GFPS News

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.

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!

Dr. Katharina Schmitz from RWTH Aachen University has succesfully delivered the webinar on "Fluid Power - A sustainable motion technology", offering valuable insights and discussions.

A recording of the webinar presentation is available for download below. 

GFPS webinar Sept 15 2025 - IFAS.mp4

Stay tuned for upcoming webinars in this series!

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on September 15th at 10:00 am by Dr. Katharina Schmitz from RWTH Aachen University on "Fluid Power - A sustainable motion technology".

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

Join Zoom Meeting
https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/93945226223?from=addon

Meeting ID: 939 4522 6223

The updated webinar schedule can be found under Events. We look forward to all members' participation!

Stay tuned for the next upcoming webinars!