2025

Noémie Martin, a postdoctoral researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory at ETH Zurich, wants to enhance the performance of industrial parts while reducing their environmental impact. She explores how to strategically combine different metal alloys in additive manufacturing processes. 

Antonio Gasós, a doctoral student at the Separation Processes Laboratory within the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich, has received the Inflection Award for his research on CO₂ storage in mineral materials.

Una Trivanovic, a former doctoral student at the Particle Technology Laboratory under Professor Sotiris Pratsinis, has been awarded the GAeF PhD Award by the Association for Aerosol Research (GAeF) for her outstanding doctoral thesis.

Reflecting on his 27 years at D-MAVT, Sotiris Pratsinis recalls his students' successes in nanoparticle research and looks back on his time as department head. As he nears retirement, his essentials for a productive day will remain strong Swiss coffee and a laptop.

Stefan Leutenegger and Kent Warren have been appointed professors in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, effective 1 April 2025.

Die Weltwoche, Prof. Aldo Steinfeld, Spin-offs Climeworks und Synhelion

On the occasion of the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025", we were able to conduct an interview with D-MAVT alumna Noah Zegna Rothenberger. Noah is a robotics engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA. In this interview, she talks about her career in robotics and why she is excited about using robots in extreme environments - whether it is in blood vessels or on Mars.

The recently published ETH Zurich Spin-off Report 2024 shows the innovative strength of the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. Of the 37 ETH spin-offs last year, 9 came from the D-MAVT. A total of 119 companies have emerged from the department - this corresponds to 20 percent of all ETH spin-offs.

Seven doctoral students from the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering have been awarded the ETH Zurich Silver Medal for their outstanding doctoral theses. The awards were presented by Rector Günther Dissertori during the graduation ceremony on Friday, January 24, 2025, in the Paul Scherrer Lecture Hall at ETH Zurich.