Awards

Launched in March 2007, the Durabilis award is given to student projects that incorporate sustainability considerations. In 2022, it was awarded to Alexis Barrou for his project "Life Cycle Analysis & Sustainable Technological Roadmap for Photovoltaic Panels".

MATIS, a Neuchâtel-based startup focusing on developing high-tech multispectral imaging systems, has received a financial support from the Foundation for Technological Innovation .

Laurie-Lou Senaud, who won the EPFL's Best 8% Thesis Distinction award, conducted a scientific study focusing on the characterization and mitigation of electrical losses in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells.

Arnaud Walter was rewarded with the SiliconPV 2022 Award for his presentation entitled "Perovskite/Silicon Tandems: First Realization with Rear Textured p-Type High-Temperature Passivating Contacts".

"Best Practice-Oriented Poster" goes to CSEM and Meteotest, for their work understanding the performance of data-driven and weather-based PV forecasting techniques.

Congratulations to Ewelina Obrzud, winner of the prestigious European Astronomical Society's MERAC Prize for her amazing work on new instrumental technologies!

A remarkable invention: an ultra-low-power transceiver, icyTRX, that can be integrated into Bluetooth chips, enabling greater miniaturization and a longer battery life for portable devices.

Personalized skin on-demand technology is now an EARTO award winner!

Florian Burri, an intern at CSEM, is the proud recipient of the Siemens Excellence Award regional prize for his Bachelors' thesis entitled "Deep-Learning Solution for a Robotic Bin-Picking Task."