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"I am a different person now"

Published:15.07.26 — A demanding four-year apprenticeship at one of Europe’s leading research institutions has become a story of technical skill, growing confidence and well-earned recognition.

Prof. Lyesse Laloui elected President of ISSMGE

Published:15.06.26 — Director of the Laboratory of Soil Mechanics at EPFL to lead the world's pre-eminent geotechnical engineering body for the 2026–2030 term

New Appointments at ENAC

Published:28.05.26 — The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the promotions and appointments of several professors, including two from the ENAC School: Lyesse Laloui and Urs Germann. We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to them both. Brief overview of their respective careers. 

A Global Stage for Geomechanics Research in 2026

Published:25.02.26 — Prof. Lyesse Laloui has begun his year-long InterPore Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecture Tour, bringing pioneering research in geomechanics to thirteen cities across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

EPFL research highlights bio-cementation for soil stability

Published:19.01.26 — Published in Les Cahiers – EspaceSuisse (3/2025), the article “Toward more sustainable geotechnics” highlights research from EPFL’s Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) on bio-cementation as a sustainable alternative for soil stabilisation.

LMS and PSI Join Forces to Advance Nuclear Waste Repository Research

Published:29.09.25 — Two leading Swiss institutions align their strengths to tackle one of the country's most critical environmental challenges.

Enerdrape's Underground Innovation Featured in Bloomberg

Published:20.08.25 — LMS spin-off brings no-drill geothermal energy from Lausanne to New York, showing how underground spaces can power the cities of tomorrow.

The multitasking microbe that turns naturally CO₂ into minerals

Published:08.07.25 — At more than 470 times the atmospheric concentration of CO₂, a humble soil bacterium does something extraordinary: it turns gas into stone.

Rethinking Renewables: Enerdrape's Underground Energy Revolution

Published:04.07.25 — Solar and wind may lead the renewable conversation, but Enerdrape is quietly transforming the game underground. We dive into this innovation with CEO Margaux Peltier and Professor Lyesse Laloui to explore how their geothermal tech is reshaping urban energy: no sunlight, no drilling, just smart science.

Lyesse Laloui named Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer 2026

Published:19.06.25 — Civil engineering professor Lyesse Laloui has been named the 2026 Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer by the International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) in recognition of his pioneering work on porous media and sustainable geo-energy systems.