David Bernhardsgrütter

David Bernhardsgrütter is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Computational Physics (ICP) within the School of Engineering at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), a position he has held since 2024. Prior to this, he served as a Research Associate (2017-2024) and Research Assistant (2015-2017) at ICP, and as a Math teacher at Kantonsschule Zürcher Oberland (2011-2014).

His educational background includes:

• Teaching Diploma for Secondary Education, University of Zurich (2012-2014)
• MSc in Applied Mathematics, ETH Zürich (2005-2011)

Dr. Bernhardsgrütter's research is centered on computational modeling in two primary areas: solar energy conversion and pedestrian dynamics. In solar energy, he specializes in the numerical simulation of dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells, with a focus on understanding the role of mobile ions in device performance through techniques like intensity-modulated photocurrent and photovoltage spectroscopy. His work in pedestrian flow modeling applies similar computational approaches to simulate crowd movements.

His sole peer-reviewed publication (2019) in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C demonstrates interdisciplinary integration of physical chemistry and computational physics to analyze dynamic responses in perovskite photovoltaics. The publication record indicates concentrated expertise in renewable energy materials despite limited public outputs.

Dr. Bernhardsgrütter has contributed to significant research initiatives including:

• Swiss network project: "Photoelectrochemistry Competence Center (PECHOUSE/HyTech)" as a team member (completed)
• "PV2050: Simulation and Characterization" as a team member (completed)

As an educator, he teaches foundational mathematics courses including Linear Algebra and Analysis, leveraging his applied mathematics expertise in classroom instruction.