Current Position

• Member of Directorate
• Head of Department "Energy, Mobility and Environment"
• Head of Research Focus Area "Energy, Resources and Emissions"

Area of Expertise

• Energy research, Experience in the areas of Start-ups and Industry, Research focus in the field of "Carbon Dioxid Removal" and "Power-to-X"

Membership in National and International Committees

• Federal Energy Research Commission CORE, Member
• Innovation Council (Innosuisse), Member

Curriculum Vitae

• Professional Carreer
  • 2023 – present Empa, Head of Departement "Energy, Mobility and Environment"
  • 2020 – 2023 Climeworks AG, Head of Technology
  • 2017 – 2020 Climeworks AG, Head Development & Engineering
  • 2013 – 2017 Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., Senior Application Manager and Product Manager Random Packing
• Education
  • 2008 – 2012 Dr. sc. ETH, Dissertation at ETH Zürich with Prof. Marco Mazzotti "Development of an adsorption process for pre-combustion CO₂ capture"
  • 2006 – 2008 Master of Science ETH in Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zürich
  • 2003 – 2006 Bachelor of Science ETH in Chemical Engineering, ETH Zürich