Arreguin, Shelly, Dr.

Shelly Arreguin has an affinity in developing innovative manufacturing strategies with scaleable solutions for sustainable business practices that promote global environmental health and safety. At ETH, she represents the Mobility Capacity area of the Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research in implementing sustainable, fast and efficient thermoplastic technologies to increase fuel efficiency of vehicles through lightweighting. Prior to ETH, she managed a cross functional project at Empa in the successful development of a prototype adsorption heat pump for sustainable heating and cooling of buildings in support of energy strategy 2050 and a 1.5°C scenario for decarbonization. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Washington, Seattle working simultaneously at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The focus of her dissertion was supporting natural resource security through high temperature radiation tolerant ceramic composites that maximize fuel usage and minimize waste of next generation nuclear reactors. During this time, she accepted NSF fellowships for appointments at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Slovak Academy of Sciences, The Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland and the Technische Universität Wien. Her undergraduate training was accomplished in Chemistry and Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Washington, Seattle (respectively).

Her work encompasses a multifaceted interface of science, engineering, policy and business strategies in the proliferation of energy enabling technologies that support the realization of a low carbon economy for sustainable investments in our future. Current emphasis is on fundamental and applied understandings in manufacturing: composites, resin systems, coatings, ceramics and porous materials that are competitive with existing market solutions, creating value across the supply chain.

Shelly is also an avid mountaineer, regularly engaged in mountain running, biking, climbing, as well as cave exploration. The sheer time she has spent on her alpine routes has directly exposed her to massive glacial recession associated with anthropogenic climate change. These experiences further fuel her commitment to a sustainable future powered by clean energy and responsible use of natural resources.