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Giulia Tagliabue is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, where she heads the Laboratory of Nanoscience Energy Technologies. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering, graduating cum laude from the University of Udine in Italy, where she simultaneously obtained a diploma from the Scuola Normale Superiore. In 2015, she earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich with a thesis focused on nanophotonic design for light-to-heat and light-to-charge conversion devices. Dr. Tagliabue was a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow from 2015-2018, conducting postdoctoral research at Caltech's Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis. Her research primarily investigates coupled light, heat, and charge transfer processes in nanophotonic structures for low-dimensional materials and sustainable energy conversion. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Rising Stars Light Award in 2020, and has held editorial positions, such as the Managing Editor for the journal Nanophotonics. Additionally, Dr. Tagliabue has been recognized with grants and prizes from various institutions, emphasizing her contributions to the field of nanophotonics and energy conversion.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne, Switzerland
Head of the Laboratory of Nanoscience Energy Technologies.
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