Location: Institute of Materials EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Number of placements: 1
Period of placements: 8-10 weeks July to September
Accommodation arrangements: Usually within university flats within walking distance of or a short bus/tram journey to EPFL
Financial support from hosts: CHF 1600 (~£1150) per month less the financial support from DMSM and less the cost of accommodation. Students are expected to receive around CHF 500 (~£375) per month from the host based on summer 2019 costs.
Language: French, with English widely spoken
Profile of institution:
Lausanne is a beautiful city, located on a hillside overlooking Lake Geneva. The EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), one of the two Federal Swiss Institutes of Technology supported by the Swiss Federal government, is located beside the lake just to the west of Lausanne. EPFL, and the Materials Department in particular, has an excellent international reputation.
Project areas: Supramolecular nanomaterials and interfaces
URL for further information: http://sti.epfl.ch/materials_research (Institute of Materials) and http://sunmil.epfl.ch
Contact: Professor Francesco Stellacci francesco.stellacci@epfl.ch