Esther Amstad

EPFL STI IMX SMAL
MXC 230 (Bâtiment MXC)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne

Web site:  Web site:  https://smal.epfl.ch/

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Professional course

PhD student

Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology

ETH Zurich

2007 – 2011

Postdoctoral fellow

Soft matter group

Harvard University

2011-2014

Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Soft Materials Laboratory

EPFL

2014 -

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Materials Science and Engineering

Courses

Soft matter

The first part of the course is devoted to the self-assembly of molecules. In the second part we discuss basic physical chemical principles of polymers in solutions, at interfaces, and in bulk. Finally, we look at colloids and emulsions.

Nanoparticles: from fundamentals to applications

This Summer School examines important scientific aspects regarding the development, characterization and application of nanoparticles for medical applications and provide an in-depth review of corresponding fundamentals.