I'm Andreas Gimpel, a chemical engineer by training, a doctoral candidate by profession, and a photographer and programmer by passion.
linkedin.com/in/andreas-gimpelgithub.com/agimpel
orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-3292
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Education
2021-2025
Doctoral Candidate in Chemical and Bioengineering
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
PhD Thesis: "Digital Twins and Data Analytics for (Bio-)Chemical Processes in DNA Data Storage"
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
PhD Thesis: "Digital Twins and Data Analytics for (Bio-)Chemical Processes in DNA Data Storage"
2020
Exchange Semester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Master Thesis: "Investigating Crystallization as Separation Process for Biomanufacturing of rAAV"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Master Thesis: "Investigating Crystallization as Separation Process for Biomanufacturing of rAAV"
2018-2020
M.Sc. ETH Chemical and Bioengineering
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
2015-2018
B.Sc. ETH Chemical Engineering
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Experience
2021
Intern in Technical Operations
F. Hoffmann - La Roche, Basel, Switzerland
F. Hoffmann - La Roche, Basel, Switzerland
2020
Intern in Software Development
diaxxo AG, Zürich, Switzerland
diaxxo AG, Zürich, Switzerland
2015
Intern in Analytical Chemistry
MainSite GmbH, Obernburg, Germany
MainSite GmbH, Obernburg, Germany
Skills
Data analysis
Interactive visualizations (Plotly/Dash), statistical inference and modelling (scipy/sklearn), basic machine learning (pytorch), cheminformatics (rdkit)
Programming
Python (advanced); C++, MATLAB (intermediate); SQL, R, PHP, JavaScript (basic)
Web Development
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flask, Django, Bootstrap, jQuery, Plotly/Dash
Software
COMSOL, Aspen, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SolidWorks, LabView
Methods
NMR, IR, UV‑Vis, SEM, EDX, XRPD, Shear Testing, DSC, DLS, qPCR, PAGE, Illumina Sequencing
Languages
German
Native
English
Fluent (C2)
French
Basic (A2)
Honors & Awards
2021
Willi Studer Prize of ETH Zurich
2021
Helping Hand Award
2020
Scholar of the Zeno‑Karl Schindler Foundation
2018 & 2020
Graduation with distinction from ETH Zurich
2015-2020
Scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
Extracurriculars
2023-2024
Member of the Board, Akademischer Sportverband Zürich (ASVZ)
2023
Exam Author, International Chemistry Olympiad 2023
2018-2019
Co‑President, Chemtogether Career Fair