Empa researcher Mirko Kovac has been Professor of Sustainability Robotics at EPFL’s School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering since September 1. The professorship and the associated Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics, which are jointly funded by EPFL and Empa, combine Empa’s expertise in materials, engineering and testing infrastructures – including the DroneHub currently under construction at NEST on the Empa campus in Dübendorf – and EPFL’s expertise in environmental sensing. This new cooperation thus gives researchers and students the opportunity to work at both institutions depending on the issue at hand.
