Eric Dufresne appointed Full Professor
The Department of Materials is happy to announce that on December 2/3, the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has appointed Eric Dufresne (*1974), currently tenured Associate Professor at Yale University, New Haven, USA, as Full Professor of Soft and Living Materials.
Eric Dufresne is a leading international scientist in the area of soft materials. His research focuses on understanding, controlling and exploiting the structure and dynamics of soft materials. These include the bulk of living tissues, as well as diverse engineered materials, from personal care products to energy-efficient electronic-paper displays. Coupling his specialist expertise with findings from biology, Eric Dufresne will significantly enhance ETH Zurich’s standing in the field of materials science. ETH News: English, German