Alumni
Former PostDocs
Dr. Michal Hlobil
January 2022 – May 2024
Current affiliation: Research Scientist at EMPA, Dübendorf, CH
Linkedin: external page linkedin.com/in/michalhlobil
Dr. Yuan Tian
May 2023 - April 2024
Current affiliation: Vice Director Researcher at China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., Science and Technology Research Center
Dr. Shai Feldfogel
Swiss Government Excellence Fellow
November 2020 – January 2024
Current affiliation: Lecturer at Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Xiaoyu Wang
October 2021 - September 2022
Current affiliation: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Former PhD students
Dr. Julia Kamml
PhD at ETH Zurich, 2024
Thesis: Advanced-Glycation-Endproducts cross-linking in collagen fibrils – A nanoscale study on tissue
Dr. Ioannis Koureas
PhD at ETH Zurich, 2023,
Thesis: Fundamentals of failure in topologically interlocked structures
Current affiliation: Software Engineer at AutoForm Development GmbH, CH
Dr. Chun-Yu (Huey) Ke
PhD at Cornell University, 2021,
(co-advised with Prof. G. McLaskey)
Thesis: Mechanics of spontaneously arrested laboratory earthquakes
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Taiwan University (NTU)
Website: external page chunyuke.com
Dr. Gabriele Albertini
PhD at Cornell University, 2021,
Thesis: Nucleation and propagation of fracture in heterogeneous materials
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK
Website: external page albertini-research.com