2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006
2014
26.11.14 – The first Aldrich-ISIC seminar, chaired by Prof. Jerome Waser
Professor Luisa De Cola from the University of Strasbourg delivered a magnificent lecture on her research on hybrid porous nano materials. Dr. Yong Zhang from Sigma-Aldrich (Milwaukee) presented Professor Luisa De Cola with a plaque to mark the event.
2013
2012
06.02.12 – The Swiss Chemical Society awards the 2012 Werner Prize
to Prof. Nicolai Cramer (Laboratory of Asymmetric Catalysis and Synthesis – LCSA), for his pioneering studies in metal catalyzed C-C and C-H activation reactions and their applications in organic synthesis.
2011
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| 20.12.11 – The 2011 Taiwan Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities by Continent for Chemistry published at the end of November, puts the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC) at the third place in the lists of the most important chemistry academic research centers in Europe. The Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), got its high rank despite being much smaller in size than competing chemistry departments. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 30.11.11 – The swirling of wine helps bioreactors to run better. Every wine aficionado knows that wine has to be swirled in a glass in order for it to release its aroma. Applied to biotechnologies over some fifteen years, this ordinary gesture has made it possible to develop more efficient machines for culturing proteins in animal cells. The phenomenon has been studied in detail at EPFL…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 18.11.11 – Schläfli 2011 Award for Prof. Jérôme Waser. The SCNAT awards the “Prix Schläfli 2011” to Prof. J. Waser. From 1866, the A. F. Schläfli prize rewards each year the work of a young Swiss researcher. This year the award has been selected by the Chemistry Platform. Prof. Jérôme Waser (LCSO – Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis) has received this prestigious award during the annual meeting of the Académie suisse des sciences naturelles (SCNAT) on November 18…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 10.11.11 – Dye-sensitized solar cells break a new record. Dye-sensitized Grätzel solar cells have just set a new efficiency benchmark. By changing the composition and color of the cells, an EPFL team has increased their efficiency to more than 12%. Their results have just been published in Science…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 04.11.11 – Solar cells which exceed 12 percent efficiency. Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency. The iodide/triiodide redox shuttle has limited the efficiencies accessible in dye-sensitized solar cells. Here, the group of Prof. Michaël Grätzel (LPI – Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces), in collaboration with….>>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| “Gutenberg Research Award 2011” to Prof. Michael Grätzel: Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) of Mainz has awarded recently awarded “Gutenberg Research Award 2011” to Prof. Michael Grätzel in a ceremony held on July 7, 2011 at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. The award will strengthen his interactions with the Graduate School MAINZ and JGU….. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| EPFL establishes collaborations with Russia in the fight against diabetes. PARTNERSHIP : A Chair in Bioorganic Chemistry (LCBIM – Prof. Elena Dubikovskaya) and a new international collaboration in the field of diabetes research has been created with the help of Neva foundation at ISIC, EPFL…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 21.10.11 – Hydrogen generation and storage. “Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using an Iron Catalyst”. Hydrogen is one of the essential reactants in the chemical industry, though its generation from renewable sources and storage in a safe and reversible manner remain challenging. Formic acid (FA) is a promising source and storage material in this respect. Prof. Gabor Laurenczy ….. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 21.10.11 – Generation of cell-surface-targeted fluorescent sensor proteins. “Semisynthesis of Fluorescent Metabolite Sensors on Cell Surfaces”. Progress in understanding signal transduction and metabolic pathways is hampered by a shortage of suitable sensors for tracking metabolites, second messengers, and neurotransmitters in living cells. The groups of Prof. Kai Johnsson and Prof. Horst Vogel …. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 18.10.11 – A molecule worth its weight in gold to fight cancer. EPFL scientists (Angela Casini-LCOM and Yury Tsybin-LSMB) have shown that inorganic, metal-containing molecules can be used to fight cancer. The discovery has opened up a whole new area of research…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 15.10.2011 – Kevin Sivula wins Prix Zeno Karl Schindler/EPFL The award is presented to Prof. Kevin Sivula for his outstanding research on the use of mesoscopic oxides for the direct generation of hydrogen from water by sunlight. “Enabling materials for a new paradigm in solar energy conversion”…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 30.09.2011 – Kevin Sivula has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the School of Basic Sciences (SB). Originally from the United States, Kevin Sivula studied at the University of Minnesota (USA), where he obtained a Bachelor degree in chemical engineering. He continued his studies in this field at the University of California, Berkeley (USA), where he gained his doctorate in 2007…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 8.07.2011 – César Pulgarin, Senior Scientist, has been promoted to Adjunct Professor in EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences. He is a recognized expert in the area of chemistry of advanced oxidation processes such as photochemistry, ultrasound and their combination. He has significantly contribution to the understanding of how these processes operate on chemical and bacterial pollutants in the air and water… >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 10.06.11 – The EPFL Doctorate Award puts chemistry in the spotlight. Bruce Yoder, a former member of EPFL’s Molecular Physical Chemistry Laboratory, has won an award for his doctoral research. The EPFL Doctoral Award recognizes PhD work of exceptional quality and aims to encourage careers in research. Mission accomplished with this chemist. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 20.05.11 – Elena Dubikovskaya has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of bio-organic chemistry at the School of Basic Sciences (FSB). She is an advocate of an interdisciplinary approach, combining synthetic chemistry, optical imaging, and an understanding of cellular functions at molecular level to find solutions to fundamental problems in biology and the medical sciences…. >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 13.05.11 – EFMC Prize for Young Medicinal Chemist in Academia. The Selection Committee is proud to announce the names of the winner and the most meritorious runners-up of the EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist in Academia. Christian HEINIS, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; Constance CHOLLET, University of Leipzig, Germany; Silvia ORTEGA-GUTIERREZ, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 12.05.11 – New technique improves artificial photosynthesis. Transforming solar energy into a usable form is a real challenge. One technique is to use semiconductors to store the energy as hydrogen. Unfortunately, the most efficient semiconductors are not the most stable. An EPFL team (ISIC-LPI) has just discovered that it is possible to protect the semiconductor with a uniform layer just a few nanometers thick. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 19.04.11 – Using yeast to uncover a common drug’s secrets. An anti-inflammation drug’s well-kept secrets have finally been uncovered thanks to a type of yeast; a discovery that will impact treatments for other diseases and limit side effects. A team from ISIC Laboratory of Protein Engineering (LPI) has now been able to elucidate this mystery. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 15.04.11 – A chance discovery may revolutionize hydrogen production. Producing hydrogen in a sustainable way is a challenge and production cost is too high. A team led by EPFL Professor Xile Hu (Laboratoire de synthèse et de catalyse inorganique) l has discovered that a molybdenum based catalyst is produced at room temperature, inexpensive and efficient. An international patent based on this discovery has just been filled. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 23.03.11 – The drop that makes helium overflow. Helium droplets measuring just a few nanometers that have been associated with a highly excited atom have recently been observed for the first time. These nanodroplets, the theoretical existence of which was predicted around fifteen years ago, are the object of a new field of study and experimentation for basic research. Marcel Drabbels (Laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry – LCPM) and his colleagues are taking part in this research by associating the drops with sodium, which they excite with a laser to form a stable system. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 16.03.11 – Michaël Grätzel and Shaik M. Zakeruddin, are mentionned in the “Top 100 Chemists, 2000-2010” and “Top 100 Materials Scientists” lists. Michaël Grätzel and Shaik M. Zakeruddin, researchers at our Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI) are quoted in the list compiled by Thomson Reuters of the top 100 chemists of the last decade as ranked by the impact of their published research, they are the only scientists in this list working at a Swiss institution; they are also saluted in the list of the top 100 materials scientists. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 08.03.11 – EPFL moves into 21st-century academic teaching. “Young people and their world have changed, and we must adapt our methods of teaching accordingly.” This is the message from Philippe Gillet, Vice-President of EPFL for academic affairs, who has announced the nomination of two new Deans, the professors Hubert Girault for the Bachelor and Master programs, and Stephan Morgenthaler for international relations. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 17.02.11 – A breakthrough in our understanding of ionic liquids. Electrolytes are usually conducting media, in which charged ions move freely in a solvent. Now an experiment led by Professor Jacques-E. Moser has revealed a new mechanism for electrical conduction in ionic liquid electrolytes. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 31.01.11 – Christos Comninellis honored in the Journal of Applied Electrochemist. On the occasion of his 65th birthday and his 40 years at EPFL, the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry is honoring Professor Christos Comninellis. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 12.01.11 – Majed Chergui honored in Kuwait. Professor Majed Chergui has just received an award from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences for his work on ultra-rapid chemical reactions. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 11.01.11 – Thomas Rizzo – Fellow of the AAAS. Thomas Rizzo receives the title of Fellow of the AAAS, the publisher of the magazine Science. >> more ____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
2010
| December | ♦ | Grätzel cells now incorporate a new electrode made from titanium oxide nano-wires – three times more efficient. >> more |
| ♦ | Do ants hold the key to the fuel of the future? Formic acid provides more efficient and safer storage of hydrogen. It is an ideal way to store energy from renewable sources or to power 21st century cars (Prof. Gabor Laurenczy). >> more | |
| November | ♦ | EPFL’s Lioubov Kiwi and her group are developing new reactors by using micro- et nano-technologies. >> more |
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Prof. Xile Hu (ISIC-EPFL) shares with Dr. Reto Dorta (University of Zurich) the 2011 Swiss Chemical Society’s Werner Prize. |
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| ♦ | Prof. Nicolai Cramer receives the Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award 2010 in the chemistry category for his in-depth developments and research into new catalytic organometallic reactions for activation of carbon-hydrogen and carbon-carbon bonds | |
| October | ♦ | Honoring Professor Christos Comninellis on his 65th birthday. A special issue of Journal of Applied Electrochemistry is dedicated to Professor Christos Comninellis on the occasion of his 65th birthday. |
| September | ♦ | Professor Liuobov Kiwi has been awarded Doctor Honoris Causa of Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology M.V. Lomonosov. |
| ♦ | Professor Jieping Zhu wins the SCF-DCO 2010 Prize in Organic Division (Société Chimique de France). | |
| ♦ | Professor Nicolai Cramer won the gold medal and Professor Clémence Corminboeuf the silver one at the “European Young Chemists Award 2010” at the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Nürnberg (Nuremberg). Professor Xile Hu was also in the shortlist of the 13 finalists. |
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| June | ♦ | At its meeting on July 28-29, the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has named the following professors:
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| ♦ | Professor Michael Grätzel wins the 2010 Millenium Technology Grand Prize for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. (press release). Instituted in 2004, the Millennium Technology Prize is one of the most widely-followed award in the field. |
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| ♦ | Professor Hubert Girault has been appointed Associate Editor of Chemical Science. | |
| ♦ | FDA approval of CysviewTM last Saturday. CysviewTM corresponds to the formulation we have developed (Photomedicine Group, Dr Georges Wagnières), in collaboration with the CHUV, to detect early bladder cancers by fluorescence imaging. | |
| ♦ | Professor Michael Grätzel awarded Doctor Honoris Causa title from the Univ of Nova Gorica. | |
| April | ♦ | Professor Hubert Girault has been appointed Member of the Ertl center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis, GIST, Gwangju, Korea. |
| ♦ | Professor Michael Grätzel receives the “City of Florence Award 2010” of the Italian Chemical Society. | |
| January | ♦ | Professor Majed Cherghui awarded a 2010 Humboldt Research Award. |