Jean-Philippe Ansermet

Expertise spintronics,nanomagnetism,surface NMR,magnetic resonance in ferro- and antiferro-magnets,chirality-induced spin selectivity, magnonics Current Work Rédaction d'un livre basé sur un enseignement donné à la HEP, 2000-2005. Sujet : comment enseigner la science aux enfants. Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS)Magnonics Jean-Philippe Ansermet was born March 1, 1957 in Lausanne (legal origin Vaumarcus, NE). He obtained a diploma as physics engineer of EPFL in 1980. He went on to get a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where, from 1985 to 1987, he persued as post-doc with Prof. Slichter his research on catalysis by solid state NMR studies of molecules bound to the surface of catalysts. From 1987 to 1992 he worked at the materials research center of Ciba-Geigy, on polymers for microelectronics, composites, dielectrics and organic charge transfer complexes. In March 1992, as professor of experimental physics, he developed a laboratory on the theme of nanostructured materials and turned full professor in 1995. Since 1992, he teaches classical mechanics, first to future engineering students, since 2004 to physics majors. Since 2000, he teaches thermodynamics also, to the same group of students. He offers a graduate course in spintronics, and another on spin dynamics. His research activities concern the fabrication and properties of magnetic nanostructures produced by electrodeposition. His involvement since the early days of spintronics have allowed him to gain recognition for his work on giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR), magnetic relaxation of single nanostructures, and was among the leading groups demonstrating magnetization reversal by spin-polarized currents. Furthermore, his group uses nuclear magnetic resonance , on the one hand as means of investigation of surfaces and electrodes, on the other hand, as a local probe of the electronic properties of complex ferromagnetic oxides.Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATIONResearcher unique identifier(s) (ORCID): http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1307-4864  Google Scholar: Google Scholar ID Date of birth: 01/03/1957Nationality: SwitzerlandURL for web site: http://lpmn.epfl.ch                           ·       EDUCATION1985                PhD: ''A new approach to the study of surfaces'', Prof. C.P. Slichter, advisor,                        Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA1982                Master,             Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA                        ·       CURRENT POSITION2022 –              Honorary Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland1995 – 2022     Full professor                        Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland  ·       PREVIOUS POSITIONS1992 – 1995     Associate professor                        Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland 1987 – 1992     Research scientist                          Materials Research Laboratory, Ciba-Geigy A.G., Switzerland1985 –1987      Research assistant                        Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA  ·       FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS2023                Scholar-in-Residence, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India2022                Crédit Suisse Teaching AwardSince 2019       Visiting professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaSince 2011       Fellow, American Physical Society 2000 – 2005     Visiting faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA1980 – 1985      Fulbright grant, USA ·       SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSSince 1992                   Number of: Postdocs, 30, PhD students: 30, Master Students: 44  ·       TEACHING ACTIVITIES  1992 – 2000     Introductory physics, sections of mechanical and electrical engineering students2001– 2016      Mechanics, bachelor course to physics studentsSince 2001       Thermodynamics, bachelor course to physics students2009                textbook “Mécanique”, Presse Polytechnique Universitaire Romande2013                MOOC of mechanics, 28 lessons, on Coursera and YouTube (>17300’000 views)2016                textbook “Thermodynamique”, Presse Polytechnique Universitaire Romande2016                MOOC of  thermodynamics, in collaboration with 4 other campuses, on Coursera ·       ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS 2012 – 2015     annual meetings of the group on hardware, COST TD11032013 – 2015     TeraHertz : Opportunies for Industry, yearly, Lausanne, Switzerland2011                3rd DNP symposium, Lausanne, Switzerland 2005                EPS meeting for the “World Year of Physics 2005”, Bern, Switzerland1994                 Gordon Research conference on Nanophase Materials, Davos, Switzerland ·       INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 2023 – 2027     Swiss Counsel of Accreditation (federal government appointment)2006 – 2018     Director, EPFL physics section (coordination of all physics courses)2002 – 2006      President, Swiss Physical Society2001 – 2005      Director, Institute for the Physics of Nanostructures 1997 – 2002      Secretary, Executive Committee, European Physical Society ·       COMMISSIONS OF TRUST 2016 – 2021     International Mobility Project, Project 111, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSince 2012       Swissto12 A.G., scientific advisory board, Lausanne, Switzerland2002 – 2007    Nanodimension A.G., scientific advisory board, Zurich, Switzerland1996 - 2000     Reviewer, DFRMC (Paris) + SPINTEC (Grenoble), France   ·       MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIESSince 1984       American Physical SocietySince 1997       Swiss Physical Society ·       MAJOR COLLABORATIONS COST              “Hyperpolarization Physics and Methodology in NMR and MRI”, 2012-2015Germany          SpinCat, German Priority program, 2012-2017, Hamburg, TU-Münich, Poland             Nanospin, Polish-Swiss contribution, 2012-2016, Krakow, Poznan, India                Indian-Swiss Joint Research Program, 2008-2012, IIT-Dehli, D. Pandya, China               Sino-Swiss Sci. and Technol. Cooperation, 2007-2012, Dapeng Yu, Pekin U., Europe             RTN EuNITTT, 2000-2004, K. Hjort, Uppsala, SwedenEurope             Brite-Euram, BRE2-0546, 1994-1997, Bernard Dieny, France  Administration     Swiss Accreditation Council (2024-2026), vice-president (2025-2026)    Physics Section, Director (2007-2017)    Institute, Physics of Nanostructures, Director (2000-2005)    Swiss Physical Society, President (2002-2006)    European Physical Society, Exec. Committee (1993-1998)Books and reviews Books     Spintronics, a primer, CRC Press, 2025    Thermodynamique, EPFL-Press, 2024, 3rd edition    Mécanique, EPFL-Press, 2021, 3rd editionReviewsSolid State NMR Techniques for the Study of Surface Phenomena,J.-Ph. Ansermet, C.P. Slichter, J.H. Sinfelt, Prog. NMR Spectro. 22(5) 401 (1991)Nanostructuring Materials for Spin Electronics, B. Doudin, J.-Ph. Ansermet, Europhysics News 28, 14-17 (1997)Perpendicular Transport of Spin-Polarized Electrons Through Magnetic Nanostructures, J.-Ph. Ansermet, J. Phys. C : Cond. Matter 10, 6027-6050 (1998)"Spying on Magnetism" and "NMR : the quantum mechanics playground", in «Le spin en physique», Frontier Group 2002Spintronics with metallic nanowires, in «Oxford Hanbook of Nanoscience and Technology", Narlikar & Fu Editors, Oxford Uni Press 2010Lectures     Mechanics, 1st year physics (1992-2017) textbook    Thermodynamics, 1st year physic (2000-2022) textbook     Spin dynamics and spintronics, graduate school (1998-2022) textbook     L'enfant, l'adolescent et les sciences, Haute Ecole de Pédagogie, Vaud, 2000-2005    TeraHertz for Industry, workshop for professionals, presenting frontline research ResearchCurrent Research Fields - spintronics, in part. chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS)- magnonics and magnetic resonance Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students Antoine Blondel, Juerg Meier, Didier Wermeille, Pierre-André Vuissoz, Valerio Scarani, Derek Kelly, Philippe Guittienne, Arnaud Comment, Andrea Fabian Montabert, Xavier Hoffer, Santiago Serrano Guisan, Aurore Rudolf, Elena Murè, Haiming Yu, Emile Jacques de Rijk, Elisa Papa, Arndt von Bieren, Francesco Comandè, Antonio Vetrò, Murari Soundararajan, Felix Blumenschein Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Basile Vuichoud, Xiao JiFormer group members Prof. Mohamed AbidKing Saud University Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaE-Mail: abid1972mohamed AT gmail.comDr. Maria Eleni BelesiSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455E-Mail: marilenabelesi AT yahoo.comDr. Antoine BlondelE-Mail: a.blondel AT sokymat.chDr. Nicolas BiziereChargé de recherche CNRS, CEMES, ToulouseE-Mail: nicolas.biziere AT cemes.frDr. Vincent BonnyE-Mail: vincent.bonny AT epfl.chDr. Séverine BurnetE-Mail: sbu AT elca.chProf. Dany Carlier-LarregarayE-Mail: carlier AT icmcb-bordeaux.cnrs.frDr. Christian CaspersE-Mail: caspers AT mbe-components.comDr. Francesco ComandèE-Mail: francesco.comande AT gmail.comProf. Arnaud CommentE-Mail: arnaud.comment AT epfl.chDr. James B. DayHuntington Wet Virginia Orthopaedic trauma centerE-Mail: jbday1 AT earthlink.netProf. Hugues de RiedmattenBarcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyE-Mail: hugues.deriedmatten AT icfo.esProf. Bernard DoudinE-Mail: bdoudin AT unlinfo.unl.eduDr Andrea Fabian MontabertE-Mail: andrea.fabian AT epfl.chDr. Laurent GravierHEIG, YverdonE-Mail : laurent.gravier AT heig-vd.chJulie DuboisE-Mail: julie.dubois AT polytechnique.orgDr. Scott GilbertE-Mail: scott.gilbert AT epfl.chLecturer Dr. Simon GranvilleSenior lecturer, Robinson Research Institute,Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandE-Mail: Simon.Granville AT vuw.ac.nzTatjana HaehlenPSI, VilligenE-Mail: tatjana.haehlen AT psi.chDr. Xavier HofferE-Mail: xavier.hoffer AT orange.chDr. Yvan JaccardE-Mail: YJaccard AT emmarin.chProf. Sami JanninUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ENS LyonE-Mail: sami.jannin AT univ-lyon1.frDr. Daljit KaurDepartment of Physics, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab 144012, IndiaE-Mail: daljitkhehra AT gmail.comDr. Derek KellyE-Mail: derek.kelly AT epfl.chDr. Fiodar KurdzesauCrystallography, ETHZE-Mail : fiodar.kurdzesau AT mat.ethz.chDr. He LiTinghua University (Beijing)E-Mail: shuangyu2004.2004 AT 163.comMaude LiotardE-Mail: Maude.liotard AT mines.inpl-nancy.frDr. Alessandro MacorE-Mail: ?Dr. Jürg MeierABB A.G.E-Mail: juerg.meier AT chcrc.abb.chDr. Elena MurèEcole PolytechniqueE-Mail: elena.mure AT gmail.comProf. Takeshi OhgaiNagasaki University, JapanE-Mail: oghai AT nagasaki-u.ac.jpDr. Elisa PapaDeloitte, GenevaE-Mail: ?Prof. Gareth RedmondLife Sciences, UCD Science Center, DublinE-Mail: gareth.redmond AT ucd.ieDr. Aurore RudolfInternational School of GenevaE-Mail: aurore.rudolf AT gmail.comDr. Aymeric SallinNanodimension (Founder & CEO), Menlo Park, CA (USA)E-Mail: aymeric AT nanodimension.comProf. Valerio ScaraniCentre for Qunatum Technologies, National University of SingaporeE-Mail: valerio.scarani AT gmail.comIgor SchlebnyService de communication, Uni. NeuchâtelEmail : Igor.Chlebny AT unine.chProf. Christoph TerrierHE-ARC, NeuchâtelE-Mail: christophe.terrier AT bluewin.chDr. Juliette TuallionE-Mail: jtuaillo AT dpm.univ-lyon1.frDr. Didier VermeilleE-Mail: vermeil AT ameslab.govArndt von BierenBosch/BSHE-Mail: arndt.vb AT gmail.comDr. Pierre-André VuissozE-Mail: pa.vuissoz AT chu-nancy.frDr. Travis WadeEcole Polytechnique, ParisE-Mail: travis.wade AT polytechnique.frProf. Jean-Eric WegroweEcole Polytechnique, ParisE-Mail: jean-eric.wegrowe AT polytechnique.frProf. Haiming YuBeihang UniversityE-Mail: haiming.yu AT ph.tum.deVisitors and internsProf. Sevostian BechtaKTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden), KÄRNKRAFTSSÄKERHETE-Mail: bechta AT kth.seProf. Adrian BachtoldInstitute of Photonic ScienceE-Mail: adrian.bachtold AT icfo.esProf. Aude BillardLearning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory, EPFLE-Mail: aude.billard AT epfl.chDr. Benoit Lazzarottoresponsable du ROPAG, GenèveE-Mail: benoit.lazzarotto AT etat.ge.chProf. Jörg LöfflerHead Dept. Mat. Sci., ETHZE-Mail: joerg.loeffler AT mat.ethz.chProf. Trong-Kha TruongMRI Neuro-imaging, Duke University, USAE-Mail: trongkha.truong AT duke.eduAbdul Mazid MunshiE-Mail: mazid.m AT gmail.comProf. M PattabiramanIndian Institute of Technology MadrasE-Mail: pattu AT physics.iitm.ac.inNidhi SharmaNidhi SharmaTechnical University, EindhovenE-Mail: nidhidotilak AT gmail.comDr. Uday SinghUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, NebraskaE-Mail: udaysingh AT yahoo.co.inAshish SrivastavaAshish ShrivastavaE-Mail: ashissri AT in.ibm.comJanaki ShethUCLA, Los AngelesE-Mail: janaki.jrs AT gmail.comVarun GandhiCornell UniversityE-Mail: varungandhi AT iitb.ac.in Awards EPFL Teaching Prize EPFL 2015 Fellow American Physical Society 2015