Block Courses 2023-24
Advanced Manufacturing (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
EN
Written
2
Design of experiments (a) - Fall semester (Next time : Fall 2023)
ENG-606(a) / Section EDRS
EN
Project report
4
Modern photovoltaic technologies (Next time June 2024 to be confirmed)
PHYS-609 / Section EDPO
EN
Oral presentation
2
MOOC: Micro and Nanofabrication (MEMS) (September 18 to November 19, 2023 - Online course (self-paced))
MICRO-621 / Section EDMI
EN
Oral
1
EN
Oral presentation
2
Scaling in MEMS (4-day course - from August 28 to August 31, 2023. Room Microcity MC B1 273)
MICRO-606 / Section EDMI
EN
Oral presentation
1
Science and technology of UV-induced polymerization (Ne sera pas enseigné durant l'année académique 2023-2024)
MSE-703 / Section EDMX
EN
Term paper
1
Soft Microsystems Processing and Devices (February 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th and 16th, 2024)
MICRO-618 / Section EDMI
EN
Multiple
2
Architecture and Sciences of the City (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Critically Fit (Critically Fit: Structures and Methodologies of Doctoral Research)
AR-677 / Section EDAR
EN
Written & Oral
2
EN
Written & Oral
2
Post-extraction territories in transition #2 (The PhD students attending the seminar will be selected on the basis of a motivation letter (document upon request: habitat@epfl.ch))
AR-676 / Section EDAR
EN
Written & Oral
3
Vers des quartiers post-carbone? (Cours donné dans le cadre du Forum des transitions urbaines (Microcity, Neuchâtel). Conférences et périodes d'échange en français.
Gratuité de l'inscription au Forum offerte aux doctorant.es EDAR)
AR-675 / Section EDAR
FR
Term paper
1
Biotechnology and Bioengineering (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Diffusion in biological systems (Lectures would take place on Oct 2, 3, 4, 6, and there will be one day free for a project/exercise work on Oct 5.)
BIOENG-611 / Section EDBB
EN
Oral presentation
2
Monthly IBI-EDBB Mini-symposia (Every year from October until July)
BIOENG-600 / Section EDBB
Ferreira De Sousa Correia, Various lecturers
EN
Oral presentation
1
Scientific writing for biomedical articles (Fall) (Next time: Fall 2023)
BIO-686(A) / Section EDBB
EN
Project report
1
Scientific writing for biomedical articles (Spring) (Next time: Spring 2024)
BIO-686(B) / Section EDBB
EN
Project report
1
Correlative Microscopy Summer school (June 19-23, 2023
Registration via https://sites.google.com/view/cmss23)
BIOENG-806 / Section EDBB
EN
Project report
2
Science and Policy - How to Bridge the Gap? (July 10-14, 2023
Registration via https://forms.gle/zkAaHAXwUzoW8gkU6)
BIOENG-805 / Section EDBB
EN
Written
2
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Basic and advanced NMR - Level 1 B (Sion) (Next time Fall 23-Spring 24)
CH-601(y) / Section EDCH
EN
Oral
2
Basic principles of drug action at the cardiovascular system (Next time Spring 24)
CH-602 / Section EDCH
EN
Written
1
Basic principles of drug action at the nervous system (Next time Spring 24)
CH-603 / Section EDCH
Invited lecturers, Kellenberger
EN
Written
1
EN
Term paper
1
Efficient Synthetic Routes Towards Bioactive Molecules (Next time Winter 24 (block))
CH-620 / Section EDCH
EN
Multiple
2
Frontiers in Chemical Synthesis. Towards Sustainable Chemistry (Next time: Spring 2026)
CH-707 / Section EDCH
EN
Multiple
2
Hands-on with Research Data Management in Chemistry (Next time Winter 24 (block))
ChE-601 / Section EDCH
EN
Project report
1
Introduction to the ChemInfo ELN of ISIC (Next time Fall 24
Pre-registration required)
CH-609 / Section EDCH
EN
Project report
1
Mass spectrometry, principles and applications (Next time: Fall 2023. Pre-registration form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5lyrEGUar8FBwxPqnIW1JBoPBr4YQjiA1yRGt3E7kOL-nXQ/viewform)
CH-728 / Section EDCH
EN
Oral
3
Medicinal chemistry: concepts and case studies from the pharmaceutical industry (Next time Spring 24)
CH-604 / Section EDCH
EN
Oral
1
Synergism between Art of Total Synthesis and High Level Strategic Design (MOM) (Next time Summer 24)
CH-622 / Section EDCH
EN
Multiple
2
EN
Project report
1
EN
Project report
1
Civil and Environmental Engineering (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Frontiers of Deep Learning for Engineers (Doing a PhD in deep learning is a pre-requisite. Next time Fall 2023, max 15 part. Priority to EDCE and EDRS students. Registration link available below under "Notes".)
CIVIL-611 / Section EDCE
EN
Oral presentation
4
Inference for large-scale time series with application to sensor fusion (Next time: Spring 2024, block course)
CIVIL-606 / Section EDCE
EN
Oral presentation
2
Models for applied environmental economics (Next time: Spring 2025, Min. 5 persons )
ENV-723 / Section EDCE
EN
Oral presentation
1
Selected Topics on Advanced Composites in Engineering Structures (Next time: Spring 2024, Min. 5 persons
)
CIVIL-705 / Section EDCE
EN
Multiple
2
Design of experiments (a) - Fall semester (Next time : Fall 2023)
ENG-606(a) / Section EDRS
EN
Project report
4
Snow Science Winter School (WSL) (Next time: Feb. 2024. For registration, see website
)
ENV-617 / Section EDCE
Löwe, Various lecturers
EN
Project report
3
Winter School on Optimization and Operations Research (I) (January 14 – 19, 2024 in Zinal, Information and registration via website below)
MATH-801(1) / Section EDCE
Bierlaire, Various lecturers
EN
Oral
1
Winter School on Optimization and Operations Research (II) (January 14 – 19, 2024 in Zinal, Information and registration via website below)
MATH-801(2) / Section EDCE
Bierlaire, Various lecturers
EN
Project report
2
Computational and Quantitative Biology (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
EDCB seminar series (The EDCB seminar series provides EDCB students the opportunity to share their research and learn from their peers. )
BIOENG-606 / Section EDCB
EN
Oral
1
Scientific writing for biomedical articles (Fall) (Next time: Fall 2023)
BIO-686(A) / Section EDBB
EN
Project report
1
Scientific writing for biomedical articles (Spring) (Next time: Spring 2024)
BIO-686(B) / Section EDBB
EN
Project report
1
Computational approaches for epidemiology (September 25-29, 2023
Registration via https://forms.gle/FcUe5EeVfBP4WLCAA)
BIO-800 / Section EDCB
EN
Oral
2
Computer and Communication Sciences (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
EN
During the semester
4
Digital humanities (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Beyond Search: Opening Up Audiovisual Content for Humanities Studies (A CV and a brief proposal/abstract in relation to the scope of the workshop should be submited accrording to the instructions in order to register for the course. )
DH-600 / Section EDDH
Invited lecturers
EN
Term paper
2
Human factors in Digital Humanities (An abstract should be submitted according to the instructions in order to register for the course.)
DH-602 / Section EDDH
Invited lecturers, Rohrmeier
EN
Term paper
2
EDOC General and external courses
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Communication for Research Engineers (Next time Fall 2023 : Oct 23, 24, 27, 30 (9h15-12h) / Oct 31 (9h15-11h) / Nov 13-16 (9h15-12h) / Nov 17 (9h15-11h))
CIVIL-607 / Section EDOC-GE
EN
Written & Oral
2
EN
Written
2
Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification and Exploitation (Next time: Fall 2023
Registration for PhD via IS-Academia, for MA https://go.epfl.ch/registering-courses-exams)
ENG-632 / Section EDOC-GE
EN
Oral presentation
2
Motion Design for Science (This is an introductory course to motion design for science. You do not need to have experience in the software, except for the tasks listed under Learning Prerequisites.)
ENG-640 / Section EDOC-GE
EN
Oral presentation
1
Technology and Public Policy - Technology and innovation policies for grand and global challenges (Next time: Spring 2024)
MGT-641 / Section EDOC-GE
EN
Term paper
2
Videomaking for science communication (Next time: February 21-23, 2024)
ENG-608 / Section EDOC-GE
Invited lecturers, Milanese
EN
Oral presentation
1
Electrical Engineering (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Fundamentals in statistical pattern recognition (Next time: Spring 2025)
EE-612 / Section EDEE
EN
Multiple
4
EN
Project report
3
EN
Written
2
Electrochemical nano-bio-sensing and bio/CMOS interfaces (Next time in Spring 2024)
MICRO-614 / Section EDMI
EN
Project report
1
Energy Autonomous Wireless Smart Systems (Next time in Spring 2024)
MICRO-617 / Section EDMI
EN
Multiple
3
Fundamentals of Image Analysis (July 3-7, 2023
Registration via https://forms.gle/BcQqmwboeWTAmact8)
EE-805 / Section EDEE
EN
Written
2
Energy (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Digitalization in electricity systems (The limited number of 10 places will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. Registration closes September 30th, 2023. The course runs from October 9th to 11th, 2023.)
ENG-601 / Section EDEY
EN
Term paper
2
Field-Based Insights into the Implementation of Renewable Energies (Summer School Mont-Soleil) (Next time : August 2024)
ENG-634 / Section EDEY
EN
Project report
2
Frederic Joliot/Otto Hahn Summer School on nuclear reactors Physics, fuels and systems (Next time: given end of August/beginning of September 2024 (course book 2024-2025))
PHYS-600 / Section EDEY
Pautz, Various lecturers
EN
Oral
3
ME-602 / Section EDEY
EN
Multiple
2
NRG2019: Energy Systems: managing the transition to renewables (Next time: tbd)
ENG-636 / Section EDEY
EN
Written
2
Power electronics for renewable applications (Dec. 11 to Dec. 15th, 2023. Min. participants for the course to take place: 6)
ENG-612 / Section EDEY
EN
Oral presentation
3
Design of experiments (a) - Fall semester (Next time : Fall 2023)
ENG-606(a) / Section EDRS
EN
Project report
4
Finance (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
EN
Project report
3
Learning Sciences (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Designing activities for developing and assessing computational thinking skills (Next time: Spring 2024)
LEARN-602 / Section EDLS
EN
Oral
3
Management of technology (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
MGT-635 / Section EDMT
EN
Multiple
4
Sciencepreneurship: from Science to Society (April 18-21, 2023
Registration via sciencepreneurship.ethz.ch)
MGT-801 / Section EDMT
EN
Oral
1
Materials Science and Engineering (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
21Intro Scanning electron microscopy techniques (Next time: November 29-December 11, 2023)
MSE-609 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
EN
Project report
1
EN
Oral presentation
2
CCMX Advanced Course - Advanced X-ray Diffraction Methods for Coatings: strain, defects and deformation analysis of thin films (Next time: November 22-24, 2023)
MSE-628 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
CCMX Advanced Course - Instrumented Nanoindentation (Next time: September 13-15, 2023)
MSE-656 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
CCMX - ScopeM Advanced Course - Advanced Characterization of Materials at the Micro, Nano and Atomic Scales (Next time: 2024)
MSE-655 / Section EDMX
Various lecturers
EN
Written
2
CCMX Summer School - Characterisation of Materials (Next time : August 22-25, 2023)
MSE-805 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
CCMX Tribology and Surfaces Interactions (Next time: July 3-7, 2023)
MSE-667 / Section EDMX
EN
Project report
2
Crystal growth by epitaxy (Will not be given during this academic year)
MSE-649 / Section EDMX
EN
Multiple
2
EN
Written
1
Electrochemistry in Corrosion Research (Will not be given during this academic year)
MSE-658 / Section EDMX
Mischler, Various lecturers
EN
Project report
1
MSE-715 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
2
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (Next time: February 5-9, 2024)
MSE-660 / Section EDMX
Scrivener, Various lecturers, Zunino Sommariva
EN
Written
2
EN
Oral presentation
2
Non-destructive methods for industry and research (Next time: November 16, 17, 20 and 21, 2023 )
MSE-668 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
2
Optical Materials: Fundamental concepts and recent developments (Next time: Spring 2024)
MSE-643 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
1
Powder Diffraction School - Modern Syncrotron Methods (Next time: September 11-15, 2023)
MSE-663 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral
2
MSE-735 / Section EDMX
EN
Oral presentation
1
EN
Written
1
EN
Written
1
Science and technology of UV-induced polymerization (Ne sera pas enseigné durant l'année académique 2023-2024)
MSE-703 / Section EDMX
EN
Term paper
1
Statistical methods in atomistic computer simulations (Next time: 2025)
MSE-639 / Section EDMX
EN
Project report
2
Thin film and small scale mechanics (Next time: November 7-10, 2023)
MSE-669 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (a) (Next time: November 6-8, 2023)
MSE-637(a) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
MSE-637(b) / Section EDMX
EN
Written
1
EN
Written
2
Mathematics (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
EN
Project report
3
EN
Oral presentation
1
Mechanics (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Selected topics in poromechanics (First part Fundamentals of poromechanics -> over 5 days (3 hours lecture / day) Sept 4 to 8, 2023
Second part Fundamentals of fluid-driven fractures -> over the semester 1 hour lecture / week)
ME-630 / Section EDME
EN
Oral
2
Design of experiments (a) - Fall semester (Next time : Fall 2023)
ENG-606(a) / Section EDRS
EN
Project report
4
Mechanics of earthquakes and aseismic slip (Registration via website: earthssepfleth.ethz.ch. July 18th - 21st 2022)
ME-801 / Section EDME
EN
Project report
1
Towards a continuum of robot-assisted therapy (registration via tcrt.epfl.ch)
ENG-806 / Section EDRS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Microsystems and Microelectronics (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
EN
Oral presentation
2
Advanced topics in micro- and nanomanufacturing: top-down meets bottom-up (Next time in Spring 2025)
MICRO-724 / Section EDMI
EN
Multiple
2
Electrochemical nano-bio-sensing and bio/CMOS interfaces (Next time in Spring 2024)
MICRO-614 / Section EDMI
EN
Project report
1
Energy Autonomous Wireless Smart Systems (Next time in Spring 2024)
MICRO-617 / Section EDMI
EN
Multiple
3
EN
Oral
1
Modelling micro-/nano- field effect electron devices (Next time in Spring 2024)
MICRO-623 / Section EDMI
EN
Written
1
MOOC: Micro and Nanofabrication (MEMS) (September 18 to November 19, 2023 - Online course (self-paced))
MICRO-621 / Section EDMI
EN
Oral
1
Optical MEMS and micro-optics (November 14th to 17th, 2023 (Microcity, Neuchatel))
MICRO-605 / Section EDMI
EN
Written
1
Scaling in MEMS (4-day course - from August 28 to August 31, 2023. Room Microcity MC B1 273)
MICRO-606 / Section EDMI
EN
Oral presentation
1
Soft Microsystems Processing and Devices (February 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th and 16th, 2024)
MICRO-618 / Section EDMI
EN
Multiple
2
Thin film and small scale mechanics (Next time: November 7-10, 2023)
MSE-669 / Section EDMX
EN
Written
2
Wearables and implantables for personalized and preventive healthcare (Next time in February 2024)
MICRO-624 / Section EDMI
EN
Written
2
Molecular Life Sciences (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
BIO-693 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
3
Hot Topics in Cancer Research (All year long. Course open to maximum 20 PhD students.)
BIO-684 / Section EDMS
Various lecturers
EN
Oral
3
Practical - Ablasser Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-603(AA) / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Aztekin Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-619 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral
1
Practical - Barth Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-603(BP) / Section EDMS
EN
Oral
1
Practical - Blokesch Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-666 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Brisken Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration
)
BIO-608 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Constam Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-611 / Section EDMS
EN
Written
1
Practical - D'Angelo Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-639 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - De Palma Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-680 / Section EDMS
EN
Project report
1
Practical - Dyson Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-603(DP) / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Gönczy Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-617 / Section EDMS
EN
Project report
1
Practical - Huelsken Lab (EDMS) (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-667 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - LaManno Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-603(LG) / Section EDMS
EN
Project report
1
Practical - Lemaitre Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-638 / Section EDMS
EN
Project report
1
Practical - Lingner Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-622 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Oricchio Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-603(O) / Section EDMS
EN
Project report
1
Practical - Persat Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-603(PA) / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Radtke Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-630 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral
1
Practical - Schoonjans Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-603(SK) / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Stahlberg Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS)
BIO-603(SH) / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
1
Practical - Suter Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-679 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral
1
Practical - Tang Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-603(TL) / Section EDMS
EN
Multiple
1
Practical - Trono Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration)
BIO-663 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral
1
Practical - Van der Goot Lab (3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-640 / Section EDMS
EN
Project report
1
Neuroscience (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Planning your scientific journey (Zoom meeting times will be determined according to the professor and participants availabilities.)
BIO-652 / Section EDNE
EN
Written & Oral
1
EN
Multiple
3
Advanced Microscopy for Life Science (Every year in September. To register, contact EDMS Administration )
BIO-659 / Section EDMS
EN
Oral presentation
3
Basic principles of drug action at the nervous system (Next time Spring 24)
CH-603 / Section EDCH
Invited lecturers, Kellenberger
EN
Written
1
Scientific writing for biomedical articles (Fall) (Next time: Fall 2023)
BIO-686(A) / Section EDBB
EN
Project report
1
Photonics (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Integrated Nonlinear Photonics (Block course October 16-20, 2023 )
PHYS-700 / Section EDPO
EN
Oral presentation
3
Modern photovoltaic technologies (Next time June 2024 to be confirmed)
PHYS-609 / Section EDPO
EN
Oral presentation
2
EN
Oral presentation
2
EN
Written
3
Semiconductor photonics and quantum structures (Next time: Spring 2024 to be confirmed)
PHYS-635 / Section EDPO
EN
Oral
2
Optical MEMS and micro-optics (November 14th to 17th, 2023 (Microcity, Neuchatel))
MICRO-605 / Section EDMI
EN
Written
1
Fundamental studies on aqueous interfaces (Registration via https://sites.google.com/view/studiesondroplets )
PHYS-801 / Section EDPO
EN
Oral presentation
1
Nanophotonics and its application for society (July 10-14, 2023
Registration via http://nanophotonics4society23.epfl.ch/)
PHYS-816 / Section EDPO
EN
Oral
2
Physics (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Control and Operation of Tokamaks (Next time: Spring 25 (Block course))
PHYS-734 / Section EDPY
EN
Oral
2
Insights on magnetic and semiconducting nanostructures (Next time: Fall 24 (Block course))
PHYS-646 / Section EDPY
EN
Oral presentation
2
EN
Oral presentation
3
Plasma Diagnostics in Basic Plasma Physics Devices and Tokamaks: from Principles to Practice (Next time: Spring 2024 (Block course))
PHYS-732 / Section EDPY
EN
Written
2
Statistical physics for optimization & learning (Next time: Spring 2025)
PHYS-642 / Section EDPY
EN
During the semester
4
Many-Body Approaches to Quantum Fluids (Next time: Fall 2023)
PHYS-619 / Section EDPY
Invited lecturers
EN
Oral presentation
1
Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems (edoc)
Courses
Language
Exam
Credits
Design of experiments (a) - Fall semester (Next time : Fall 2023)
ENG-606(a) / Section EDRS
EN
Project report
4
EN
Project report
1