Appointment of STI professors
Appointment of EPFL professors - 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0
The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL, including three in the School of Engineering.
Appointments
Professor Dimitrios Karampinos, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, as Associate Professor of Electrical and Micro Engineering and Physics at the School of Engineering (STI) and the School of Basic Sciences (SB)
Dimitrios Karampinos is an internationally recognized expert in body magnetic resonance imaging. His methods for magnetic resonance image acquisition and reconstruction, as well as signal modeling have been translated into clinical studies to improve the diagnosis and understanding of musculoskeletal disorders, metabolic diseases and body oncology. His expertise at the interface of electronic engineering and physics will contribute to strengthening EPFL as well as collaborations with scientific and clinical research partners.
Dr Yujia Zhang, currently Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Electrical and Micro Engineering at the School of Engineering (STI)
Yujia Zhang’s research activities focus on controlling the movement and concentration of ions for the creation of synthetic devices interfacing with the living matter. Yujia Zhang has already made major contributions in the fields of micro and nano bio manufacturing, implantable and degradable devices, and biomaterials. His expertise will strengthen EPFL visibility in the field of microsystems for the control and analysis of fluids and biological materials and will contribute to the development of interdisciplinary applications in these domains.
Promotions
Professor Maartje Bastings, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL, as Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology (STI)
Maartje Bastings is an internationally recognized expert in the field of DNA nanotechnology. She uses DNA to create nanomaterials that present exceptional precision and selectivity in functional interactions with biointerfaces. Besides providing fundamental insights, her research allows to develop materials that can function as specialized components in future diagnostics. She received an ERC Starting Grant in 2021. Through her activities, she will continue to strengthen quality teaching and innovative research at EPFL.