Dr. Cordin Arpagaus is a process engineer with a master's degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). In 2005, he received his doctorate (Dr. sc. techn.) in the field of plasma treatment of polymer powders from the Institute of Process Engineering at ETH Zurich. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from ETH Zurich.
Dr. Arpagaus then worked for several years in the industry in management positions at Swiss companies active in laboratory and process technology. Between 2006 and 2011, he was Product Group Manager for laboratory Spray Dryers and Encapsulation Systems at BUCHI Labortechnik AG. His main focus was developing new Nano Spray Drying Technologies and analyzing current market trends in the pharmaceutical, materials and food industries. From 2011 to 2015, he was a team leader of technical support for sensors and laboratory products at Hamilton Bonaduz AG.
Since April 2015, he has been working as a Senior Research Engineer at the Institute for Energy Systems (IES) at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST). His research focuses on thermal energy systems and energy efficiency in industrial processes, particularly High-Temperature Heat Pumps and heat pumps with turbo compressors.
So far, Dr. Arpagaus has published more than 100 research articles and review papers in international journals, including a book on High-Temperature Heat Pumps, a book on Spray Drying of Vaccines, and several book chapters on Nano Spray Drying, and has given numerous presentations at international conferences.
Dr. Arpagaus is an active researcher in the International Drying Symposium (IDS) series, a member of the Swiss Society of Process and Chemical Engineers (SGVC) and the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), and a reviewer for several international journals, including the International Journal of Refrigeration (IJR), Energy, Applied Thermal Energy, Applied Energy, and Renewable and Sustained Energy Reviews.