Awards

Roman Blum was awarded the Best Poster Award at EFTF, known for its focus on time and frequency domains, for his innovative work on a rubidium two-photon optical atomic clock. His work addresses long-term frequency stability using two lasers to mitigate the light shift.

Christophe Ballif was recognized as a "Global Solar Scientist," along with other distinguished scientists such as Martin Green, Pierre Verlinden, Shen Hui, or Xu Xixiang.

Congratulations to Paul Scharnhorst, Energy Control & Software Engineer at CSEM, for winning IEEE CSS Swiss Chapter Young Author Best Journal Paper Award 2024!

Congratulations to Olatz Arriaga Arruti for winning the Best Poster Award at the SiliconPV 2024 Conference! Explore her research on solar cell degradation mechanisms and mitigation solutions.

Congratulations to Laurie-Lou Senaud for her groundbreaking work and dedication to improving solar cell efficiencies, which resulted in her being awarded the Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Award in 2023!

Launched in March 2007, the Durabilis award is given to student projects that incorporate sustainability considerations. In 2022, it was awarded to Alexis Barrou for his project "Life Cycle Analysis & Sustainable Technological Roadmap for Photovoltaic Panels".

MATIS, a Neuchâtel-based startup focusing on developing high-tech multispectral imaging systems, has received a financial support from the Foundation for Technological Innovation .

Laurie-Lou Senaud, who won the EPFL's Best 8% Thesis Distinction award, conducted a scientific study focusing on the characterization and mitigation of electrical losses in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells.

Arnaud Walter was rewarded with the SiliconPV 2022 Award for his presentation entitled "Perovskite/Silicon Tandems: First Realization with Rear Textured p-Type High-Temperature Passivating Contacts".