About us

We aspire to achieve top international positioning in the field of thermal and fluid systems engineering:

• Outstanding practically oriented training in energy technology
• Innovative customer-oriented aR&D projects
• Establishment and operation of a leading international research laboratory

We deploy the following resources in pursuit of this objective:

• Broadly networked expertise, i.e. longstanding experience and a highly effective network of industrial partners and universities
• Advantageous location in the “Energy Region Northwestern Switzerland” - CCEM, ETH, PSI, industry
• Synergies with FHNW institutes
• Ongoing expertise development among our excellent and dedicated staff
• Inclusion of students in industrial projects

We are committed to working towards achieving and maintaining this ambitious goal on an ongoing basis.

Our institute is constantly extending its expertise through its contacts with other FHNW School of Engineering institutes in the areas of R&D physics, mechanical design, plastics, simulation, automation, particle measurement technology and data analysis. The tools we use are: both numerical and experimental. We have a large computational computer cluster, a wide array of experimental laboratories and extensive array of measurement techniques.