Program Manager for NCCR Separations

Overview

Separation technologies—which selectively isolate and purify substances from complex mixtures—are fundamental to modern industry and daily life. They purify our drinking water, extract oxygen from air for medical treatment, refine crude oil into fuels, produce the materials that make up our homes and devices, and capture industrial pollutants before they reach the environment. These technologies are particularly vital to Switzerland's leading industries: pharmaceutical companies depend on them to purify life-saving medicines, the chemical industry relies on them for both raw materials and finished products, metal refiners use them to extract and purify valuable metals, and food manufacturers employ them to process dairy products and other foods.

The NCCR Separation's main aim is to accelerate the development and implementation of breakthrough separation technologies essential for the energy transition, achieving net zero emissions. In the first phase, it ...