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Department of Earth Sciences

Doctoral theses.

A selection of dissertations from doctoral students at the Department of Earth Sciences.

Selected doctoral theses

Cyrill Bösch was awarded the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his doctoral thesis in 2024. The ETH Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding doctoral theses.

Leila Mizrahi and Giulio Bini have been awarded the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for their doctoral thesis in 2023. The ETH Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding doctoral theses .

Latest doctoral theses

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Department of Health Sciences and Technology

Doctoral thesis.

Detailed information about writing the thesis - including information on copyright and cumulative theses - is available on the student portal . Information about the registration for the doctoral examination is available on the same pages.

The doctoral thesis must be written in a consistent style. A succession of already-published articles in the various layouts of the respective publishers is not permitted.

Each thesis chapter must include a standard statement of permission to reproduce and a clear statement of author(s) individual contributions.

Handing in the Thesis

The examiner and all co-examiners evaluate the thesis and hand in a report about the thesis at least 5 working days before the examination. They each need to receive a copy of the thesis. An electronic version is normally sufficient, a printed version is to be provided on request only. The thesis must be submitted to the examination committee no later than 15 working days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays) before the date of the doctoral examination.  

An electronic copy of the thesis has to be sent to the chair of the examination for information, 2-3 days before the examination at the latest. A printed version is to be provided on request only.

Information and formal requirements about the registration for the doctoral examination is available on the student portal .

After the Doctoral Examination

After the doctoral examination, the doctoral thesis has to be approved by the Department Conference. The date of this conference is mentioned on the invitation to the examination.

If the examination committee decided at the doctoral examination that corrections to the thesis are required, these changes have to be completed one week before the Department Conference at the latest.

Once the thesis has been approved by the Department Conference, the title and content may no longer be changed .

After the Department Conference

After approval of the thesis by the Department Conference, Academic Services will issue and send a provisional confirmation of the graduation to the candidate who will be exmatriculated on the date of the confirmation letter.

After receiving this confirmation, the deposit copies of the thesis can be handed in. The deadline for submission of the deposit copies to Academic Services is 3 months after the Department Conference.

See also After the Doctoral Examination (Final Steps)

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Algorithms, Data Structures, and Applications

Dissertations.

• Barbara Geissmann, From Sorting to Optimization: Coping with Error-Prone Comparisons, Diss. ETH No. 25656, 2018.
• Daniel Wolleb-Graf , Diagraph Reachability Algorithms, Diss. ETH No. 25608, 2018.
• Thomas Tschager , Algorithms for Peptide Identification via Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Diss ETH No. 24870, 2018.
• Andreas Bärtschi , Efficient Delivery with Mobile Agents, Diss ETH No. 24847, 2017.
• Tobias Pröger, Robust Routing in Urban Public Transportation Networks, Diss ETH No. 23513, 2016.
• Katerina Böhmova: Selected Optimization Problems in Passenger Transportation, Diss. ETH No. 23470, 2016.
• Sandro Montanari : Computing Routes and Trees under Uncertainty, Diss. ETH No. 23042, 2015.
• Philipp Hupp : Communication Efficient Algorithms for Numerical Problems on Full and Sparse Grids, Diss. ETH No. 22206, 2014.
• Tobias Lieber: On Optimal Algorithms for List Ranking in the Parallel External Memory Model with Applications to Treewidth and other Elementary Graph Problems, Diss. ETH No. 22205, 2014.
• Rastislav Šrámek : Uncertain optimization using approximation sets, Diss. ETH No. 21432, 2013.
• Anna Zych : Reoptimization of NP-hard Problems, Diss No. 20257, 2012.
• Andreas Feldmann : Balanced partitioning of grids and related graph, ETH Diss. No. 20371, 2012.
• Marcel Schöngens: Nearest Neighbor Search with Generalized Qeries, Diss. ETH No. 20733, 2012.
• Jens H. Maue: On the Problem of Sorting Railway Freight Cars, Diss. ETH No. 19826, 2011.
• Holger Flier : Optimization of Railway Operations, Diss. ETH No. 20115, 2011.
• Yann Disser : Mapping Polygon, Diss. ETH No. 20043, 2011.
• Beat Gfeller: Algorithmic Solutions for Transient Faults in Communication Networks, Diss. ETH No. 18599, 2009.
• Elias Vicari: On Locality and Related Problems - Communicating, Computing, Exploring, Diss. ETH No. 17937, 2008.
• Michael Gatto : On the Impact of Uncertainty on some Optimization Problems: Combinatorial Aspects of Delay Management and Robust Online Scheduling, Diss. ETH No. 17452, 2007.
• Jörg Derungs : Graph excerpts, Diss. ETH No. 17520, 2007.
• Marc Nunkesser : Algorithm Design and Analysis of Problems in Manufacturing, Logistics, and Telecommunications: An Algorithmic Jam Session, Diss. ETH No. 16774, 2006.
• Luzius Anderegg : Mechanisms for Efficient Selfish Routing and Positioning in Ad Hoc Networks, Diss. ETH No. 16700, 2006.
• Konrad Pomm : Skizzieren in der Vorlesung - Ein kombinatorischer Ansatz zur Erkennung handgezeichneter Skizzen, Diss. ETH No. 16705, 2006.
• Franz Roos : Algorithms for Peptide Identification by Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Diss. ETH No. 16844, 2006.
• Mirjam Wattenhofer : Distributed Coordination Collecting, Locking, and Matching, Diss. ETH No. 16805, 2006.
• Gábor Szabó : Optimization Problems in Mobile Communication, Diss. ETH No. 16207, 2005.
• Birgitta Weber : Algorithms and complexity for some machine scheduling and prefetching problems, Diss. ETH No. 15964, 2005.
• Mark Cieliebak : Algorithms and Hardness Results for DNA Physical Mapping, Protein Identification, and Related Problems, Diss. ETH No. 15258, 2003.
• Konrad Schlude : Distributed Data & Structures: Models, Tractability, and Complexity, Diss. ETH No. 14794, 2002.
• Christoph Stamm : Algorithms and Software for Radio Signal Coverage Prediction in Terrains, Diss. ETH No. 14283, 2001.
• Stephan Eidenbenz : (In-)Approximability of Visibility Problems on Polygons and Terrains, Diss. ETH No. 13683, 2000.
• Gabriele Neyer : Algorithms, Complexity, and Software Engineering in Computational Geometry: Case Studies, Diss. ETH No. 13586, 2000.
• Roger Wattenhofer : Distributed counting - How to bypass bottlenecks, Diss. ETH No. 12826, 1998.
• Renato Pajarola : Access to large scale terrain and image databases in geoinformation systems, Diss. ETH No. 12829, 1998.
• Shi Fei : Finding patterns in strings, Diss. ETH No. 12014,1997.
• Brigitte Kröll : Dynamische verteilte Wörterbücher, Dissert. ETH No. 12010, 1997.
• Viet Hai Nguyen : Optimal Binary Space Partitions for Orthogonal Objects, Diss. ETH No. 11818, 1996.
• Thomas Ohler : On the Integration of Non-Geometric Aspects into Access Structures for Geographic Information Systems, Diss. ETH No. 10877, 1994.

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Department of Mathematics

Doctoral theses.

About twenty to thirty doctoral students complete their doctoral thesis at the Department of Mathematics every year.

Recent doctoral examinations

Dissertations

Published after 1 January 2014. For theses published before 2014, please refer to the Research Collection .

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Sustainable Food Processing

Doctoral theses.

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Mechanics and Materials Laboratory

Phd theses/dissertations:.

• Yannick Hollenweger, Efficient physical and data-driven simulation techniques for temperature-dependent plasticity in magnesium , PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich, November 2023
• Roman Indergand , Finite-temperature phase-field investigation of switching kinetics in ferroelectric ceramics , PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich, April 2023
• Bastian Telgen , Leveraging architected materials in structural systems for optimized design and control of wave motion, PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich, July 2022.
• Raphaël N. Glaesener , external page Modeling the nonlinear mechanics of elastic and viscoelastic architected materials call_made , PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich, April 2021
• Gregory P. Phlipot , external page A fully-nonlocal quasicontinuum method to model the nonlinear response of periodic truss lattices, call_made PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, May 2019
• Wei Lin Tan , external page Polycrystalline perovskite ferroelectrics: microstructural origins of the macroscale electromechanical response call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, May 2019
• Carlos M. Portela , external page Fabrication, mechanical characterization, and modeling of 3D architected materials upon static and dynamic loading call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, May 2019
• Siddhant Kumar , external page An enhanced maximum-entropy-based meshfree method: theory and applications call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, March 2019
• Abbas D. Tutcuoglu , external page Stochastic multiscale modeling of dynamic recrystallization call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, March 2019
• A. Vidyasagar, external page Predicting Microstructural Pattern Formation Using Stabilized Spectral Homogenization call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, September 2018
• Ishan Tembhekar , external page The fully nonlocal, finite-temperature, adaptive 3D quasicontinuum method for bridging across scales call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, December 2017
• Alex J. Zelhofer , external page Computational modeling of the mechanics of elastic structural lattices: effects of lattice architecture and hierarchy call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, December 2016
• Neel P. Nadkarni , external page Nonlinear dynamics of transition waves in multi-stable discrete and continuous media call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, December 2016
• Yingrui (Ray) Chang , external page A continuum model for slip-twinning interactions in magnesium and magnesium alloys call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, January 2016
• Jeffrey S. Amelang , external page A fully-nonlocal energy-based formulation and high-performance realization of the quasicontinuum method call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, June 2015
• Charles S. Wojnar , external page Exploring the kinetics of domain switching in ferroelectrics for structural applications call_made , PhD Thesis, California Institute of Technology, June 2015

Master's theses:

• Nathalie Nick (MS-2023-6)
• Phillipe Lothaller (MS-2023-5)
• David Ruckstuhl (MS-2023-4)
• Junyu Chen (MS-2023-3)
• Mathieu Brodmann (MS-2023-2)
• Adria Munoz Lopez (MS-2023-1)
• Ben Spöttling (MS-2022-10)
• Manuela Heinrich (MS-2022-9)
• Alexander Bruun (MS-2022-8)
• Adrian Widmer (MS-2022-7)
• Marc Kremer Ayuso (MS-2022-6)
• Andrea Kossinna (MS-2022-5)
• Joahannes Aicher (MS-2022-4)
• Lukas Sägesser (MS-2022-3)
• Hsu-Cheng Cheng (MS-2022-2)
• Leila Afilal (MS-2022-1)
• Andri Beer (MS-2021-2)
• Prakash Thakolkaran (MS-2021-1)
• Alberto Vallone (MS-2020-6)
• Kausalya Mahadevan (MS-2020-4)
• Frederick Gonon (MS-2020-3)
• Li Zheng (MS-2020-2)
• Andreas Walker ( MS-2020-1 )
• Jan-Hendrik Bastek ( MS-2019-5 )
• Renato Canonica ( MS-2019-4 )
• Emile Courthoud ( MS-2019-3)
• Yannick Hollenweger ( MS-2019-2)
• Roman Indergand ( MS-2019-1 )
• Lukas Ulrich ( MS-2018-3 )
• Tamara Weissenbach ( MS-2018-2 )
• Andrei Stoj ( MS-2018-1 )
• Philippe Scheuber ( MS-2017-2 )
• Raphael Glaesener ( MS-2017-1 )

Computer Graphics Laboratory ETH Zurich

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Dissertations

[Wam21] R. Wampfler: Multimodal Affective State Prediction in Mobile Settings . PhD thesis No. 27843, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2021. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kim20] B. Kim: Data-Driven Methods for Artist-Directed Fluid Simulations . PhD thesis No. 27198, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2020. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Ibr20] I. Baeza Rojo: Feature Extraction and Scalable Exploration for Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization . PhD thesis No. 27029, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2020. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Mul19] T. Müller: Efficient Light-Transport Simulation Using Machine Learning . PhD thesis No. 26050, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2019. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Cim19] G. Cimen: Animation Models for Interactive AR Characters . PhD thesis No. 25899, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2019. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Dog19] P. Dogan: Automatic Alignment Methods for Visual and Textual Data with Narrative Content . PhD thesis No. 25896, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2019. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Cic19] L. Ciccone: Intuitive Control of Animated Scenes . PhD thesis No. 25792, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2019. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Mey18] S. Schaub-Meyer: Video Frame Interpolation and Editing with Implicit Motion Estimation . PhD thesis No. 25639, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2018. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Sch18] C. Schumacher: Computational Design of Structured Materials . PhD thesis No. 25445, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2018. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Rov18] R. Roveri: Data-driven Processing of Point-sampled Geometry . PhD thesis No. 25193, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2018. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Dib18] E. Dibra: Recovery of the 3D Virtual Human: Monocular Estimation of 3D Shape and Pose with Data Driven Priors . PhD thesis No. 25131, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2018. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Ber18] P. Bérard: Eye Reconstruction and Modeling for Digital Humans . PhD thesis No. 25064, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2018. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Meg17] V. Megaro: Computational Design Tools for Personalized Robotic Creatures and Animatronics . PhD thesis No. 24769, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2017. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kli17] S. Klingler: Sensor-free learner models for trait discovery and identification in intelligent tutoring systems . PhD thesis No. 24505, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2017. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Per17] F. Perazzi: Video Object Segmentation . PhD thesis No. 24353, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2017. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Zun16] F. Zünd: Augmented Reality Storytelling . PhD thesis No. 23900, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2016. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Tam16] R. Tamstorf: Large scale simulation of cloth and hair with contact . PhD thesis No. 23223, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2016. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Cha15b] A. Chapiro: Perceptual Enhancements for Novel Displays . PhD thesis No. 23029, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015. Available files: [ PDF ]

[] M. Papas: A computational appearance fabrication framework and derived applications . PhD thesis No. 23031, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015.

[Ber15b] A. H. Bermano: Geometric Methods for Realistic Animation of Faces . PhD thesis No. 23032, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Hahn15b] F. Hahn: Optimization Methods for Character Animation using Rig Spaces . PhD thesis No. 22964, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kim15b] C. Kim: 3D Reconstruction and Rendering from High Resolution Light Fields . PhD thesis No. 22933, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Ran15] N. Ranieri: Advanced 3D Display Technologies . PhD thesis No. 22745, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015. Available files: [ PDF ]

[] C. Kuster: Technologies for Next Generation Telepresence . PhD thesis No. 22682, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2015.

[Lan14] M. Lang: Advanced Energy Optimization Algorithms for 2D and 3D Video-Based Graphics Applications . PhD thesis No. 22257, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2014. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Sko14b] M. Skouras: Computational Design and Fabrication of Deformable Objects . PhD thesis No. 22225, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2014. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kae14d] T. Käser: Modeling and Optimizing Computer-Assisted Mathematics Learning in Children . PhD thesis No. 22145, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2014. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Pou14] S. Poulakos: Computational Models for Stereoscopic Perception . PhD thesis No. 21730, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2014. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Ozt13b] C. Öztireli: Meshless Sampling and Reconstruction of Manifolds and Patterns . PhD thesis No. 20905, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2013. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kau13] P. Kaufmann: Discontinuous Galerkin FEM in Computer Graphics . PhD thesis No. 20757, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2013. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Baa13] J. Baar: Acquisition, Processing and Display for 3D Live-Action Cinema and Television . PhD thesis No. 21510, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2013. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Bee12c] T. Beeler: Passive Spatio-Temporal Geometry Reconstruction of Human Faces at Very High Fidelity . PhD thesis No. 20672, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2012. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Osk12] T. Oskam: Real-Time Camera Control for Interactive 3D Applications . PhD thesis No. 20661, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2012. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Nor12b] G. Noris: Novel Toolset for 2D Drawing and Animation . PhD thesis No. 20676, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2012. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Pfa12b] T. Pfaff: Detail Enhancement for Fluid Simulations using Turbulence Modeling . PhD thesis No. 20563, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2012. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Schm12] J. Schmid: Methods for Artistic Stylization in 3D Animation . PhD thesis No. 20579, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2012. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Ger12b] M. Germann: Video-Based Rendering Techniques . PhD thesis No. 20290, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2012. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Bas11c] G.-M. Baschera: Modeling and Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Spelling Learning in Dyslexic Children . PhD thesis No. 20009, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2011. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Mar11b] S. Martin: Flexible, Unified and Directable Methods for Simulating Deformable Objects . PhD thesis No. 20015, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2011. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Bic10b] B. Bickel: Measurement-Based Modeling and Fabrication of Deformable Materials for Human Faces . PhD thesis No. 19327, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2010. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Sad10] F. Sadlo: Computational Visualization of Physics and Topology in Unsteady Flow . PhD thesis No. 19284, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2010. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Hein10b] S. Heinzle: Hardware Architectures for Point-Based Graphics . PhD thesis No. 19248, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2010. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Ste08c] D. Steinemann: Interactive Simulation of Topological Changes on Deformable Objects . PhD thesis No. 18071, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2008. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Zie08b] R. Ziegler: Holography and Wave-Based Image Generation . PhD thesis No. 17823, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2008. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kwo07c] D. Y. Kwon: A Design Framework for 3D Spatial Gesture Interfaces . PhD thesis No. 17614, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2007. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Was07c] M. Waschbüsch: 3D Video Acquisition, Representation & Editing . PhD thesis No. 17558, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2007. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Cot07b] D. Cotting: Smart Displays in Interactive Visual Workspaces . PhD thesis No. 17346, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2007. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Wic07] M. Wicke: Modeling and Animation with Relaxed Connectivity Requirements . PhD thesis No. 17326, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2007. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Hei06] B. Heidelberger: Consistent Collision and Self-Collision Handling for Deformable Objects . PhD thesis No. 17055, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2006. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Wey06] T. Weyrich: Acquisition of Human Faces Using A Measurement-Based Reflectance Model . PhD thesis No. 16741, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2006. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Kei06] R. Keiser: Meshless Lagrangian Methods for Physics-Based Animations of Solids and Fluids . PhD thesis No. 16785, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2006. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Sig06] C. Sigg: Representation and Rendering of Implicit Surfaces . PhD thesis No. 16664, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2006. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Bau06] D. Bauer: Selective Visualisation of Unsteady 3D Flow using Scale-Space and Feature-Based Techniques . PhD thesis No. 16640, Department of Computer Science, ETH Z�rich, 2006. Available files: [ PDF ]

[Nie05] C. Niederberger: Behavior Modeling and Real-Time Simulation for Autonomous Agents using Hierachies and Level-of-Detail . PhD thesis No. 16083, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2005. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Lut04] R. Lütolf: A multiresolution Representation for Light Field Acquisition and Processing . PhD thesis No. 15801, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2004. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Lan04] S. Lang: The Impact of Video Systems on Architecture . PhD thesis No. 15739, Department of Architecture, ETH Zürich, 2004. (blue-c project) Available files: [ PDF ]

[Wue04] S. Würmlin: Dynamic Point Samples as Primitives for Free-Viewpoint Video . PhD thesis No. 15643, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2004. (blue-c project) Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Nae04] M. Näf: blue-c API: Software Support for Collaborative Virtual Reality . PhD thesis No. 15632, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2004. (blue-c project) Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Lam04] E. Lamboray: A Communication Architecture for Telepresence in Virtual Environments . PhD thesis No. 15618, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2004. (blue-c project) Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ] PDF ]-->

[Moe04] A. Vande Moere: Infoticles: Information Visualization Using Data-Driven Particles . PhD thesis No. 15388, Department of Architecture, ETH Zürich, 2004. (blue-c project) Available files: [ PDF ]

[Spa04] C. Spagno: Immersive VR Projection System With Simultaneous Image Acquisition Using Active Projection Screens . PhD thesis No. 15273, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, 2004. (blue-c project) Available files: [ PDF ]

[Zwi03] M. Zwicker: Continuous reconstruction, rendering, and editing of point-sampled surfaces . PhD thesis No. 15135, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2003. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Pau03] M. Pauly: Point Primitives for Interactive Modeling and Processing of 3D Geometry . PhD thesis No. 15134, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2003. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Bie03] D. Bielser: A Framework for Open Surgery Simulation . PhD thesis No. 14900, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2003. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Spr02] T.C. Sprenger: IVORY - An Object-Oriented Framework for Physics-Based Information Visualization . PhD thesis No. 14585, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2002. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] entry on department's server ]

[Rot02] S.H.M. Roth: Bernstein-Bézier Representations for Facial Surgery Simulation . PhD thesis No. 14531, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2002. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Hub02] A. Hubeli: Multiresolution Techniques for Non-Manifolds . PhD thesis No. 14625, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2002. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Sta01] O. Staadt: Multiresolution Representation and Compression of Surfaces and Volumes . PhD thesis No. 14013, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2001. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Koc00] R. Koch: Methods for Physics Based Facial Surgery Prediction . PhD thesis No. 13912, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2000. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Mro00] M. Roth: Automatic Extraction of Vortex Core Lines and Other Line-Type Features for Scientific Visualization . PhD thesis No. 13673, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 2000. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

[Lip98] L. Lippert: Wavelet-based Volume Rendering . PhD thesis No. 12612, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich, 1998. Available files: [ abstract ] [ PDF ] [ entry on department's server ]

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Materials and Device Engineering Group

Dissertations.

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Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies

List of dissertations.

• Matthias Flury . Experimentelle Analyse der Mischungsstruktur in turbulenten nicht vorgemischten Flammen. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 13312, Zurich, 1999. This dissertation was honored with the ETH Medal. Download
• Roger Salzmann . Fuel Staging for NOX Reduction in Automatic Wood Furnaces. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 13531, Zurich, 2000. Download
• Andreas Obieglo . PDF Modeling of H2 and CH4 Chemistry in Turbulent Nonpremixed Combustion. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 13936, Zurich, 2000. Download
• Daniel Attinger . An Investigation of Molten Microdroplet Surface Deposition: Transient Behavior, Wetting Angle Dynamics and Substrate Melting Phenomen. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14004, Zurich, 2000. This dissertation was honored with the ETH Medal. Download
• Christian Bruch . Beitrag zur Modellierung der Festbettverbrennung in Automatischen Holzfeuerungen. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14040, Zurich, 2001. Download
• Steve Glod . Explosive Vaporization of Water on Thin-Film Microheaters and Ultrathin Platinum Wires. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14286, Zurich, 2001. Download
• Stefan Haferl . Transport Phenomena During Molten Droplet Pile-Up in Micro-Manufacturing. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14287, Zurich, 2001. This dissertation was honored with the ETH Medal. Download
• Vincent Butty . Three Dimensional Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer in the Collision of a Microdroplet with a Moving or a Stationary Surface. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14329, Zurich, 2001. Download
• Phillip Morf . Secondary Reactions of Tar During Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14341, Zurich, 2001. Download
• Pankaj Bajaj . NOx Reduction in Partially Premixed Combustion. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14492, 2002. Download
• Kevin Boomsma . Metal Foams as Novel Compact High Performance Heat Exchangers for the Cooling of Electronics. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14708, Zurich, 2002. Download
• Kristian Haller . High-Velocity Impact of a Liquid Droplet on a Rigid Surface: The Effect of Liquid Compressibility. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14826, Zurich, 2002. Download
• Andreas Chaniotis . Remeshed Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for the Simulation of Compressible, Viscous, Heat Conducting, Reacting and Interfacial Flows. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14869, Zurich, 2002. Download
• Christian Del Taglia . Numerical Investigation of the Non-Reacting Unsteady Flow behind a Disk-Stabilized Burner with Large Blockage. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14875, Zurich, 2002. Download
• Lale Demiraydin . Numerical Investigation of Turbulent Nonpremixed Methane-Air Flames. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 14947, Zurich, 2002. Download
• Nicole Renée Bieri . Transport Phenomena in the Microprinting and Laser Annealing of Gold Nanoparticle Inks. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 15590, Zurich, 2004. This dissertation was honored with the ETH Medal. Download
• Salvatore Arcidiacono . Surface Phenomena and Phase Change in Nanoparticles and Nanodroplets - A Molecular Dynamics Study. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 15812, Zurich, 2004. Download
• Lars Blum . Flow Field and Turbulence Measurements in Different Non-Reacting and Reacting Flow Configurations. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 15967, Zurich, 2005. Download
• Stephan Senn . Multi-Scale Branching Flow Structures Optimizing High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16088, Zurich, 2005. Download
• Sandro De Gruttola . Particle Separation Processes with Emphasis on Blood Separation. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16089, Zurich, 2005. Download
• Mathias Dietzel . Modeling of the Surface Deposition and Thermal Treatment of Plain Liquids, Melts and Nanoparticle Inks: Multiscaled/Multiphase Phenomena and Engineering Applications. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16162, Zurich, 2005. Download
• Sevket Baykal . A Hybrid Unsteady Flamelet Model for Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Diffusion Flames. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16179, Zurich, 2005. Download
• Iordanis Chatziprodromou . A Computational Study on Cerebral Aneurysms: Pathogenesis, Aneurysmal Growth and Patient Specific Haemodynamic Simulations. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16197, Zurich, 2005. Download
• Vartan Kurtcuoglu . Computational Modeling of the Cerebral Ventricular Cerebrospinal Fluid System. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16713, Zurich, 2006. Download
• Philipp Schön . Phase Transition in Nanoenclosures and Particle Transport in Carbon Nanotubes. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16877, Zurich, 2006. Download
• Stefano Piffaretti . Flame Age Model: A Transient Laminar Flamelet Approach for Turbulent Diffusion Flames. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16961, Zurich, 2006. Download
• Evangelos Boutsianis . Anatomically Accurate Hemodynamic Simulations in the Aorta and the Coronary Arteries. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 16996, Zurich, 2006. Download
• Gloria Romera . Explosive Vaporization in Microenclosures and Boiling Phenomena on Submicron Thin Film Strip Heaters. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 17032, Zurich, 2007. Download
• Cédric Dockendorf . On Maskless Gold Nanoparticle and Carbon Nanotube Deposition and Processing for Device Nanomanufacturing. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 17261, Zurich, 2007. Download
• Michael Stutz . Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing of Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 17455, Zurich, 2007. Download
• Dorothea Hollnagel . Hemodynamics in Cerebral Arteries and Aneurysms. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 17658, Zurich, 2008. Download
• Sumeet Gupta . Numerical Simulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow in the Subarachnoid Space of Human Central Nervous System. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 17885, Zurich, 2008. Download
• Nico Hotz . Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Micro Fuel Cell Systems Including Fuel Reforming and Exhaust Post-Combustion. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 17898, Zurich, 2008. Download
• Magnus Fischer . Enhanced Transport Phenomena involving Droplets with Nanoparticles. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18345, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Timo Schwamb . Dielectrophoretic Assembly and Property Measurements of Carbon Nanostructures. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18405, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Bernd Pinzer . Dynamics of Temperature Gradient Snow Metamorphism - Microstructural Evolution and Transport Processes, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18456, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Joseph Knight . Addressing Clinical Needs of the Aortic Root and Coronary Arteries through the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computed Tomography. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18501, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Christian Weinmüller . A Flexible Polymer Based Thin-Film Direct Methanol Micro Fuel Cell: Concept, Fabrication, Electrical Characterization and Multiphase Microfluidics, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18650, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Werner Escher . Ultra Thin High Efficiency Heat Sinks with Water or Nanofluid for Electronics, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18667, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Reto Wälchli . Oscillating Flow Liquid Cooling for High Performance Computing Systems, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. Doctoral Thesis , ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18690, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Ufuk Olgac . Computational Modeling of Low-Density Lipoprotein Transport in Human Coronary Arteries: Implications for Atherosclerosis. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 18750, Zurich, 2009. Download
• Brian Burg . Directing Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Fundamentals and Parallel Device Integration using Dielectrophoresis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. Doctoral Thesis , ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 19095, Zurich, 2010.
• Niklas Schirmer . Dielectrophoresis assisted printing of colloids for 2D and 3D submicron structure generation. Doctoral Thesis , ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 19215, Zurich, 2010. Download
• Fraser Callaghan . The role of wall stress in the pathogenesis of spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 19444, Zurich, 2011. Download
• Stefan Jung . The role of surface properties and environmental conditions on the freezing of supercooled droplets . Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 20169, Zurich, 2012. Download
• Nada Bjelobrk . Line-focussed acoustic levitator for contactless transport and merging of liquids and solids in air. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 20479, Zurich, 2012. Download
• Anastasios Marmaras . Cell motility in organogenesis and wound healing. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 20488, Zurich, 2012. Download
• Daniele Foresti . Acoustophoretic contactless transport and handling of matter in air. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 20708, Zurich, 2012. Download
• Davide Franco . Surface microstructuring and particle nanoengineering for cell motion and behavioral tagging . Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 20847, Zurich, 2012. Download
• Simone Bottan . In vitro Model of Intracranial Pressure and Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 20926, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Patrick Galliker . New Frontiers of Functional Printing: Fundamentals of Ultra-small Droplet Deposition for 3D-Nanofabrication and Microfluidics. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 21150, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Fabio Alfieri . Numerical modeling of 3D integrated water cooling of electronic chip stacks . Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 21202, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Adrian Renfer . Microscale thermofluidics in integrated water cooling of 3D electronic chips . Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 21203, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Alejandro Javier Santis Alvarez . On-Board Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing for Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power Plants. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 21324, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Wolfgang Wiedemair . Modelling of microbubble dynamics in medical applications . Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 21404, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Farhad Rikhtegar Nezami . Hemodynamics and Mass Transfer in Stented Coronary Arteries. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 21518, Zurich, 2013. Download
• Giulia Tagliabue . On Harvesting, Confinement and Conversion of the Energy of Light with Facile Plasmonic Nanostructures. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 22053, Zurich, 2014. Download
• Ashish Asthana . Microscale Engineering for Advanced Interfacial Fluidics: From Extreme Microchannel Heat Transfer to Resilient Superhydrophobic Conductive Surfaces. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 22142, Zurich, 2014. Download
• Chander Shekhar Sharma . Liquid Cooling of Microprocessors - Energy Efficiency Optimisation with Waste Heat Recovery and Passive Hotspot Targeting. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 22184, Zurich, 2014. Download
• Tanmoy Maitra . Droplet/Surface Interaction at Conditions Conductive to Icing: Towards the Nanoengineering of Supericephobic Surfaces. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 22837, Zurich, 2015. Download
• Julian Schneider . Electrohydrodynamic nanoprinting and its applications. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 22694, Zurich, 2015. Download
• Patric Eberle . Extreme Resistance to Icing and Controlled Valving of Single Nanoscopic Objects with Rationally Designed Nanostructures. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 23253, Zurich, 2016. Download
• Ying Pan . Surface Nanoengineering for Advanced Thermoelectrics. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 23742, 2016. Download
• Patrizia Richner. Electrohydrodynamic NanoDrip Printing and Applications in Light-Matter Interactions. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 23389, 2016. Download
• Julian Marschewski. Transport Phenomena in Miniaturized Redox Flow Batteries with Novel Flow Mixing and Guidance Concepts for Integrated Electronic Chip Cooling and Powering. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 24030, 2017. Download
• Francesco Robotti. Surface Microstructuring for Control of Cellular Activities and Bio-Synthesized Cellulose Biolithography. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 24314, 2017. Download
• Thomas Vasileiou. Studies of Droplet Behavior in Emerging Technologies: Elasticity Effects on Surface Superhydrophobicity and Contactless Acoustophoretic DNA Transfection. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 24388, 2017. Download
• Georgios Stefopoulos.  Towards Long Term Endothelialization of Cardiovascular Devices.  Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 24798. Download
• Raja, Shyamprasad N. Studies of Phonon Transport in Nanomaterials: Limits of Diffusive Transport in Nanowires and Annealing Effects in Polycrystalline Graphene. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation Nr. 24641, 2017. Download
• Magdalini Panagiotakopoulou. Artificial Metastasis: Cancer Cell Migration in Microengineered Environments. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 24908. 2018. Download
• Bjoern Johann Bachmann. Engineering Strategies for Sustainable Endothelialization of a New Type of Ventricular Assist Device. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 25118 . 2018.
• Patrik Rohner. The nanoengineering of highly conductive or light-emitting structures through direct electrohydrodynamic printing. Doctoral Thesis , Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 25059 . 2018.
• Gustav Graeber. Freezing Physics and Derived Surface Nano-Engineering for Spontaneous Deicing. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 25649 . 2018.
• Tobias Lendenmann. Reference-Free Traction Force Microscopy: Experimental Platform and Algorithmic Analysis Pipeline for Complex Cell Studies. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 25798. 2019.
• Christopher Walker. Rational Surface Nanoengineering for Phase Change and Separation Applications: From Desublimation Control to Sunlight-driven Antifogging. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 26159. 2019.
• Efstratios Mitridis. Transparent metasurfaces harvesting sunlight for icephobicity, antifogging and water repellency applications. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 26374. 2019
• Claudio Hail . Rational engineering of light-matter interactions: From optical metasurfaces to printing single fluorescent molecules. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 26602 . 2020.
• Christian Hoeller. Dielectrophoretic Nanovalving and Characterization of Individual Nano-Objects in Biological Solutions. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 26680. 2020
• Julia Gerber. Wetting, Bouncing, Drying and Freezing of Drops on Soft Materials.  Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 26921. 2020
• Francesca Michela Pramotton.   Shape and Noise in the Guidance of Epithelial Collectives. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 27303. 2021.
• Karl-Philipp Schlichting.   Synthesis of Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Separation . Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 27315. 2021 .  
• Jana Chaaban.   On Droplet Microfluidics and Security Feature Microfabrication with Scalable Electrohydrodynamic Nanoprinting Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, ETH Dissertation 27326 . 2021.
• Tarpoudi Baheri, Farrokh.   On the Behaviour of Bituminous Surfaces at Subzero Temperatures: Condensation-Frosting and Icing Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich,  ETH Dissertation  27614. 2021.
• Sophie Lohmann . Controlling Collective Behavior at Soft Living Interfaces Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 28174. 2022.
• Henry Lambley. Phase Change-Induced Wetting Transitions on Superhydrophobic Surfaces. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 28846. 2022.
• Nafsika Chala. The adaptive response of human cells and tissues to engineered mechanical stimulation. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 28991. 2023.  
• Iwan Haechler.  Tailoring water condensation with sunlight-selective metamaterials. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 29072. 2023.
• Hyunchul Park.   Hydrogel-based Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Surface Antifogging . Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 29490. 2023.
• Cheuk Wing Edmond Lam. Condensate behaviour and heat transfer on engineered surfaces. Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 29469. 2023.
• Matteo Andrea Donati. Surface Engineering Approaches for Enhanced and Durable Heat Transfer Performance in Dropwise Condensation.  Doctoral Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Dissertation 29506. 2023.

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Department of Computer Science

"if you survive this, then nothing will stop you".

In this series of interviews, we talk to three people who decided to pursue an academic career after studying computer science and are now working as professors. In the second part, Niao He talks about the challenges of the academic path, what it means for her to be a good teacher and how working as an assistant professor has also boosted her self-confidence.

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This interview is part of a three-part series about people who decided to pursue an academic career after studying computer science and are now working as professors.

Part 1: “Luck always plays a role in a research career” (Professor Dennis Hofheinz) Part 2: " If you survive this, then nothing will stop you"  (Professor Niao He) Part 3: Coming soon (Professor Ana Klimovic)

Professor He, you work in the field of optimisation and machine learning. What fascinates you most about this field? Niao He: I’m mostly interested in the exciting interplay between optimisation and machine learning. We know that lots of emerging machine learning applications are centred around data-driven optimisation. By applying optimisation theory to machine learning, we can develop principled algorithms that converge faster, require less training data, and are more scalable. Take LLM for example: with advanced optimsation techniques, we may be able to train the model with much less textual data and fewer GPU hours.

You did your Bachelor’s in mathematics, then you switched to computer science. How did this come about? It was indeed a unique and atypical experience. I did my Bachelor’s degree in maths, and for my doctorate I wanted to focus more on applied maths, so I ended up pursuing a degree in operations research and working on mathematical optimisation. During my doctorate, I was able to connect with researchers in computer science and realised that there are a lot of common ground between optimisation and machine learning. So I started to work on the interface between optimisation and machine learning and I began collaborating with people from computer science. That’s how I eventually ended up in the field of computer science.

Can you trace your interest in maths and computer science back to your childhood? Or was there someone who ignited that passion for you? My interest in mathematics started very early on when I was a kid. I always found maths to be the one subject that I’m most excited about. I enjoyed solving math problems and always felt a sense of achievement when I worked out a complex equation or geometry puzzle. I think this was largely influenced by my mom, as math was always close to her heart. When I started applying for undergraduate programmes, I chose maths almost immediately, because it felt closer to my heart, too.

Was there something or someone that inspired you to pursue an academic career? Did you ever consider going into industry? Initially, I was open to both. But gradually I found myself more interested in research. I like being creative and working on projects where I have the freedom to explore and can take the time to ponder. I also like the teaching aspect. When I was a doctoral student at Georgia Tech, I was asked to teach a course to undergraduate students. It was the first course that I ever taught fully on my own. At the start, I was so scared because I felt like I was still a student myself. But by the end of the semester, the positive feedback from my students really boosted my confidence in becoming a teacher. So I think it's definitely worth taking some trial experiences before getting into academia, such as teaching a small course, or mentoring a junior group member while still in grad school. It helps to learn what it feels like being a professor and ground one's confidence in academia.

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Newsletter GAUSS Career Service

Information for postdocs and late-stage phds, gauss career service newsletter 06/2024, miscellaneous.

• Webinar: “The Academic Labor Market” by Berlin Social Science Center

Funding Opportunities and Prizes

• DFG Research Career Series “Prospects”
• Info event on BMBF Funding Initiative “GO-Bio Next” (18 June 2024)
• Applied Photonics Award (apply by 30 Jun 2024)
• EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (apply by 12 July 2024 to enter the autumn selection round)
• Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation Scholarships (apply by 15 July 2024)
• FAIR Data and Software Award Lower Saxony (submit entries by 4 Aug 2024)
• Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience, PRIME 2024/25 (apply by 30 Aug 2024)

ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowships (apply by 1 Sept 2024)

• Volkswagen Foundation “Pioneering Research” (apply by 3 Sept 2024)
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (apply by 11 Sept 2024)
• Funding for International Events by Co-operative Research Programme (apply by 10 Sept 2024)
• Postdoctoral Positions at University of Galway (apply by 27 Sept 2024)
• Daimler Benz Postdoctoral Scholarships for 2 yrs (apply by 1 Oct 2024)

Career Workshops and Events

• GAUSS Career Workshop: “Third-party funding and proposal writing” (online, 16 July 2024)
• GAUSS Career Workshop: “Career Planning” (online, September 2024)
• PraxisBörse – the job and career fair at Göttingen University (18-19 June 2024)
• DEAL – new offers by the University of Göttingen to publish open access (upcoming info events, start 20 June 2024)
• Online info events on HAW professorship (in German, 20 June 2024)
• ScieCon Frankfurt (27 June 2024, shuttle bus from Göttingen provided!)
• EuroSTEMPeers 2024 in Heidelberg (29 June 2024)
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• GMP/GLP/GCP courses offered by the GMP Academy
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The  ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship programme (ETH Fellows)  supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich and is intended to foster young researchers who have already demonstrated scientific excellence in the early stages of their careers. This prestigious early career programme is geared towards high potential academics with 40-​50% of the fellows securing a professorship within a few years after the fellowship. The funding is for two years and you recieve a full-time post as well as substitutues for research expenses. Overall the success is 25% and you need to jointly apply with your potential host. For eligibility criteria and the application procedure see below.

Application procedure:  Applications have to be made jointly by the candidate and the potential host, who must be an ETH Zurich professor and willing to act as the mentor of the fellow. A professor may only submit with one candidate in each evaluation round. There must be convincing synergies between the host (group) and the ETH Fellow. The fellowships are intended as early support towards academic independence, hence priority will be given to applicants who propose their own projects. Thus, it is important that applicants come up with their own ideas and draft the application themselves, and that the applicant and mentor have not closely collaborated prior to the fellowship.

Duration, Funding, Success Rates:  The duration of an ETH Fellowship is two years and cannot be prolonged. The fellowship is competitive with only a limited number of fellowships available each year. The success rate was about 25% in the last rounds. Applications from candidates of all genders and backgrounds are strongly encouraged. We monitor success rates in order to avoid potential biases. The fellowship covers the fellow’s salary (100%, based on ETH standards) and include 15.0% social security contributions to be paid by ETH Zurich. ETH Fellows are also entitled to CHF 12,000 per year for research expenses, including travel/mobility allowances and research cost contributions. The budget allocated for travel and research costs may not be used to cover salary costs, and vice versa.

Timeline:  Within two months after the deadline, the candidates will be informed whether they are invited to an interview. The final funding decisions are communicated about four months after the submission deadline. ETH Fellows are expected to start their fellowship at the latest eight months after the submission deadline. If they cannot adhere to this date, an approval for a later start must be requested from the Grants Office.

Eligibilty criteria:  At the time of the submission deadline, applicants must hold a doctorate (PhD) or will complete their doctorate within the next six months. Applicants with the doctorate (PhD) must have obtained it a maximum of two years prior to the submission deadline. The decisive date is the date of the examination or defence/viva voce.Applicants who have not yet completed their doctorate must submit a certification of the planned date of their defense signed by the advisor or department chair. The examination or defence/viva voce must have been completed by the time the fellowship is started. Applicants need to have at least one scientific publication in a peer-reviewed journal or have been awarded a prize for their doctoral thesis.

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Department of Architecture

Eight changes at d-arch.

The D-ARCH has completed two dynamic semesters. The Executive Board looks back on the most important achievements during the first year of its term in office.

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Guest studios The Executive Board has increased the number of visiting studios from two to six and extended them to other institutes. These select a person or a collective for one to four semesters with the involvement of the professors, the mid-level academic staff and the students. In the fall semester, in addition to the landscape architect Céline Baumann and the architects Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan, the department is welcoming the ZAS* association, the architect Lillit Bollinger, the architect Gilles Retsin and Anja Beer and David Merz from the Beer Merz architecture office as design guests. Appointments Last year, ETH appointed three full professors at the department: Rosa Barba as Professor of Art in Space and Time, Martina Voser as Professor of Landscape Architecture and Bernd Bickel as Professor of Computational Design. The appointments of further professorships are also open: for architecture and sociology, for landscape architecture, for digital transformation, for architecture and construction as well as for adaptive reuse. Curriculum Revision With the adoption of the detailed concept at the department conference in May, the Curriculum Revision took an important step. The project is now entering the implementation phase until its planned introduction in autumn 2025. The first-year "Foundations" design studio will be led by a collective that integrates various subjects. It consists of Philippe Block,  Roger Boltshauser, Maarten Delbeke, Fabio Gramazio, Jacqueline Pauli , Arno Schlüter, Martina Voser and Daniel Mettler from the lectureship for building technology and construction. Enabling Grants The Executive Board has repositioned the Enabling Grants to support the professorships in launching new project initiatives. The aim is to enable the development of third-party funding initiatives in teaching, research and transfer at an early stage, which are effective in at least one of the five strategic fields of action of the D-ARCH. Up to 15,000 francs will be awarded per application. Research Day On June 4th, the research day took place for the second time at the department in order to better network ongoing research and promote interdisciplinary exchange. In order to reduce the effort somewhat, the day was combined with the aptitude colloquia, at which PhD students present their research projects for the first time. In total, over two dozen doctoral students presented and discussed their work on the day. Wohnforum ETH CASE The Wohnforum ETH CASE has a long tradition at the department. The Board of Directors has now been reappointed. In addition to the Executive Director Jennifer Duyne Barenstein, the board includes Professors Maria Conen and Elli Mosayebi. The new management will begin the teaching/research project "How does Switzerland live?", with which the Wohnforum is strengthening its focus on the architecture of housing.

Communications The Executive Board has created a new position for external communications, which Andres Herzog has been heading since March. He oversees the D-ARCH Magazine , the social media presence and the department's newsletter . He advises the professorships on questions about communication. And he answers media inquiries in consultation with ETH corporate communications. Atelier Gisel After Professor Gion A. Caminada retired, the Executive Board has repositioned Atelier Gisel . It is now open to all studios that can spend a semester at the outpost in Zurich Hirslanden. Tom Emerson will be followed by Elli Mosayebi's design studio in the fall. In addition, the studio is available to everyone in the department for retreats and meetings outside of the semester.

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