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  • ABOUT
    • About the School of Engineering
      • Facts & Figures
      • Welcome from the dean
      • Dean’s office
      • Board & Committees
      • Virtual Tour
    • Faculty
      • Faculty Members
      • Emeriti Faculty
      • Open Faculty Positions
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      • Engineering in the Life and Health Sciences
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      • Data-Enabled Design and Engineering
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      • Science of Autonomous and Complex Systems
      • Innovation in Engineering Education
      • Entrepreneurship, Ethics, and Societal Impact

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Education

“I’m more attracted to solving interdisciplinary problems”

A philosophical explorer of the quantum frontier in materials science

“What happens before and after class matters just as much”

Training the next generation of engineers is important

« Learn from anyone who is willing to teach you »

Living life in the fast lane

Once you’re comfortable, it’s time to think about the next challenge

“There is a bit of materials science in everything”

“Trust in people, for people, is what makes my projects successful”

“Teaching the subject is how I really learned it”

“My classes are an enlightening exercise in improvisation”

“Thanks to the Swiss education system, there are no closed doors”

“I was looking to connect neuroscience with engineering.”

“My goal is to build up my experience so I perform better later on”

“My job is to give students confidence in their abilities”

Materials Science Section celebrates 50 years

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