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.