Neuro X Institute News

New article in Polymer Composites

Strain Development During Cure of Partially Pre-­Cured Thermosetting Composites Measured With Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor

EPFL alumnus Kartik Waghmare honoured with Lambert Award

Kartik Waghmare completed his PhD in statistics in 2023 under the supervision of Professor Victor Panaretos. His research at EPFL, tackled foundational challenges in statistical theory and functional analysis.

Christophe Ballif wins ERC Synergy Grants for Ultimate PV

On 6th of November, the European Research council announced the selection of 66 ERC Synergy Grants for a total 684 m€ ! Fantastic news: our "Ultimate PV project", with EPFL PV-lab (Christophe Ballif) , Stefan Glunz at University of Freiburg, and Stéphane Collin at CNRS has been selected as one of the winning project 

EFG International Women in Finance Scholarship 2025

EFG International continues to support our Master’s program in Financial Engineering through a scholarship designed to encourage talented women in their studies.

Nako Nakatsuka wins Ruzicka Prize

Nako Nakatsuka, head of the Laboratory of Chemical Nanotechnology in the School of Engineering, has been selected by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurch (ETH Zurich) to receive the prestigious Ruzicka Prize 2025.

Pierre Vandergheynst and Christophe Ballif win ERC Synergy Grants

The European Research Council announced on Thursday that School of Engineering professors Pierre Vandergheynst and Christophe Ballif have been awarded ERC Synergy Grants to tackle major scientific challenges.

Nicola Marzari receives David Adler Award

Nicola Marzari, head of the School of Engineering's Laboratory of Theory and Simulation of Materials (THEOS) and director of NCCR MARVEL, is the recipient of the American Physical Society’s 2026 David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Material Physics.

Massimiliano Lippa joins the lab!

Max just joined CHANGE as a visiting PhD student. He will work on drounght impacts on viticulture! Welcome Max!

EPFL Professors named Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows

Authors : Tanya Petersen

Antoine Bosselut, Charlotte Bunne and Martin Schrimpf have been awarded prestigious 2025 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 fellowships to focus on how to fulfill AI’s potential to dramatically benefit humankind.

Swiss Life Award and BCV Award for Academic Excellence 2025

Congratulations to Amirmahdi Hosseinabadi and Marco Giuliano, who are both graduating from the Financial Engineering programme with a Master's degree and have received an Award for Academic Excellence.