Seven ETH Scientist get one of the renowned ERC Advanced Grant of 17 Mio. Swiss Franken. Senior Scientist Dr. Ilya Karlin of the Institute for Energy Technology gets 1,9 Million for his projekt of a novel calculation method for fluid dynamics which is based on a drastically reducted molecular image of particles.
Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory | ETH-Life Article (German)

Christoph Müller, Professor at the Institute of Energy Technology, developed with his team a material, that filters Carbon dioxide from exhaust fumes. The synthetically produced stone powder is clearly better than its natural example.
Laboratory of Energy Science and Engineering | Prof. Christoph Müller | ETH-Life Article (German)

Prof. Dimos Poulikakos' team discovered an unexpected ice-formation mechanism and showed, that under certain conditions, surface materials of planes and wind turbines do not influence ice formation.
Laboratory of Thermodynamices in Emerging Energies | Prof. Dimos Poulikakos | ETH Life-Article

Prof. Philipp Rudolf von Rohr was appointed member of the Nuclear Safety Commission. The NSC advises the Federal Council, the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) and the Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (FNSI) on matters relating to the safety of nuclear facilities.
Prof. Rudolf von Rohr | Commission KNS

Personal changes at D-MAVT: Prof. Petros Koumoutsakos comes from the Department of Computer Sciences (D-INFK) to D-MAVT. Prof. Stephen Ferguson, Prof. Roger Gassert, Prof. Ralph Müller, Prof. Robert Riener and Jess Gerrit Snedeker change into the new Department of Health Sciences and Technology D-HEST.
Petros Koumoutsakos | D-HEST | ETH-Life Article (German)