Yves Bellouard

Expertise MicromanufacturingOptics, Laser processingSmart materialsSystem engineering at the micro-scales Dr. Yves Bellouard is Associate Professor in Microengineering at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, where he heads the Galatea lab and the Richemont Chair in micromanufacturing.He received a BS in Theoretical Physics and a MS in Applied Physics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France in 1994-1995 and a PhD in Microengineering from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2000. Before joining EPFL in 2015, he was Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technologies (TU/e) in the Netherlands and prior to that, Research Scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York for about four years where he started working on femtosecond laser processing of glass materials. From 2010 until 2013, Yves Bellouard initiated and coordinated the Femtoprint project, a European research initiative aiming at investigating a table-top printer for microsystems ('3D printing of microsystems'). In 2013, he received an ERC Starting Grant (Consolidator-2012) and in 2018, an ERC Proof-of-Concept from the European Research Council. In 2013, he received a JSPS Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.His current research interests are in advanced manufacturing in general and more specifically on laser-based methods to tailor material properties including laser-based self-organization processes. Teaching & PhD PhD Students Ernesto Gribaudo, Camar Cheayto, Antoine Duret, Chrysoula Stathaki, Martin Thibaud Lentz Past EPFL PhD Students Tao Yang, Christos Edouardos Athanasiou, Pieter Vlugter, Saood Nazir, Arunkrishnan Radhakrishnan, Enrico Casamenti, Ruben Ricca, Olivier Bernard, Gözden Torun, Samuel Youcef Benketaf Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Luciano Borasi Courses Advanced micro-/nano- manufacturing MICRO-632 This course contains lectures covering the latest research and development done in the field of micro-/nano- manufacturing methods and processes. It consists on an intensive 5 days training and is done in the framework of a collaboration between FEMTO-ST in France and EPFL. Manufacturing technologies MICRO-301 This course gives an introduction to production methods and manufacturing technologies used in microengineering. The focus is given on the understanding of physical phenomena underlying the processes, the relation between materials, manufacturing processes and design, as well as economical aspects. Products design & systems engineering MICRO-406 This course will cover all the aspects of product design and system engineering from learning relevant methods to the actual implementation in a hands-on practice of product development. Selected topics in advanced manufacturing MICRO-631 The course aims to provide a comprehensive overview of ongoing advanced manufacturing research topics and an opportunity for students to investigate current research trends. Awards ERC Starting / Consolidator Grant (transition phase) 2012 JSPS Fellowship Science 2013 Innovation Award in Laser Technology (ILT) 2014 Excellentie funds 2008 ERC Proof-of-concept 2018 Best Teacher Award (Microengineering section) 2019 Omega Scientific Award 2011 Elected a Fellow Member of the Optical Society (Optica) Optica 2022