Three nominations at ENAC

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Professor Rolf Holderegger, currently Adjunct Professor at ETH Zurich, as Full Professor of Conservation Biology in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich and in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL (ENAC)
Since 2011, Rolf Holderegger has been Head of the Biodiversity and Conservation Biology research unit at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). In collaboration with partners such as the federal government, cantons and municipalities, he and his research unit develop scientific foundations for management strategies to protect biodiversity and natural resources in Switzerland and internationally. Rolf Holderegger was a member of the WSL Directorate from 2011 to 2023. He takes up the post of Director of WSL on 1 October 2024.

Award of the title of Professor

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Dr. Emmanuel Denarié, currently Senior Scientist at EPFL, is appointed Adjunct Professor at EPFL's Faculty of the Natural, Architectural and Built Environment (ENAC).
Emmanuel Denarié is focusing his activities on Ultra-High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concretes (UHPFRC), a field in which he has pioneered research, teaching and practical applications in Switzerland and abroad. In this way, he is helping to unite the fields of materials science and structural engineering. He has also played a key role in the development of numerous national and international guidelines for UHPFRC. Over the past 30 years, he has built up an excellent worldwide reputation at the forefront of this field.

Award of the title of “Professor of Practice”

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Claudia Devaux, co-founder of Devaux & Devaux Architectes in Paris, France, as Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL (ENAC)
Claudia Devaux is an internationally renowned architect and expert in twentieth-century listed buildings made from reinforced concrete. She is known in particular for her interdisciplinary approach and innovative ideas with regard to restoration, and she has an exceptional portfolio to her credit. In addition to passing on to her students her methodology for intervening in existing structures, based on extensive studies of the building as well as its surroundings and historical development, Claudia Devaux will also contribute to EPFL's interdisciplinary programme.

Start on 01.11.2024 in Lausanne