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Eidg. Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (EMPA)

Address Eidg. Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (EMPA)
Überlandstrasse 129
8600
CH-Dübendorf
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Projects

Responsible applicant Institution of higher education Start End date Funding scheme

Investigation of the interaction between modified diamond-like carbon coatings and lubricant additives
Crockett Rowena Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.12.2004 30.11.2006 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Möglichkeiten der Verbesserung der Sortierung von Konstruktionsholz durch einfache apparative Hilfsmittel (Vorstudie)
Sell Jürgen Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.1983 30.06.1984 NRP 12 Wood as Renewable Raw Material and Energy Source

Efficiency of graphene based rectifiers
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2015 29.02.2016 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Hormonaktive Substanzen in der Luft - Verknüpfung von Emissionsmessungen und Transportprozessen mit biologischen Effekten (ENDAIR)
Gerecke Andreas Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2004 30.06.2006 NRP 50 Endocrine Disruptors

Influence of atomic arrangement changes on phase equilibria near the liquidus curve in Cu-Sn-based alloys
Leinenbach Christian Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2005 31.12.2008 SCOPES

Novel monolithic Si NEMS: Study and correlation of structural and physical behaviour
Neels Antonia Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2017 31.03.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Ternary and quaternary Aluminum oxynitride-based coatings
Hug Hans Josef Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2014 31.08.2020 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Electron Energy Filter for Imaging and Spectroscopy
Erni Rolf Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2020 31.08.2021 R'EQUIP

Interfaces and interphases in nitride and carbide nanocomposite thin films
Patscheider Jörg Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2010 30.04.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Microstructurally based modelling of primary creep persistency
Hosseini Ehsan Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2017 28.02.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

3D printing of Fe-based shape memory alloys for novel structural metamate-rials and “smart” structures
Leinenbach Christian Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2020 31.01.2024 Bilateral programmes

Supramolecular Chirality at Surfaces
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2015 30.09.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Study and modeling of interface reactions between novel Au-Ge based solder alloys and different substrate materials
Leinenbach Christian Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2011 31.03.2013 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Metal-Ion Synchronized Reactive HiPIMS of AlScN for Piezoelectric Applications
Siol Sebastian Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2021 28.02.2025 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Grenzflächenuntersuchungen an amorphen diamantartigen Kohlenstoffbeschichtungen auf technischen Substraten
Hauert Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.1990 31.12.1992 NRP 24 Chemistry and Physics on Surfaces

Symposium on Atomic, Cluster and Surface Physics
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2020 31.03.2020 Scientific Exchanges

Verbesserung von Eisenbahnschwellen aus Schweizer Holz
Sell Jürgen Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.1988 31.12.1993 NRP 12 Wood as Renewable Raw Material and Energy Source

PEARL: A new bending-magnet endstation for state-of-the-art X-ray Photoelectron Diffraction combined with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy characterization at the Swiss Light Source
Fasel Roman Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2009 30.09.2012 R'EQUIP

Chemisorption instrument for probing supported active metal dispersion, surface area and their physico-chemical properties
Matam Santhosh Kumar Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2010 31.03.2011 R'EQUIP

All-organic optical upconversion device for single-element near-infrared imaging
Hany Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2016 29.02.2020 Bilateral programmes

Modeling of RC members strengthened and prestressed by a novel iron-based shape memory alloy reinforcement
Czaderski-Forchmann Christoph Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2017 31.10.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Investigation of the interaction between Diamond-like carboncoating and lubricant additives
Crockett Rowena Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2007 30.11.2008 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Probing 2D materials interaction with Graphene Quantum Dots (PIQuaDo)
Gröning Oliver Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2017 30.04.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

RECYCLING ASPHALT CONCRETE EXPLORING FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE INTERFACES
Poulikakos Lily Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2014 31.08.2016 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Supramolecular chiral films
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2004 30.09.2006 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Exploring synthetic approaches to non-alternant ring topologies in graphene nanostructures
Ruffieux Pascal Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2020 31.10.2023 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Lasermodifizierte Oberflächen: Zusammenhang zwischen dem Schichtaufbau und den Eigenspannungen sowie Er- müdungseigenschaften
Roth Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.1988 31.12.1990 NRP 19 Materials for Tomorrow's Needs

Integrating Dynamic In Vivo Imaging And Computational Modelling: A New Paradigm To Study Lumbar Spine Biomechanics
Aiyangar Ameet Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.12.2014 30.11.2017 Ambizione

Urban Mining for Low Noise Urban Roads and Optimized Design of Street Canyons
Poulikakos Lily Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2019 31.12.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Smart Surfaces in Tribology: Advanced Additives and Structured Coatings
Crockett Rowena Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2003 31.12.2003 Scientific Conferences

Mechanisms of aqueous lubrication with amphiphilic polymers
Crockett Rowena Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2009 31.05.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Exploring compositional modifications to improve the performance of thin film solar cells based on earth-abundant kesterite absorbers
Tiwari Ayodhya Nath Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2015 31.03.2018 Bilateral programmes

Predicting properties of realistic zigzag like graphene nanoribbons, a DFT challenge
Pignedoli Carlo Antonio Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2014 30.06.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Archaeometallurgical investigations of ancient copper smelting in Cyprus - The Site of Agia Varvara - Almyras.
Vonmont Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.1998 30.09.2001 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Rotating healing of asphalt concrete
Partl Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2013 31.01.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Molecular self-assemblies, their metallic substrates, and quasicrystal surfaces: a computational approach
Passerone Daniele Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2010 31.03.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Applied nanoscience: novel catalysts and bottom-up design of graphene-like nanostructures. Computational insight within a surface science laboratory
Passerone Daniele Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2012 31.10.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Sub-micrometre-scale 3D Chemical Characterization of Organic and Biological Materials
Bernard Laetitia Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2016 31.03.2020 Interdisciplinary projects

The role of meso-scale structure on the mechanical response of soft musculoskeletaltissues
Ehret Alexander Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2017 31.10.2020 Project funding (Div. I-III)

TAURA: Traffic Noise Auralisator
Heutschi Kurt Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2014 30.06.2016 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Broadband flash annealing of inorganic functional thin films
Tiwari Ayodhya Nath Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.12.2015 30.11.2016 R'EQUIP

Earthquake-Resistant Timber Systems for Multi-Storey Buildings
Steiger René Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2012 31.12.2016 NRP 66 Resource Wood

Integrating individual graphene nanoribbons into single-wall carbon nanotube junctions
Zhang Jian Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2021 31.05.2021 Scientific Exchanges

New challenges in the synthesis of graphene derived nanostructures
Pignedoli Carlo Antonio Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2017 31.08.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Graphene based rectifiers (RGB)
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2012 28.02.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Application of the critical gradient concept to the phase formation in Cu/Sn nanosized multilayer system
Pasichnyy Mykola Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2014 31.03.2014 International short research visits

Revealing key properties of wood with spectroscopic THz imaging
Zolliker Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2018 31.08.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Organic nanowires with unusual transport properties: a theoretical study
Pignedoli Carlo Antonio Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2011 30.06.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer with environmental processing chamber for depth-resolved chemical-state analysis of functional thin films and their buried interfaces
Jeurgens Lars P.H. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2019 31.10.2020 R'EQUIP

Nanoscale investigations of water effects on wood S2 layer and wood-inspired polymeric nano-systems, combining MD and advanced experiments (intoS2)
Derome Dominique Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2019 31.03.2023 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Spin physics of zigzag graphene nanostructures
Ruffieux Pascal Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2017 30.09.2021 Bilateral programmes

Fabrication of metal-diamond composites by selective laser melting and their characterization
Leinenbach Christian Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2015 31.08.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

A cyanine dye homojunction for photovoltaics
Hany Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2013 28.02.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Fundamental aspects of foam bitumen design and aggregate coating
Hugener Martin Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2016 31.05.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Nanocomposite films as grain boundary-dominated materials: from interface characteristics to macroscopic properties
Patscheider Jörg Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2007 30.04.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

International Workshop on Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cements
Winnefeld Frank Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2018 31.07.2018 Scientific Exchanges

Nanoscale perovskite-supported catalysts for the exhaust after treatment of natural gas vehicles with very low precious metal content
Weidenkaff Anke Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2010 30.04.2014 NRP 62 Smart Materials

Coupling IR and XAS with modulation excitation spectroscopy to unravel surface dynamics during methane oxidation on a three-way catalyst
Ferri Davide Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2012 31.08.2016 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Toolbox of functional bio-based inks: 3 D printing of novel multiscale structured composites inspired by nature
Zimmermann Tanja Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2018 31.10.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Molecular Surface Science on Ultra-Thin Insulator (MOSSUL)
Gröning Oliver Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2014 31.12.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Improving Limited Angle x-ray computed Tomography by Optical data integration - ILATO
Neels Antonia Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2013 31.03.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Sacrificial Passivation of Nano-scale Metal Powders for Transient Liquid Phase Processing
Janczak-Rusch Jolanta Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2008 31.05.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Charakterisierung und Modellierung von Grenzflächenreaktionen zwischen Diamant und flüssigen Aktivloten
Klotz Ulrich Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2004 28.02.2006 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Developing an innovative type of asphalt joints using induction heating technology
Partl Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2015 31.01.2018 precoR

International Conference on Perovskite type materials
Weidenkaff Anke Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2005 30.11.2005 Scientific Conferences

Micro computer tomography with X-rays for the characterization of biocompatible materials
Lüthi Thomas Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.1999 31.12.2003 Project funding (Div. I-III)

On-surface synthesis of low-dimensional nanomaterials (OSSY)
Fasel Roman Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2018 31.10.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Surface synthesis of covalent organic nanomaterials (SUSY)
Fasel Roman Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2012 31.10.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Versatile magnetic pathways for kinesin-driven molecular shuttles
Marioni Miguel Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2007 28.02.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Table-top soft X-ray spectroscopy and excitation dynamics of photoactive molecular systems
Cirelli Claudio Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2016 31.03.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Thermoeletric oxides TEO
Weidenkaff Anke Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2011 31.10.2014 Sinergia

A New Rapid Prototyping Platform for Nanodevices
Egger Stefan Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.12.2010 30.11.2012 R'EQUIP

Bitumen Based Intrinsically Icephobic Road Surfaces
Poulikakos Lily Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2017 30.04.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Analytik für die Behandlung von Rückständen aus der Reststoffwiederverwertung
Vonmont Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.1993 31.12.1995 Swiss Priority Programmes (SPPs)

Nanoblock and nanostructured interface design for advanced thermoelectric materials.
Weidenkaff Anke Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.08.2009 31.12.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Novel Integrated Pixel X-ray Detectors "NOVIPIX"
Gröning Pierangelo Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2013 31.10.2017 Sinergia

Drying of archaeological oak - impact of preservation measures
Schofield Eleanor Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.12.2015 31.12.2015 International short research visits

Hierarchical carbon-fiber composites with tailored interphase obtained via electrophoretic deposition of magnetized and functionalized carbon nanotubes
Brunner Andreas J. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2015 31.05.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Fundamental aspects of molecular self-assembly
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2009 30.09.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

New Si3N4-MoSi2/MoSi2 composite materials for high-temperature applications
Manukyan Khachatur Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2007 31.05.2007 International short research visits

Design of asphalt mixtures modified with phase change materials
Partl Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2017 31.07.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Design and fabrication of robust plasmonic devices with tunable resonance frequencies (Platun)
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2009 30.09.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Sustainable development: toward mitigation of the heat island effect
Derome Dominique Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2015 31.03.2015 International Exploratory Workshops

Mixed-mode fatigue strengthening of metallic members using CFRP plates
Motavalli Masoud Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2015 31.05.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Surface synthesis of carbon-based nanomaterials (CABANA)
Fasel Roman Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2015 31.10.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Experimental study and atomistic modeling of the deformation induced phase transformations in FeMnSi-based shape memory alloys
Leinenbach Christian Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2014 31.01.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Mechanically actuated optical nanoswitch
Keller Beat Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2000 31.07.2003 NRP 47 Supramolecular Functional Materials

Thermo- und Hygroregulation im Hornissennest - ein Model für stabile Regelung natürlicher Konstruktionen
Richter Klaus Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2004 30.09.2005 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Biokompatibler Nanosensor/Aktuator
Hauert Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.1996 30.04.1999 NRP 36 Nano Sciences

Nanoscale Solid State Reactions: Theory and Experiment
Janczak-Rusch Jolanta Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2016 30.09.2016 International Exploratory Workshops

Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering using plasmonic antennas with tunable resonance frequencies (Platun)
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2012 30.09.2013 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Brominated flame retardants and other endocrine disrupting chemicals in the ecosystem of Thunersee - environmental fate and correlation to biological effects (FLEET)
Kohler Martin Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2002 31.12.2007 NRP 50 Endocrine Disruptors

Biopolymer Aerogels for Thermal Superinsulation
Malfait Wim Jan Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2018 30.04.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Combined IR-STM Studies of Functional Organic Surfaces
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2011 31.12.2011 R'EQUIP

Surface Science Investigations of Intermetallic Pd-Ga Catalysts
Widmer Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2013 31.08.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Supramolecular chiral films
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2009 30.09.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Particle mediated magnetic field control of biological structures and molecules
Marioni Miguel Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2010 28.02.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

A fundamental investigation of interfacial moisture content and adhesive deterioration of asphalt aggregate bond in porous asphalt
Partl Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2007 30.09.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Narrowband organic upconverters with a gain
Hany Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2020 31.05.2023 Bilateral programmes

State-of-the-art Surface Analytics for Use Inspired Materials Research
Gröning Pierangelo Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2011 29.02.2012 R'EQUIP

Muscat: Multiscale X-ray Computed Tomography
Kaufmann Rolf Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2015 31.10.2016 R'EQUIP

Psychometric Scaling of Dynamic Multi-attribute Stimuli
Zolliker Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2012 30.09.2013 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Atomic EELS: from Experiment to Theory
Erni Rolf Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2013 31.10.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Verbesserung der Imprägniergrundierung und der Oberflächen- behandlung von Holzfenstern
Sell Jürgen Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.1983 30.06.1985 NRP 12 Wood as Renewable Raw Material and Energy Source

UP-IPAZIA: “UPgrade and full deployment of the Empa/Eawag computational cluster IPAZIA: towards an interdisciplinary on-site resource for computational sciences”
Bucher Christoph Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2010 31.03.2011 R'EQUIP

p-type doping and carrier lifetime of polycrystalline CdTe: Control, improvement and solar cells with enhanced open circuit voltage
Tiwari Ayodhya Nath Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.08.2015 31.07.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

MICORRANA Development of a hyphenated online-technique for spatially resolved chemical element analysis of micro corrosion processes
Ulrich Andrea Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2006 31.03.2009 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Mechanisms of aqueous lubrication with amphiphilic polymers
Crockett Rowena Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2012 31.05.2013 Project funding (Div. I-III)

High resolution AFM combined with high resolution IR spectroscopy
Poulikakos Lily Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2017 30.06.2018 R'EQUIP

Chiral Intermetallic Surfaces for Enantioselective Reactions
Widmer Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2015 30.04.2020 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Integration of sustainable Multi-Energy-hub Systems from the Building Performance perspective (IMES-BP)
Orehounig Kristina Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.12.2014 28.02.2019 NRP 70 Energy Turnaround

The fate of iron during the hydration of cement
Lothenbach Barbara Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2008 31.01.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Adaptive contrast and resolution enhancement for real-time life-cell light microscopy
Hack Erwin Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2009 31.05.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Single molecule surface dynamics induced by inelastic electron tunneling
Parschau Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2011 31.12.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Combining macroscopic and microscopic characterization of recombination losses in high efficiency CIGS solar cells - how to reach the theoretical limit?
Tiwari Ayodhya Nath Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2014 31.01.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Particle systems between order and disorder: Structural in-situ studies for particle system synthesis and their early event dynamics in bio environments
Neels Antonia Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2017 31.10.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Carbon-Nanotube/Metal Interfaces: Tailoring and characterization of low resistance contacts for advanced electronics
Erni Rolf Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2011 30.09.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Superelastic compliant surgery tools
Campanile Lucio Flavio Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2010 30.06.2011 NRP 62 Smart Materials

Advanced Molecular Chiral Surface Systems
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2018 30.09.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Role of nano-scale inhomogeneities in chalcogenide absorbers of thin film solar cells
Tiwari Ayodhya Nath Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2011 31.12.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Mechanical contact of skin and textiles: THz imaging and modeling of the interface
Hack Erwin Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2015 30.06.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Controlled drying of colloid suspensions in porous structures for neck-based interconnects
Derome Dominique Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2015 31.03.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Adaptive control of laser speckle fields in microscopy
Hack Erwin Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2007 31.05.2009 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Charakterisierung und Modellierung von Grenzflächenreaktionen zwischen Diamant und flüssigen Aktivloten
Leinenbach Christian Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2006 29.02.2008 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Advancing Graphene Nanoribbons from Lab to Fab (GNRfab)
Fasel Roman Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2015 31.12.2017 precoR

Wetting and drying of porous asphalt pavement: a multiscale approach
Derome Dominique Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2013 31.01.2016 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Deploying machine learning for multi-physical fields simulation of metal additive manufacturing
Hosseini Ehsan Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2021 31.03.2025 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Modeling the growth of chiral inorganic crystals and enantioselective reactions at their surfaces
Passerone Daniele Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.11.2018 31.10.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

X-PROFILE: X-ray Pair distRibutiOn Function In Laboratory systEms
Neels Antonia Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2017 30.09.2017 Scientific Exchanges

Modelling of Structure and Stability of Complex Hydrides
Züttel Andreas Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2006 30.06.2007 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Multiscale modeling of wood cell S2 layer: understanding wood swelling and moisture-induced shape memory
Derome Dominique Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2015 30.09.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

NANOX: PHO-based nanocomposites as bioactive and antimicrobial materials for biomedical application: system understanding through X-ray based analytical methods
Neels Antonia Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.05.2019 31.08.2019 Scientific Exchanges

Ultrasensitive quantum dot - field effect transistor photodetectors
Shorubalko Ivan Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2019 31.05.2023 Project funding (Div. I-III)

A thermodynamic approach to cement hydration: The role of retarding admixtures and Fe-minerals during the dydration of cements
Lothenbach Barbara Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2004 30.06.2007 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Follow-on proposal for continuation of the SNF grant number 200021-120241: “Sacrificial Passivation of Nano-scale Metal Powders for Transient Liquid Phase Processing”
Janczak-Rusch Jolanta Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2011 31.05.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Luftdichtigkeit von Gebäudehüllen aus Holz und Holzwerkstoffen
Sell Jürgen Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.1983 30.11.1986 NRP 12 Wood as Renewable Raw Material and Energy Source

Supramolecular Chiral Films
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2012 30.09.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Efficient "double-passage" SNOMs
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2008 31.03.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

He-FIB Microscope
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.03.2011 29.02.2012 R'EQUIP

Synthesis of supramolecular chiral films in ultra-high vacuum
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2002 30.09.2004 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Catalyst Substrates from Engineered Structures for state of the art powertrains: High pollutant conversion (including cold-start) with low precious metal requirements
Dimopoulos Eggenschwiler Panagiotis Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2015 31.08.2018 precoR

Ecotrib 2015
Crockett Rowena Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2015 31.08.2015 Scientific Conferences

The stretch signatures of random fibre networks
Ehret Alexander Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2018 30.09.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Strengthening of reinforced concrete members by prestressed externally bonded CFRP strips with gradient anchorage
Motavalli Masoud Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2009 30.09.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Multiscale analysis of coupled mechanical and moisture behavior of wood
Derome Dominique Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2009 30.04.2013 Sinergia

Characterization of failure mechanisms of plywood and LVL from the macroscopic to the microscopic scale by combining optical methods, acoustic emission analysis, electron microscopy and X-ray tomography
Brunner Andreas J. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.06.2010 31.03.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Fracture failure of adhesively bonded Fe-SMA joints
Motavalli Masoud Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2021 31.12.2024 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Measurement and Modeling of Multi-Attribute Psychometric Scales
Zolliker Peter Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2010 30.09.2012 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Smart materials for artificial muscle and energy harvesting
Nüesch Frank Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2013 31.12.2016 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Ultrasonic Diagnostics of the Integrity of Glued Timber Components
Sennhauser Urs Jakob Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.01.2008 30.09.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

A Multi-Scale Investigation of Recycled Asphalt Concrete
Poulikakos Lily Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2012 31.08.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

In-situ Atomic-Scale Studies of Ferroelectric Domain Wall Dynamics
Rossell Abrodos Marta Dacil Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2018 30.09.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Nanostrukturierte chirale Oberflächen
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.1996 30.06.2000 NRP 36 Nano Sciences

Modelling of Structure and Stability of Complex Hydrides
Züttel Andreas Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2007 30.06.2009 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Fundamental aspects of molecular self-assembly
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.10.2012 31.03.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Predicting deterioration phenomena at coating/implant interfaces in-vivo
Hauert Roland Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.09.2015 31.08.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Modification of Asphalt Concrete using Nanofibrillated Cellulose
Partl Manfred Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.02.2015 31.05.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

New Carbon-based Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
Ernst Karl-Heinz Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.07.2014 30.06.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Fabrication of smart dielectric elastomer actuators for muscle-like actuation applications
Kovacs Gabor Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.08.2010 31.07.2011 NRP 62 Smart Materials

High Performance Aggregates for Sustainable Road Pavements
Poulikakos Lily Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology - EMPA 01.04.2015 31.07.2020 Project funding (Div. I-III)
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