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…

EPFL launches a series of projects to combat the Coronavirus crisis

06.04.20EPFL

EPFL researchers have been working for weeks to help fight the pandemic and mitigate its short- and long-term consequences. Studies are already under way on methods to stem the spread of the virus, diagnose the disease and discover a vaccine. EPFL researchers are also part of an EU initiative called PEPP-PT to develop an app that can identify people who have been in contact with a coronavirus carrier. Hackathons are yet another element of our School’s effort to combat COVID-19. For ENAC and IIE, two projects were awarded so far.

A new tool for identifying climate-adaptive coral reefs

22.03.20Research

Climate change is threatening the world’s coral reefs, and saving them all will prove impossible. A team from EPFL has developed a method for identifying corals with the greatest adaptive potential to heat stress. The research, published in the journal Evolutionary Applications, should support improved and better-targeted marine biodiversity conservation strategies.

A new professor at IIE

06.03.20EPFL

The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of 7 professors at EPFL amongst which one new professor at IIE – ENAC.

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