After completing my Master's and PhD in Physics at EPFL, specializing in Electron Microscopy, I joined the Centre for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth in 2000. Two years later, I returned to EPFL's Centre for Electron Microscopy (CIME) as a scientific researcher under Prof. C. Hébert, leading projects across materials science — including solid oxide fuel cells, photovoltaics, and metallurgy. During this period, I supervised 6 PhD students, contributed to teaching at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, and provided training and support to TEM users.
In 2012, I joined the Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics (PVlab) as Deputy Director. Alongside laboratory head Prof. Ballif, I oversee financial and human resources management while maintaining an active research role focused on the microstructural analysis of photovoltaic materials — spanning nanometric layers in PV cells to fully encapsulated PV modules. At PVlab, I have directed 5 PhD students to completion, with 2 more currently pursuing their theses.