Dr. Rolf Wüthrich obtained an MSc (1998) in Physics (Particle Physics) and a PhD (2003) in Micro- and Nano-Systems from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL). His PhD work was rewarded by the Prof. Wasserman award selected by the Commision de Recherche from EPFL. He was appointed Lecturer at EPFL (2003) where he was engaged in teaching and research in the area of mechanical and electrochemical engineering. He could attract external founding including a three year project from the Swiss National Foundation of Science. Dr. Wüthrich published over 50 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers in his research field micro-machining of glass using electrochemical discharges. He was invited to give keynotes in international conferences. Dr. Wüthrich joined the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as an Assistant Professor in 2006. His current research interests include developing micro- and nano-systems using electrochemical discharges. He will work on novel micro-machining technologies for a variety of materials, with focus on glass. Another important task will be nano-particle fabrication with applications to fuel-cells and similar fields. |
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