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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

👏 Congratulations to Prof. Véronique Michaud, head of the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) on her promotion to Full Professor of Materials Science in the School of Engineering! More info: www.admin.ch/fr/newnsb/zj...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️Monday, 18 May 2026 🕐13:15 🎙️Prof. Warren Chan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 🔎The delivery challenges of nanoparticles to solid tumours Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 11 May 2026 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Claus Ropers, Max Planck Göttingen, Germany 🔎 Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Marian Lumongsod-Thompson from the Tribology and Interfacial Chemistry (TIC) Group for her PhD thesis “Growth and Dissolution Mechanisms of Siderite Scale on Iron under Environmental Transients” under Dr. Anna Neus Igual Munoz and Dr. Stefano Mischler's supervision.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 4 May 2026 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Katharina Maniura, EMPA 🔎Instructive soft biomaterials for tissue response by design: steering events at the biointerface Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 27 April 2026 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Dr. Jan-Georg Rosenboom, MIT / MacroCycle, USA 🔎Polymers for people and planet - from solving problems in the lab to solving problems in the world Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join the next IMX talk 🗓️ Thursday, April 16 2026 at 16:15 🎙️ Dr. Shaoqing Cui, Zhejiang University, China 🔎 Sustainable green bio-polycarbonates from bio-based feedstocks and CO2 toward carbon-neutral goals Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join the next IMX talk 🗓️ Thursday, April 16 2026 at 15:30 🎙️ Prof. Zhenglong Li, Zhejiang University, China 🔎 Value-added utilization of biomass and CO2 for sustainable aviation fuels and biomaterials Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Join the next IMX talk 🗓️ Wednesday, April 1 2026 at 16:15 🎙️ Prof. Frank Leibfarth, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 🔎 Controlling Reactivity and Selectivity for the Discovery of Sustainable Thermoplastics Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/contro...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join the next IMX talk 🗓️ Friday, 20 March 2026 at 15:15 🎙️ Prof. Philipp Werner, University of Fribourg, Switzerland 🔎 Nonequilibrium dynamical mean field theory Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/nonequ...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 23 March 2026 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Chiara Ciccarelli, University of Cambridge, UK 🔎 Picosecond spin pumping from antiferromagnets Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 9 March 2026 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Alessandra Lanzara, UC Berkeley, USA 🔎 Switching the Quantum World Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The future is built with better materials! Curious about a Master’s in Materials Science & Engineering? Discover what’s possible at EPFL during the Master Info Days on Feb 25–26 memento.epfl.ch/event/master...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Stella Laperrousaz from the Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices (FIMAP) of for successfully defending her PhD thesis “Development of soft electronic and optoelectronic fiber-based devices via the thermal drawing process” under Prof. Fabien Sorin supervision

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Join the next IMX talk 🗓️ Thursday, 8 January 2026 at 15:00 🎙️ Dr. Christian Leinenbach, EMPA and EPFL 🔎 From Powder to Performance: Microstructure Engineering in Metal Additive Manufacturing for Advanced Applications Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Eva Baur from the Soft Materials Laboratory (SMaL) for successfully defending her PhD thesis “From the design to the characterization of granular elastomers for 3D printing applications” under the supervision of Prof. Esther Amstad.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

👏 Congratulations to Prof. Dirk Grundler, head of the Laboratory of Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Magnonics (LMGN) on his promotion to Full Professor of Materials Science in the School of Engineering! More info: actu.epfl.ch/news/nominat...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🎓 Last Friday, we celebrated the Bachelor graduation ceremony for our Materials Science & Engineering students! Congratulations to all 33 graduates! Special recognition to Aurelien Curti for the prize for the highest Bachelor’s average and a big thank to the Enigma association for the organization.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Nicola Marzari, head of the Laboratory of Theory and Simulation of Materials (THEOS) and director of NCCR-MARVEL on receiving this prize! Read more: nccr-marvel.ch/news/awards/...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🎓 From 19–21 November, EPFL hosted its Info Days! High school students discovered the Materials Science section through presentations, info booths, and hands-on workshops. Thank you for your enthusiasm, we look forward to seeing you next year!

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Join the next IMX-IPHYS talk 🗓️ Friday, 28 November 2025 at 14:15 🎙️ Prof. Angela Pitenis, UCSB, USA 🔎 Surface Physics of Soft Materials Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/surfac...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Michele Zendrini from LMSC for successfully defending his PhD thesis “Engineering GaAs nanostructures for heterointegration with 2D transition metal dichalcogenides” under Prof. @i_morral and Dr. Valerio Piazza supervision

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

✨ EDMX events 🥐 Welcome Breakfast – 11.11.2025, followed by an information meeting for new doctoral students 🍽️ Eat&Meet – 25.11.2025, 12:15 PM A buffet-lunch information meeting for Master students 🎄 EDMX Christmas Lunch – 11.12.2025 More details 👉 go.epfl.ch/EDMX_event

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Nicola Marzari on receiving the 2026 David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Material Physics from the American Physical Society! Read more here: actu.epfl.ch/news/nicola-...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Francesca Bono from the Soft Materials Laboratory (SMaL) for successfully defending her PhD thesis “Additive manufacturing of bio-inspired functional granular hydrogels: from soft to mineral-based composites" under Prof. Esther Amstad's supervision.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🌟The IMX Colloquium is underway! Exciting discussions, cutting-edge research, and inspiring talks are happening every Monday at the IMX Colloquium. Don’t miss out and check out the complete program 👇

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

✨Are you a driven Master’s student passionate about Materials Science? Join one of the cutting-edge research labs at EPFL’s Institute of Materials (IMX) for a 6-month Master project. Choose a lab and apply! 🗓️ MX Fellowship applications are open until November 1 🔗 sti.epfl.ch/smx/mx-fello...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🎓 Congrats to Dr. Hritwick Banerjee from the Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices (FIMAP) for successfully defending his PhD thesis “ Functional Soft Fibers and Textiles: Multi-Material Approaches for Actuation and Sensing” under Prof. Fabien Sorin's supervision.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Matthieu Wendling from the Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials - LMOM for successfully defending his PhD thesis “Hierarchical Structure and Phase Behavior of Supramolecular Elastomers” under Prof. Holger Frauenrath's supervision

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 13 October 2025 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Ingrid Graz, Linz School of Education, Austria 🔎 Smart by Nature: Bio-Inspired sensors and actuators Find out more: lnkd.in/eysPGHrE

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🎓 Huge congratulations to our 42 graduates who received their Master’s degrees last Saturday at the Magistrale! We are proud of all our graduates. Thank you for being part of our community, and we wish you every success in your next chapter!

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🎓 Congrats to Dr. Huixin Guo (LMGN) on defending her PhD thesis “Additive Manufacturing and Exploration of Three-Dimensional Ferromagnetic Nanonetworks for 3D Magnonics and 3D Spintronics” with Prof. Dirk Grundler. Nominated for the Thesis Distinction Award!

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Calixe Bénier from the Tribology and Interfacial Chemistry (TIC) Group for successfully defending her PhD thesis “Lubrication of the watch pivot contact: a multi-physics approach” under Dr. Stefano Mischler's supervision.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Join us for the next IMX Colloquium 🗓️ Monday, 29 September 2025 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Jörg F. Löffler, Department of Materials, ETHZ, Switzerland 🔎 Ultrahigh-purified lean magnesium alloys for bioresorbable implant applications Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

👏 Congratulations to Prof. @micheleceriotti.bsky.social (@labcosmo.bsky.social) and Prof. Roland Logé (LMTM) on their promotion to Full Professor of Materials Science in the School of Engineering! More info: actu.epfl.ch/news/appoint...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Don't miss the next IMX talk: 🗓️ Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 16:00 🎙️ Dr. Laura Porath from ESPCI, Paris, France 🔎 Viscoelasticity and Applications of Self-Healing Polymers Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Don't miss the next IMX talk: 🗓️ Friday, 19 September 2025 at 12:00 🎙️ Prof. Véronique Michaud 🔎 Sustainability driven composite materials development Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Join us for the IMX Colloquium - Fall 2025 🗓️ Monday, 15 September 2025 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. John Kolinski, Engineering Mechanics of Soft lnterfaces, EPFL 🔎 Defects in cracks and contact: enhancing toughness and suppressing wetting Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-co...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🚀 What an inspiring three days! The Alloys for Additive Manufacturing 2025 symposium in Neuchâtel co-organized by EPFL and EMPA has just wrapped up. With 170 participants from around the world, the symposium sparked exciting discussions on the latest advances in metal additive manufacturing.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🎓 Welcome to all our new Bachelor’s and Master’s students in Materials Science! We wish you an exciting academic journey and hope this new chapter will be filled with discovery, growth, and success.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Melis Özkan for successfully defending her PhD thesis (nominated for the Best thesis award) “Development of Small Molecule Heparin Glycomimetics for Applications in Nerve Regeneration Therapies” under Prof. Stellacci and Prof. Micera supervision.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Don't miss the next IMX talks on Sep 8 at 13:15 & 14:15 🎙️ Prof. Massimo Mastrangeli, Delft University of Technology 🔎 Micro electro-mechanical physiological systems (MEMPhyS) 🎙️ Prof. Achilleas Savva, Delft University of Technology 🔎 Reverse Engineering the Nervous System with Biohybrid Electronics

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Antonios Baganis from EMPA for successfully defending his PhD thesis “Fabrication of Multi-Material and Functionally Graded Metal Structures with Additive and Hybrid Manufacturing Methods” under the supervision of Dr. Christian Leinenbach.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Don't miss the next IMX talk: 📅 September 1 at 11:00 🎙️ Prof. Christopher Hutchinson, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University 🔎 Strengthening and strain hardening from solute clusters in Aluminium alloys Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Register before August 29! Join us for the inaugural lecture by Professor Maartje Bastings @Materials Science and Engineering at EPFL 🧬 "Making Materials That Speak the Cellular Language" 🗓 Friday Sept 5 🕛 17:15 - 18:15 📍 Room SV1717 & Online memento.epfl.ch/event/inaugu...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Save the Date! Join us for the inaugural lecture by Professor Maartje Bastings 🧬 "Making Materials That Speak the Cellular Language" 🗓 Friday Sept 5 🕛 17:15 - 18:15 📍 Room SV1717 & Online

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Sophia Thiele from the Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials for successfully defending her PhD thesis "Supramolecular Materials from Sustainable Polyesters: Structure, Dynamics, and Performance" under Prof. Holger Frauenrath's supervision.

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Don't miss the next IMX talk: 📅 16 July 2025 at 11:00 🎙️ Prof. Mark R. Marten, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA 🔎 Using a genetic approach to develop mycelial materials Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/imx-ta...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Morgan Barbey-Binggeli from the Laboratory for in situ nanomaterials characterisation with electrons (INE) for successfully defending his PhD thesis under Prof. Vasiliki Tileli's supervision. memento.epfl.ch/event/liquid...

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Materials Science & Engineering @EPFL @materials-epfl.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

"Don't miss the next IMX talk: 📅 12 June 2025 at 17:00 🎙️ Prof. Giovanni M. Pavan, Politecnico di Torino, Italy 🔎 From microscopic dynamics to dominant fluctuations to complex emergent behaviors in self-organizing matter Find out more: memento.epfl.ch/event/talk-f...

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