GFPS joined force with River Publisher, the publisher of the International Journal of Fluid Power, to sponsor $500 awards along with GFPS in occasion of the 2026 International Maha Fluid Power Conference at Purdue University, USA, Sept 8-10, 2026.

One best paper award, among 18 peer reviewed papers submitted to the conference was given to:

Samuele Nizzardo (University of Padova, Italy), for presenting the paper: “Full 3D CFD and FEM Validation of Surrogate-Optimized Hydraulic Manifolds Designed via the MOThEA Framework”

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on October 26th at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Adolfo Sentore and Dr. Emma Frosina from Fluid Power Research Group on "Our Efforts to Make Fluid Power More Efficient and Sustainable".

The zoom link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98206006134?pwd=Vf6ZeMMOZjVltx5m6bIAP5OZ6Hr...

Meeting ID: 982 0600 6134
Passcode: 152162

Agenda:

Dr. Andrea Vacca from Purdue University has succesfully delivered the webinar on "Research activities at Purdue’s Maha Fluid Power Research Center", offering valuable insights and discussions.

The recording of the webinar presentation are available.

Webinar Webex: GFPS Webinar - Dr. Andrea Vacca

Link: Recorded Meeting Password - Webex

Password: qYkv6KwW

Stay tuned for upcoming webinars in this series!

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on May 4th at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Andrea Vacca on "Research activities at Purdue’s Maha Fluid Power Research Center".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

Dear GFPS community,

As announced during the past GFPS 2026 event, the Global Fluid Power Society is seeking for institutions wanting to host the next Symposium in 2028.

The Symposium was established by the Fluid Power Net International in 2000, and it has been organized by GFPS since 2018. The 2028 Ph.D. Symposium will be the 15th edition and the 6th organized by GFPS.

All past editions of the Symposium focused on cutting edge research topics pursued by young researchers, but also included keynote lectures or other events involving the broad fluid power community.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on March 2nd at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Liselott Ericson on "Fluid Power with a Focus on the Electrification of Heavy Machinery at the Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems (Flumes), Linköping University".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on February 2nd at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Gudrun Mikota from Johannes Kepler University Linz on "Fluid Power Dynamics - components and test rigs".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below.

We are pleased to announce the new Board of Directors for the 2026–2030 term. We look forward to their leadership and continued service to the community.

Board of Directors

• Chair of the Board: 

          Emma Frosina

          Associate Professor, University of Sannio Benevento, Italy.

• Secretary and Treasurer of the Board:

          Andrea Vacca

          Professor, Purdue University, USA.

Dr. Lasse Schmidt from Aalborg University has succesfully delivered the webinar on "Electro-Hydraulic Drive Networks - Status & Future Directions", offering valuable insights and discussions.

The recording of the webinar presentation are available.

Webinar Webex: GFPS Webinar - Dr. Lasse Schmidt

We are pleased to announce the upcoming GFPS Webinar that will be held on November 10th at 10:00 am (US ET) by Dr. Lasse Schmidt from Aalborg University on "Electro-Hydraulic Drive Networks - Status & Future Directions".

The Webex link to join the upcoming webinar is available below:

Webex Link: 

https://unisannio.webex.com/unisannio/j.php?MTID=m6427818b91769baa2d5474cf9a592a2f

Webinar number:

2792 123 3216

Password: