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Sustainable Materials Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland
Professors in sustainable materials in switzerland
82 professors found
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Petrochemical Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment
Decarbonization
Sustainable Materials
Empa Materials Science and Technology
Switzerland
Research Interests
Hardware Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Sustainable Materials
Flexible Electronics
Pcb Design
Adjunct Professor
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Ecology
Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable Materials
Biodiversity
Professor
EPFL
Switzerland
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Biomass Valorization
Cellulose Chemistry
Biorefinery
University of Fribourg
Switzerland
Research Interests
Polymer Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Photopolymerization
Nanocomposite
Full professor
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Economics
Sustainable Construction
Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable Materials
Assistant Professor of Circular Engineering for Architecture
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Construction Management
Construction Materials Engineering
Building Construction
Sustainable Architecture
Professor
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Economics
Life Cycle Assessment
Carbon Accounting
Recycling Engineering
Professor for Wood Chemistry, Head of program M.Sc. Wood Technology
Bern University of Applied Scienecs
Switzerland
Research Interests
Environmental Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Sustainable Materials
Disinfection
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Dimitrios Terzis
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EPFL
Switzerland
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3 days ago
Top university
Just Landed
This PhD project is hosted in the Laloui Group at EPFL in Lausanne and is carried out within the SNSF-funded project DFabuLis: Digital Fabrication Using Living Systems . The research sits at the intersection of geomaterials, material science, and engineering applications, focusing on how biologically driven mineralization can be used to transform demolition and excavation materials into feedstocks for digital fabrication under ambient conditions. The doctoral researcher will investigate the coup...
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Civil Engineering
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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3 weeks ago
ETH Zurich is advertising three postdoctoral positions in Circular Engineering for Architecture at the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA), led by Prof. Dr. Catherine De Wolf in the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI), Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG). The research theme is digitalization towards a circular built environment , combining circular economy principles with digital innovation in construction. The three pos...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Materials Science
+11 more
3 weeks ago
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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8 months ago
The Laboratory of Synthetic Polymer Chemistry (LCPS) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, led by Professor Suong Nguyen, is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in Synthetic Polymer Chemistry. The research group focuses on the interface of polymer chemistry, catalysis, and synthetic organic chemistry, aiming to develop new polymerization methods, discover new reactivities, and create functional and sustainable polymers. This four-year PhD position...
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
+6 more
8 months ago
Living costs in Switzerland
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | Switzerland |
|---|---|
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Louisiana State University
United States
Research Interests
Construction Management
Structural Engineering
Building Science
Infrastructure Management
Construction Materials Engineering
Distinguished Professor
North Carolina State University
United States
Research Interests
Polymer Chemistry
Tissue Engineering
Bio-based Materials
Sustainable Materials
Pulp And Paper Technology
Associate Professor
University of Minho
Portugal
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Economics
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Construction
Building Construction
Opportunities these professors hire for
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Just Landed
Germany
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2 days ago
Just Landed
DAAD ERA Fellowships for Green Hydrogen support researchers and interns from the Extended European Research Area to carry out research stays in Germany on green hydrogen. The programme is centred on work related to green hydrogen production , infrastructure , and market working groups , making it a good fit for candidates interested in the technical and system-level development of low-carbon hydrogen. The opportunity is offered by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) and is designed...
Environmental Science
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
+5 more
2 days ago
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Just Landed
Germany
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3 days ago
Just Landed
HIPOLE Jena , the Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the E-CO-Swing project on energy-efficient CO₂ capture by electric swing adsorption (ESA). The project addresses unavoidable CO₂ emissions from sources such as cement production and waste-to-energy plants. Its research strategy combines the development of non-corrosive, thermally stable, carbon-based adsorbent materials with the design of controllable and energy-efficient ESA react...
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Chemical Engineering
+8 more
3 days ago
Jiangtao Zhou
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National University of Singapore
Singapore
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4 days ago
Closing soon
The National University of Singapore’s Lab of Food Materials and Nanotechnology, led by Assistant Professor Jiangtao Zhou, is recruiting fully funded PhD students for the August 2027 intake. The lab develops sustainable biomaterials from food-derived proteins for applications in food, nutrition, and human health. The research combines food materials, nanotechnology, biomaterials, and protein-based material design to address challenges at the intersection of food science and health. PhD researche...
Chemistry
Food Science
Biomedical Engineering
+7 more
4 days ago
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