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Dear staff and students
I hope that this message finds you healthy and in good spirits as you start a new year. As Head of Department, it is a pleasure for me to address you all with this newsletter and send you my warmest greetings for 2024.
To begin this new year, let me extend a cordial welcome to a few new department members:
– First of all, Prof. Morteza Aramesh, who joined us as in January. He starts as Assistant Professor of Single Molecule and Single Cell Biophysics in Prof. Janos Vörös’ Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
– Dr. Ueli Koch, who started as educational developer and lecturer last autumn.
– Adrian Anner, who joined at the beginning of December as HR Partner. At the same time I would like to say farewell and thank you to Roland Munz who has served as interim HR partner in the last months.
– Last but not least, I would like to inform you about a change in the D-ITET management team: Prof. Christian Franck will take over as Director of Studies from Prof. Sebastian Kozerke beginning of February. To both faculty members I would like to express my sincere gratitude for taking on this important role.
Additionally, we are especially looking forward to another milestone in late spring – the official opening ceremony of the GLC building on 6 and 7 June. Please save the date in your calendar! Further details will follow.
With a new year ahead, let us seize the opportunities it offers with enthusiasm and determination. I encourage each and every one of you to continue to push boundaries, explore new ideas and collaborate across disciplines. Together, we can make a lasting impact on society and shape the future of our department.
All the best for 2024!
Best regards,
Prof. Jürg Leuthold
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| Prof. Luca Benini holds the chair of digital circuits and systems at the Integrated Systems Laboratory (IIS). In the interview he talks about the trends towards open-source hardware architecture, new technologies, such as 3D integration, and fruitful collaborations within ETH. |
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Improved ski jumping performance thanks to multi-sensor feedback
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| A team of students from the Integrated Systems Laboratory (IIS) and the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET is working on a cutting-edge project to improve the performance and training of ski jumpers. The cross-federation effort involves the development and testing of a multi-sensor feedback system that can measure and analyse various aspects of a ski jump, such as the centre of gravity during the inrun, the trajectory and the edge angle. |
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Three strategies to boost green electricity in Switzerland
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| Climate neutrality and nuclear phase-out: Switzerland's ambitious green electricity targets are realistic if the electricity supply is profoundly and rapidly transformed, as a study by the SWEET EDGE consortium shows. The researchers, one of whom is Prof. Gabriela Hug, developed three strategies for expanding renewable energies. |
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Simplified admission to the teaching diploma studies in physics
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| Students and alumnae of D‑ITET can now enter the study programme for the teaching diploma for Matura schools in physics without further requirements. In case of studies with a focus on electrical engineering or physics, no additional courses must be attended for the admission. |
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Mosaic: a novel neuromorphic artificial neural network circuit architecture
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| Filippo Moro, Yigit Demirag, Giacomo Indiveri, and Melika Payvand from the Institute of Neuroinformatics (INI) introduced a new hardware Architecture called the Mosaic. It is inspired by the small-world connectivity of the brain, with significant power reduction for routing information on Neuromorphic systems. Their study was recently published in the journal "Nature Communications".
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Watching electrons at work
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| Researchers from ETH Zurich, Empa, and Stanford, including Prof. Vanessa Wood, have taken snapshots of the crystal structure of perovskite nanocrystals as it was deformed by excited electrons. To their surprise, the deformation straightened out the skewed crystal structure rather than making it more disordered. |
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Silver medal for autonomous racing team ForzaETH at CES in Las Vegas
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| Members and undergraduate students of the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET (PBL) secured a prestigious second place in the Indy autonomous race simulation at the tech event CES in Las Vegas. ETH’s team was only surpassed by the experienced PoliMove team from Politecnico di Milano. Congratulations! |
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An architect of nano power plants: SNSF portrait of Mickaël Perrin
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| Prof. Mickaël Perrin, group leader at Empa and assistant professor of quantum electronics, uses graphene ribbons to build nanoscale power plants that convert waste heat from electrical devices into electricity. He and his research are featured in a portrait by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) |
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New Director of Studies
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| As of 1 February 2024, Prof. Christian Franck will take over the position of Director of Studies from his predecessor Prof. Sebastian Kozerke. The new incumbent is looking forward to the role and explains: "As a lecturer, I ensure that I plan and deliver individual lectures successfully. In my role as Director of Studies, it is now my job to ensure an optimal learning environment and experience for students on both Bachelor's and Master's levels." |
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New professor Morteza Aramesh
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| The ETH board has appointed Morteza Aramesh, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden, as Assistant Professor of Single Molecule and Single Cell Biophysics. He started his position at D-ITET as of January 2024. |
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New HR manager Adrian Anner
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| Adrian Anner has started as new Human Resources Manager for our department. At the same time, we would like to thank Roland Munz, our interim HR manager, who enabled a smooth handover. Adrian, welcome at D-ITET and all the best, Roland! |
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Ueli Koch joins as educational developer
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| As of 1 September 2023, Ueli Koch has joined D-ITET as educational devoloper and lecturer. In his function, he will be the contact person in the department for issues in the area of teaching. |
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Starting Grant for Laura Bégon-Lours
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| The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded a SNSF Starting Grant to Laura Bégon-Lours for her project "Ferroelectric Superlattices for Bio-Inspired Computing". |
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New award for outstanding Bachelor’s students
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| At the Departemental Conference last autumn, the newly established "Best BSc Thesis Award" was granted for the first time to three outstanding Bachelor’s students at D-ITET. It was handed over to the laureates Jan Brändle, Jente Clarysse, and Zhenrong Lang. |
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards HS 2023
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| On 13 December 2023, the best assistants were awarded the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award HS 2023. The winners are Janick Matter (Lineare Algebra), Silvan Krebs (Informatik II), and Markus Lacher (Netzwerke & Schaltungen). |
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Prof. Taekwang Jang wins 2024 IEEE SSCS New Frontier Award
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| Prof. Taekwang Jang, head of the Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems Group, has been honored with the prestigious 2024 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society New Frontier Award. This recognition is bestowed upon an early career researcher for innovative and visionary technical work in the field of solid-state circuits. |
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| Congratulations! |
| Read more Award news on our website! |
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| Past events |
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Christmas Apéro
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13 December 2023At the Christmas apéro on 13 December, D-ITET employees celebrated the upcoming festive season and took the chance to exchange with other members of the department. Among the culinary specialties offered were raclette, crêpes, mulled wine and home-brewed beer by AMIV. Prof. Jürg Leuthold, Head of Department, thanked everyone for their efforts in 2023 and gave a brief overview of this year's achievements. More information
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Student meets Lab
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5 December 2023During the well-attended event the students got the opportunity to meet the different ITET labs. The labs presented their topics for Bachelor’s, Master’s and semester theses as well as group projects and got into conversations with the students in person. As usual the focus was on the available Bachelor’s thesis projects for third year students at D-ITET. More information
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Schülerinnen*tag
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24 November 2023Each year, around 80 young women* from high schools from all over Switzerland take part in the Schülerinnen*tag, organized by the student organisation LIMES. During this all-day event, the participants do a campus tour, visit a couple of labs, and receive first-hand information about the study programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering. More information
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| Upcoming events |
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SAFARI Live Seminars
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2 February 2024 Public talks hosted by the SAFARI Research Group. More information
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Thesis Opportunities at APS Laboratory Spring Semester 2024
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from 25 January 2024, weekly The next semester is rapidly approaching and you are still looking for an exciting thesis or group project? Check out the opportunities at the Advanced Power Semiconductor Laboratory: More information
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Save the Date: official inauguration ceremony of the GLC building
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6 and 7 June 2024
Details will follow soon.
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| Useful links |
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Staffnet
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Info portal for employees with the key information about what’s going on at ETH Zurich. Staffnet |
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If you would like to register an event or if you have questions, get in touch with us at pr@ee.ethz.ch. |
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