This Year's STLE Award Recipients

Each year, STLE honors individuals for outstanding achievements in the field of tribology and lubrication engineering that support our mission: "To advance the science of tribology and the practice of lubrication engineering in order to foster innovation, improve the performance of equipment and products, conserve resources and protect the environment." Complete roster of all award winners.
AwardFull NameCompany
Al Sonntag AwardAnne NevilleUniversity of Leeds
Al Sonntag AwardArdian MorinaUniversity of Leeds
Al Sonntag AwardJialin WangChina University of Petroleum and University of Leeds
Al Sonntag AwardBin HanChina University of Petroleum
Al Sonntag AwardZubin ChenChina University of Petroleum
Al Sonntag AwardChun WangUniversity of Leeds
Al Sonntag AwardYoungsheng LiShandong Tianriu Heavy Industry
Captain Alfred E. Hunt AwardFranco ConcliFree University of Bolzano
Captain Alfred E. Hunt AwardMr. Lukas RüthUniversity of Kaiserslauter-Landau
Captain Alfred E. Hunt AwardOliver KochRPTU University of Kaiserslautern
Captain Alfred E. Hunt AwardMr. Lorenzo MaccioniFree University of Bozen-Bolzano
E. Richard Booser ScholarshipMr. Esmond LauRochester Institute of Technology
Early Career AwardMr. Daniel MiliateUniversity of California Merced
Early Career AwardDr. Sougata RoyIowa State University
Early Career AwardDr. Eliane Delphine GendreauShell Research Ltd
Early Career AwardDr. Deepak KumarUniversity At Buffalo
Edmond E. Bisson AwardOliver KochRPTU University of Kaiserslautern
Edmond E. Bisson AwardMr. Michel WernerRPTU Kaiserslautern
Edmond E. Bisson AwardDr. Simon GrafRheinland-Pfälzische Technische
Edmond E. Bisson AwardBernd SauerRPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Edmond E. Bisson AwardMr. Stefan GotzUniversity of Kaiserslauter-Landau
Elmer E. Klaus FellowshipMr. Brian DelaneyNorthwestern University
Jeanie S. McCoy ScholarshipMiss Farida Ahmed KolyUniversity of Delaware
P.M. Ku AwardMs. Karen Maureen HarringtonFUCHS Lubricants Company
Raymond L. Thibault Excellence Mr. John M. BurkeConsultant
STLE International AwardDr. Wilfred T. TysoeUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
STLE Scholarship GrantMr. Yu-Sheng LiMaterials Research Institute
Vic Joll AwardDr. Lorne F. BrockEnrol Inc
Walter D. Hodson Jr. AwardDr. Farshid SadeghiPurdue University
Walter D. Hodson Jr. AwardDr. Hannes Grillenberger, Ph.DSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co KG.
Walter D. Hodson Jr. AwardMr. Andreas J. MeinelFriedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Walter D. Hodson Jr. AwardMr. Saeed AamerPurdue University
Walter D. Hodson Jr. AwardMr. Ujjawal AryaPurdue University
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial AwardOliver KochRPTU University of Kaiserslautern
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial AwardMr. Martin RankUniversity of Kaiserslauter-Landau
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial AwardMr. Manuel OehlerUniversity of Kaiserslauter-Landau
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial AwardMr. Kristen BobzinRWTH Aachen University – Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial AwardChristian KalscheuerRWTH Aachen University – Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial AwardMax P. MobiusRWTH Aachen University – Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering