| 1990 | Dissertation, Analytical Chemistry, MLU - Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg |
| 1994 | Post-Doc, Memorial University Newfoundland, St. John's |
| 1995 | Post-Doc, Earth Science Department, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| 1998 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| 2008 | Full Professor, Trace Element and Micro Analysis, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| 2015 | Vice President, Research and Corporate Relation, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| 2008-2011 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, with Prof. Dmitri V. Talapin |
| 2006 | &2007 Research visits to Molecular Foundry (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), with Dr. Dmitri V. Talapin and Prof. Paul Alivisatos |
| 2004-2007 | Ph.D. study, Research Assistant, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Linz, Austria, with Prof. Wolfgang Heiss |
| 2003 | &2004 Internships, Institute of Solid State Physics, Linz, Austria, with Prof. Wolfgang Heiss |
| 1981 | Master of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1983 | Dissertation, Architecture and Energy, Technische Universität München |
| 1984-1988 | Assistant / Associate Professor, Computer Aided Architectural Design, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 1988-1992 | Associate Professor for CAAD, ETH Zurich |
| 1992-1998 | Full Professor for Architecture and CAAD, ETH Zurich |
| 1993 | .1994 Guest Professor, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design |
| 1994-1996 | Dean, Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich |
| 1998-2008 | Vice President for Planning and Logistics, ETH Zurich |
| 2000 | Initiation of the Virtual Campus ETH World |
| 2003 | Initiation and Concept for the ETH Science City Campus, Zurich |
| 2006 | Initiation of a CO2-neutral Science City ETH Hönggerberg until 2020 |
| 2004-2007 | Chairman, Visiting Committee, Graduate Design School, Harvard University |
| 2008 | Senior Vice President ETH Global |
| 2010-2013 | Founding Director of the Singapore-ETH Centre in Singapore |
| 2014 | First Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Future Cities |
| 2015 | Lead PI in Responsive Cities, Singapore-ETH Centre |
| 1984-1985 | Research and Teaching Assistant, Turbomachinery Lab (Prof. Gyarmathy), ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
| 1985-1986 | Lecturer, Turbomachinery, Technical University (HTL), Zurich |
| 1985-1989 | Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute of Mechanics (Prof. Schweitzer), ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
| 1989 | PhD, Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
| 1989-1990 | Post-Doc, CDR - Center of Design and Research, Stanford University, California |
| 1990-1996 | Senior Scientist and Lecturer, Institute of Robotics, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
| 1990-1997 | Vice-President Research & Development, MECOS Traxler AG |
| 1996-2006 | Associate / Full Professor in Microengineering, EPFL - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| 2002-2006 | Vice Dean, School of Engineering (STI), EPFL - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| 2005 | Visiting Professor, NASA Ames and Stanford University, California |
| since 2006 | Full Professor for Autonomous Systems, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
| 2010-2014 | Vice President Research and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich |
| since 2015 | Co-Director of Wyss Translational Center Zürich |
| 1969 | Ph.D. in Sociology, Columbia University, New York |
| 1996-2002 | Professor of Philosophy and Science and Technology Studies, ETH Zurich |
| | Teaching and Research Positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, Vienna; King's College, Cambridge; University of Bielefeld; Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin; Ecole des Hautes Etudes et Sciences Sociales, Paris; Science Center for Social Sciences, Berlin; Collegium Budapest |
| 1998-2004 | Director, "Collegium Helveticum", ETH Zurich |
| 2001-2006 | Chair, EURAB - European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission |
| 2002-2004 | Director, Branco Weiss Fellowship Programme "Society in Science" |
| 2005-2011 | Chair, Scientific Advisory Board of the University of Vienna |
| 2007-2010 | Vice-President ERC - European Research Council |
| 2010-2013 | President, ERC - European Research Council |
| | Professor em., Science and Technology Studies, ETH Zurich |
