Awards and prizes

Discover the awards which have been presented to EPFL researchers.

Andronikos Skiadopoulos and Dimitrios Lignos. © RESSLab/2022 EPFL

Prof. D. Lignos and A. Skiadopoulos win the R.C. Reese Research Prize

18.05.22Research

The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded the 2022 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize to Dimitrios Lignos, an associate professor and the director of the Civil Engineering Institute at EPFL’s School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC); Andronikos Skiadopoulos, a PhD student at EPFL’s RESSLab; and Ahmed Elkady, a lecturer in civil engineering at the University of Southampton and a former postdoc at the RESSLab.

Paola Viganò wins the Schelling Award for Architectural Theory

10.05.22Research

Paola Viganò, an architect, urbanist and full professor at EPFL and Iuav University of Venice, has won the prestigious Schelling Award in recognition of her crucial contribution to urgent urban development issues.

Bart Deplancke wins joint Leenaards Science Prize

28.04.22EPFL

EPFL Professor Bart Deplancke has been awarded the Leenaards Science Prize with Dr Jeroen Geurts (CHUV) for a joint research project on obesity and osteoarthritis.

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Awards for the EPFL research community

EPFL Research Awards

Every year, EPFL awards several PhD students and postdocs; learn more about the EPFL Research Awards.

Lopez-Loreta Prize

The Lopez-Loreta Prize awards EUR 1 million to top graduates (Master or PhD graduates) from four prestigious Swiss and French higher education institutions – EPFL, ETH Zurich, the École polytechnique in Palaiseau, and the ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse. This award is intended to allow selected candidates to carry out their own exceptional scientific or entrepreneurial project over a five-year period.

Awards for the EPFL research community

Piaget Scientific Award

The Piaget Scientific Award is a prestigious fellowship organized by EPFL and sponsored by Piaget that aims at supporting outstanding and groundbreaking research in the broad field of miniaturization and microengineering.

Rodolphe and Renée Haenney Foundation

The Rodolphe and Renée Haenny Foundation was created in 2001 with the objective of supporting research in the field of metallurgy and the material sciences, areas of great importance for technology and society.

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