GFPS News

Upcoming GFPS Webinar: Dr. Andrea Vacca from Purdue University

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on May 4th at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Andrea Vacca on "Research activities at Purdue’s Maha Fluid Power Research Center".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/j.php?MTID=m947779c362298f1ffe3a05073ceb6fa7

Password webinar: Rg8m48jppxa

Agenda:

Research activities at Purdue’s Maha Fluid Power Research Center.

We look forward to all members' participation!

Stay tuned for the next upcoming webinars!

GFPS 2028 Ph.D. Symposium

Dear GFPS community,

As announced during the past GFPS 2026 event, the Global Fluid Power Society is seeking for institutions wanting to host the next Symposium in 2028.

The Symposium was established by the Fluid Power Net International in 2000, and it has been organized by GFPS since 2018. The 2028 Ph.D. Symposium will be the 15th edition and the 6th organized by GFPS.

All past editions of the Symposium focused on cutting edge research topics pursued by young researchers, but also included keynote lectures or other events involving the broad fluid power community.

More information on the spirit and the requirements for such an event can be found in the attached application form.

Application Form to Host GFPS2028.docx

In case an institution desires to host the event, the contact person of such institution must use the attached application form, and provided it to Prof. Victor Juliano De Negri (victor.de.negri@ufsc.br), member of the Board of Directors of GFPS, before October, 15th, 2026.

If you have any questions or need assistance with preparing the form, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Victor Juliano De Negri.

Regards,

Emma Frosina

Chair of the Board of Directors

Global Fluid Power Society

Upcoming GFPS Webinar: Dr. Liselott Ericson from Linköping University

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on March 2nd at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Liselott Ericson on "Fluid Power with a Focus on the Electrification of Heavy Machinery at the Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems (Flumes), Linköping University".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/j.php?MTID=me82470a41955916681285a53a519bab5

Password webinar: mJtv94Y5MGS

Agenda:

Fluid Power with a Focus on the Electrification of Heavy Machinery at the Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems (Flumes), Linköping University.

We look forward to all members' participation!

Stay tuned for the next upcoming webinars!

Upcoming GFPS Webinar: Dr. Gudrun Mikota from Johannes Kepler University Linz

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on February 2nd at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Gudrun Mikota from Johannes Kepler University Linz on "Fluid Power Dynamics - components and test rigs".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/j.php?MTID=m06d5bc8e8f9527a322a60d00956e3132

Password webinar: ugCaFdSi649

Agenda:

Fluid Power Dynamics - components and test rigs

We look forward to all members' participation!

Stay tuned for the next upcoming webinars!

Announcement of the 2026–2030 Board of Directors

We are pleased to announce the new Board of Directors for the 2026–2030 term. We look forward to their leadership and continued service to the community.

Board of Directors

  • Chair of the Board

          Emma Frosina

          Associate Professor, University of Sannio Benevento, Italy.

  • Secretary and Treasurer of the Board:

          Andrea Vacca

          Professor, Purdue University, USA.

  • Public Relations:

         Liselott Ericson

         Professor, Linköping University, Sweden.

  • GFPS Symposium:

        VIctor De Negri

        Professor, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

  • Award:

       Niranjan Kumar

       Associate Professor, Power Hydraulics & Pneumatics Lab, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India.

 

Acknowledgment of the 2022–2026 Board of Directors

We express our sincere appreciation to the past Board of Directors for their contributions:

  • Chair of the Board: Jürgen Weber, Chair of Fluid-Mechatronics Systems (Fluidtronics), Institute of Mechatronic Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
  • Secretary and Treasurer of the Board: Andrea Vacca, Purdue University, USA
  • Emma Frosina, Università del Sannio, Italy
  • Victor De Negri, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Bing Xu, Zhejiang University, China

Stay tuned for upcoming initiatives and activities.

GFPS Webinar Aalborg University: recording available

Dr. Lasse Schmidt from Aalborg University has succesfully delivered the webinar on "Electro-Hydraulic Drive Networks - Status & Future Directions"offering valuable insights and discussions.

The recording of the webinar presentation are available.

Webinar Webex: GFPS Webinar - Dr. Lasse Schmidt

Link: https://unisannio.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/unisannio/recording/playback/cfec08902b0b40a4b4f742e40030b76c

Password: 3dNgqV3n

Stay tuned for upcoming webinars in this series!

Upcoming GFPS Webinar: Dr. Lasse Schmidt from Aalborg University

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on November 10th at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Lasse Schmidt from Aalborg University on "Electro-Hydraulic Drive Networks - Status & Future Directions".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below:

Webex Link: 

https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/j.php?MTID=m6427818b91769baa2d5474cf9a592a2f

Webinar number:

2792 123 3216

Password:

2xmW5KPsNQ3 (29695577 quando si chiama da un telefono o sistema video)

Agenda:

Electro-Hydraulic Drive Networks - Status & Future Directions

We look forward to all members' participation!

Stay tuned for the next upcoming webinars!

GFPS Webinar Federal University of Santa Catarina: Pdf and recording available

Dr. Victor De Negri from Federal University of Santa Catarina has succesfully delivered the webinar on "Hydraulics and Pneumatics for Power Plant"offering valuable insights and discussions.

The recording and the pdf of the webinar presentation are available.

Webinar Webex: GFPS Webinar - Prof. Victor De Negri-20251006 1518-1

Link: https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/ldr.php?RCID=2faf9fd44a91471ab32764a944bdea9a

Password: 3xS76pMd

HP for PowerPlants_VictorDeNegri_2025 

Stay tuned for upcoming webinars in this series!

Upcoming GFPS Webinar: Dr. Victor De Negri from Federal University of Santa Catarina

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on October 6th at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Victor De Negri from Federal University of Santa Catarina on "Hydraulics and Pneumatics for Power Plant".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below:

Webex Link 

https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/j.php?MTID=mf98594de713325a1eb48ea75dc4bbab1

Webinar number:

2733 229 2625

Webinar password:

Pyh2EMRZX52 (79423679 when dialing from a phone or video system)

Agenda:

Hydraulics and Pneumatics for Powe Plants

We look forward to all members' participation!

Stay tuned for the next upcoming webinars!

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