MT180: Public Selections - 1st series

This year some thirty EPFL doctoral students have entered the Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) competition.

In three minutes, each student will present his or her research topic in simple terms to a non-specialist audience, in French or English. The aim of this popularization exercise is to present a clear, concise and  yet compelling explanation of their research project, supported by a single slide !

The selections are open to the public and take place on 21, 29 and 30 January. Unlike the final, the selections are not recorded for the public. Colleagues, friends, families, thesis directors, come to listen to them and encourage them!

IMPORTANT:

• Selections begin at 12:15 (doors open to public from 12:00)
• The public arriving after 12:15 is asked to wait outside until the room is opened (between two presentations) so that presenters are not disturbed.

1. Gian Gentinetta, « Classical-Quantum Synergies for Simulations of Quantum Systems », (Prof. Giuseppe Carleo, Computational Quantum Science Lab), English
2. Chiara Berretta, « Developing fluidized-bed reactor technology for renewable methane and methanol production from biogenic gases and green hydrogen », (Prof. Oliver Kröcher, Laboratory for Sustainable Energy Carriers and Processes - Paul Scherrer Institut), English
3. Camille Rolland, « Leveraging microbial hydrogen consumption to mitigate pressure buildup in radioactive waste repositories », (Prof. Rizlan Bernier-Latmani & Dr Olivier Leupin, Laboratoire de microbiologie environnementale), Français
4. Josephine Meibom, « Proteolytic inactivation of viruses in lakewater », (Prof. Tamar Kohn, Laboratoire de virologie environnementale), Français
5. Davide Barbiero, « Efficient semiclassical dynamics for spectroscopy simulations of molecular systems », (Prof. Jiri Vanicek, Laboratory of Theoretical Physical Chemistry), English
6. Roxane Ollivier, « Structure-properties relationships in tensegrity networks », (Prof. Sangwoo Kim, Laboratoire de mécanique des matériaux souples et biologiques), Français
7. Sruthi Raja, « Nutritional regulation of muscle stem cell mediated skeletal muscle growth during exercise and early-life weaning», (Dr. Jerome Feige, Nestlé Insitute of Health Science), English
8. Tushar Thakur, « Discovering new materials for solid-state Li-ion batteries », (Prof. Nicola Marzari, Theory and Simulation of Materials), English
9. Pao-Wan Lee, « Constructing Gene Regulatory Circuits for a Robust Self-Regenerating Cell-Free System », (Prof. Sebastian Maerkl, Laboratory of Biological Network Characterization), English
10. Rohan Singh, « Diet, Glucose Responses, and the Microbiome: Patterns from a Digital Cohort on Personalized Nutrition », (Prof. Marcel Salathé, Digital Epidemiology Lab), English
11. Antoni Gralak, « Characterization of human transcription factors in a methylation sensitive context and deciphering their regulatory role at a single cell level », (Prof. Bart Deplancke, Laboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics), English
12. Fernando Meireles, « Investigating the evolutionary origins of B3 metallo-beta-lactamases and their mechanisms of membrane association », (Prof. Matteo Dal Peraro, Laboratory for Biomolecular Modeling), English
13. Cheng Pan, « Imitation learning for dexterous manipulation », (Prof. Josie Hughes, CREATE Lab), English