Jeremy Luterbacher promoted to Full Professor
Jeremy Luterbacher. 2023 EPFL - CC-BY-SA 4.0
The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. In the School of Basic Sciences, Professor Jeremy Luterbacher has been promoted to Full Professor.
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Professor Jeremy Luterbacher, currently Associate Professor at EPFL, as Full Professor of Chemical Engineering in the School of Basic Sciences (SB)
Jeremy Luterbacher is internationally recognized as a leading figure in sustainable conversion of biomass, catalysis and the development of chemical processes based on renewable resources. His research has made significant contributions to advancing biomass fractionation approaches. Jeremy Luterbacher has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant and an SNSF Consolidator Grant, as well as numerous distinctions, including the EPFL Latsis Prize and an ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award. This promotion highlights Jeremy Luterbacher’s leading role at EPFL, through the excellence of his research, his commitment to training the next generation of scientists and his contribution to the academic life of the School.