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

DownloadPoster, 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

DownloadPoster, Abstract 08.11.2018 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

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

Sculpting water

Prof. David Quéré, ESPCI and École polytechnique Paris

Host: Professor Dimos Poulikakos

Cut-Cell Method Based Analysis of Freely Moving Particles in Viscous Flows

Prof. Wolfgang Schröder, RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Aerodynamics

Host: Professor Petros Koumoutsakos

Topology Optimization: State of the Art and Future Perspectives

Prof. Ole Sigmund, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Topology Optimization research group at DTU Mechanical Engineering & DTU Mathematics

Host: Professor Kristina Shea

DownloadPresentation Ole Sigmund

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

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