Human-centered Sensing Laboratory

Open Opportunities

Cyclic Siloxanes - Test Setup Development and Material Screening ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Cyclic siloxanes pose a critical risk to cleanroom manufacturing quality; their filtering is thus of utmost importance. Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Master Thesis

Development of a Novel Metal Sulfide Sensor for Breath Analysis ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Breath analysis is a non-invasive method to detect biomarkers like acetone, which provides an insight into your metabolism. Existing acetone sensors often require high operating temperatures, limiting their integration into compact devices. This project focuses on developing a room-temperature acetone sensor using metal sulfides, a promising material for such applications. The sensor will be fabricated, characterized, tested with breath samples, validated using mass spectrometry, and finally integrated into a device platform for practical use. Clinical Engineering, Engineering/Technology Instrumentation, Materials Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Medicine-general, Nanotechnology, Preventive Medicine, Sensor (Chemical and Bio-) Technology, Sports Medicine Bachelor Thesis, Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project, Summer School

Contact-free biomarker detection with a wearable breath sensing device ETH Zurich Human-centered Sensing Laboratory Testing and evaluation of a compact gas sensing platform mounted onto a headset for continuous analysis of breath biomarkers. Engineering and Technology, Medical and Health Sciences Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

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

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. Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Physical Chemistry 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 Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Physical Chemistry Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project