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 the Master Biomedical Engineering", 2015-2016 |
| 2017 | “Gouden krijtje: funniest professor in the Master Biomedical Engineering”, 2016-2017 |
| 2021 | “Gouden krijtje: best course material in the Master Biomedical Engineering”, 2020-2021 |
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) |