Franz-Josef HaugI studied Physics between 1990 and 1996 at the Universities of Ulm (Germany) and Waikato (New Zealand). While specializing mostly on Theoretical Physics and Quantum Theory during my studies, I turned towards Experimental Physics for a graduate work on gas-phase epitaxy of silicon. After that, I pursued a PhD program at ETH Zürich (Switzerland), studying Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. As PostDoc, I went to EMPA (Switzerland) to work on plasma processes for hard coatings of TiN and to the Jülich Research Centre in Germany to study light scattering ZnO front contacts for solar cells. In 2005 I joined the Institute of Microengineering (IMT) at the University of Neuchatel to lead a research group on thin film silicon solar cells within the PV-Lab. In 2009 the IMT was integrated into EPFL. My main research interests are optics, charge transport in semiconductors and renewable energy in general. My current work is devoted to passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells, using thin silicon films as contact layers. In 2015 I was appointed Maitre d'Enseignement et Recherche (Senior Lecturer and Scientist) and member of the Faculty of STI. From 2013 to 2015 I was member of the EFPL Teachers Council (CCE) and from 2016 and 2018 I was elected into the Council of the Engineering School (CF-STI). In 2020 I was elected to become a member of CF-STI. My main objective for the legislature is to represent the role of EPFL's intermediate staff and to raise the awareness for concerns of the satellite campuses.
Laure-Emmanuelle Perret AebiLaure-Emmanuelle Perret-Aebi a obtenu son doctorat en chimie de l’Université de Fribourg en 2004. Après 4 ans de post-doctorat à l’Université d’Edinburgh (Ecosse) et de Neuchâtel (Suisse), elle rejoint en 2009 le PVlab de EPFL en tant que cheffe de groupe des activités back-end liées aux modules PV. En 2013 elle rejoint le CSEM PV-center à Neuchâtel en tant que cheffe du secteur “Module Technology” jusqu’en 2018. Ces principales activités sont liées aux aspects d’encapsulation et fiabilités des modules PV pour diverses applications telles que l’intégration au bâtiment, la mobilité ou les centrales solaires. Elle a été de 2015 à 2017 experte dans la Commission micro et nanotechnologies de la Commission pour la Technologie et l’Innovation (CTI). En 2017 elle a fondé l’association Compáz qui a pour but de lier Art et Science. Parallèlement à son activité chez Compáz, elle a créé sa société LMNT consultancy afin d'accompagner les entreprises et personnes intéressées à l'intégration du photovoltaïque dans le bâtiment et coordonne depuis octobre 2018 le projet européen BeSmart sur l’intégration architecturale du BIPV en tant que collaboratrice scientifique au PVLab de l'EPFL à Neuchâtel.
2019-date : Senior Expert at the PVLab of EPFL. Coordinator of the EU project Be-Smart H2020-LC-SC3-2018, 818009 ( started in October 2018 for 4 years)
2018-date : CEO of LMNT consultancy, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Scientifique and technical advisory in the field of building integrated photovoltaics.
2018 -2019 : Scientific expert at the PV-centre of CSEM, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2018- date : Founder and Scientific advisory of COMPÁZ, Association for the promotion of Science through Art. Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2014- 2017: Expert in the CTI commission micro-nano, Bern, Switzerland.
2013- 2018 : Sector Head and activity manager “Modules & Systems” at the PV-centre of CSEM, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2009-2013: Group leader, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne,Institute of Microengineering, Photovoltaics and Thin Film Electronics Laboratory, Switzerland.
2008-2009:
Postdoctoral research assistant, Institute of Physics, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2006-2007:
Postdoctoral research assistant, Institute of Microtechnology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2004-2006:
Postdoctoral research assistant, Institute of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
2004:
Postdoctoral research assistant, Institute of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
