Summary
Christoph Hartmann is a Professor of Practice and seasoned research leader with a Dr.-Ing. in Computational Fluid Dynamics and over two decades bridging academia and industry. He built and led multidisciplinary teams at Nestlé—founding the Nestlé Food Safety Institute in Beijing and later overseeing global research alliances and expertise development. His work spans fluid dynamics, food oral processing and flavor science, with more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and an h-index of 21, reflecting sustained academic impact. Equally at home in the lab, boardroom and classroom, he holds honorary professorships and serves on the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley board while teaching at EPFL. Fluent in German, English and French, he pairs deep technical rigor with a track record of translating fundamental science into product launches across multiple markets. A less obvious strength is his proven ability to set up global virtual expert networks and institutional partnerships that scale scientific capability across continents.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Nestle R&D micro-MBA, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Nestle R&D micro-MBA, Leadership, Entrepreneurship at University of Geneva and Nestlé
European Students Exchange Program ERASMUS, Mechanique, European Students Exchange Program ERASMUS, Mechanique at Ecole Centrale Lyon
Technischen Universität Darmstadt
Habilitation, Biomechanics, Habilitation, Biomechanics at Technische Universität München
German, French, English, Chinese