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RWTH Aachen doctoral researcher Georg Puntigam wins Society for Tribology award

Georg Puntigam, a doctoral researcher in fluid power drives at RWTH Aachen University, has received a Promising Scholar Award from the Society for Tribology (GfT).

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Why it matters: The award recognises an early-career researcher at RWTH Aachen's Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems.

RWTH Aachen University said Georg Puntigam, a doctoral researcher at its Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems, recently received an award from the Society for Tribology (GfT).

According to the university, the honour was the society's Promising Scholar Award.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The recognition goes to a doctoral researcher at RWTH Aachen's Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems, who has received the Society for Tribology's Promising Scholar Award.

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