Giulia Tagliabue

Expertise NanophotonicsEnergy-conversionHeat-transfer Dr. Giulia Tagliabue is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IGM). She joined the Engineering faculty in January 2019 and she is the head of the Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technologies (LNET).She obtained her B.S. and M.S degrees cum laude in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Udine in Italy. Concurrently she also obtained the diploma from the Scuola Normale Superiore of Udine. In 2015 she obtained her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich with a thesis on nanophotonic design for light-to-heat and light-to-charge conversion devices. From 2015 to 2018 she was a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow and she carried on her postdoctoral research jointly at Caltech and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP). In particular, she investigated coupled light, heat and charge transfer processes in nanophotonic structures and low-dimensional materials for photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic sustainable energy conversion.Dr. Tagliabue is the recipient of the First Prize of the Rising Stars of Light Award 2020, the 2021 Early Career Award in Nanophotonics, the 2024 University Latsis Prize EPFL and the 2024 EPFL Best Teaching Award. In 2020 she was awarded an Eccellenza Grant from SNSF and in 2022 she received an SNSF Starting Grant. From December 2022 to December 2025, Dr. Tagliabue was Managing Editor of the journal Nanophotonics (formerly DeGruyter, now Wiley).Links Research GateLinkedin Teaching & PhD PhD Students Omer Can Karaman, German Garcia Martinez, Gloria Petrova Davidova, Diana Dall'Aglio, Milad Sabzehparvar, Elif Nur Dayi, Ziyan Pan Past EPFL PhD Students Fateme Kiani Shahvandi, Jiaming Ma, Tarique Anwar, Matteo Bevione Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Valeria Vento Courses Heat and mass transfer ME-341 This course covers fundamentals of heat transfer and applications to practical problems. Emphasis will be on developing a physical and analytical understanding of conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer. Nano-scale heat transfer ME-469 In this course we study heat transfer (and energy conversion) from a microscopic perspective. First we focus on understanding why classical laws (i.e. Fourier Law) are what they are and what are their limits of validity. Next we discuss emerging opportunities in nanoengineering energy devices. Awards First Prize of the Rising Stars of Light Award 2020 Rising Stars of Light, initiated by Light: Science & Applications, is a worldwide campaign for the most shining young scientists in optics-related topics. 2020 2021 Early Career Award in Nanophotonics The Nanophotonics Early Career Award is an annual award presented to 4 early-career-stage scientists who have contributed significantly to advancements in the field of nanophotonics. 2021 Early Career Award in Nanophotonics 2022 2023 Zellner Prize in Physical Chemistry University of Duisburg-Essen 2023 2024 Daniela-Pucci Prize in Nanophotonics NANOPLASM Conference 2024 2024 Latsis University Prize EPFL Latsis Foundation 2024