Environmental Engineering Institute – IIE

IIE research units pioneer adaptation to environmental changes as part of sustainable design. Our emphasis is on translational science based upon rigorous understanding our environment, seamless integration of data and models, humans as integral parts of environmental systems, and development of novel, leading-edge technologies. More…

The main output of Pagani’s PhD research is a new computer model dedicated to cooperative owners and landlords. © iStock 2021

HERUS: What factors influence our decision to stay or move?

Research

What makes a dwelling a place we want to call home? And why do we find it so hard to move, even when downsizing is the logical choice? To answer to these questions, a team of EPFL scientists surveyed 968 tenants in Switzerland.

Professor Athanasios Nenes joined EPFL in 2018. © Alain Herzog

Professor Athanasios Nenes becomes Member of the Academia Europaea

Research

The non-governmental association Academia Europaea elected Professor Athanasios Nenes for being “an international leader in the area of aerosol impacts on cloud formation, air quality and climate”. At EPFL, Professor Nenes heads the Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts since September, 2018.

Satoshi Takahama and Nikunj Dudani and their prototype. © Alain Herzog / EPFL

LAPI: Towards a more affordable analysis of air pollution

Innovation

EPFL scientists have developed a new method for chemical analysis of fine particles that they plan to extend on a large scale – including in developing countries – through an Innosuisse innovation grant award and a new startup.

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