Dr Matthias Lindig of Sorg has been awarded the Adolf Dietzel Industrial Award from the German Society of Glass Technology at the recent annual meeting of the European Society of Glass (ESG), which was held together with the 86th Annual Conference of the German Society of Glass Technology (DGG) in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Dr Lindig was recognised for his achievements to experiments in oxy-fuel melting technology, the reduction of NOx emissions, and contributions to batch preheating.?Through lectures for the DGG expert committee on glass melting technology, presentations for the DGG annual meetings, and holding advanced education courses, Dr Lindig has contributed to and expanded the body of knowledge in glass melting technology.