The Research and Development portfolio at Empa

Five specialist departments with 28 laboratories form Empa’s backbone. The web pages of the individual laboratories provide more information and details of the appropriate contact persons.

Empa Research Programs

The focal points of Empa’s research work are arranged in five programs with the following themes:

• Nanotechnology
• Adaptive Material Systems
• Materials for Health and Performance
• Natural Resources and Pollutants
• Materials for Energy Technologies

Scientific Publications

Doing research also means publishing results.

The following documents give overviews of all publications authored by Empa staff, supervised by eawag-empa-library:

• Empa Publications 2010 PDF Database
• Empa Publications 2009 PDF Database
• Empa Publications 2008 PDF Database
• Empa Publications 2007 PDF Database
• Empa Publications 2006 PDF Database
• Empa Publications 1990-2005 PDF Database
  

PhD@Empa

In the course of the Empa’s PhD program doctoral students in the natural sciences or technology can perform their thesis work at the institution. The PhD program offers students challenging, practically-oriented research and student projects in a stimulating environment with the support of enthusiastic teaching staff. The emphasis on practical applications allows the PhD students the opportunity to make valuable contacts in industry. For more information see www.empa.ch/phd

Empa Research Commission

The Research Commission advises Empa’s Board of Directors on general research related topics, on the selection of research and development areas and on the evaluation of internal R & D projects. The names of the members of the Research Commission can be found at www.empa.ch/foko.