Ralph Mueller

Ralph Müller is a Full Professor of Biomechanics at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich. Born on May 5, 1964, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, he studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich, where he also received his doctoral degree in 1994. Subsequently, he served as a project manager for the micro-​computed tomography project of the European Union Concerted Action BIOMED1. In 1996, he moved to Boston, where before his return to Switzerland he served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Associate Director of the Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory. Between 2000 and 2011, he was first an SNF Professor of Bioengineering at the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering and then Associate and Full Professor of Biomechanics at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich. From 2008-​2013, he was the Director of the Institute for Biomechanics, and between 2014 and 2016, he served as the Head of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology.