News:

• 2009 ETH Medal awarded to Master student Jan Wurzbacher for his MSc thesis entitled “A non-stationary solar thermal power cycle”
• 2009 HILTI Award to Dr. Andreas Z’Graggen for his PhD thesis entitled "Solar Gasification of Carbonaceous Materials - Reactor Design. Modeling, and Experimentation"
• 2009 Excellence Scholarship Award to Master student Philipp Good, to investigate solar water desalination
• Dr. Joerg Petrasch was appointed Asst. Professor at the University of Florida (2009)
• Dr. Wojciech Lipiński was appointed Asst. Professor at the University of Minnesota (2008)
• Prof. Steinfeld is recipient of the 2008 ASME Yellott Award for outstanding contributions to solar engineering through high quality research and education
• 2008 SHELL Award to Viktoria Nikulshyna
• 2008 Excellence Scholarship Award to Master student Michael Kruesi, to investigate the solar production of aluminum