People
Engineering skill and perseverance
Credit for the on-time completion of the major SLS 2.0 upgrade project is due in part to a team of dedicated electrical engineers.
PSI’s cement whisperer
John Provis has dedicated his research career to a building material that is far more exciting than you might think.
Die SLS 2.0 ist im Regelbetrieb
Am 8. August 2025 wurde die Verantwortung für den Betrieb der SLS 2.0 feierlich von den Inbetriebnahmeexperten an die Sektion Operation übergeben. Nach monatelanger Arbeit und Feinschliff ist die SLS bereit für den regulären Betrieb. Das Fest ist der Startschuss für wissenschaftliche Experimente, die zuvor nicht möglich waren.
Henry Bell wins ETH Medal for his MSc thesis
Henry Bell's MSc thesis work, conducted in the QPS group, has been awarded with an ETH medal.
Gilded with Science
Congratulations to Nicolai Taufertshöfer for receiving a distinction at the SNSF Scientific Image Competition.
Creating circuit diagrams of the brain
Adrian Wanner aims to map the brain’s architecture. Doing this will allow us to better understand neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
With pad, pencil, and algorithms
Physicist Dominik Sidler is developing fundamental theories for previously inexplicable phenomena.
Soldering on a big stage
Whoever makes it onto the podium here is one of the world's best professional talents: PSI electronics engineer Melvin Deubelbeiss won the silver medal at WorldSkills 2024.
Master of the flow
Even as a student, Athanasios Mokos was excited by the dynamics of fluids. Today at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, he models complex processes such as the formation of deposits on reactor fuel rods.
Aidan McConnell's MSc thesis work featured by New Scientist Magazine
Aidan McConnell's work from his MSc thesis at the University of Cambridge is featured on the front cover of New Scientist Magazine.