14.12.19 – The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of seven professors at EPFL. Among them, three are from the School of Basic Sciences. 

Professor Nicolas Boumal was named as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Mathematics in the School of Basic Sciences
Nicolas Boumal is a talented and highly regarded young scientist. His research focuses on non-convex optimisation, which has particular applications in statistical estimates, inverse problems and automatic learning. Nicolas Boumal’s work is both theoretical and application-based. His goal is to understand the mathematical structures behind the performance of non-convex optimisation algorithms. At EPFL, Nicolas Boumal will set up his own research group and collaborate with other researchers in a multidisciplinary manner.

Dr Mike Seidel was named as Full Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences
Mike Seidel is a recognised expert in the physics of particle accelerators and related technologies. He has gained international attention for various scientific projects and results, including some of the most recent ones at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), the modernisation of the proton accelerator and the conceptual development of new applications at the Center for Proton Therapy. With the appointment of Mike Seidel, also Head of the Division Large Research Facilities at PSI, EPFL will strengthen its global position in the physics of particle accelerators and enhance its fruitful collaboration with PSI in this area.

Professor Henning Stahlberg was named as Full Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB). He will hold a dual professorship with the University of Lausanne
Henning Stahlberg is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cryogenic electron microscopy. He contributed significantly to the development of this technology thanks to his expertise in all types of imaging, and he has also worked successfully on detectors and software for data processing and analysis. Henning Stahlberg is an outstanding scientist who knows how to run a scientific institution and forge links with practitioners in different fields of application. At EPFL, he will continue to develop cryo-electron microscopy and will manage the center dedicated to this discipline, which will be set up in collaboration with the University of Lausanne.