D-MAVT News
Yu Zhang appointed as Assistant Professor
Yu Zhang, postdoctoral researcher at the Engineering Design and Computing Laboratory in Professor Kristina Shea's group at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, has been appointed as assistant professor at the University of Cambridge.
Golden Owl 2024 for Raoul Hopf
Raoul Hopf, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Mechanical Systems at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the Golden Owl 2024 for his outstanding teaching in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering.
Walter Fust appointed to ETH Board of Honour
At this year's ETH Day on 16 November 2024, ETH President Joël Mesot appointed alumnus Walter Fust to the Honorary Board of ETH Zurich. Fust studied mechanical engineering at ETH and founded the electrical retail company Dipl. Ing. Fust AG.
ABB Research Prize 2024 for Tom Terlouw
Tom Terlouw has been awarded the ABB Research Prize 2024 for his doctoral thesis ”Techno-economic and environmental assessment of low-carbon energy systems”.
Talent and serendipity
Taking a position at ETH Zurich was the most important decision in his professional life. Marco Mazzotti is still convinced of this today. Now, at the end of January 2025, he will retire, and he already knows that he will greatly miss the exchange with young researchers and the work on challenging scientific questions.
COMITES award for Vicentiti and Cattaneo
Francesco Vicentini and Marco Cattaneo, doctoral students at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, have received the COMITES award for scientific excellence within Italian community in Zurich. COMITES are representative bodies of the Italian community, elected by Italians residing abroad in each consular district.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Felix Michael Lange and Michael Weinold receive the 'Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award' of the D-MAVT for the spring semester 2024.
Could this new tech stop your glasses from fogging up?
BBC News, Dr. Iwan Hächler
The Hottest Startups in Zurich in 2024
Wired, Prof. Bradley Nelson, Spin-off Nanoflex Robotics
Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award 2024 - Beste Bachelor-Abschlüsse
This year's Outstanding Bachelor Award for the best Bachelor’s degrees goes to Nicola Irmiger, Niclas Bennet Darith Scheuer, Noël Jonas Strasser, Michael Flury, and Maximilian Eberlein. With this award, the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering recognises the achievements of the five best graduates of the Bachelor's degree programme.
Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award 2024 - Best First Year Examination
Students Tim Elias Leonhardt, Gabriel Maximilian Kemmler, Benjamin Luc Riedi, Simon Gut und Luc Ronan Roth were awarded the Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award 2024 for the best examination results in their first year.
Seven MAVT students receive Excellence Scholarship
Seven Master's students from the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering have been awarded a scholarship from ETH Zurich's Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP): Anahita Darvish, Maximilian Eberlein, Kristof Floch, Adam Gyula Gabriel, Clara Nörenberg, Niclas Scheuer, and Peter Schmitt.
Dandelion Award for Inge Herrmann
Inge Herrmann, Professor of Nanoparticle Systems, has been awarded the Dandelion Award for her outstanding efforts to promote entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich and beyond. She readily connects people, encourages students to launch start-ups and is a scientific advisor to several spin-offs from her lab.
Semester starts with record numbers
720 new bachelor students at D-MAVT – 24 percent growth compared to last year
Maini wins Swiss Physical Society Award
Lucrezia Maini has been awarded the Swiss Physical Society Award 2024 in the Computational Physics category for her doctoral research on acoustic metamaterials to measure temperature with ultrasound for implantable applications.
Stefano Moret receives ERC Grant
Stefano Moret, Ambizione Fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for five years and 1.5 million euros. His research project, UNITES, aims to integrate uncertainties into energy and climate models in order to define a more reliable energy policy in the face of unforeseeable future scenarios. UNITES is hosted by the Energy & Process Systems Engineering (EPSE) laboratory, headed by Prof André Bardow.
What if robots had artificial muscles?
Reuters, Soft Robotics Lab, Thomas Buchner; Max Planck Institut
Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize 2024
Paolo Ermanni receives the Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize 2024. This prize, awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of adaptive structures and material systems
De Lorenzis receives the IACM Fellows Award
Laura De Lorenzis, Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, has been awarded the IACM Fellows Award by the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM). The award recognizes her outstanding contributions to the field of computational mechanics.
Jeff Bezos investiert Millionen in Zürcher Start-up
Tagesanzeiger, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter, Spin-off Swiss Mile
Dodo auf Wanderschaft
Der Spiegel, Prof. Marco Hutter
This robot fish could one day change how our oceans are studied
CNN, Prof. Dr. Robert Katzschmann
This New Air-Deflecting Shield Allows Athletes To Run Like The Unimpeded Wind
wonderfulengineering.com, Prof. Dr. Melanie Zeilinger
Renewable fuels with excellent environmental profile
New synfuels can be used directly in today's vehicles
New Electrolyte Design Could Significantly Boost Range of Electric Vehicles
Technology Networks, Prof. Dr. Maria Lukatskaya, Nathan Hong
Aldo Steinfeld's commitment to sustainability honored
Aldo Steinfeld, Head of the Renewable Energy Carriers Group at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the Yogi and Lovely Goswami Achievement Award in Energy and Sustainability.
AI boost for D-MAVT
Mark Fuge has been appointed Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. Starting 1 July 2024, he will strengthen the Department’s use of AI in technical design and product development processes.
Schweizer Startup nimmt Grossanlage für umweltfreundliches Flugbenzin in Betrieb
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Spin-off Synhelion, Prof. Aldo Steinfeld
New heat pump technology could revolutionize industrial heating
Knowridge Science Report, Prof. André Bardow, Dr. Dennis Roskosch
Outstanding doctoral thesis
Moritz Flaschel, former doctoral student of the Computational Mechanics Group led by Professor Laura De Lorenzis, receives numerous awards for his dissertation.
Stahl mit Sonnenlicht schmelzen? Schweizer Forschern gelingt grosser Durchbruch
Focus Online, Professor Aldo Steinfeld
Quantum Center Master Award
"INSPIRE Potentials -- Quantum Center Master Award" -- We invite female students looking to conduct a Master‘s project in a research group of the Quantum Center to apply. Deadline: 1 July 2024.
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CO2 aus der Luft filtern
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Spin-off Climeworks AG
Supporting students is a fulfilling task
ETH Zurich runs like a red thread through Paolo Ermanni's life. He first studied mechanical engineering here before returning as a professor in 1998. In this interview, he looks back on 26 eventful years in teaching and research.
Roland Siegwart achieves top ranking
Roland Siegwart is honored by the academic platform research.com in the field of mechanical and aerospace engineering as well as in the field of electronics and electrical engineering.
ETH-Forschende entwickeln einen hüpfenden Weltraumroboter
Nau, Research project Space Hopper
ETH Medal and Willi Studer Prize 2024
The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering has awarded 12 Master's students with the ETH Medal and five with the Willi Studer Prize. The awards for their outstanding achievements were presented during the Master's Ceremony 2024.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Patrick Benito Eberhard, Teresa Sánchez-Robles Herrero and Max Schaldach received the «Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award» of the D-MAVT for the fall semester 2023.
Kannan and Karapiperis appointed professors
Konstantinos Karapiperis and Vignesh Kannan, both postdoctoral researchers in Professor Dennis Kochmann's lab at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, have been appointed professors.
How to harvest moisture from the atmosphere
The Economist, Prof. Dimos Poulikakos
Manera and Hutter appointed members of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences
Annalisa Manera and Marco Hutter, professors at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich have been elected full members of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Faster to the target – new microrobotic catheter to improve the treatment of strokes
A new magnetically controlled microrobot helps navigate catheters faster and more accurately in brain surgery. Its unique surface structure improves catheter guidance in tortuous blood vessels. This tech aids emergency stroke or aneurysm surgeries, enhancing patient recovery chances.
Collected and courageous
For 24 years, Ulrike Schlachter steered the fortunes of D-MAVT as Department Coordinator. Since September 2023, Karin Werer and Maddalena Velonà have been gradually taking over from her. In this interview, they talk about their lessons from the past and plans for the future.
Best rated courses FS2023
Students give teaching in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering a very good rating. The department is pleased about the excellent teaching performance in the spring semester 2023.
Kohlendioxid - ab unter die Erde
Finanz und Wirtschaft, Spin-off Climeworks AG
Outstanding doctoral theses 2023
Eight doctoral students at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering received the ETH Silver Medal for their outstanding doctoral theses.
How to beat the heat in cities through urban climate modelling
Jan Carmeliet and Dominique Derome recently wrote a comment paper on invitation by Nature Reviews Physics. In the paper, they explain how computational fluid dynamics can help with designing more sustainable cities.
Schülerinnen*tag 2023
Each year, around 80 young women* from high schools from all over Switzerland take part in the Schülerinnen*tag, organized by the student organisation LIMES. During this all-day event, the participants do a campus tour, visit a couple of labs, and receive first-hand information about the study programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering.
Lukatskaya recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher
Maria Lukatskaya, Professor of Electrochemical Energy Systems at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, has been recognized again as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2023 by global information service provider Clarivate.
Semester / Bachelor or Master’s thesis
Signode Switzerland GmbH, Dietikon 1, Switzerland
Stanley Corrsin Award for George Haller
George Haller, Professor at the Institute for Mechanical Systems at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zurich, received the Stanley Corrsin Award 2023 by the American Physical Society (APS).
Konrad Wegener receives Golden Owl 2023
Konrad Wegener, Professor Emeritus for Machine Tools and Manufacturing at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, receives the Golden Owl for his excellent teaching. The Owl is awarded by the student association of ETH Zurich (VSETH) and honors particularly committed teachers.
Karen Bodie receives ABB Research Prize 2023
Karen Bodie was awarded the ABB Research Prize 2023 on the ETH Day. She received the award for her doctoral thesis „Omnidirectional Tilt-Rotor Flying Robots for Aerial Physical Interaction: Modelling, Control, Design and Experiments“.
Excellence scholarship for Mastroddi and Muttoni
Giacomo Matteo Mastroddi and Marco Muttoni, Bachelor’s graduates from the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, receive an excellence scholarship from the Fondazione Nizzola. With this scholarship, the foundation supports students from Ticino who are studying for a Master's degree at ETH Zurich or the Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI).
Why the Student Project House is looking for more women
More female students in the Student Project House - that's what Rafael von Sury and Serena Stefanoni want to achieve. In the interview they talk about why this is important to them and introduce women in video portraits who already make use of the SPH.
ASAIO Abstract Award for Magkoutas
Konstantinos Magkoutas, former postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Dynamic Systems and Control at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), has been awarded the 2023 ASAIO Top Biomedical Engineering Abstract Award.
Swiss Robotics Day 2023 in Zürich
SRF «Schweiz Aktuell», Prof. Roland Siegwart, Prof. Robert Katzschmann
Die Schweiz baut richtig gute Solarmobile
SRF 1 - 10 vor 10, aCentauri Solar Racing
Scholarship for excellent Master’s students
Eight Master’s students of the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering receive scholarships from the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme of ETH Zurich.
Dandelion Award for Ahmed
Professor Daniel Ahmed, head of the Acoustic Robotics for Life Sciences and Healthcare Group at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, has been awarded the Dandelion Award for his outstanding efforts to promote entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich and beyond.
Another weapon to fight climate change? Put carbon back where we found it
National Geographic, Prof. Aldo Steinfeld, Climeworks AG
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award – FS 2023
Andrea Veciana and Maximilian Eberlein receive the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Maximilian Eberlein is being recognized for his outstanding performance in the course Introduction to Quantum Mechanics for Engineers during the spring semester 2023. Andrea Veciana is honored for the Nanorobotics course.
Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award 2023 - Best examination block B
The students Jonas Bauer, Gino Kreis, Alexandros Ntakoulas, Gabriele Piovan and Justin Weiss receive the Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award for the best examination block B in the examination session Summer 2023. Congratulations!
Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award 2023 - Best Bachelor's degrees
The Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Award for the best Bachelor's degrees issued between 1 October 2022 and 2 October 2023 goes to Patrick Eberhard Benito, Laurent Hoffmann, André Muff, Roland Stärk and Emma Steinke. Congratulations!
Aurel Stodola Medal for Jennifer A. Lewis
Jennifer A. Lewis has been awarded the Aurel Stodola Medal 2023 by the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. At the award ceremony, the Harvard professor presented her groundbreaking research on the 3D printing of soft and living matter.
Stanley Corrsin Award for George Haller
George Haller, Professor at the Institute for Mechanical Systems at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zurich, received the Stanley Corrsin Award 2023 by the American Physical Society (APS).
From focus project to world record
Every year, students invest many hours in developing and constructing the focus project Formula Student Electric at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT). Now their efforts have paid off. The racing car “mythen” they initially helped develop has broken the world acceleration record.
Emilio Frazzoli new chairman of the Center for Sustainable Future Mobility
Emilio Frazzoli, Professor of Dynamic Systems and Control, is the new chairperson of the Center for Sustainable Future Mobility (CSFM). He takes over the role from Professor Kay Axhausen, who will retire early next year.
What do I want to study?
At the ETH information days, the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering introduced prospective students to the broad field of mechanical engineering.
Wasserstoff-Lkw von Gebrüder Weiss bringt Solarmobil der ETH Zürich auf den Weg
Wirtschaftszeit.at, Focus project aCentauri
Scientists build better nets to turn fog into usable water
Weather Network, Prof. Thomas Schutzius
Voliro erleichtert risikoreiche Arbeiten in der Höhe – mit Drohnen
Bilanz, Spin-off Voliro AG
Robo-Gecko: Dieser Roboter läuft an der Decke
t3n, Focus project Magnecko
Better together
The positive impact of transdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration on medical solutions is demonstrated by a project involving Julian Wolf, a doctoral student at ETH Zurich, working together with Florentin Liebman and Marco von Atzigen from the University of Zurich/Balgrist.
«Die Schweiz ist der Tigerstaat im Werkzeugmaschinenbau»
Schweizer Maschinenmarkt, Prof. Konrad Wegener
Pané i Vidal appointed member of the Institute of Catalan Studies
Salvador Pané i Vidal, Professor of Materials for Robotics at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems and Co-Director of the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, appointed corresponding member of the Institute of Catalan Studies in the Section of Sciences and Technology.
Researchers from the Autonomous Systems Lab honored at ICRA
Roland Siegwart, head of the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL), and Samir Bouabdallah received the Most Influential Paper Award at ICRA 2023. Andrei Cramariuc, also from ASL, won the Hilti Multi-Session SLAM Challenge.
Schweizer Erfindungen könnten das Ende des WCs bedeuten
Blick, Prof. Elizabeth Tilley
European Control Award for Melanie Zeilinger
Melanie Zeilinger, Professor at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zurich, received the European Control Award 2023.
Saporischja ist nicht Tschernobyl
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Prof. Annalisa Manera
Gorji appointed Assistant Professor at USC
Hossein Gorji, former doctoral student with Professor Patrick Jenny at the Institute of Fluid Dynamics at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, has been appointed Adjunct Research Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (USC).
Awards for doctoral students at the MaP Graduate Symposium 2023
At the MaP Graduate Symposium 2023, four doctoral students from the D-MAVT received awards for their research. Awards went to Oscar Cipolato, Anna De Vries, Yannik Glauser, and Sonja Schreiner.
Markus Bambach new Vice Rector for Study Programs
Markus Bambach, Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), will assume the position of Vice Rector for Study Programs at ETH Zurich as of 1 July 2023.
Mit diesem Stück Stoff spüren Sie den virtuellen Vogel auf dem Arm
Spiegel Online, Focus project MetaSuit
Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Prize 2023 for Iwan Hächler
Iwan Hächler has been awarded the "Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Prize 2023" by the Swiss Micro- and Nanotechnology Network. He is a former doctoral student at Professor Dimos Poulikakos’ Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies.
Zardini appointed Assistant Professor at MIT
Gioele Zardini, doctoral student with Professor Emilio Frazzoli at the Institute of Dynamic Systems and Control at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Robots, race cars and recycling - that was the Focus Rollout 2023
Thirteen teams, nine months, countless hours of work. With an exhibition and presentations on 30 May 2023, the third-year Bachelor’s students of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering presented their Focus Projects.
Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Award for Tiemo Pedergnana
Tiemo Pedergnana has been awarded the "2022 Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Award" from the AIP Journal Chaos. He is a doctoral student at Professor Nicolas Noiray’s laboratory of Combustion and Acoustics for Power and Propulsion Systems.
Dieser Forscher stört die Umwelt nicht
20 Minuten, Focus project SURF-eDNA
"Machine tool is cool"
Spin-offs, focus projects, industrial partnerships: Konrad Wegener has made a lot of things happen in his 20 years at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. His approach has been to tackle problems courageously and to solve them. Konrad Wegener will retire at the end of July 2023.
Schweizer CO2-Staubsauger in Island wird ausgebaut
Handelszeitung, Spin-off Climeworks, Prof. Marco Mazzotti
Chen appointed to Fudan University
Xiangzhong Chen, former senior researcher in the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, was appointed Associate Professor of Ferroic Materials for Smart Biodevices at Fudan University.
ETH Medal and Willi Studer Prize 2023
The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering has awarded nine Master’s students with the ETH Medal and six with the Willi Studer Prize. The awards for their outstanding achievements were presented during the Master's Ceremony 2023.
Brendan Bulfin appointed Professor
Brendan Bulfin, senior researcher in the Renewable Energy Carriers group of Professor Aldo Steinfeld at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, was appointed to an Associate Professor (Lectureship) position in Sustainable Materials at University College Cork, Ireland.
Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2023
Donghoon Kim, former doctoral student of Salvador Pané i Vidal, Professor of Materials for Robotics at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for Young Scientists 2023.
La sfida, per il clima: rispedire la CO2 al mittente
RSI News, Prof. Marco Mazzotti
The opening of "Metal Makerspace”
The "Metal Makerspace" in the CLA building officially opened yesterday. The new facility is a joint project of D-MAVT, the techpool and the Student Project House (SPH). Students will have access to the metal workshops starting in the fall semester of 2023.
Festschrift in honor of Aldo Steinfeld
To recognize the scientific contributions of Aldo Steinfeld, Head of the Renewable Energy Carriers group at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, as a pioneer in solar thermochemistry, the Solar Energy Journal published in March 2023 a "Festschrift" as a tribute to his achievements. The publication is the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES).
Plastik-Abfall: Ist Recycling die Lösung?
srf.ch, Prof. André Bardow