Godfried Augenbroe Memorial Prize Fundraising

As many of us are acutely aware, last year our friend and mentor Fried Augenbroe passed away. Since then efforts have been underway to set up a memorial prize or fund. From a survey in 2021 we collected ideas and suggestions, and concluded that the most appropriate option would be to establish a prize that supports young PhD students, as that is where Fried’s heart truly was, and this would best operate through IBPSA (the International Building Performance Simulation Association). We have discussed this idea with the IBPSA Awards and Fellows Committee, who support this initiative. We have also connected with the Treasurer of IBPSA, who has confirmed that any funds raised can be kept in the IBPSA Bank Account.

We are now at the stage where we would like to invite donations to the Godfried Augenbroe Memorial Prize. Once funds have been brought together we will finalize full details and get the prize formally established, which will target PhD students who are still working on their thesis and who participate in the IBPSA Building Simulation Conference.

If you have any questions about these arrangements, then please feel free to contact Pieter de Wilde. You may also contact Wangda Zuo (Treasurer of IBPSA) or Liam O’Brien (Chair of the Awards and IBPSA Fellows Committee) for independent third-party confirmation that this a bona-fide fundraising effort.

We look forward to your help to keep the memory of Fried alive.

Best regards,

Pieter, Cheol-Soo, Ruchi, Jeannie, Yuna, Zhaoyun and Zhengwei