Appointments of EPFL professors

© 2022 EPFL - The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. New appointment at ETH Zurich and EPFL - © 2022 EPFL - Dr Tanja Zimmermann, currently Head of Department and Member of the Directorate at Empa, as Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology in the School of Engineering at EPFL (STI) and the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich (D MATL. Tanja Zimmermann's research focuses on the development and manufacture of functionalised wood and cellulose-based materials with tailored properties, for use in areas such as adhesives, packaging and 3D-printed biodegradable structures for sensor and energy applications. As well as being an acclaimed researcher, Tanja Zimmermann is currently Head of the Department of Functional Materials and Co-Head of the Research Focus Area "Sustainable Built Environment" at Empa. She will become Director of Empa on 1 June 2022. New appointments at EPFL - © 2022 EPFL - Dr Wenyu Gu, currently Post-Doctoral Scholar at Stanford University, USA, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering (Biorecovery of Environmental Resources) in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) Wenyu Gu's research is in the field of microbiology, at the interface between biosciences, biotechnology, bioinformatics and mathematical modelling. She has a particular interest in the use of microbes for energy production, environmental remediation and improving human health.