ZwickRoell Academia Day

Materials research is vital to a competitive economy. In order to promote and expand the exchange of information in the academia sector, ZwickRoell has been organizing ZwickRoell Academia Day for several years now, which takes place every spring at a different European university.

Over the years, ZwickRoell Academia Day has become an important event for science and industry where new opportunities and possibilities in intelligent materials testing are discussed. Presentations and workshops as well as the innovative use of materials testing machines provide the framework for lively and informative discussions.

A highlight of this event is the presentation of the ZwickRoell Science Award and 8,000 euros in prize money for the innovative use of a materials testing machine in research and science.

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“As a leading manufacturer of testing systems, ZwickRoell has been promoting the exchange of information in the field of academia for years. Above all, the mix of participants from the areas of science and industry gives Academia Day that special flair and always makes it relatable in practice.”

Christine Dübler, Chief Sales Officer at ZwickRoell

Presentation of the ZwickRoell Science Award

Participants from research and industry

Scientific lecture series in front of an international audience of experts

Presentations on current research topics

Information on the subject of materials testing

Lively exchange between the speakers and participants

Academia Day 2023 in Cambridge - ZwickRoell Science Award for Publications of Innovative Testing Concepts

As part of the event at the Møller Institute of the renowned Cambridge University (United Kingdom), a number of guest speakers presented results from materials research in the areas of wind power, hydrogen technology, battery testing and electromobility.
They were preceded by the traditional presentation of the ZwickRoell Science Award. This year, a total of 212 researchers and scientists submitted their papers on topics from different areas in materials testing. The winners gave short presentations on their innovative testing concepts.

First place (5,000 euros) went to Dr. Diego Misseroni from the University of Trento (Italy) for his publication in Extreme Mechanics Letters, entitled “Experimental Realization of Tunable Poisson's Ratio in Deployable Origami Metamaterials.”
Second place (2,000 euros) went to Dr. Sergio Medina Escobar from the University of Girona (Spain) for his publication “Guided Double Cantilever Beam Test Method for Intermediate and High Loading Rates in Composites”, in the International Journal of Solids and Structures.
And third place (1,000 euros) was awarded to Peter Hetz from the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg for his contribution published in CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology 71, entitled “Characterization of Sheet Metal Components by Using an Upsetting Test with Miniaturized Cylindrical Specimen.”

Academia Day 2022 at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)

After having to put ZwickRoell Academia Day on hold for two years due to the pandemic, and carrying out the presentation ceremony for ZwickRoell Science Award winners in form of online events, we were able to again hold Academia Day in person on June 10, 2022. In the beautiful surroundings of the domed hall known as the Kuppelsaal at the Vienna University of Technology, we returned to a lively exchange between speakers and participants.

The headlining topic of this year’s ZwickRoell Science Award was: „Linking Microstructure with Macroscopic Properties – with Special Focus on Additive Manufacturing“. The winners were once again awarded during Academia Day.

First place: Ahmed Zouari, Mines ParisTech, France, for his publication in the Journal of Nuclear Materials, entitled “The Effect of Strain Biaxiality on the Fracture of Zirconium Alloy Fuel Cladding“.
Second place: Jiahui Li, Val d’Hebron University Hospital in Spain, for her work „Catheter Tip Distensibility Substantially Influences the Aspiration Force of Thrombectomy Devices“ and published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
Third place: Longhui Zhang, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, for his article „Pure Shear Plastic Flow and Failure of Titanium Alloys Under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Torsional Loading” published in the Mechanics of Materials journal.

Photo gallery of presentation of the ZwickRoell Science Award

Academia Day 2019

Presentation of the ZwickRoell Science Award at Tongji University in Shanghai, which is particularly renowned for engineering, economics and architecture.

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Academia Day 2019

Impressions of Academia Day in Shanghai and presentation of the Science Award 2019

Academia Day 2018

On May 15, 2018 at Sapienza University, the winners were chosen out of over 100 entries submitted by 70 participants from 17 countries.

Academia Day 2017

Over 70 participants from 20 countries submitted 100 entries, presenting the judges with a difficult task. On May 26, 2017, the awards were presented during Academia Day at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Academia Day 2016

On April 26, 2016, the winners received their awards in the course of the seventh ZwickRoell Academia Day, held at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. The three winners were chosen out of 160 entries from 26 countries.

Academia Day 2015

An international audience gathered at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich on June 2, 2015, to celebrate the winners of the prize for the most innovative use of a materials testing machine in a scientific context. During Academia Day, the award winners had the opportunity to present their work to an international audience of experts.

Academia Day 2014

The winners of the ZwickRoell Science Award were honored on April 9, 2014 at the fifth Academia Day at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid. The total of 119 papers submitted and the Academia Day scientific lecture series provided a comprehensive overview of important and current issues in materials testing.

Academia Day 2013

On April 17, 2013, the winners of the 2012 ZwickRoell Science Award received their awards at the fourth ZwickRoell Academia Day, held this year at Manchester University, England. In addition to various expert presentations on the subject of materials in challenging environments, they also had the opportunity to present their own technical articles. A total of 72 scientists from 17 different countries took part in the ZwickRoell Science Award.