VDI-Nachhaltigkeitspreis Kunststofftechnik 2025

VDI-Gesellschaft Materials Engineering is once again offering the Sustainability Award for Polymer Science. The award is intended to recognize young graduates for outstanding achievements and to provide appropriate support for young talent in this field. The award ceremony will take place during the VDI Annual Conference on Injection Molding Technology on February 4-5, 2025 in Wiesbaden.

The following application and evaluation criteria apply to the new Sustainability Award for Polymer Science:

  • the call for submissions applies to bachelor's and master's theses in the field of plastics processing technology,
  • the theses must not be older than 12 months,
  • the nomination proposal is made by and with the recommendation of the supervising university lecturer,
  • theses from the D-A-CH area can be submitted.


Assessment criteria are:

  • scientific excellence,
  • economic significance,
  • the quality of the work.

The submitted proposals will be evaluated by a VDI jury made up of members of the VDI Polymer Science Advisory Board.

Please send your submissions (short presentation of the person and the thesis in PDF format) to Prof. Clemens Holzer (clemens.holzer(at)unileoben.ac.at) by November 20, 2024.

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