Athene award 2020: award for teaching excellence
The “Athene Award for Teaching Excellence” from the Carlo and Karin Giersch foundation at TU Darmstadt is awarded to our Insitute in November 2020.
The award winners are Professor Dr. Christoph Glock, Dr. Fabian Beck, Heiko Diefenbach, Marc Füchtenhans, Julian Best and Kerstin Spiehl. The award was attributed to the successful adaptation of the institute's digital teaching in the summer semester 2020.
The institute would like to sincerely thank the student body and the jury for this great award!
Further info can be found on the website of the Directorate for Research:
Athene Preis für Gute Lehre (German only)
Dr. Eric Grosse – Athene Young Investigator
In 2017, Eric Grosse was elected as a Athene Young Investigator. The program was designed to qualify researchers for the post of university professor. During this time, Eric Grosse obtained certain professorial rights and received his own budget.
More information on the program:
Awarded Research
AIAP Excellence Award 2023
On the International Conference on Sustainable Supply Chain Management under Indian’s G20 Presidency (SSCM-G20), organised by the Association of Inventory Academicians and Practitioners (AIAP), Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock received the AIAP Excellence Award 2023.
MIM 2019 Commended Paper Award
Giovanni Fontana Granotto, Prof. Dr. Fabio Sgarbossa, Dr. Eric Grosse, Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock: The Effect of Worker Fatigue on the Performance of a Bucket Brigade Order Picking System, IFAC Papers Online (MIM 2019).
International Journal of Production Research Best Paper Award
Dr. Eric Grosse, Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock, Prof. Dr. Patrick Neumann: Human factors in order picking: a content analysis of the literature. In: International Journal of Production Research (2017), 55 (5), 1260-1276.
Horst Wildemann Award for innovative Management Concepts 2014
Dipl.-Kfm. Eric Grosse: Incorporating human factors in order picking planning models: Framework and research opportunities. In: International Journal of Production Research (2015), 53 (3), 695-717.
IWA Award for applied scientific achievements in the thematic area of „Planung und Optimierung in der Automobilindustrie“ 2013
Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock and Dipl.-Kfm. Eric Grosse: Storage policies and order picking strategies in U-shaped order-picking systems with a movable base. In: International Journal of Production Research (2012), 50 (16), 4344-4357.
Awarded dissertations
Dr. Heiko Diefenbach
Scientific recognition award of the Austrian Supply Chain Excellence & Digital Procurement Award 2023 by the Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik in Österreich (BMÖ)
„New solution approaches for optimization problems with combinatorial aspects in logistics management.“
Dissertation 2023.
Dr. Konstantin Biel
Award from the Vereinigung von Freunden der Technischen Universität zu Darmstadt e.V. for the best dissertation
“Multi-stage production planning with special consideration of energy supply and demand.” Dissertation (2017)
Dr. Eric Grosse
1st prize for scientific work from the Stiftung Industrieforschung
“Human factors in order picking systems – A framework for integrating human factors in order picking planning models with an in-depth analysis of learning effects.” Dissertation (2015).
Awarded theses
Michelle Maurer, Student research project, supervised by Dr. Eric Grosse
VWI Graduation Award 2019
“Impact of monetary incentives and personality traits on performance in order picking”
Tim Steinebach, Master's Thesis, supervised by Dr. Eric Grosse
Award for outstanding scientific achievements by the Vereinigung von Freunden der Technischen Universität zu Darmstadt e.V. 2018
“Evaluation von markerlosen Motion Capturing/Systemen zum Einsatz bei der ergonomischen Bewertung von Arbeitsplätzen in der Logisitik”
Benedikt Volk, Master' Thesis, supervised by Dr. Eric Grosse
2nd price in the category „Effizienz und Nachhaltigkeit in Logistik und Verkehr“ – 9. Mitteldeutsche Studentenkonferenz Logistik 2018
“Entwicklung eines Rahmenwerkes für Unterstützungskonzepte in der manuellen Kommissionierung – Stand in Forschung und Technik”
Stephan Pfaller, Master's Thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock and Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Konstantin Biel
Darmstädter Energiepreis 2015“
Modellierung von Energiespeichern mittels Lagerhaltungsmodellen”
Friedrich Ulrich, Master Thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock and Dipl.-Kfm. Eric Grosse
BVL Thesis Award 2014
“Untersuchung und Simulation von Blockiervorgängen in Kommissionierlagern”
Markus Elser, Diploma Thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Christoph Glock
BVL Thesis Award 2013
“Entwicklung eines Modells zur Wirtschaftlichkeitsbewertung des Einsatzes von RFID-Technologien zur Steuerung von Containerbewegungen bei stochastischer Rückgabequote.”
