Honors and Awards 2003

• Dual's Center for Mechanics:

• Prof. Dual has been elected as Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME).

• Guzzella's Measurement and Control Laboratory:

• Prof. L. Guzzella, C. Onder und F. Weber received the 2002 Crompton-Lanchester Medal and the ImechE Thomas Hawksley Gold Medal.

• Prof. H.P. Geering has been elected IEEE Fellow for his contributions to model-based automotive engine control and leadership in control education.

• Prof. M. Meier, IMES-ZPE:

• The PowerPac Project, a joint-venture of ETH Zurich and PSI, was awarded:

- REACH Umweltpreis. Foundation «Pro Aqua – Pro Vita», October 15, 2002.
- Swiss Technology Award, February 13, 2003.

• Prof. Meier has been elected Fellow (Einzelmitglied) of the SATW (Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences).

• A group of ETH students, under the direction of U. Werner, scientific employee at ZPE, and assisted by Tribecraft AG, Zurich received the Dyson Student Award, the first Award given by household appliance manufacturer Dyson for the development of «SpeakersCorner» (a multimedia, digital lectern).

• Prof. em. G. Oplatka's Institute of Lightweight Structures and Ropeways:

• Prof. em. Oplatka received the Apple of Wisdom from the Technical University of Kosice.

• Pratsinis' Particle Technology Laboratory:

• Prof. Pratsinis received the Thomas Baron Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in San Francisco for his "outstanding scientific/technical accomplishment which has made a significant impact in the field of fluid-particle systems ..."

• Poulikakos' Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies:

• Prof. Poulikakos received Society’s Heat Transfer Memorial Award – Science from ASME International (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).

• Steinfeld's Professorship in Renewable Energy Carriers:

• Thomas Osinga, doctoral student of Prof. A. Steinfeld received the First-Runner-up Graduate Student Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

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