Engineering Week 2010 between 25.01. and 29.01.2010; Pictures >>

News

Prof. Roland Siegwart, professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering and Head of the Autonomous System Lab has been elected as Vice President for Research and Corporate Relations at ETH Zurich; ETH-Life article

Events

Presentations of Tutors 2010:
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, ML H44:
March 11 (Thu), 13.00 - 17.00 and March 18 (Thu), 13.00-17.45

Presentations of Master's programs 2010:
- MSc in Robotics, Systems and Control: March 1 (Mon), 12.15 - 13 h ML E 12
- MSc in Energy Science and Technology: March 2 (Tue), 12.15 - 13.00 h, ETZ E 6
- MSc in Micro and Nanosystems: March 3 (Wed), 12.15 - 13 h, ML E 12
- MSc in Biomedical Engineering: March 4 (Thu), 12.15 - 13.00 h, ETZ E 6
- MSc in Nuclear Engineering: March 5 Fri), 12.15 - 13 h, ML E 12

Master Commencement Ceremony 2010, 04.06.2010, AudiMax HG F 30, 16.15

Honors & Awards

National

The hybrid pneumatic engine team of Prof. L. Guzzella was awarded the swiss energy award "Watt d'Or 2010" by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE for its contributions towards a better fuel economy of passenger cars; ETH-Life article

The ETH Spin-off compliant concept was awarded the Heuberger Jungunternehmerpreis; ETH-Life article

Marco Hutter from Prof. R. Siegwarts Team received the Hans-Eggenberger-Preis 2009 for his Master Thesis "Hopping with an Articulated Robotic Leg" ETH-Life article

Prof. Ch. Glocker won a Goldene Eule 2009 for his teaching at ETH Zurich

International

Prof. R. D'Andrea has been elected "IEEE Fellow" for his contributions to control of autonomous systems

Prof. S.E. Pratsinis was awarded with the ERC Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council for his project "Flame Aerosol Reactors for Manufacturing of Surface-Functionalized Nanoscale Materials and Devices"

Oliver Waser and Robert Büchel from Prof. Pratsinis' team won the "Best poster award for aerosol-based nanotechnology" at the 2009 European Aerosol Conference in Karlsruhe, a 760-attendee congress

Matthias Brunner has won the Donald Juluis Groen Prize of the Thermofluids Group of IMechE for the best contribution in the Thermofluids field

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