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Maxime Rombach

maxime.rombach@epfl.ch

EPFL SB IPHYS LASTRO
PH H0 514 (Bâtiment PH)
Station 3
1015 Lausanne

EPFL SB IPHYS LASTRO
PH H0 514 (Bâtiment PH)
Station 3
1015 Lausanne

Mission

  • Mechanical engineer:
    •  Conception of focal plane and robotic fiber positioners for telescope instruments
    •  Build test benches for those robots
    •  Manufacturing of parts in-house with IPHYS mechanical workshops (PH/Cubotron)

  •  Project manager:
    •  Supervise the development of robotic positioners for the Extremely Large Telscope (ELT)

  •  Teaching:
    • MICRO-453 Robotics Practicals : give practical session to master students in robotics on our fiber positioners 
    • Student project supervision (Physics TP4, master or semester project)
    • MAKE coordinator of EPFL Xplore

  • Lab management :
    • Build optical labs for our Astrobots group (PH H 0 466 / PH H 0 467)
    • Procurement and installation of new equipment in our labs
    • Collaboration with EPFL services in the layout of the lab (furnitures, necessary fluids and network)

IPHYS council candidacy

I started to work in EPFL in 2016 for my first year in mechanical engineering. I work since 2023 now in the Astrobots group of LASTRO in the PH building.
Buidling our lab from zero, has taught me to be the link between my group and the differents domains of the Physics Institute such as the manufacturing workshops, administration and the infrastructure. I have then a deep knowledge of the exchanges and people who form the administrative and technical staff.
I apply to the IPHYS council because I am motivated to push our voice to our direction.