Lino Guzzella
Lino Guzzella (born October 13, 1957 in Zurich ) is a Swiss-Italian engineer . Since 1999 he has been a full professor for thermotronics at the ETH Zurich . Between 2012 and 2014 he was rector of the university and in January 2015 he replaced Ralph Eichler as president of ETH Zurich. From January 2019 Joël Mesot took over this position.
Career
Guzzella studied mechanical engineering at the ETH Zurich and received his doctorate in 1986. He then went into industrial research at Sulzer AG in Winterthur and later took over the management of the development department for mechatronics at Hilti in Schaan , Principality of Liechtenstein. In 1993 he became an assistant professor at the ETH Zurich in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. His research work initially focused on the optimization of internal combustion engines . Guzzella has been a full professor in his field since 1999. He researches the modeling and dynamic optimization of energy conversion systems in order to reduce consumption and pollutant emissions.
In 2011, Guzzella was awarded the “Golden Owl” for his lectures by students in his field at ETH Zurich.
Honors
- Energy Globe Award: Award for sustainability in the energy sector (with PAC car team), 2005
- Watt d'Or: Energy Prize, Federal Department for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (DETEC), 2007, 2010 and 2014
- The IEEE Control Systems Society Industry Award for Excellence in Translational Control Research, 2008.
- The Thomas Hawksley Medal from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK).
- The Society of Automotive Engineers Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, 2010.
- Appointments as Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control , 2009 and the IEEE, 2011.
Publications (selection)
- L. Guzzella, C. Onder: Introduction to Modeling and Control of Internal Combustion Engine Systems. 2nd Edition. Springer Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-10774-0 .
- L. Guzzella: Analysis and Synthesis of Single-Input Single-Output Control Systems. 3. Edition. vdf Hochschulverlag AG, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7281-3386-1 .
- L. Guzzella, A. Sciarretta: Vehicle Propulsion Systems - Introduction to Modeling and Optimization. 3. Edition. Springer Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-35913-2 .
- J.-J. Santin, C. Onder, J. Bernard, D. Isler, P. Kobler, F. Kolb, N. Weidmann, L. Guzzella: The World's Most Fuel Efficient Vehicle - Design and Development of Pac-Car II. Vdf Hochschulverlag AG, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7281-3134-8 .
- L. Guzzella, Ch. Niedermann: Homo faber multifunctional (engineering profession). In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. May 30, 2012, p. B5.
Web links
- Website of Guzzella's research group
- Videos by and about Lino Guzzella in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library
- IEEE Control Systems Magazine interview with Guzzella
- Lino Guzzella: Teaching with passion. Video on YouTube, November 7, 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Norbert Staub: Lino Guzzella becomes President of ETH Zurich , ETH Life, September 20, 2013.
- ↑ Joël Mesot elected as the new ETH President , ETH News from October 24, 2018
- ↑ Profile on the ETH website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guzzella, Lino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss-Italian engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |