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Antoine Duret

antoine.duret@epfl.ch

EPFL STI IEM GALATEA
MC A1 237 (Bâtiment MC)
Rue de la Maladière 71b, CP 526
2002 Neuchâtel 2

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Expertise

Micromechanics, materials science, manufacturing

Interests

  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Mechanical design
  • Materials science
  • Sensors, optical detectors
  • Linear algebra
  • Products design, systems engineering
  • Biomedical technologies
  • Teaching and learning sciences
  • Historic electrical and steam trains
Antoine Duret is a graduate EPF (Écoles Polytechniques Fédérales) engineer in Microengineering. After earning his BSc at EPFL in 2021, he continued with an MSc, complemented by a minor in biomedical technologies. In Spring 2023, he completed his master’s thesis at FEMTOprint SA in Lugano, focusing on the use of parylene coatings as mechanical protective layers for glass medical microdevices. He is currently enrolled in EPFL’s doctoral program in advanced manufacturing at Galatea Laboratory under supervision of Prof. Yves Bellouard. His research centers on the integration of fiber Fabry–Perot cavities, in collaboration with the Atom Chips Group at the Kastler Brossel Laboratory (ENS-PSL, Paris). Antoine is strongly committed to education and participates in a variety of teaching activities. In his free time, he volunteers at the Blonay-Chamby Railway Museum, where he restores historic steam trains and develops railway skills.

Awards

Best Poster Award

Doctoral School in Advanced Manufacturing (EDAM)

2024

Teaching Assistant Award

School of Engineering (STI)

2024

Contributions

Research

Current Research Fields

  • Femtosecond laser manufacturing
  • Fiber Fabry-Perot cavities
  • Integrated photonics
  • Micro-optomechanics

Master Project

Use of Parylene Coatings as Mechanical Protective Layers for Glass Medical Microdevices
A. Duret
Spring 2023
Advisor(s): A. Lovera (FemtoPrint SA); Y. Bellouard

Teaching & PhD

Teaching experience

Teaching Assistant
  • MICRO-301 Manufacturing Technologies, EPFL | STI — 2024-2026
  • MICRO-406 Products Design & Systems Engineering, EPFL | STI — 2023-2025
  • MATH-111(d) Algèbre linéaire (pour MT), EPFL | SB — 2022-2024
  • MSE-214/215 Mise en œuvre des matériaux I & II, EPFL | STI — 2021, 2022

Student Assistant
  • ME-101/106 Construction mécanique I, EPFL | STI — 2021, 2022
  • MSE-101(b) Materials: from chemistry to properties, EPFL | STI — 2022
  • PREPA-032(b) Mathématiques 2B (pour MAN), EPFL | CMS — 2020

Teacher training programs

  • ENG-629 Lecturing and Presenting in Engineering, 2 ECTS, Fall 2025
  • ENG-624 Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning, 2 ECTS, Fall 2024
  • Training for Student Assistants (given by CAPE/CePro at EPFL), 3 sessions of 3 hours, Fall 2022