STAB Prize for Research and Developement in the Field of Fluid Mechanics

The Strömungsmechanische Arbeitsgemeinschaft STAB in the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e. V. aims to honour outstanding achievements in the field of fluid mechanics every two years by awarding the STAB Prize, thereby also promoting research and development in this field.

The STAB Prize for Research and Developement in the Field of Fluid Mechanics 2026 was awarded at the 25th DGLR Symposium in Aachen. Dr. Simon Wassing (DLR) received the award in recognition of the following publications:

  • Physics-informed neural networks for parametric compressible Euler Equations
  • Physics-informed neural networks for inviscid transonic flows around an airfoil
  • Solving transport equations on quantum computers—potential and limitations of physics-informed quantum circuits

STAB Prize 

The STAB Prize is endowed with 5,000 euros and will be presented to the prizewinner at the STAB Symposium in 2028.

The STAB Prize may be awarded to scientists and development engineers from Germany. It recognizes new and pioneering research and development results as well as contributions to their implementation, rather than the lifetime achievement of a scientist. Eligible works include experimental, numerical and theoretical research as well as its implementation in technical applications. Applications can be submitted by individuals or working groups to the STAB office (stab[at]DLR.de).

Eligible for nomination are:

  • Option 1: One or more publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
  • Option 2: Significant contributions to the implementation of research and development results in new products, services or processes.

Details regarding the application process, required documents and selection procedure can be found in the official  STAB Prize call below.

Former award winners

Since 2010, the STAB Prize has been awarded to scientists and development engineers from Germany as part of the DGLR symposium.

This list contains the names of the STAB Prize winners from the last ten years and is updated each time the prize is awarded.

Overview of former award winners

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Contact

STAB office

c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology
Prof. Dr. C. Wagner
Bunsenstr. 10, 37073 Göttingen
Germany