Prof. Dr. Michael Schultz
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Prof. Dr. Paolo Tortora
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Winner
Andres Rivero Bracho
University of Bristol, UK
Giulia Becatti
University of Pisa, Italy
Winner
Landon Kamps
Hokkaido University, Japan
Stefania Carlotti
Politecnico di Milano - Aerospace Science and Technology Dept, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Konstantinos Kontis
Chairman
University of Glasgow
Dr. Paul Bruce
Dr. Rosario Pecora
University of Naples "Federico II"
Dr. Raffaello Mariani
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Dr. Sergey B. Leonov
University of Notre Dame
Dr. Stefan Löhle
Winner
Nikolaos Perakis
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Andrea Colagrossi
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Winner
Malte Merk
Technische Universität München Thermo-Fluid Dynamics Group, Germany
Vittorio Memmolo
Research Fellow presso Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
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