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Awards and honors

Honours

2019 Guest professorship, Collen-Francqui Chair, Louvain-la-Neuve

 

Awards

1999 Finalist, Selvik Award, European Orthopaedic Research Society
2000 European Society of Biomechanics Research Award for "Frictional heating of total hip implants", by Bergmann G., F. Graichen, A. Rohlmann, N. Verdonschot, and G.H. van Lenthe
2001 Heinz-Mittelmeier Research Award (CeramTec Award), for "Frictional heating of total hip implants", by Bergmann G., F. Graichen, A. Rohlmann, N. Verdonschot, and G.H. van Lenthe
2004 Fellowship Roche Research Foundation for the project "Functional phenomics of vertebral bone"
2004 Young Investigator Award, International Bone Densitometry Workshop for "Functional phenomics of vertebral bone strength"
2005 ECTS Travel Award, European Calcified Tissue Society
2005 Best Poster Award, 6th Swiss Light Source User Meeting for "Ultrastructural phenotyping of the mouse skeleton", by P. Schneider, M. Stauber, R. Voide, G.H. van Lenthe, D. Webster, T. Kohler, M. Stampanoni, L.R. Donahue, R. Müller
2006 IBDW Travel Award, International Bone Densitometry Workshop
2016 European Knee Society (EKS) Research Award for the project "Mobile vs. fixed bearing UKA: proximal tibial strain in cadaver and finite element models", Peersman, L. Scheys, T.J. Heyse, G.H. van Lenthe
2019 2nd place CO.DON Award German Knee Society (DKG) for the scientific contribution "Mobile bearing leads to less proximal medial tibial strain following UKA in comparison with fixed bearing in a cadaver setup", Heyse T., Taylan O., Slane J., van Lenthe GH., Peersman G., and Scheys L.

Teaching Awards

2016 “Gouden krijtje: best course material in Biomedical Engineering", 2015-2016
2017 “Gouden krijtje: funniest professor in Biomedical Engineering”, 2016-2017
2021 “Gouden krijtje: best course material in Biomedical Engineering”, 2020-2021
2023 "Gouden krijtje: best professor in Biomedical Engineering (2nd semester)”, 2022-2023
2023 "Gouden krijtje: best course material in Biomedical Engineering (2nd semester)”, 2022-2023

 

Student awards

2005 Philipp Schneider, Best Poster Award, 6th Swiss Light Source User Meeting
2006 Thomas L. Mueller, IBDW Travel Award, International Bone Densitometry Workshop (IBDW)
2008 Romain Voide, JBMR Raisz-Drezner First Paper Award, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
2009 Philipp Schneider, Young Investigator Award, International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM)
2009 Duncan Webster, Finalist, Young Investigator Award, International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)
2009 Samuel Basler and Christoph Schröter, Student Award of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE)
2010 Davide Ruffoni, Postdoctoral Fellowship Award of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS)
2010 Davide Ruffoni, Young Investigator Research Grant, International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and Servier
2010 Antonia Torcasio, Travel Grant, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
2010 Andreas Wirth, Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Swiss Society for Biomaterials (SSB)
2010 Andreas Wirth, Student Runner-up Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2012 Leen Lenaerts, Travel Grant, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
2012 Leen Lenaerts, Travel Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2012 Leen Lenaerts, Finalist, Clinical Biomechanics Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2013 Pinaki Bhattacharya, Travel Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2014 Juri Steiner, Travel Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2017 Karen Mys, Travel Award, International Bone Densitometry Workshop (IBDW)
2017 Alexander Meynen, Materialise Master Thesis Award, (promotors Vander Sloten, van Lenthe, Famaey)
2017 Karen Mys, Mobility Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2017 Karen Mys, Junior Mobility Grant, KU Leuven
2018 Amelie Sas, Travel Grant, Academische Stichting Leuven
2018 Amelie Sas, Travel Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2018 Steffi Van Hees, Travel Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2018 Karen Mys, Mobility Award, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
2019 Karen Mys, Young Investigator Award, International Workshop on Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging (QMSKI)
2019 Jonathan Pitocchi, Travel Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2019 Amelie Sas, Stipend Prof. R. Snoeys Foundation
2019 Amelie Sas, Mobility Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2019 Amelie Sas, Junior Mobility Grant, KU Leuven
2019 Amelie Sas, Mobility Award, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
2022 Alexandra Tits, Winner Student Award, European Society for Biomechanics (ESB)
2023 Jilmen Quintiens, Mobility Award, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
2023 Jilmen Quintiens, Stipend Prof. R. Snoeys Foundation