EPFL Valais Wallis

With its 10 laboratories active in the key fields of energy, environment and health, 226 researchers, administrative and technical staff, 92 doctoral students, 43 nationalities, firmly integrated into the Energypolis project, the Valais campus plays its full part in promoting research and innovation in the heart of the Alps.

Pole of Excellence at the foot of the peaks

Dedicated mainly to scientific research and innovation in the fields of energy, green chemistry, health and the environment, the EPFL Valais Wallis campus brings together 226 researchers, administrative and technical staff from four faculties. The next phase of the project dedicated to research on the Alpine and polar environments (Alpole) will bring together 200 additional researchers including the Swiss Polar Research Institute at the end of 2021. By this date, more than 400 people will be active on the Sion site.

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Deux personnes, derrière une vitre, travaillant sur un ordinateur au Energypolis Sion, Valais-Walis

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New biologically derived metal-organic framework mimics DNA

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Chemical engineers at EPFL have synthesized a biologically-derived metal-organic framework on which the hydrogen bonding that forms the DNA double helix can be mimicked and studied like never before.

Nous avons un nouveau pape!

05.04.19 News EPFL

SOLAIRE – A Sion (EPFL Valais Wallis), le professeur Nazeeruddin travaille d’arrache-pied au perfectionnement de la prochaine génération de cellules solaires. Deux investisseurs sont à bord et une société vise déjà la mise en production.

EPFL-CRR et les recherches liées aux personnes cérébro-lésées

01.04.19 News EPFL

La Clinique romande de réadaptation (CRR) de Sion est un lieu de soins, mais aussi un espace de recherche, notamment dans le domaine de la récupération après un accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC). Avec Friedhelm Hummel, titulaire de la chaire Defitech de lʹEcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL Valais Wallis), et Gilles Rivier, directeur médical de la CRR. Un thème abordé par Stéphane Délétroz.

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EPFL Valais Wallis
Rue de l’Industrie 17
Case Postale 440
CH-1951 Sion
Tél. +41 21 695 82 00

Operational Director EPFL Valais Wallis
Marc-André Berclaz

Executive Assistant to the Operational Director
Jennifer Luyet

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Demand Response Operation of Chemical Plants: Models and Computational Methods

Abstract: deregulation and dynamic market conditions have created significant opportunities for the engagement of industrial entities normally regarded as electricity consumers in the operation of the power grid. Chemical...

2019-04-25 16:00:00 17:00:00

With: Prof. Michael Baldea. Associate Professor and Frank A. Liddell, Jr. Centennial Fellow in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, and a core faculty member in the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin.
Place and room: Zeuzier (Sion), I17 4 K2
Category: Conferences - Seminars

Towards Platinum-Free Fuel Cells for Affordable Zero-Emission Cars

2019-05-09 16:00:00 17:00:00

With: Prof. Yushan YAN Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, USA
Place and room: Zeuzier, I17 4 K2
Category: Conferences - Seminars

Scientastic!

Le digital au bout des doigts

Les 18 et 19 mai 2019, Scientastic vous donne rendez-vous sur le campus de l’EPFL Valais-Wallis à Sion, pour passer un week-end au cœur du numérique !

Scientastic, c’est la découverte des sciences et des technologies au cœur du campus !

EPFL Rapport de réalisation 2017