Human-centered Sensing Laboratory

Open Opportunities

Metal-support interactions for chemical sensing via catalytic oxidation ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Heterogeneous catalysis and chemical sensing are surface-controlled processes extensively studied over supported metal oxide nanoparticles. Their properties arise from the complex interplay between the added metal and support, which occurs on two, intimately related, levels: electronic and geometric. Unravelling these interactions is key to the identification of the most favourable active site speciation, governing catalyst reactivity. Chemistry Master Thesis

Engineering layer-by-layer nanoparticle film for chemical gas sensors ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Nanoparticles can be sequentially deposited on substrates to fabricate a layer-by-layer metal oxide films, allowing enhancement in their selectivity. The gas sensing performances of the multilayer gas sensors will be closely examined Engineering and Technology Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Sensing mechanism of metal nitrides ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Production of metal nitrides and their in-situ surface characterization to identify the sites responsible for the interaction with the analytes. Engineering and Technology Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Microneedles for interstitial fluid sampling ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Fabrication of microneedle array for extracting dermal interstitial fluid. Biomedical Engineering Bachelor Thesis, Semester Project

Antimicrobial resistance detection from bacterial emissions ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Bacterial identification and antimicrobial resistance detection using the volatile molecules emitted by the bacteria Bacteriology, Biomedical Engineering, Biosensor Technologies, Cell Metabolism, Diagnostic Applications, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Microbiology Bachelor Thesis, ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Internship, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Synthesizing Metastable Materials with Through-Equilibrium Processes ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Synthesis and stabilization at room temperature of metastable crystal structures for gas sensing. Chemical Engineering, Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Master Thesis

Atomically small catalysts for chemical gas sensors ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Catalysts with their size ranging from nanoparticles to single-atom catalysts will be produced, and their chemical gas sensing performances will be evaluated. Chemistry, Engineering and Technology Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

“Pulling” nanoparticles out of dopant-supersaturated oxide nanoparticles ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Nanoparticles will be drawn out from dopant-supersaturated metal oxides, with tunability in their distribution and size. The catalytic performances of the nanoparticle catalysts will be closely examined Chemistry, Engineering and Technology Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Electrochemical Sensing of Health Biomarkers for early Diagnosis and Self-Monitoring ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Production of an electrochemical sensor using flame-made nanoparticles for the detection and quantification of specific health biomarkers to enable non-invasive diagnosis and self-monitoring. Engineering and Technology Bachelor Thesis, Semester Project

Sensing air pollutants by naked eye with color-changing nanoparticles ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Production of gas sensor based on plasmonic nanoparticles for detection and quantification of specific analytes with optical read-out by naked eye. Engineering and Technology Bachelor Thesis, Semester Project