Academic Awards 2023 booklet

7 EngD Thesis Award The TU/e EngD Thesis Award 2023 consists of a certificate and an amount of € 5,000,- awarded to the best design project in one of the TU/e design programs, completed in 2022. The design can be a product, a process or a system. The jury assessed the design project on the basis of the design report, using the following criteria: - execution within the demands and wishes of the external client - thorough problem analysis, clear description of the solution strategy - methodological approach and application of knowledge and technology from multiple disciplines - clear documentation of the design process and a description of the results that is also comprehensible to non-specialists - usable end result with a positive effect on the practical situation of the client PhD Thesis Award The TU/e PhD Thesis Award 2023 consists of a certificate and an amount of € 5,000,- awarded to the best TU/e doctoral project, completed in 2022. The jury assessed the doctoral project on the basis of the dissertation or -in the case of a doctoral project consisting of a technological design- the design project, using the following criteria: - sufficient innovative elements - scope of the research or design - comprehensibility of the dissertation or research report - social relevance - open access The nominees and their projects show that this university really contributes to the solution of major societal challenges in areas like energy, health and smart mobility. We provide the high-tech solutions. Moreover, many of the research projects have been carried out in cooperation with partners from outside the university. The close link between science, high tech industry and government here in the Brainport Eindhoven region, the so-called triple helix, is very much visible from the projects. Prof.Dr. (Paul) M. Koenraad Dean Graduate School Eindhoven University of Technology