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In recognition of special achievements in the field of work sciences in agriculture and for the promotion of junior staff in this field, the specialist committee on labour sciences in agriculture of the VDI Max-Eyth-Gesellschaft Agrartechnik awards the Ludwig Wilhelm Ries Prize every two to three years.

Submission of proposals until 29 November 2019

The prize is endowed with € 750.

The special achievements are usually proven by a dissertation or a diplo-thesis/master thesis. The thesis must have been completed in the past four years. The author of the thesis should not be older than 35 years of age.

Please submit outstanding papers that meet the criteria by the following deadline 29. November 2019 and attach a short expert opinion on the work, from which the special achievement for the work sciences or the work economy emerges. The award ceremony will take place at the 22nd Colloquium on work sciences on 10 March 2020 in Tänikon (Switzerland).

Address: Dr. Andreas Herrmann, VDI Society Technologies of Life Sciences, Technical Division Max Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering, VDI-Platz 1, 40468 Düsseldorf. Tel.: +49 (0) 211/6214-266 . Fax: +49 (0) 211/6214-177 . E-Mail: herrmann[at]vdi.de