SIE award for the best maturity thesis

From 2024 onwards, the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Section (SSIE) of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) will be awarding a prize for the best maturity project linked to natural sciences and environmental engineering. This prize, worth CHF 1'000, is awarded for the best maturity thesis related to sustainable development, and more specifically: water quality, soil, atmosphere, waste management, pollution, natural resources, biodiversity, renewable energies, climate change or natural hazards.

For this first edition in 2024, the Section is delighted to award the prize to Kevin Brayek and Diego Pambianco from the Lycée Blaise-Cendrars in La Chaux de Fonds (canton of Neuchâtel), for their work entitled: “La lutte chimique contre les ravageurs: à quel prix?”. Their diploma work involved a comparative study to assess the impact of three phytosanitary products (synthetic pesticide, organic pesticide and biostimulant) on different organisms such as aphids, mites and earthworms. The two students set up experiments in which they monitored the germination and growth of bean plants under different conditions.

In 2025, SSIE will once again award a maturity thesis on sustainability-related topics.

Deadline for submission of the high-school student's application: 30 April 2025

More information: https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/education/environmental-sciences-and-engineering/environmental-sciences-and-engineering/studying-the-environment/maturity-thesis/

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