Honors and Awards
Video Award AAAR 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Dimitris Tsalikis for winning the award for the best engaging and educational external page video explaining aerosol science to a wider audience during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Oct. 21-25 in Albuquerque, NM, USA for his video on the gas mean free path as documented in the articles published in external page Physics of Fluids and external page Aerosol Science and Technology.
Award @ the International Sooting Flame Workshop
Congratulations to Ms. Patrizia Crepaldi (now PhD student @ Politecnico Milano) and Dr. George Kelesidis (now Asst. Prof. @ TU Delft) for receiving the Download Best Poster (PDF, 416 KB) Prize at the Download 7th International Sooting Flame Workshop (PDF, 286 KB), Milano, Italy, July 20-21, 2024 in connection to their Download 2024 Carbon paper (PDF, 5.7 MB).
Zanneio Lyceum lecture
external page Prof. Pratsinis gave it at Zanneio Protype Lyceum in Peiraias, Greece on February 13, 2024 in advance of its student visit at ETH Zurich on April 3.
Opening Plenary Lecture at IASTA
Prof. Pratsinis gave Download it (JPEG, 9.8 MB) at the external page 2023 Annual Meeting of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) on December 12 in Bombay, India.
Art Award AAAR 2023
Congratulations to Ms. Una Trivanovic for winning 1st place in the external page fine particle arts competition (macroscopic category) during the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Oct. 2-6 in Portland, OR, USA for her photography of jet fuel flames as documented in external page "High throughput generation of aircraft-like soot" Download (Supporting Information) (PDF, 1.1 MB) that was published in Aerosol Science and Technology and orally presented in the external page 58-min AAAR Webinar. Download Certificate (JPEG, 303 KB)
Poster Award AAAR 2023
Congratulations to Ms. Yi Wang for receiving a Download Student Poster Award (JPEG, 161 KB) during the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Oct. 2-6 in Portland, OR, USA for her poster Download "Crystallization Onset of Aerosol Au Nanoparticles" (PDF, 1.6 MB).
European Aerosol Conference 2023 Poster Award
Congratulations to Una Trivanovic for receiving the Best Download Poster Prize (PDF, 552 KB) at the 2023 European Aerosol Conference Sept. 3 – 8th in Malaga, Spain for her poster Download “Evolution of soot size distribution & nanostructure during enclosed spray combustion of jet fuel” (PDF, 2.3 MB) Download (Supplementary Information Paper) (PDF, 3.2 MB). The conference was attended by more than 1000 participants. Download Poster Prize Certificate (JPEG, 507 KB)
GAeF PhD Award 2022
Dr. Ines Weber received the external page GAeF PhD Award that “honors young researchers for their excellent PhD thesis” by the Association for Aerosol Research (GAeF) during the 11th International Aerosol Conference, Sept. 4 – 9 in Athens, Greece. It was attended by more than 1000 registered participants. Download Weber_GAeF_PhD_Award_Presentation (MP4, 54.8 MB) Download GAeF Award (PDF, 283 KB) Download Award Slides (PDF, 623 KB)
11th International Aerosol Conference Poster Award
Congratulations to Pier-Giuseppe Rivano for receiving the Environmental Sciences: Process and Impacts external page Poster Prize at the 11th International Aerosol Conference Sept. 4 – 9th in Athens, Greece that was attended by more than 1000 participants. Poster, Poster Prize Certificate. Download Poster (PDF, 517 KB) Download Prize Certificate (PDF, 383 KB)
11th International Aerosol Conference Poster Award
Congratulations to Una Trivanovic for receiving the Early Career Poster Award external page Poster Prize at the 11th International Aerosol Conference Sept. 4 – 9th in Athens, Greece that was attended by more than 1000 participants. Poster, Poster Prize Certificate. Download Poster (PDF, 840 KB) Download Prize Certificate (PDF, 977 KB)
International Sooting Flame Workshop 3-min Presentation Award
Congratulations to Dr. Georgios Kelesidis for receiving the Download Best 3-min Presentation (PDF, 682 KB) Download Award (PDF, 376 KB) at the 6th external page International Sooting Flame Workshop July 22 – 23, 2022.
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International Sooting Flame Workshop Poster Awards
Congratulations to Una Trivanovic for receiving the Best Poster Prize at the external page 6th International Sooting Flame Workshop July 22 – 23, 2022. Download Poster (PDF, 1.1 MB)
NPC Best Poster Award
Congratulations to Una Trivanovic for receiving Download 1st place (PDF, 167 KB) in the Best Poster Awards of the virtual external page 25th ETH-Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, June 21 – 23, 2022. Download Slides (PDF, 959 KB)
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Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS) 2022
Ines C. Weber presented external page "Novel Gas Sensors for Emerging Applications" at the Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS) 2022 in Singapore that was attended by more than 700 participants.
Swiss Technology Award 2021
Our Methanol Detector external page (video) is among the Top 3 for the most important distinction for innovation in Switzerland. The technology was highlighted on the external page Swiss Innovation Forum 2021 participated by 650 technology & innovation leaders from industry and was featured in the external page Neue Zürcher Zeitung. This innovation originates from our laboratory and is now commercialized by the spin-off company external page ALIVION founded by alumni Andreas Güntner, Jan van den Broek and Nicolay Pineau.
GAeF PhD Award 2021
Dr. Jan van den Broek received the external page GAeF PhD Award that “honors young researchers for their excellent PhD thesis” by the Association for Aerosol Research (GAeF) during the 2021 virtual European Aerosol Conference, Aug. 30 – Sept. 4 in Birmingham, UK, that was attended by more than 700 registered participants. Download van den Broek GAeF PhD Award Presentation (PDF, 935 KB)
2021 EAC Best Poster Award
Congratulations to Ms. Ines Weber for receiving the Download Best Poster Award (PDF, 2.4 MB) in aerosol release and monitoring in medical and occupational settings during the 2021 European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Aug. 29 – Sept. 3 in Birmingham, UK that was attended by more than 700 registered participants. Download Abstract (PDF, 652 KB) Download Best Poster Award Certificate (PDF, 628 KB)
IMCS Student Presentation Award
Congratulations to Ines Weber for receiving the Download Third Place Student Presentation Award (PDF, 304 KB) in Electrochemical and Metal Oxide Sensors during the virtual external page 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, Chicago, May 30 – June 3, 2021, that was attended by over 1’000 registered participants. Download Slides (PDF, 1 MB) 11 Minutes Talk
Technion Chemical Sensors Best Poster
Congratulations to Jan van der Broek for receiving the Download Best Poster Award (PDF, 3 MB) at the 2021 virtual external page Chemical Sensors for Wearable Devices, CSWD 2021, 3rd March, at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
EAC Best Poster Award
Congratulations to Alex Bruun and Dr. George Kelesidis for receiving the Download Best Poster Award (PDF, 1 MB) in Basic Aerosol Processes during the 2020 virtual European Aerosol Conference, Aug. 30 – Sept. 4 in Aachen, Germany that was attended by about 700 registered participants. Download Abstract (PDF, 583 KB) Download Best Poster Award Ceremony (PDF, 606 KB) Download Best Poster Award Certificate (PDF, 547 KB)
GAeF PhD Award
Dr. George Kelesidis received the external page GAeF PhD Award that “honors young researchers for their excellent PhD thesis (PDF, 8.6 MB)” by the Association for Aerosol Research (GAeF) during the 2020 virtual European Aerosol Conference, Aug. 30 – Sept. 4 in Aachen, Germany that was attended by about 700 registered participants. Kelesidis_GAeF_PhD_Award_Presentation.mp4 Download GAeF PhD Award Laudation (PDF, 235 KB)
SRF - Radio
Ines Weber highlights the use of chemical sensors to detect toxic air pollutants and metabolic breath markers in the radio show Wissenschaftsmagazin in the Swiss National Radio (SRF) on July 11, 2020. external page Click here to hear the podcast
SRF – 10vor10
Sebastian Abegg, Jan van den Broek, Dr. Andreas Güntner and our collaborator external page Fassbind, highlight the use of methanol sensors to detect and prevent toxic methanol in alcoholic beverages in the TV show 10vor10 of the Swiss National Television (SRF) on June 19, 2020. (in German, starting at 22:32 min) external page click here to see the video
Pocket-sized methanol detector
Fully-integrated, low-cost and multi-use sensor to screen alcoholic beverages for poisonous methanol and detect intoxication from exhaled human breath. external page (1), external page (2).
ETH News, D-MAVT, external page NatureAsia Media Coverage Download (1) (PDF, 6.5 MB) and Download (2) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
In Greek TV: external page ERT1 TV and external page Skai TV
Handbook Cover
Prof. Fujiwara’s Download chapter (PDF, 210 KB) Download artwork (PDF, 1.6 MB) made the cover page of the external page Powder Technology Handbook 4th Edition
MRS Best Poster Award
Congratulations to George Kelesidis and Daniel Gao for receiving the Download Best Poster Award (TIFF, 513 KB) for the external page Symposium on Emerging Material Platforms and Approaches for Plasmonics, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces at the 2019 Fall Mtg of Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA, Dec. 1-6. Download Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)
AIChE Carbon Nanomaterials 1st Prize
Congratulations to George Kelesidis for receiving the 1st Prize of the Carbon external page Nanomaterials Graduate Student Competition 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 Download Product Design Excellence Award (PDF, 162 KB) for his Download PhD thesis 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 Download Best Poster Award (PDF, 7 MB) 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. Download Abstract (PDF, 168 KB)
GAeF PhD Award
Dr. Andreas Güntner received the external page GAeF PhD Award that “honors young researchers for their excellent Download PhD thesis (PDF, 8.6 MB)” by the Association for Aerosol Research (GAeF) during its 2019 annual meeting in Goeteborg, Sweden in front of 1’000+ attendees.
AIChE Award
Prof. Pratsinis received the external page 2018 Elsevier Particle Technology Forum Award for Lifetime Achievements of AIChE.
Fuchs Award
Prof. Pratsinis received the external page Fuchs Memorial Award 2018 "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 page Fellows of the Combustion Institute.
Reuel Shinnar Lecture
Prof. Pratsinis gave external page this lecture 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 Download best poster award (PDF, 1.1 MB) from the Particle Technology Forum at the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting (4’000+ attendees) in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Download Abstract (PDF, 150 KB)
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 page Click here to watch the video on YouTube
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 page Click here to read the article and hear the podcast "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. Download Click here to read the article (PDF, 551 KB) "Mit kleinsten Gassensoren dem Atem auf der Spur" (German)
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 page Click here to read the article and see the video "Für Diagnose bitte blasen" (german)
Diels-Planck Lecture
Prof. Pratsinis gave Download this lecture (PDF, 1 MB) on October 6 at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Best poster award at EAC
Congratulations to George Kelesidis for receiving the Download best poster award (PDF, 327 KB) for Combustion Aerosols during the 2016 European Aerosol Conference (700+ participants) Sept. 4-9, 2016 in Tours, France Download (Abstract) (PDF, 47 KB)
Poster Award
Congratulations to Georgios Kelesidis for receiving a Download poster prize (PDF, 352 KB) at PARTEC2016, the International Congress of Particle Technology in Nuremberg, Germany April 19-21, 2016 Download (Abstract) (PDF, 65 KB)
AIChE Best poster award: Congratulations to Eirini Goudeli for receiving a Download best poster award (PDF, 556 KB) 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)
Press: Editorial "Download Partikel sind überall (PDF, 285 KB)" in chemie&more
Best poster award: Congratulations to Anastasia Spyrogianni for receiving the Download best poster award (PDF, 108 KB) for Aerosol-based Nanotechnology during the annual meeting (800+ participants) of the European Aerosol Association, Sept. 6-11, Milano, Italy.
MRS best PhD presentation: Congratulations to Rena Goudeli for giving the Download best oral presentation (PDF, 2 MB) 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 Download Lecture (PDF, 254 KB) at the 2014 International Aerosol Conference in Busan, Korea on Sept. 2
EAC Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Rena Goudeli for winning a Download best poster (PDF, 400 KB) Download award (PDF, 301 KB) at the 2013 European Aerosol Conference in Prague, CZ.
Innovation Award: Congratulations to Prof. Yannis Deligianiakis & Dr. Georgios Sotiriou for Download winning (PDF, 548 KB) with ETH Transfer a Download TechConnect2013 Innovation Award (PDF, 601 KB) at the external page Nanotech2013 in Washington DC, USA Press Release ETH Life Article
MRS Poster Prize: Congratulations to Max Eggersdorfer for Download winning (JPEG, 886 KB) a poster prize [Download 15 prizes (JPEG, 918 KB) 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 page Particle Technology Forum Poster Session 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)
Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Dr. Georgios Sotiriou who received the 2012 Best Poster award of external page International Fine Particle Research Institute (IFPRI, a 14 company industrial consortium) at its Annual Meeting in Ludwigsburg, Germany, June 24-28.
Univ. Minnesota Lecture: Professor Pratsinis gave the Download 9th Annual L.M. Fingerson / TSI Inc. Distinguished Lecture (PDF, 7.4 MB) at the Univ. of Minnesota on Download May 17, 2012 (JPEG, 101 KB)
Best PhD Thesis Award: Congratulations to Dr. George Sotiriou for winning the 2012 Best PhD Thesis Award from the external page Division of Polymers and Colloids of the Swiss Chemical Society.
Winner AIChE Poster Session: Congratulations to Robert Büchel for being selected as a winner at the external page Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Poster Session of the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis USA for his Download poster (PDF, 4.7 MB) external page “Two-Nozzle Flame Synthesis of NOx Storage Reduction Catalysts”
1st Place AIChE BioNanotechnology Graduate Student Award: Congratulations to George Sotiriou for winning the 1st place, external page BioNanotechnology Graduate Student Award for his Download paper (PDF, 1008 KB) at the external page 2011 Annual Meeting of AIChE in Minneapolis, USA
AIChE Best Poster Award: Congratulations again to Max Eggersdorfer for winning the external page best poster award of the Particle Technology Forum at the external page 2011 Annual Meeting of AIChE in Minneapolis, USA
EAC Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Max Eggersdorfer for winning the Download best poster (PDF, 3.7 MB) award for Download aerosol fundamentals (PDF, 1.1 MB) 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
MRS Graduate Student Award: Congratulations to Marco Righettoni for winning a Download Graduate Student Silver Award (JPEG, 262 KB) for his presentation Download "Chemo-resistive Gas Sensors for Easy Diagnosis of Diabetes by Breath Analysis" (PDF, 392 KB) 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 Download poster (PDF, 1.8 MB) award for his presentation external page "Structure of Flame-Made Vanadia / Silica and Catalytic Behavior in the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane" 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 page Two - Nozzle Flame Synthesis of NOx Storage external page Reduction Catalysts" 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 Download by the American Chemical Society (PDF, 98 KB)
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. Download Analytical Chemistry Article (PDF, 392 KB) Download Public Press (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Best Poster Award: Congratulations to Oliver Waser and Robert Büchel for winning the best poster award for aerosol-based Download nanotechnology (PDF, 61 KB) at the 2009 European Aerosol external page Conference 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 page DSM Science &Technology Awards (South) 2009 for her PhD research on the production and application of coated nanoparticles.
On the cover page
external page The quality of SiO2-coatings on flame-made TiO2-based nanoparticles, 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", Adv. Mater., 20, 3005-10 (2008)