Hugo Tschirky

[1][3] From 1968 to 1971, Tschirky worked as an engineer at the General Atomics Research Lab in San Diego on questions regarding the safety of fast breeder reactors.

[1] Parallel to his teaching and research activities, Tschirky has acted as expert council in a number of affairs of national and international significance.

After the collapse of the Shah's government, Iran had withdrawn from the nuclear cooperation program with Western countries, and sued Eurodif for reimbursement of its 10% share in the company.

Chaired by Lord Alec Broers, the committee's 14 representatives from universities and industry had been appointed to advise the department in strategy matters.

[20] Tschirky has served in the Swiss Armed Forces as a mountain infantry militia officer, completing his service as colonel.

[26] Tschirky has also worked on 'structured creativity', which proposes theoretical foundations and an applicable code of practice for efficient innovation management in innovation-driven enterprises.

During his years at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Tschirky has advised many young scientists on their doctoral and postdoctoral work.