Paul Joseph Dyson

Paul Dyson joined the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering at the EPFL in 2002 where he heads the Laboratory of Organometallic and Medicinal Chemistry and between 2008 and 2016 chaired the Institute.
He has won several prizes including the Werner Prize of the Swiss Chemical Society in 2004, the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Bioorganometallic Chemistry in 2010, the Centennial Luigi Sacconi Medal of the Italian Chemical Society in 2011, the Bioinorganic Chemistry Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2015, the European Sustainable Chemistry Award of the European Chemical Society in 2018 and the Green Chemistry Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2020.
He is also a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher and has an H-index >110 (web of science and google scholar).
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2010, a Fellow of the European Academy of Science in 2019 and a life-long fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2020.
Over the years he has held visiting professorships at the University of Bourgogne, University of Pierre et Marie Curie, University of Vienna, University of Rome Tor Vergara, Chimie Paristech and Shangai Jiao Tong University.
Since 2016 he has been Member of the Council of the Division of Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences at the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Between 2016-2021 he has been Member of the Council of the Division of Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences at the Swiss National Science Foundation. In 2021 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Basic Sciences.

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

PhD Programs

Doctoral Program in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Doctoral Program in Molecular Life Sciences

PhD Students

Abhyankar Kedar Ashok, Frederiksen Lindsey Eirika Kaelene, Hadiji Mouna, Hao Yameng, Lee Wei-Tse, Romano de Gea Jan, Schmidt Jaques-Christopher, Sinenko Irina, Tseng Po-Jen, Wang Xunhui, Wu Xinbang,

Past EPFL PhD Students

Ang Wee Han , Batchelor Lucinda Kate , Beswick Oliver Anthony , Biondi Ilaria , Bobbink Felix Daniel , Chaplin Adrian Benjamin , Chen Lu , Clavel Catherine Marie Amélie , Daguenet Corinne , Dorcier Antoine , Dykeman Ryan , Fellay Céline , Gopakumar Aswin , Hulla Martin , Karakulina Alena , Lau Pui Shan Genevieve , Lee Fook Seng Ronald , Manzanares Valentin Michael , Moret Séverine Joëlle , Renfrew Anna Katherine , Scolaro Claudine , Shirzadi Erfan , Shyshkanov Serhii , Siankevich Sviatlana , Van Muyden Antoine Philippe , Vasilyev Dmitry , Vidis Ana , Zhao Dongbin ,

Courses

Practical - Dyson Lab

In vitro cytotoxicity testing is often the first step to establish the utility of a compound as a potential drug. The course will teach students how to evaluate the cytotoxicity of compounds on cancer cells of human-origin and appropriate non-tumorigenic cell lines.

Preparative chemistry I

Apply basic reactivity in organic chemistry to the multi-step synthesis of polyfunctional molecules. Instruction on safety regulation in laboratories of chemical synthesis. Instruction on the planification and monitoring of simple synthetic pathways.

Inorganic chemistry "Fundamentals and properties"

(Coursebook not yet approved by the section)

Inorganic chemistry "Techniques and methods"

To present and discuss important recent contributions in the field of inorganic chemistry incorporating techniques and methods. Student literature seminars based on selected publications,emanating from the last 12 months. Seminar preceded by introduction to the topic followed by group discussion.

Inorganic chemistry "Applications and spin-offs"