Institute IMX – STI – School of Engineering

School of Engineering
3D-printable elastic polymer proves surprisingly strong

EPFL researchers have discovered that a soft material originally optimized for 3D printing may solve a longstanding challenge in materials science: make 3D printable elastomers both tough and durable.

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School of Engineering
Appointment of STI professors

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL, including two in the School of Engineering (STI).

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School of Engineering
Appointment of EPFL professors

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL.

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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 Full professors

8 Associate professors

5 Assistant professors

2 Adjunct professors

7 Senior scientists

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IMX Colloquium – Towards life-inspired soft matter dynamics and functionalities 12.10.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Olli Ikkala, Aalto University, Department of Applied Physics, Espoo, Finland Place MXF 312 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

IMX Colloquium – Does H2O transmute to H2O2 or HO• + H• at the Air–Water Interface of Microscale Droplets / Bubbles? 26.10.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Himanshu Mishra, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

IMX Talks – Resolving Hierarchical Structure with X-ray scattering imaging 2.11.2026 – 16:30 > 17:30 Speaker Prof. Marianne Liebi, EPFL STI IMX CAM-X Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

IMX Colloquium – Designer Quantum Materials from Carbon 9.11.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Roman Fasel, EMPA, Zürich Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

IMX Colloquium – Unravelling how atomic motion takes place in molecules and materials 7.12.2026 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker Prof. Mariana Rossi, University of Cambridge, UK Place MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more