Award year: 2026
Category: Other Award
Awarding organization: Technische Akademie Esslingen (TAE)
The Wilfried Bartz Prize honors outstanding work by young tribologists that is characterized by
• scientific excellence
• high practical relevance and
• clear science communication.
The
award aims to encourage early-career researchers to continue Wilfried
Bartz’s interdisciplinary and practice-oriented approach to tribology.