EPFL Valais Wallis

With its 17 laboratories active in the key areas of energy, environment and health, managed by researchers and doctoral students from 40 nationalities, the Valais campus, solidly integrated into the Energypolis project, plays a full role in promoting research and innovation in the heart of the Alps.

Pole of Excellence at the foot of the peaks

The EPFL Valais Wallis campus is mainly dedicated to scientific research and innovation in the fields of energy, health and the environment and brings together researchers from four faculties. EPFL and the Valais State Council have also signed an agreement in principle to create a national research, innovation and training pole around the green energy transition.

Deux personnes, derrière une vitre, travaillant sur un ordinateur au Energypolis Sion, Valais-Walis

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EPFL to create six new research chairs in Valais by 2032

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EPFL and the Valais Cantonal Government signed a third amendment to their agreement today in Sion, officially launching the third phase of EPFL’s expansion into the region. The two parties will pool their resources to create a new teaching, research and innovation hub devoted to the energy transition, with the goal of contributing to technological advancement in Switzerland and abroad. EPFL will set up six additional research chairs at the EPFL Valais Wallis campus, including two funded by the Canton of Valais.

How EPFL will make the most of its carbon emissions

05.06.24NewsResearch

By supporting a large-scale research project for carbon capture, utilization and storage, EPFL will shrink its carbon footprint while giving a boost to emerging technology.

Inauguration of the New TEM at EPFL Valais Wallis

09.04.24NewsEvents

EPFL Valais Wallis and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy of EPFL (CIME) inaugurate a new high-end Transmission Electron Microscope at the EPFL Valais Wallis campus.

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EPFL Valais Wallis
Route des Ronquos 86
1951 Sion
SWITZERLAND
Tél. +41 21 695 82 00

Operational Director EPFL Valais Wallis
Vincent Hiroz

Deputy to the Operational Director EPFL Valais Wallis
Rachel Gay

Executive Assistant to the Operational Director
Jennifer Brady

Imaging Atomic Structure, Strain, and Disorder By Atomic Electron Tomography

Knowledge of the atomic structure of materials is critical to understanding their functionality in many fields such as biology, microelectronics, condensed matter, and nanotechnology. Scanning transmission electron…

10-07-202410-07-2024

With: Dr. Peter Ercius | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Molecular Foundry, USA
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/69133932538
Category: Conferences – Seminars

"Leading with Technology in Finance" – Information session

04-09-202404-09-2024

With: Dr. Kim Vervink, program director
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Yrfuyvpj8qHNfQ8_Jg1wgRlAzSZbwQuSnf
Category: Miscellaneous