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.

The European Research Council announced on Tuesday that professors Andras Kis, Edoardo Charbon, and Tobias Kippenberg of the EPFL School of Engineering (STI) have been awarded ERC Synergy Grants to tackle major scientific challenges.

Sometimes, good things happen simply by chance. For EPFL lecturer Stefano Mischler, a series of fortuitous events opened up the fascinating world of tribology. Now, over 30 years later, he’s looking forward to retirement.

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.

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, a professor in the School of Engineering and EPFL’s next president, has recently been awarded two different prizes that honor the achievements of women in science and engineering.

Starting fall 2024, all EPFL first-year students will be required to take a core class in sustainability, and each department will introduce a sustainability-oriented Bachelor’s class (including one co-led by Tiffany Abitbol of STI’s Sustainable Materials Laboratory) and Master’s class with a focus on real-world applications. These changes…