• School of Engineering

    “I would be my own worst student”

    Francesco Stellacci likes teaching all kinds of things. With his effective yet unpretentious manner, he won the 2025 best teacher award for the materials science and engineering section. He lists two ingredients in his recipe for success.

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    Li Tang wins BRIDGE Discovery Grant

    Li Tang, head of the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering in the School of Engineering, is part of a team of researchers from EPFL, the Lausanne University Hospital, and the University of Lausanne that has been awarded a BRIDGE Discovery Grant to develop new CAR-T cell therapies against neuroblastoma in children. 

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  • School of Engineering

    Li Tang wins RSC Biomaterials Science Lectureship

    Li Tang, head of the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering in the School of Engineering, has received the 2025 Biomaterials Science Lectureship from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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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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