Group Links

News Archives

Links to Online Journals

Web of Science

Reaxys

SciFinder

Available Online Databse

Elements of Writing (English writing guides)

Tips for Scientific Communicatios

Arrival Information

Travel:
1. From airport to Lausanne (English)
2. From airport to Lausanne (Chinese; 日内瓦-洛桑:日内瓦机场图鉴)
3. From Lausanne train station to EPFL (English) 
4. Position of our building

Accommodation tips:
1. Tips from LSCI (English)
2. Tips (Chinese; 一点洛桑租房的经验)
3. EPFL-Unil housing site.

Guidebooks:
1. EPFL guides (Practical life)
2. Guides from Chinese Association
Version 1 (洛桑新生实用手册2011); Version 2 (洛桑新生手册2015).

Safety Information

EPFL Lab Safety Page

EPFL rules on working with nano materials

What should I know about Nano materials (2022 EPFL version)

An  EPFL safety presentation on nano materials

EPFL SB Safety Manual (2004)

Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for synthetic chemistry (via site of Prof. Miller in UNC)

Guides for the use of sensitive reagents

Guides for the quenching of sensitive reagents

Handling Cryogenic Liquids

Chemical Safety (LSCI Intern)

Safety Links

Prototols for using peroxides

Property of peroxide

Learn from accidents:

Yale accident Lesson

A Recent Case of a Dichloromethane Injection Injury

Manuals and Schedules

General Guidelines to Group Members

Safety specifications LSCI

Glovebox Mandatory Guidelines (EPFL)

Glovebox Guideline (LSCI)

Vacuum and Schlenk Line

Group Jobs

Data management plan for the lab

Check-in list for new members

How to order in the Catalyze System of EPFL

Disposal of chemicals

Course suggestions for PhD students

Journal list and suggestions for literature search

Knowledge and Protocols in Chemistry

Writing a paper

Whitesides’ Group: Writing a paper

Whitesidtes’ presentation: Writing a Scientific paper

Wiley: Tips for writting better science papers

How to write an abstract (Nature)

Writing tips: Style Guides and the Garlic, Shallots, and Butter of Scientific Writing

Preparing for a talk

Structure your talk

Poster design

Scientific images and where to find them

Presentation tips in Chemistry (Prof. Christine Le)

Other guides

Deducing reaction mechanism, a student guide

Glove guide

Cyclic Voltammetry

pKa of Evans

pKa of Williams

pKa in DMSO

TLC

Titration Ketal Radical

Make an non-aqueous ref electrode (BAS)

How to make a Hg-Au electrode

How to grow crystals

Organic Techniques

Name Reactions

Name Reactions Exercise

Ochem Info

Al’s Notebook for Synthetic Chemistry