Prof. Dr. Jan Vermant
Prof. Dr. Jan Vermant
Vice Rector for Curriculum Development
ETH Zürich
Additional information
Course Catalogue
Autumn Semester 2024
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 327-1207-00L | Soft Materials Engineering and Characterization |
Brief CV
Dr. Vermant studied Chemical Engineering at KU Leuven in Belgium, obtaining the doctoral degree in 1996 under the supervision of Prof. Jan Mewis. He was a postdoctoral fellow of Elf Aquitaine and the Fund for Scientific Research – Vlaanderen. In 2000 he joined the faculty at the department of Chemical Engineering at KU Leuven, becoming a full professor in 2005. In 2014 he joined the Materials Department at the ETH Zürich where he now heads the laboratory of Soft Materials. He has held visiting appointments at Stanford University (USA), University of Delaware (USA), Princeton University (USA), the Forschungszentrum Jülich (G) and the ESPCI (F).
His research at the ETH Zürch focuses on the rheology and applications of complex fluid-fluid interfaces, colloidal suspensions and the development of novel experimental methods and soft matter applications in materials science.
Prizes, awards, Honors
1991 Doctoral scholarship IWONL-IWT (Belgium)
1995 2nd price – 10th DSM award for Chemistry and Technology (Nl)
1996 Postdoctoral Fellowship Elf Aquitaine (F)
1997 Postdoctoral Fellowship FWO Vlaanderen (B)
2002 Dupont Young Faculty Award (USA)
2007 FWO-ExxonMobil European Chemical Science & Engineering Award (EU)
2009 Journal of Rheology Publication Award, Society of Rheology (USA)
2010 Elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2011 Michelin Chair Visiting Professorship - ESPCI (Paris)
2016 Lars Onsager Medal and Professorship (NTNU, Norway)
2016 Elected Fellow of the Society of Rheology (USA)
2019 Weissenberg Award of the European Society of Rheology (EU)
2021 ECIS Colloid & Interface Science Award, sponsored by Solvay (EU)
2021 Journal of Rheology Publication Award, Society of Rheology (USA)
2021 Bingham medal of the Society of Rheology (USA)