News and Events

EDMX Visit to Paul Scherer Institute (PSI) at Villigen on April 9, 2025

Program of the talks:

Timur Mukhametkaliyev / Laboratory of Construction Materials, IMX, EPFL
“Minimum clinker (C-S-H) threshold for blended cements: Connectivity of C-S-H“
Timo Reents / Laboratory of Materials Simulation, PSI
“From high-throughput simulations and robust datasets to machine-learning applications: an overview“
Vishal Kumar / Laboratory of Biological Electron Microscopy, IPHYS, EPFL
“Does pulsed electron beam illumination reduce beam damage in biological specimens?“
Nataliya Paulish / Laboratory of Materials Simulation, PSI
“Automated prediction of Fermi surfaces and ​de Haas-van Alphen oscillation frequencies from first principles“
Mustafa Onur Yalcinkaya / 202 – Joining Technologies & Corrosion, EMPA
“Bioresorbable corrosion products as a porous diffusion-limiting layer on magnesium implants“

EDMX Christmas lunch December 2024

Let’s end the year with a good lunch in good spirits!

This event has been organized by our Doctoral Candidates Representatives, Anja Tiede and William Le Bas on December 10, 2024.

This lunch gave a chance to Doctoral Candidates to discuss various topics that concern their PhD.

EDMX Breakfast – November 2024

On November 5, 2024, EDMX fall breakfast took place. It happened directly after the welcome meeting for new PhD students, it was the opportunity to greet the new students and meet familiar faces again to catch up over a cup of coffee or tea and pastries.

EDMX Summer BBQ – June 2024

To conclude the events for the Spring Semester 2024, the “EDMX Summer BBQ” took place on June 13, 2024.

This evening was a great opportunity to meet your fellow PhD students/Post-Docs/thesis directors in EDMX, and to conclude the summer term in style: with good food, cold drinks and great company.

EDMX Eat’n Meet – May 2024

The information session Eat’n Meet EDMX took place on May 15, 2024. We organized this event together with the section MX to promote the doctorate in Material Sciences and Engineering. 

3 doctoral candidates presented their project and experience:

– Stella Laperrousaz from FINMAP

– Eva Baur from SMAL

– Santhanu Panikar Ramanandan from LMSC

Discussions followed around a buffet-lunch.

EPFL's My Thesis in 180 Seconds 2024 – Swiss Finale on 20.06.2024 at Université de Fribourg

Congratulations to Stella Laperrousaz from FIMAP, who won the Public Prize !

EPFL's My Thesis in 180 Seconds 2024 – EPFL Competition

Congratulations to EDMX finalists of the 8th Edition of the EPFL Competition MT180 which took place on 21 March 2024 at the Forum Rolex:

Maria Marcineck from LP, 1^st place

Stella Laperrousaz from FIMAP, 3^rd place

They will have the opportunity to compete in the Swiss finale organised by CUSO on June 20 at the University of Fribourg.

EDMX Research Day 2024

The EDMX Research Day is an annual event that brings together all materials science Doctoral Candidates at EPFL as well as other members of our scientific community.

The event took place on Wednesday February 7th, 2024.

EDMX Eat'N'Meet & Coffee with LMGN, PBL and LAFT

The information session Eat’n Meet EDMX took place on November 15, 2023. We organize this event together with the section MX to promote the doctorate in Material Sciences and Engineering. Three Doctoral Candidates presented their project and experience:

– Huixin Guo from LMGN with the presentation “My Dynamic 3D work and life”

– Cem Tekin from PBL with the presentation “Engineering Supramolecular 2D Crystals”

– Biruktait Lemecho from LAFT with the presentation “”Harmonizing the Cosmos: Integrating CO2 Capture, Conversion, and Advanced Material Manufacturing for Sustainable Space Exploration”

Discussion has been followed around a buffet-lunch.

EDMX Eat'N'Meet & Coffee with LMSC and SML

The information session Eat’n Meet EDMX took place on May 10, 2023. We organize this event together with the section MX to promote the doctorate in Material Sciences and Engineering. Two Doctoral Candidates and an Alumni presented their project and experience:

– Alexandra Thoma from Soft Materials Laboratory (SMAL) with the presentation “From Food to Drops”

– Chuen-Ru Li from Soft Materials Laboratory (SMAL) with the presentation “Charge-selectively of permeable microcapsules”

– Alejandra Slagter from Laboratory of Mechanical Metallurgy (LMM) with the presentation “Steelmaking: insights from micromechanics”

Discussion has been followed around a buffet-lunch.

A coffee break was then organized by our PhD representatives Gaia De Angelis and Kyle Haas with the presentation of 2 laboratories:

– Tribology and Interfacial Chemistry Group (TIC)

– Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials (LMSC).

EPFL's My Thesis in 180 Seconds 2023 – EPFL Competition

Congratulations to EDMX finalists of the 7th Edition of the EPFL Competition MT180 which took place on 30 March 2023 at the Forum Rolex:

Eva Baur from SMAL, 1st place and public award prize,

Armand Kurum from LBI, 3rd place

EDMX Research Day 2023

The EDMX Research Day 2023 took place on Wednesday February 8th, 2023.

EDMX Christmas Lunch 2022

The EDMX Christmas lunch, organised by our Doctoral Candidates Representatives, Gaia De Angelis and Kyle Haas, took place on December 6th 2022.

This lunch gave a chance to Doctoral Candidates to discuss various topics that concern their PhD: how the TAs are going, any new publications, any new projects you are working on, and so on.

EDMX Breakfast 2022

On October 6, 2022, the EDMX Breakfast Event, organised by our Doctoral Candidate Representatives, Gaia De Angelis and Kyle Haas, took place.

It was a moment of sharing in good atmospher between Doctoral Candidates, Post-docs and Professors.

EDMX Summer Event 2022

On July 21st, 2022, the EDMX Summer Event, organised by our Doctoral Candidate Representatives, Gaia De Angelis and Kyle Haas, took place.

The event started with interesting talks given by EDMX alumni, Alvaro Charlet and Amin Rostamian. Then a buffet dinner has been shared.

EDMX Research Day 2022

On February 9, 2022 virtually by webinar

The EDMX Research Day is an annual event that brings together all materials science Doctoral Candidates at EPFL as well as other members of our scientific community.

Pitch talks – Doctoral Candidates talks – Poster sessions – EDMX Alumni experience

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