Lenzing Honours the Young Scientist Award

Lenzing Honours Early Stage Researchers With The Young Scientist Award

Lenzing, Austria — April 26, 2024 — The Lenzing Group, a supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile

and nonwovens industries, is presenting the Lenzing Young Scientist Award at the Dornbin Global Fiber Congress (GFC)

from September 11-13, 2024, for bachelor and master students who are working on innovative solutions to ecological

challenges in the fiber and textile industry. The application deadline is June 30, 2024, and the winning project

will receive prize money of 5,000 euros.

For the third time, the Lenzing Group is honoring young researchers with the Lenzing Young Scientist Award for

excellent research work in the field of fibers and textiles. The Dornbirn-GFC, as a platform for the international

exchange of experience in the field of fibers, offers an ideal stage for the research competition. Bachelor’s and

master’s degree students can submit their scientific work in the categories “Fashion and Circular Economy”,

“Alternative Raw Materials” and “Textile Recycling” as well as in the field of “New Fiber Technologies” and

face a jury of renowned experts from the industry. The aim is to promote students who inspire the industry with

their research results and to create a platform for networking with the textile and fiber industry.

For the 63rd time, the Austrian Fiber Institute is organizing the Dornbirn Fiber Congress on a non-profit basis and

will provide the setting for the presentation of the Young Scientist Award from 11 to 13 September 2024. The

Austrian Fiber Institute, based in Vienna, was founded in 1960 by fiber producers and the Austrian textile industry

to promote the market launch of fibers and their products. The Fiber Institute also offers the opportunity to exchange

information and experience about fibers and supports contact with educational institutions. The GFC focuses on an

international exchange of experience in close coordination with the umbrella organization CIRFS, Brussels, and deals

with topics relevant to the future, including fiber innovations, sustainability and the circular economy.

Posted: April 26, 2024

Source: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft