Honors and Awards
2020
2019
Handbook Cover
Prof. Fujiwara’s Downloadchapter (PDF, 210 KB)vertical_align_bottom Downloadartwork (PDF, 1.6 MB)vertical_align_bottom made the cover page of the external pagePowder Technology Handbook 4th Editioncall_made
MRS Best Poster Award
Congratulations to George Kelesidis and Daniel Gao for receiving the DownloadBest Poster Award (TIFF, 513 KB)vertical_align_bottom for the external pageSymposium on Emerging Material Platforms and Approaches for Plasmonics, Metamaterials and Metasurfacescall_made at the 2019 Fall Mtg of Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA, Dec. 1-6. DownloadAbstract (PDF, 72 KB)vertical_align_bottom
AIChE Carbon Nanomaterials 1st Prize
Congratulations to George Kelesidis for receiving the 1st Prize of the Carbon external pageNanomaterials Graduate Student Competitioncall_made at the 2019 Annual Mtg of AIChE in Orlando, FL, Nov. 10-15 attended by 4’000 people.
EFCE Beiersdorf Award
Andreas Güntner, Lecturer and Group Leader at the Particle Technology Laboratory, received the DownloadProduct Design Excellence Award (PDF, 162 KB)vertical_align_bottom for his DownloadPhD thesisvertical_align_bottom from the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) during its 2019 meeting in Florence, Italy.
EAA Best Poster Award
Congratulations to Jan van den Broek for receiving the DownloadBest Poster Award (PDF, 7 MB)vertical_align_bottom in Exposure Measurement Methods and Techniques during the 2019 European Aerosol Conference, Aug. 25–30 in Gothenburg, Sweden that was attended by over a 1’000 registered participants. DownloadAbstract (PDF, 168 KB)vertical_align_bottom
GAeF PhD Award
Dr. Andreas Güntner received the external pageGAeF PhD Awardcall_made that “honors young researchers for their excellent DownloadPhD thesis (PDF, 8.6 MB)vertical_align_bottom” by the Association for Aerosol Research (GAeF) during its 2019 annual meeting in Goeteborg, Sweden in front of 1’000+ attendees.
2018
AIChE Award
Prof. Pratsinis received the external page2018 Elsevier Particle Technology Forum Award for Lifetime Achievementscall_made of AIChE.
Fuchs Award
Prof. Pratsinis received the external pageFuchs Memorial Award 2018call_made "In recognition of outstanding original research contributions to aerosol science and technology" by the International Aerosol Research Assembly.
Fellow of the Combustion Institute
Professor Pratsinis was elected to the inaugural class of external pageFellowscall_made of the Combustion Institute.
2017
Reuel Shinnar Lecture
Prof. Pratsinis gave external pagethis lecturecall_made on December 4, 2017 at the City College of the City University of New York.
AIChE Best poster award
Congratulations to Anastasia Spyrogianni and Eirini Goudeli for receiving the Downloadbest poster award (PDF, 1.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom from the Particle Technology Forum at the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting (4’000+ attendees) in Minneapolis, MN, USA. DownloadAbstract (PDF, 150 KB)vertical_align_bottom
IBM Research Award
Congratulations to George Kelesidis for receiving the 2017 IBM Research Forschungspreis for his MSc Thesis on the evolution of carbon black & soot structures by discrete element modeling during the ETH-Tag 2017. He provided a realistic picture of agglomeration and surface growth of soot particles in the combustion process or as pollutants in the atmosphere.
ETH News
A small acetone sensor based on flame-made Si-doped WO3 nanoparticles can show when we start burning fat during exercise. Fat burn monitoring from breath external pageClick here to watch the video on YouTubecall_made
Instrumentation EAC best poster award
Congratulations to Sebastian Abegg for receiving the EAC best poster award for Instrumentation for Chemical Aerosol Characterization during the 2017 European Aerosol Conference (500+ posters) in Zürich, Switzerland.
Best poster award by Environmental Science Nano
Congratulations to Fabian Starsich for receiving the Environmental Science: Nano best poster award (comes with one year free subscription from the Royal Society of Chemistry) during the 2017 European Aerosol Conference (500+ posters) in Zürich, Switzerland.
Nanoparticle EAC best poster award
Congratulations to Pascal Gschwend for receiving an EAC best poster award for Synthesis and Structuring of Functional Nanoparticles during the 2017 European Aerosol Conference (500+ posters) in Zürich, Switzerland.
Deutschlandfunk
Andreas Güntner and Prof. Sotiris Pratsinis discussed their portable breath analyzers in the radio show “Tolle Idee! Was wurde daraus?” broadcasted on June 20th 2017. external pageClick here to read the article and hear the podcastcall_made "Atemtest für Diabetiker" (German)
Hochschulmedizin Zürich Newsletter
Andreas Güntner and Prof. Pratsinis introduce compact breath sensors for non-invasive medical diagnostics as part of the Hochschulmedizin Zurich flagship project Zurich Exhalomics in the latest HMZNews in March, 2017. DownloadClick here to read the article (PDF, 551 KB)vertical_align_bottom "Mit kleinsten Gassensoren dem Atem auf der Spur" (German)
2016
SRF - Puls Show
Andreas Güntner highlighted the use of flame-made and portable gas sensors for monitoring trace organic vapors in the human breath for medical diagnostics and disease monitoring in the Show Puls of the Swiss National Television (SRF) on Nov. 28, 2016. external pageClick here to read the article and see the videocall_made "Für Diagnose bitte blasen" (german)
Diels-Planck Lecture
Prof. Pratsinis gave Downloadthis lecture (PDF, 1 MB)vertical_align_bottom on October 6 at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Best poster award at EAC
Congratulations to George Kelesidis for receiving the Downloadbest poster award (PDF, 327 KB)vertical_align_bottom for Combustion Aerosols during the 2016 European Aerosol Conference (700+ participants) Sept. 4-9, 2016 in Tours, France Download(Abstract) (PDF, 47 KB)vertical_align_bottom
Poster Award
Congratulations to Georgios Kelesidis for receiving a Downloadposter prize (PDF, 352 KB)vertical_align_bottom at PARTEC2016, the International Congress of Particle Technology in Nuremberg, Germany April 19-21, 2016 Download(Abstract) (PDF, 65 KB)vertical_align_bottom
2015
AIChE Best poster award: Congratulations to Eirini Goudeli for receiving a Downloadbest poster award (PDF, 556 KB)vertical_align_bottom from the Particle Technology Forum at the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting (4’000+ attendees) in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Nov. 8–13. Download(Abstract) (PDF, 126 KB)vertical_align_bottom
Press: Editorial "DownloadPartikel sind überall (PDF, 285 KB)vertical_align_bottom" in chemie&more
Best poster award: Congratulations to Anastasia Spyrogianni for receiving the Downloadbest poster award (PDF, 108 KB)vertical_align_bottom for Aerosol-based Nanotechnology during the annual meeting (800+ participants) of the European Aerosol Association, Sept. 6-11, Milano, Italy.
2014
MRS best PhD presentation: Congratulations to Rena Goudeli for giving the Downloadbest oral presentation (PDF, 2 MB)vertical_align_bottom by a PhD student at the 2014 Symposium HH on Flame and High-Temperature Synthesis of Functional Nanomaterials during the Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society, Dec. 1-4, Boston USA.
Nanoaggregates for Theranostics
Aggregates of silica-coated gold/ironoxide Janus nanoparticles with controlled interparticle distance show promise for medical diagnostics and laser thermal treatment of breast cancer cells. Article in ETH Life
IAC Plenary: Professor Pratsinis gave a Plenary DownloadLecture (PDF, 254 KB)vertical_align_bottom at the 2014 International Aerosol Conference in Busan, Korea on Sept. 2
2013
EAC Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Rena Goudeli for winning a Downloadbest poster (PDF, 400 KB)vertical_align_bottom Downloadaward (PDF, 301 KB)vertical_align_bottom at the 2013 European Aerosol Conference in Prague, CZ.
Innovation Award: Congratulations to Prof. Yannis Deligianiakis & Dr. Georgios Sotiriou for Downloadwinning (PDF, 548 KB)vertical_align_bottom with ETH Transfer a DownloadTechConnect2013 Innovation Award (PDF, 601 KB)vertical_align_bottom at the external pageNanotech2013call_made in Washington DC, USA Press Release ETH Life Article
2012
MRS Poster Prize: Congratulations to Max Eggersdorfer for Downloadwinning (JPEG, 886 KB)vertical_align_bottom a poster prize [Download15 prizes (JPEG, 918 KB)vertical_align_bottom out of 2’500+ poster presentations] at the 2012 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in Boston, USA.
AIChE Poster Award: Congratulations to Arto Gröhn for winning the second prize of the external pageParticle Technology Forum Poster Sessioncall_made for his poster at the 2012 Annual Meeting of AIChE in Pittsburgh, USA
1st Place Winner: Congratulations to Rajesh Koirala for becoming the 1st Place Winner for the 2012 Environmental Division's Graduate student award of AIChE external page(paper)call_made
Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Dr. Georgios Sotiriou who received the 2012 Best Poster award of external pageInternational Fine Particle Research Institutecall_made (IFPRI, a 14 company industrial consortium) at its Annual Meeting in Ludwigsburg, Germany, June 24-28.
Univ. Minnesota Lecture: Professor Pratsinis gave the Download9th Annual L.M. Fingerson / TSI Inc. Distinguished Lecture (PDF, 7.4 MB)vertical_align_bottom at the Univ. of Minnesota on DownloadMay 17, 2012 (JPEG, 101 KB)vertical_align_bottom
Best PhD Thesis Award: Congratulations to Dr. George Sotiriou for winning the 2012 Best PhD Thesis Award from the external pageDivision of Polymers and Colloids of the Swiss Chemical Societycall_made.
2011
Winner AIChE Poster Session: Congratulations to Robert Büchel for being selected as a winner at the external pageCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Poster Sessioncall_made of the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis USA for his Downloadposter (PDF, 4.7 MB)vertical_align_bottom external page“Two-Nozzle Flame Synthesis of NOx Storage Reduction Catalysts”call_made
1st Place AIChE BioNanotechnology Graduate Student Award: Congratulations to George Sotiriou for winning the 1st place, external pageBioNanotechnology Graduate Student Awardcall_made for his Downloadpaper (PDF, 1008 KB)vertical_align_bottom at the external page2011 Annual Meeting of AIChEcall_made in Minneapolis, USA
AIChE Best Poster Award: Congratulations again to Max Eggersdorfer for winning the external pagebest poster awardcall_made of the Particle Technology Forum at the external page2011 Annual Meeting of AIChEcall_made in Minneapolis, USA
EAC Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Max Eggersdorfer for winning the Downloadbest poster (PDF, 3.7 MB)vertical_align_bottom award for Downloadaerosol fundamentals (PDF, 1.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom at the 2011 European Aerosol Conference in Manchester, UK.
Nanothin SiO2-coated nanosilver: Silver nanoparticles (nanosilver) have superior optical (e.g. plasmonic) properties that make them attractive for biomedical applications. One hurdle up to now has been their toxicity. Researchers from ETH Zurich, however, have now found a solution by flame aerosol synthesis and subsequent in-situ coating nanosilver with nanothin silica films. Link to Press article in ETH Life
2010
MRS Graduate Student Award: Congratulations to Marco Righettoni for winning a DownloadGraduate Student Silver Award (JPEG, 262 KB)vertical_align_bottom for his presentation Download"Chemo-resistive Gas Sensors for Easy Diagnosis of Diabetes by Breath Analysis" (PDF, 392 KB)vertical_align_bottom at the 2010 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society in Boston, USA.
AIChE Poster Award: Congratulations to Björn Schimmöller for been selected for a Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRE) Division Downloadposter (PDF, 1.8 MB)vertical_align_bottom award for his presentation external page"Structure of Flame-Made Vanadia / Silica and Catalytic Behavior in the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane"call_made at the 2010 Annual Meeting of AIChE in Salt Lake City, USA. He will be recognized at the 2011 CRE Division banquet.
AIChE Best Paper: Congratulations to Robert Büchel for receiving the Best Paper Award for Nano- particles from the Particle Technology Forum for his oral presentation on "external pageTwo - Nozzle Flame Synthesis of NOx Storagecall_made external pageReduction Catalystscall_made" during the 2009 Annual Meeting of AIChE in Nashville, TN and was recognized with a plaque at the 2010 Dinner of PTF on Nov. 10 at Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Press Release Downloadby the American Chemical Society (PDF, 98 KB)vertical_align_bottom
Flame-made, directly deposited and in situ annealed, silica-doped, epsilon-tungsten oxide breath sensor can instantly and selectively detect acetone, a marker of diabetes in the human breath since Hippocrates' time in ancient Greece. DownloadAnalytical Chemistry Article (PDF, 392 KB)vertical_align_bottom DownloadPublic Press (PDF, 1.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom
2009
Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Oliver Waser and Robert Büchel for winning the best poster award for aerosol-based Downloadnanotechnology (PDF, 61 KB)vertical_align_bottom at the 2009 European Aerosol external pageConferencecall_made in Karlsruhe, a 760-registered participant congress.
Top PhD prize by DSM: Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Teleki for winning the first prize in the external pageDSM Science &Technology Awards (South) 2009call_made for her PhD research on the production and application of coated nanoparticles.
2008
On the cover page
external pageThe quality of SiO2-coatings on flame-made TiO2-based nanoparticlescall_made, J. Mater. Chem., 18 (30), 3547-3555 (2008)
Lead article, 20th aniversary issue of Advanced Materials external page"Micropatterning Layers by Flame Aerosol Deposition - Annealing"call_made, Adv. Mater., 20, 3005-10 (2008)