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Welcome to the Materials Science and Engineering Section


Materials are an integral part of our environment. Their use in cars, airplanes, satellites, computers, sports and medical equipment are just a few examples.

Materials Science aims to understand and control the structure of matter, down to the atomic level, and to optimise production methods to obtain effective and innovative materials that meet the requirements and demands of our society, today and into the future.

A cutting edge subject, at the core of technology, environmentally conscious materials science also envisions the use of natural resources in an optimised and sustainable manner.

The Materials Science Section offers students multidisciplinary teaching, calling upon knowledge from Chemistry and Physics, on the scientific side, and from Engineering on the applied and manufacturing sides.

A materials science background offers a wide range of prospects, and very promising careers. A dynamic subject, its studies involve technical, scientific, human, environmental and financial aspects, in subjects as diverse as nanotechnology, communication, biomedicine, aerospace, sports and energy.
 

Discover Materials Science

In French: Découvrir la Science et Génie des Matériaux (pdf)


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NEWS  


CTU Prague  

Prof. Karen Scrivener is the first woman ever to be awarded a doctorate honoris causa by CTU in Prague.


Nano-Tera.ch   Four professors have had 3-year projects accepted by Nano-Tera.ch: Giovanni De Micheli, Martin Gijs, Jan-Anders Månson and Carlotta Guiducci. Seven other members of the School of Engineering are co-investigators of successful projects.

Véronique Michaud, Alexander Tagantsev   The ETH Board has conferred the title of adjunct professor onto Véronique Michaud and Alexander Tagantsev.

  Rémy Teuscher received the best Master project Poster award in Materials science engineering 2008-2009.

Prof. Francesco Stellacci   Francesco Stellacci was nominated by the ETH-Board as Full Professor in the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering from 1.1.2010. This position represents the inauguration of the Alcan Engineered Products chair in multimaterial solutions and interfaces.

Prof. Harm-Anton Klok   Prof. Harm-Anton Klok of the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering is nominated as Full Professor as of August 2009.

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Agenda


Thesis: Porosity in Aluminum Alloys: Visualization, Characterization, and Modeling
12/03/2010     17:30     MXF1
Monsieur Milan Felberbaum
Directeur de thèse: prof. M. Rappaz Matériaux

Seminar: Technology Aperitif
23/03/2010     16:00     CO017
Plusieurs intervenants de Quantis, Nestlé, Empa, Institut universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, Science & Environnement Sàrl
The aims of the CCMX Technology Aperitifs are to: * Provide information on hot materials science related topics in industry’s fields of interests * Stimulate creativity for future applications * Create contacts for potential partnerships * Provide a pleasant networking environment This event is organised in partnership with Quantis, a company that provides conscientious businesses and governments worldwide with tools, guidance and knowledge for achieving sustainability by mastering their life cycle and reducing their environmental impacts.

Seminar: Advanced Characterisation Techniques of Materials
25/03/2010         CCMX
Prof. Michel Rappaz, Prof. Hans Josef Hug
The Metallurgy Educational and Research Unit and the Analytical Platform of CCMX will give a short course on advanced characterisation techniques of materials. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the different characterisation techniques available to materials scientists and engineers. The course content will be presented by a team of internationally-renowned researchers in materials science.

Thesis: Texture Formation in Hot-Dip Galvanized Coatings: Nucleation and Growth of Anisotropic Grains in a Confined Geometry
26/03/2010     17:15     ELA1
Monsieur Aurèle Mariaux
Directeur de thèse: prof. M. Rappaz Matériaux

Seminar: Le béton, matière en devenir
03/06/2010     08:30    
Andrea Bassi, Suren Erkman, Roberto Gargiani, Aurelio Muttoni, Valerio Olgiati, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Karen Scrivener
Pourquoi organiser un colloque interdisciplinaire sur le béton à l ‘EPFL en 2010, 2011 et 2012: Pourquoi le béton ? Parce qu’après la question « comment concevoir des bâtiments à faible consommation d’énergie ? », centrale durant les années 90 à 2000, se pose la question plus globale « comment concevoir des bâtiments à faible impact environnemental ? » et, par extension, en cette période d’urbanisation mondiale : « comment concevoir des villes durables ? », et que le béton est la principale matière qui constitue nos villes depuis plus d’un siècle. Pourquoi un colloque interdisciplinaire ? Pour cerner les enjeux liés au béton à partir de la confrontation de plusieurs points de vue, pour offrir un espace de débat et propositions à des chercheurs, des ingénieurs, des architectes, des responsables institutionnels, des entreprises concernés par l’avenir des villes. Parce que, pour relever les défis environnementaux et sociaux complexes d’aujourd’hui, il est nécessaire de combiner les savoirs de plusieurs spécialistes. Pourquoi à l’EPFL ? Parce qu’une des richesses de cette école est son caractère pluridisciplinaire et le fait qu’elle est en lien, via ses activités de recherche, avec des services de l’Etat, des industriels, des entreprises, aussi bien sur le plan local qu’au niveau international. Pourquoi sur 3 ans ? Pour permettre à cet espace de débat interdisciplinaire de se développer et de générer peut-être des projets communs.

Event: Summer School on Advanced Characterisation Techniques of Materials
25/08/2010         MXF1
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the different characterisation techniques available to materials scientists and engineers.

 
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Administration
Section de Science et Génie des Matériaux - SMX

Faculté Science et techniques de l'ingénieur
SMX-Gestion
Station 12
CH-1015Lausanne
Tél. +41(0)21 693 6801
Fax. +41(0)21 693 2935

E-mail:
smx@epfl.ch

Directeur de section:

Prof. H.-A. Klok

Adjointe:

Dr Homeira Sunderland

Secrétariat:

Danièle Utz
Bureau : Plan d'accès