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HER President Luigi Crema and Xinyi Wei, EPFL, Switzerland, winner ‘Best researcher of the year’ category © David Plas

Xinyi Wei wins Hydrogen Europe Research Young Scientist Award

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Xinyi Wei, a researcher in the School of Engineering's Group of Energy Materials, has been awarded the Young Scientist Award 2025 in the ‘Best researcher of the year’ category by Hydrogen Europe Research.

Professor and IMT50 committee president Christophe Ballif. 2025 Michael Mitchell EPFL CC BY SA

Microcity Building celebrates 50 years of microengineering

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On September 4th, EPFL’s Neuchñtel campus celebrated the 50th anniversary of microengineering at the school with a milestone event uniting 450 alumni, engineers, and representatives from politics and industry.

Nako Nakatsuka and Zhengmao Lu. 2025 EPFL CC BY SA

Nako Nakatsuka and Zhengmao Lu win ERC Starting Grants

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The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 478 early-career researchers across Europe to receive this year’s Starting Grants, including EPFL School of Engineering professors Nako Nakatsuka and Zhengmao Lu. 

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