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Materials Science and Engineering Introduction to the Materials Science and Engineering Institute And Highlights of Smart Materials Research V. Michaud Innovative Smart Materials Networking Conference Oct. 2, 2014 Faculté STI Sciences et Techniques de l’Ingénieur
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Materials Science and Engineering
Introduction to the Materials Science and Engineering
Institute!!
And!!
Highlights of Smart Materials Research!
!!
V. Michaud!Innovative Smart Materials Networking
Conference!!
Oct. 2, 2014!
Faculté STI Sciences et Techniques de l’Ingénieur
Materials Science and Engineering
We aim for
- impact in both science and engineering;
- and breadth, across materials classes, across disciplinary specialties, across the lifetime and palette of materials, from processing to performance to recycling, …in both teaching and research.
IMX in a few numbers :
• 318 staff in total, • 20 professors in 16 laboratories, 149 PhD candidates, plus 264 students
(182 BS and 82 MS) • A total annual turnover of 23.7 mioCHF, of which 11 mioCHF budget from
EPFL and 12.7 mioCHF third party funding.
Materials Science and Engineering
Powder Technology Laboratory Prof. H. Hofmann
Microstructure
Laboratory of Construction Materials Prof. Karen Scrivener
Properties Durability
Powder Synthesis
Powder Processing
Nanoparticles for Medical Applications
Atomistic Simulation
calcite
PAA
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
Advanced solidification process Microstructure and defects
Numerical simulation
Laboratory of Mechanical Metallurgy Prof. A. Mortensen
Laboratory of Computational Materials Prof. M. Rappaz
Structural alloys
Metal foam
Metal matrix composites
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
Laboratory of Thermomechanical Metallurgy - PX Group Chair Prof. R. Logé
Research
Plastic deformation and microstructure evolutions
Thermomechanical testing, microstructure design
Bulk forming and multiscale modelling
Neutrons and Xrays for Mechanics of Materials Prof. H. Van Swygenhoven
Research
Insitu mechanical testing at Swiss Light Source
Insitu mechanical testing at Swiss Spallation Neutron
Source
In-situ characterization of precipitation and phase
transformations
Materials Science and Engineering
Precision polymer synthesis Polymer surface functionalization
Peptide/protein hybrid materials
Polymers Laboratory Prof. H.-A. Klok
Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials Prof. H. Frauenrath
Hierarchically Structured π-Conjugated Polymers
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
Thin and thick film deposition Ferroelectric ceramics Piezoelectric thin films
Sensors and actuators
Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Prof. A. Fontcuberta
Ceramics Laboratory Prof. N. Setter, Prof. P. Muralt, Prof. D. Damjanovic, Prof. A. Tagantsev
Novel properties Novel materials
B. Ketterer et al, ACS Nano (2011) M. Heiss et al, Nature Mater (2013)
C. Colombo et al, APL (2009) P. Krogstrup et al, Nature Phot. (2013)
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
Striped gold nanoparticles that can pnetrate cell-membranes
Laboratory of Theory and Simulation of Materials Prof. N. Marzari
Laboratory of Supramolecular Materials and Interfaces- Constellium Chair Prof. F. Stellacci
DNA dots printed by « nano-printing »
Self-cleaning oil absorbing materials
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Novel theories and algorithms Molecular electronics and High-throughput and multiscale for quantum simulations nanodevices modelling for energy applications
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
Laboratory of Computational Science and Modelling Prof. M. Ceriotti
Machine-learning description of structural complexity
Modelling of surfaces and interfaces
Nuclear quantum effects in hydrogen-bonded materials
Soft Materials Laboratory Prof. E. Amstad
Droplet-based Responsive capsules Patterned functional microfluidics materials
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
Laboratory of Composite and Polymer Technology Prof. J.A. Månson, Prof. V. Michaud
Cost effective manufacturing Innovative processing techniques Biocomposites
Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fibre Devices Prof. F. Sorin
Innovative Multimaterial Processing
1 Semiconductor 2 Metal 3 Conducting polymer 4 Polymer
preform assembly thermal drawing
Large-area Nanostructured devices
Fundamental processes and modeling
500nm
Research
Materials Science and Engineering
• Adaptive composites with embedded Shape Memory Alloy wires • Integration of Fibre Bragg grating sensors into composite materials • Self-healing materials (extrinsinc and intrinsic) • Integration of Shear Thickening Fluids in composites • Piezo-electric composites • Integration of phase change materials into composites for thermal management • Bio-composites and hydrogels for biomedical applications (PE. Bourban, C. Plummer) • Multilayer films and coatings (Y. Leterrier)
Smart materials research at LTC
Solar Impulse
Thank you for your attention
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