05.02.18 – Majed Chergui has been elected Foreign Member of the Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences (Real Academia de Ciencias). The Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences was founded in the 16th century, and currently counts 54 Full Members, 90 National Correspondents, and … Continue reading →
16.01.18 – Professor Clémence Corminboeuf has won the 2018 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The Award is given by the Physical Chemistry Division of the ACS to “recognize outstanding contributions in experimental and theoretical physical chemistry by … Continue reading →
08.12.17 – Highly stable and efficient perovskite solar cells via multication engineering “For his pioneering research in the field of triple and quadruple cation perovskites. His discovery has allowed to improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells that … Continue reading →
06.12.17 – Maryna Viazovksa, a world-renowned mathematician famous for her solution to the sphere-packing problem, has won a New Horizons in Mathematics prize, part of the prestigious Breakthrough Prizes.The Breakthrough Prizes are international awards given annually in three categories to … Continue reading →
28.11.17 – Michael Saliba is one of the two recipients of the 2017 Postdoctoral Awards from the Materials Research Society (MRS). The MRS Postdoctoral Awards are given each year to two postdoctoral researchers to “recognize postdoctoral scholars who show exceptional … Continue reading →
10.11.17 – Diane Sylvie Guignard, who received her PhD in Mathematics at EPFL, has been awarded the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) award for Best PhD Thesis in 2016. Founded in 1993, ECCOMAS is a scientific … Continue reading →
18.10.17 – The Rusnano Group has awarded Professor Michael Grätzel their annual Prize. The mission of the Rusnano Group is to “state policy for the development of the nanoindustry in Russia, acting as a co-investor in nanotechnology projects, which have substantial … Continue reading →
16.10.17 – Statistical Mechanics and Conformal Field Theory: an Ising Model Perspective. “For his work on the mathematical and probabilistic aspects of statistical mechanics and in particular for his resolution of several landmark problems regarding the Ising model at the … Continue reading →
03.10.17 – Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded the 2017 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize from the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (India). The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize was founded in 2005 by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy … Continue reading →
26.09.17 – After winning the Air Liquide challenge in November, Professor Kevin Sivula received the Prize during a visit by senior representatives of the Air Liquide group to EPFL. Air Liquide is a French multinational company that supplies various industries … Continue reading →