Distinguished Lecture Series D-MAVT
The D-MAVT Distinguished Lecture Series brings world leading scientists and engineers to ETH Zurich to present their work in a colloquium and to meet with its faculty and students.
The colloquium has broad attendance by faculty, staff, Master and Doctoral students from all departments of ETH Zurich.
Structural magnetostrictive alloys: From flexible sensors to energy harvesters and magnetically controlled auxetics
Professor Alison B. Flatau
Associate Chair Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Maryland, USA
Host: Professor Paolo Ermanni
Download Poster, Abstract 06.12.2018 (PDF, 372 KB)
Combustion Science, Energy and Aerospace Propulsion
Professor Sébastien Candel
President of the French Academy of Sciences
University professor, emeritus, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Host: Professor Nicolas Noiray
Reaction Pathway Analysis of the (Bio)conversion of (Bio)macromolecules
Prof. Linda J. Broadbelt, Northwestern University
Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Host: Professor Sotiris E. Pratsinis
Space 4.0 - Motivation through Inspiration
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, European Space Agency
Host: Professor Paolo Ermanni
Flying Carpets: Ultralight Structures for Space Solar Power
Professor Sergio Pellegrino, California Institute of Technology
Joyce and Kent Kresa Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Civil Engineering, JPL Senior Research Scientist, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories
Host: Professor Paolo Ermanni
Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers in consumer electronics
Professor David A. Horsley, University of California
Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Co-Director, Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center
Host: Professor Christofer Hierold
Topology Optimization: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Professor Ole Sigmund, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Topology Optimization research group at DTU Mechanical Engineering & DTU Mathematics
Host: Professor Kristina Shea
Surprises in Fluid Motions: From Microbiology to Engineering
Prof. Howard A. Stone, Princeton University
Donald R. Dixon ‘69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos
Delayed dynamical systems in engineering: where the rubber meets the road
Prof. Gabor Stepan, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Applied Mechanics
Host: Professor George Haller
The life of a vortex knot: Linking coiling and twisting across scales
Prof. William T. M. Irvine, University of Chicago
Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos
Synthetic Biology and (Bio-) Molecular Programming
Prof. Richard M. Murray, California Institute of Technology,
Thomas E. & Doris Everhart Prof. of Control & Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering
Host: Professor George Haller
Microchip based acoustic standing wave technology offers new opportunities in medical diagnostics and therapeutics
Prof. Thomas Laurell, Lund University,
Department of Applied Mechanics
Host: Professor Jürg Dual
3D Printing of Functional and Biological Materials
Prof. Jennifer A. Lewis, Harvard University,
Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering,
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Host: Professor Dimos Poulikakos
Bioengineering Paradigms for Cell Migration in Confined Microenvironments
Prof. Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, The Johns Hopkins University,
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos
Feedback Control of Bipedal Locomotion: Theory and Experiments
Prof. Jessy W. Grizzle, The University of Michigan,
Jerry and Carol Levin Professor of Engineering
Host: Professor Lino Guzzella
‚Injectable‘ Electronics That Can Dissolve Inside Your Body
Prof. John A. Rogers, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign Beckman Institute and Materials Research Laboratory
Host: Professor David Norris
Predictability and Uncertainty in Large-Scale Simulations
Prof. George Karniadakis, Brown University,
The Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics
Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos
Unraveling the Biofluiddynamics of Flight as an Inspiration for Design
Prof. David Lentink, Stanford University
Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos
How to Design a Better World: Low-Cost Innovations that Solve Global Problems
Amy Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, founder MIT D-Lab
Host: Professor Bradley Nelson
Engineering and Technological Challenges of Landing a car size Rover on Mars
Dr. Charles Elachi, Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos
Efficient Generation of H2 by Splitting Water with an Isothermal Redox Cycle
Prof. Alan W. Weimer, University of Colorado
Host: Professor Aldo Steinfeld
Soft Machines
Prof. Zhigang Suo, Harvard University
Host: Professor Edoardo Mazza