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School of Engineering
EPFL research is back on the European stage

Eight EPFL researchers have been selected by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of the 2024 call for proposals for the Advanced Grant competition, including four in the School of Engineering.

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School of Engineering
Composites are going low-carbon

Researchers at EPFL and its startups are exploring innovative composites that are self-repairing, self-curing and reusable, in an effort to help drive the transition to a low-carbon, circular economy.

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School of Engineering
Adrian Ionescu Appointed Dean of EPFL’s School of Engineering

Renowned nanoelectronics expert Adrian Ionescu will lead EPFL’s School of Engineering starting November 1, 2025.

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School of Engineering
New sustainable materials course rewards best projects

On Monday, three teams of students from the first edition of MSE-433: Towards Sustainable Materials, received prizes for semester projects that proposed creative alternatives to existing products.

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School of Engineering
Materials Science Section celebrates 50 years

The Materials Science Section (SMX) in the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th birthday last Thursday with an event highlighting the history and future of materials research and education at EPFL.

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School of Engineering
Engineering a more sustainable skyscraper

Construction is underway on the 85-meter Tilia Tower near Lausanne: the first large-scale building in Switzerland to be built with a low-carbon cement developed in EPFL’s Lab of Construction Materials.

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8 Associate professors

5 Assistant professors

2 Adjunct professors

7 Senior scientists

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IMX Talks – Using a genetic approach to develop mycelial materials 16.7.2025 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker: Prof. Mark R. Marten, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) USA Place: MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

EXCELLENCE in BIOMATERIALS SYMPOSIUM – annual ‘BioE Days 2025’ research meeting of the EPFL Institute of Bioengineering 21.8.2025 – 13:30 > 17:00 Speaker: Carlijn Bouten, Technical University, Eindhoven (NL)
Cole DeForest, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (USA)
Matteo D’Este, AO Davos (CH)
Eileen Gentleman, University of Lausanne (CH)
Kam Leong, Columbia University, New York (USA)
Xiao-Hua Qin, ETH Zurich (CH)
Simone Schürle-Finke, ETH Zurich (CH) + 12 Short Talk speakers and 5 Award Talk speakers to be announced Place: RLC E1 240 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

IMX Talks – Reverse Engineering the Nervous System with Biohybrid Electronics 8.9.2025 – 14:15 > 14:55 Speaker: Prof. Achilleas Savva, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Place: MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

IMX Talks – Micro electro-mechanical physiological systems (MEMPhyS) 8.9.2025 – 15:00 > 15:45 Speaker: Prof. Massimo Mastrangeli, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Place: MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more