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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.
Swiss Robotics Day 2023 in Zürich
SRF «Schweiz Aktuell», Prof. Roland Siegwart, Prof. Robert Katzschmann