Berchtold Mario HSLU T&A

Mario Berchtold Mario Berchtold

Research Associate

Berchtold Mario HSLU T&A

Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture

Room E310
Technikumstrasse 21
6048 Horw


Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology IME

CC Thermal Energy Systems and Process Engineering

Research Associate

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Biography

Professional activities

  • Research Associate, Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture (07/2026-today)

  • Master's Assistant, Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture (02/2024-06/2026)

  • Assistant, Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture (07/2022-01/2024)

  • Automotive Mechanic at Tribschen Garage AG, Lucerne (2016-2019)

Education

  • MSc FHZ in Engineering, Hochschule Luzern - Technik & Architektur (2024-2026)

    • Specialization: Energy and Environment

    • Master-Thesis: Model Predictive Control of an Industrial Heat Pump–Thermal Energy Storage System Using Data-Driven Pattern Recognition for Demand Forecasting

  • BSc FHZ in Mechanical Engineering, Hochschule Luzern - Technik & Architektur (2020-2024)

    • Specialization: Energies, Fluids and Processes

    • Bachelor-Thesis: Evaluierung und Optimierung des Einsatzes einer Wärmepumpe mit Schichtspeicher in einem Lebensmittelwerk

  • Berufsmaturitätschule Sarnen, BWZ Obwalden (2019-2020)

    • Technik, Architektur, Life Science

  • Apprenticeship as an Automotive Mechanic EFZ at Auto-Center Durrer AG, Alpnach Dorf (2012-2015)

Teaching and research focus
  • Prozessintegration with Pinch-Analysis
  • Heat pumps/chillers
  • Non-intrusive temperature and volumetric flow measurement

Measurement Technology Lead, CC TEVT

Responsible for coordinating and lending the PINCH measurement kits and providing technical support and education for non-invasive temperature and volumetric flow measurements.

Projects

Research projects

  • PINCH-Messkoffer
  • PINCH-Messkoffer

Publications and presentations - Article, review; not peer reviewed

  • Berchtold, Mario; Lauber, Adrian; Frink, Elisa; Olsen, Donald; Wellig, Beat & Zumbühl, Christoph (05.12.2025). Messen neu gedacht: Wie ein Messkoffer Pinch-Analysen beschleunigt. Chemiextra, 11-12/2025(11-12/2025), 32-34.