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Curriculum Vitae
Born 1957 in Uzwil, Switzerland, Citizen of Winterthur, Switzerland, Cantonal School St. Gallen, Matura Typus B, military service: First Lieutenant [Top]
> 1976 - 1981: Studies of Mechanical Engineering ETH Zürich, Diploma with Distinction > 1982 - 1984: Studies of Mechanical Engineering at University of California Berkeley, USA, M.S., M.Eng. degrees > 1984 - 1988: Institute of Mechanics at ETH Zürich, Dr. sc. techn. with Prof. Dr. M. Sayir > 1989 - 1990: Visiting Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA > 1990 - 1995: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Mechanics ETH Zürich > 1995 - 1998: Associate Professor at the Institute of Mechanics ETH Zürich > since 1998: Full Professor at the Institute of Mechanical Systems ETH Zürich [Top]
> U.S. Government Fulbright Grant (1982) > Silver Medal of ETH Zürich (1989) > Latsis Prize of ETH Zürich (1989) > Honorary Member of German Association for Materials Research and Testing DVM (2000) > Fellow of the ASME (2004) > Member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences SATW (2008) [Top]
> Solid Mechanics > Experimental Mechanics > Micro- and Nanosystems > Waves and Vibrations of Solids and Structures [Top]
> Introductory Courses in Mechanics ( Required course for all mechanical and civil engineering students) > Experimental Mechanics > Wave Propagation in Solids > Fluid Structure Interaction > Continuum Mechanics [Top]
> 1999-2001: Vice chairman of the Departement of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETHZ > 2000,2007: Head of Evaluation Commission for the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of 3 German Universities Karlsruhe, Darmstadt, Kaiserslautern > 2000-2008: Member of Planning Commission of ETH Zürich ( President 2000-2004) > 2005-2009: Head of Institute of Mechanical Systems ( http://www.imes.ethz.ch/index_EN ) > 2003-: Project Leader Essays 2030 ( http://www.essays2030.ethz.ch ) > 2002-: Member of FIRST Management Team ( http://www.first.ethz.ch ) > 2004-: Delegate of the President for Professorial Selection Committees > 2004-: Member of the Executive Board of the Micro and Nanoscience Platform ( http://www.micronano.ethz.ch/ ) > 2004-: Tutor Schweiz. Studienstiftung > 2008-: President of the University Senate of ETHZ ( http://www.hv.ethz.ch/index_EN ) Speech at ETH Tag 2009: http://www.zfm.ethz.ch/d/abo/new/ETH%20Tag%202009.pdf
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> International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, IUTAM, Swiss Delegate > American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow > German Association for Materials Research and Testing (DVM) > Fachgruppe Mechanik und Industrie, Schweiz > Fachgruppe Rheologie [Top]
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