Seven outstanding dissertations at D-MAVT have been honored with the ETH Medal 2016 and a financial award. With great commitment, our talented postgraduate students concluded their doctoral theses successfully and are now ready for new challenges.

ETH researchers have received this year’s Swiss Technology Award for their technology “Mesh Mould”, winning the most important Swiss prize for innovation and technology transfer in the “Inventors” category.

Dr. Gregor Ochsner receives the Golden Owl 2016 for D-MAVT for his exceptional teaching.

The New York Times Magazine examined in its November issue the pros and cons of the current redesign mania. Working with Paola Antonelli, the senior curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, they commissioned six designers around the world to reimagine objects and to improve them. Prof. Raffaello D'Andrea developed a new baggage-claim carousel for airports.

Prof. Raffaello D'Andrea is the recipient of the 2T5 Mid-Career Achievement Award for his significant achievements within 25 years of graduation.

Experts, among them Prof. Horst-Michael Prasser, discussed the state of the nuclear power plant Beznau I at a public event on October 27, 2016 in Baden.

Robohub, the online platform of the Zurich-based ROBOTS Association, has released the 2016 version of the “25 Top Women in Robotics you need to know about”. Margarita Chli and Simone Schürle are honored in this year's list.