{"id":9474,"date":"2025-10-15T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/four-wak-prizes-for-ikv-graduates\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:54:44","slug":"four-wak-prizes-for-ikv-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/en\/four-wak-prizes-for-ikv-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Four WAK prizes for IKV graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #single-header-block_805e1c789637c1cb4995e8104650669e .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #single-header-block_805e1c789637c1cb4995e8104650669e .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n    <section id=\"single-header-block_805e1c789637c1cb4995e8104650669e\" class=\"block-single-header theGridWrapper \">\n        <div class=\"theGrid12\">\n            <div class=\" col-start-2 col-span-10 md:col-start-3  md:col-span-8\">\n                <h2 class=\"font-serif font-semibold text-blue text-sm w-4\/5\">\n                    Two master&#8217;s theses and two dissertations receive awards                <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"mt-base text-blue text-sm font border-l-8  border-blue pl-base my-12 leading-normal \">\n                        Four IKV graduates were honoured for their final theses at the Scientific Working Group of University Professors of Plastics Technology (WAK) 2025.                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\" relative flex flex-col gap-2xs mb-xs md:mb-l xl:mb-xl\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\" w-full  \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190183-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190183-748x561.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190183-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190183-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" alt=\"P1190183\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\" text-copyright order-3 justify-end text-right w-full  w-full \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\" w-full  text-figcaption justify-end text-right \">The winners of the WAK Awards 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Scientific Working Group of University Professors of Plastics Technology (WAK) 2025 has awarded four prizes for outstanding theses to graduates of the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts at RWTH Aachen University. The award ceremony, moderated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elmar Moritzer (University of Paderborn, KTP), took place on October 13, 2025 as part of K 2025 on the main stage of the special show Plastics Shape the Future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas W\u00f6hnke and Dr.-Ing. Philipp Surray each received a Wilfried Ensinger Prize for their work in the field of developing and describing engineering plastics for innovative applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas W\u00f6hnke received an award for his master&#8217;s thesis entitled &#8220;Development and evaluation of a key figure for assessing the material stress of unreinforced thermoplastics during the injection molding process based on viscosity&#8221;. Philipp Surray received the award for his doctoral thesis &#8220;Development of a DSC with direct sample injection for the complete characterization of the curing behaviour of highly reactive plastics&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oechsler Prize, which is awarded for work on methods and approaches to the development and design of plastic components, went to Dr.-Ing. Hakan \u00c7elik for his dissertation on &#8220;Influence of load frequency and fiber orientation on the fatigue behavior of short glass fiber-reinforced plastics&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henrik Starch received the R\u00f6chling Prize for work on processes and material issues in plastics recycling for his master&#8217;s thesis &#8220;Analysis of the segregation and agglomeration behaviour during the injection moulding of polyolefin post-consumer recyclates, taking into account the use of compatibilizers&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #single-thumbslider-block_8c6269207626f89a599076b2fe0baf4c .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide {\n        opacity: 0.4;\n    }\n\n    #single-thumbslider-block_8c6269207626f89a599076b2fe0baf4c .swiperThumbsNavi .swiper-slide-thumb-active {\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<section id=\"single-thumbslider-block_8c6269207626f89a599076b2fe0baf4c\" class=\"block-thumbslider   thumbslider  run_single_thumbslider \">\n\n    <div class=\"theGrid12  \">\n        <div class=\"swiper swiperBigSingleThumbslider\n            col-span-12\n            h-[50dvh]\n            md:h-[45vh]\n            lg:h-[50vh]\n            w-full\n            overflow-hidden\n            relative\n\n            \">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                <div class=\" col-start-1 col-span-12  overflow-hidden \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                            grid\n                                            grid-cols-10\n                                            grid-rows-12\n                                            grid-rows-[repeat(9,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            overflow-hidden\n                                            relative\n\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                row-span-9\n                                                sm:row-span-11\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-cover\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-748x561.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"R\u00f6chling Preis 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                img_title\n                                                col-start-8\n                                                col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                row-span-1\n                                                hidden\n                                            \">R\u00f6chling Preis 2025<\/span><span class=\"\n                                                img_description\n                                                col-start-7\n                                                col-span-4\n                                                md:col-start-9\n                                                md:col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                sm:text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                col-start-1\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                sm:col-start-1\n                                                sm:col-span-6\n                                                md:col-start-1\n                                                md:col-span-8\n                                                row-start-11\n                                                sm:row-start-12\n                                                !w-full\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-sm\n                                                pl-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                self-end\n                                            \">The R\u00f6chling Prize 2025 is awarded to Henrik Starch (third from left) for his master&#8217;s thesis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                <div class=\" col-start-1 col-span-12  overflow-hidden \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                            grid\n                                            grid-cols-10\n                                            grid-rows-12\n                                            grid-rows-[repeat(9,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            overflow-hidden\n                                            relative\n\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                row-span-9\n                                                sm:row-span-11\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-cover\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-748x561.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"Ensinger-Preis 2025 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                img_title\n                                                col-start-8\n                                                col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                row-span-1\n                                                hidden\n                                            \">Ensinger-Preis 2025 1<\/span><span class=\"\n                                                img_description\n                                                col-start-7\n                                                col-span-4\n                                                md:col-start-9\n                                                md:col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                sm:text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                col-start-1\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                sm:col-start-1\n                                                sm:col-span-6\n                                                md:col-start-1\n                                                md:col-span-8\n                                                row-start-11\n                                                sm:row-start-12\n                                                !w-full\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-sm\n                                                pl-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                self-end\n                                            \">The Wilfried Ensinger Prize 2025 is awarded to Thomas W\u00f6hnke (third from left) for his master&#8217;s thesis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                <div class=\" col-start-1 col-span-12  overflow-hidden \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                            grid\n                                            grid-cols-10\n                                            grid-rows-12\n                                            grid-rows-[repeat(9,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            overflow-hidden\n                                            relative\n\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                row-span-9\n                                                sm:row-span-11\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-cover\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-748x561.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"P1190164\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                img_title\n                                                col-start-8\n                                                col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                row-span-1\n                                                hidden\n                                            \">P1190164<\/span><span class=\"\n                                                img_description\n                                                col-start-7\n                                                col-span-4\n                                                md:col-start-9\n                                                md:col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                sm:text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                                \">&copy; IKV<\/span><figcaption class=\"\n                                                img_caption\n                                                col-start-1\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                sm:col-start-1\n                                                sm:col-span-6\n                                                md:col-start-1\n                                                md:col-span-8\n                                                row-start-11\n                                                sm:row-start-12\n                                                !w-full\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-sm\n                                                pl-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                self-end\n                                            \">Dr Philipp Surray (third from left) receives the Wilfried Ensinger Prize for his dissertation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide grid grid-cols-12    \">\n                                <div class=\" col-start-1 col-span-12  overflow-hidden \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                            grid\n                                            grid-cols-10\n                                            grid-rows-12\n                                            grid-rows-[repeat(9,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]\n                                            gap-x-xs\n                                            gap-y-2xs\n                                            w-full !h-full\n                                            overflow-hidden\n                                            relative\n\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"\n                                                col-span-10\n                                                row-span-9\n                                                sm:row-span-11\n                                                dn-no-drag\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                object-left-middle\n                                                no-select\n                                                object-cover\n                                            \"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-748x561.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"Oechsler Preis 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"\n                                                img_title\n                                                col-start-8\n                                                col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                row-span-1\n                                                hidden\n                                            \">Oechsler Preis 2025<\/span><span class=\"\n                                                img_description\n                                                col-start-7\n                                                col-span-4\n                                                md:col-start-9\n                                                md:col-span-2\n                                                row-start-12\n                                                text-xs\n                                                lg:text-xs\n                                                text-right\n                                                sm:text-left\n                                                self-end\n                                                \">&copy; 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Hakan (third from left) receives the Oechsler Prize for his dissertation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n            <!-- If we need navigation buttons -->\n            <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-span-12 h-20 md:h-24 lg:h-32 py-xs \">\n            <div thumbsSlider=\"\" class=\"swiper swiperSinlgeThumbsNavi h-full \">\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper  \">\n                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide   \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"object-cover w-full h-full\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190180-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" alt=\"R\u00f6chling Preis 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide   \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"object-cover w-full h-full\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190154-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" alt=\"Ensinger-Preis 2025 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide   \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"object-cover w-full h-full\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190164-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" alt=\"P1190164\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide   \">\n                                    <figure class=\"\n                                                w-full\n                                                h-full\n                                                relative\n                                            \"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"object-cover w-full h-full\"  src=\"https:\/\/ikv-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P1190173-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" alt=\"Oechsler Preis 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, the Scientific Working Group of University Professors of Plastics Technology (WAK) honours outstanding theses at German universities in the field of plastics technology. The following are being awarded anually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brose Prize (sponsor: Brose SE) for work on the development of new processes and techniques in the processing of plastics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilfried Ensinger Prize (donor: Ensinger GmbH) for work in the field of development and description of engineering plastics for innovative applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oechsler Prize (sponsor: Oechsler AG) for work on methods and approaches to the development and design of plastic components<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R\u00f6chling Prize (donor: R\u00f6chling Group) for work on processes and material issues in plastics recycling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award winners are selected by an independent jury and nominations are made by professors of plastics technology at German universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four IKV graduates were honored for their theses at the Scientific Working Group of University 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