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Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fibre Devices

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The Laboratory of Photonic Fiber and Materials (FIMAP) at EPFL, part of the Institute of Materials, focuses on fundamental and applied research in photonic devices and fiber technology. Their innovative research includes developing materials processing approaches and novel device architectures for micro- and nanostructure-based photonic devices. FIMAP explores multi-material fibers integrating various functionalities like optic, optoelectronic, and acoustic properties. They study material processes, optical properties, and optoelectronic properties of devices, aiming to propose solutions in energy harvesting, saving, storage, sensing, monitoring, healthcare, and smart fabrics.

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Sep 2002-Oct 2007 Ph.D., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, USA. Supervisor: Prof. Yoel Fink; Thesis: Multi-material, Multifunctional Fiber Devices. After graduating with an engineering degree and a Master of Science in Physics from the Ecole Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France, Prof. Sorin joined the department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA for his graduate studies. He worked as a research assistant in the Photonic Bandgap Fibers and Devices Group of Professor Yoel Fink and graduated with a PhD in 2008. His PhD thesis led to the development of a new class of fiber material and devices and he was a pioneer of the field of multi-material fibers. Mar 2008-Oct 2010 Postdoctoral Associate and Research Scientist, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT. He then joined the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT as a Postdoctoral Associate, and continued as a Research Scientist associate, where he conducted independent research in the emerging field of multi-material fibers and was involved and led a variety of projects in fundamental research as well as in collaborations with local start-ups. Apr 2011 Feb 2013 Research Engineer, Saint-Gobain Recherche, Aubervilliers, France. Surface du Verre et interface Group In 2011, prof. Sorin returned to Europe and joined the company Saint-Gobain in the Saint-Gobain Recherche center, its biggest research center located near Paris in France. As a research engineer, he developed a new research thrust investigating new photonic materials and nanostructures for the energy and building industries. In particular, he and colleagues developed innovative processing approaches to deploy photonic nanostructures for light management over large area substrates, for applications in energy harvesting and saving, and for building materials and windows. Mar 2013 Present Assistant Professor tenure-track, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Head of the Photonic materials and fibre devices laboratory (FIMAP) Since March 2013, he is in the department of Materials Science (IMX) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) as an assistant professor tenure-track. He is starting a research group on photonic materials and fiber devices (FIMAP), continuing on developing innovative materials processing approaches and photonic device architectures to develop new solutions in energy harvesting, saving and storage, in sensing and monitoring, health care and smart fabrics.

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