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Prof. Dr. Markus Niederberger is a Full Professor in the Department of Materials at ETH Zürich, leading the Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials. He previously held roles as Assistant Professor (2007–2011), Associate Professor (2012–2016), and served as Director of Studies for the Department of Materials (2019–2023). Born in Stans, Switzerland, he earned his diploma (1996) and PhD (2000) in Chemistry from ETH Zurich under Prof. Reinhard Nesper. Postdoctoral work included a Swiss National Science Foundation fellowship at the University of California, Santa Barbara (2001–2002), followed by group leadership at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (2002–2006).
His research focuses on nanoparticle synthesis, aerogels for photocatalysis, flexible batteries, corrosion-resistant polymers, and luminescent materials. He holds the Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry and has received awards such as the Spark Award 2023, Golden Owl of the VSETH (2013 and 2017), and recognition as one of the Top 100 Materials Scientists from 2000–2010.
His lab develops advanced materials for energy storage (e.g., transient zinc-ion batteries), environmental applications (e.g., photocatalytic water purification), and functional composites. Research emphasizes scalable synthesis, hierarchical structuring, and multifunctional properties.
