The Global Power & Propulsion Society Awards
GPPS is pleased to announce that Dr. Stefan Florjancic has joined GPPS as Chairman of the GPPS Award Committee. Since 2016 Dr. Florjancic has been Chief Technology Officer and Senior Consultant at Consenec AG.
Additionally, we are pleased to welcome Prof. Günter Kappler to the newly formed committee. Prof. Kappler has been pivotal in the development of numerous aero engines and has won multiple awards for his engineering innovations.
2022 Awards
As recognition of the hard work and extraordinary contributions to research carried out within the engineering community, GPPS has made a series of annual awards designed to recognise excellence and achievement in both specific and general fields of Power and Propulsion.
Use our online form to register your nomination for one of our prestigious awards. Nominations close soon and will be awarded during the GPPS Forum23 event on the 15th February, 2023.
Categories include Early Career, Innovation, and Lifetime Awards, with a GPPS Service Award elected by the GPPS Awards Committee; so vote today to have your voice heard!
Early Career Award

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Hyungrok Do in affiliation with Seoul National University, was awarded the Global Power & Propulsion Society 2019, Early Career Award. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Florjancic (Chair GPPS Awards Committee), to acknowledge outstanding technology innovation and professional service to the global power and propulsion community.
Innovation Award

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ulrich Waltke in affiliation with Siemens, Germany, was awarded the Global Power & Propulsion Society 2019, Innovation Award. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Florjancic (Chairman GPPS Awards Committee), for contributions of exceptional innovation to the global power and propulsion industry.
Lifetime Award

Best Paper Award: Power

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Best Paper Award for the Power category, for the paper entitled “Superior fuel and operational flexibility of sequential combustion in Ansaldo Energia gas turbines”. The authors were: Andrea Ciani, Mirko R. Bothien, Birute Bunkute, John P. Wood and Gerhard Früchtel.
The award was presented to Andrea Ciani by Dr. Stefan Florjancic (Chair GPPS Awards Committee), during the GPPS Chania20 virtual technical conference.
Best Paper Award: Propulsion

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Best Paper Award for the Propulsion category, for the paper entitled “Planar LIF/MIE ratio droplet sizing using structured laser sheet imaging at elevated ambient pressures”. The authors were: Andrew Corber, Wajid Ali Chishty and Patrizio Vena.
The award was presented to Andrew Corber by Dr. Stefan Florjancic (Chair GPPS Awards Committee), during the GPPS Chania20 virtual technical conference.
GPPS Service Award

GPPS Awards 2018
Lifetime Achievement

Innovation Award

Early Career Award

Best Paper Award

The award was presented to Derek J Taylor by Prof. Seung Jin Song (Member GPPS EC, Seoul National University) at the GPPS Zurich19 Technical Conference.
Best Paper Award

The award was presented to Prof. Dieter Peitsch by Dr Klaus Brun at the GPPS Zurich19 Technical Conference.
GPPS Awards 2017
Best Paper

Best Paper

Early Career

Innovation
