Bachelor, Master, PhD
Examples of lectures & laboratory courses
Nanotechnologies et Applications industrielles (3rd year bachelor - Departement Industrial Technologies HEIG-VD) (64 periods = 48 hours (50% practical laboratory training))
Techniques industrielles d'impression et de revêtement de matériaux avancés / Industrial Printing and Coating Technologies for Advanced Materials (3rd year bachelor - Departement Industrial Technologies HEIG-VD) (64 periods = 48 hours (50% practical laboratory training))
Applied Micro and Nanotechnologies (Master of Sciences in Engineering - MRU TIN HEIG-VD/hepia) (42 periods = 32 hours)
Microfabrication (Master of Sciences in Engineering - HES-SO (42 periods = 32 hours))
Physique avancée (Physique 3): électromagnétisme et phénomènes ondulatoires (2nd year bachelor - Département Industrial Technologies HEIG-VD) (80 periods = 60 hours (40% practical laboratory training))
Physique appliquée (2nd year bachelor - Electrical Systems Engineering, Département Industrial Technologies HEIG-VD) (32 periods = 24 hours)
Examples of completed bachelor, master, and PhD thesis projects
Bachelor projects (BSE / BSc )
- Mouillabilité des membranes de PVDF électrospinnées: traitement par plasma & electrowetting
- Matthias Vesco, 2022, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisor: Stefan del Rossi
- Conception d'un système pour la microtexturation par laser pulsé en milieu liquide
- Xavier Lapres, 2022, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisor: Stefan del Rossi
- Capteurs souples à base de polymères
- Badil Mujovi, 2022, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisor: Stefan del Rossi
- Machine d'extrusion pour la fabrication des emballages comestibles
- Léonard Troesch, 2022, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisor: Eleonora Frau
- Muscles artificiels microfibreux
- Stefan del Rossi, 2021, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Chauffages anti-glace flexibles imprimables
- Vladimir Sanchez, 2021, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Dr. Lilia Castro
- Buses pour microdosage robotisé et impression 3D
- Guillaume Oudet, 2021, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Dr. Lilia Castro
- Contrôleur d'un turbocompresseur et humidification active de l'air pour des piles à combustible
- Quentin Tütsch, 2021, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Entreprise: confidentiel
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Bachelor projects (BSE / BSc )
Muscles artificiels à base de matériaux nanocomposites
Stephen Monnet, 2020, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Eleonora Frau
Conception mécanique pour la caractérisation de surfaces superhydrophobes
Nicole Rochat, 2020, Industrial Systems Engineering - Mechanical Design, HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Eleonora Frau
Development of a database of the monitored clinical parameters for revealing markers and adequate management of surgical pain in children
Francine Vanessa Youndzo Kengne, 2020, Information Technology - Networks and Services, HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Dr. Nathalya Korogod (HESAV); Technical advisor: Christophe Greppin (HESAV, HEIG-VD)
Chauffage anti-glace transparent
Moses Gruaz, 2019, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Eleonora Frau
Traitement surfacique par plasma
Romain Boquillon, 2019, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisors: Olivera Scheuber, Eleonora Frau
Actuateurs et capteurs en fibres polymères composites
Romain Corthésy, 2018, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Olivera Scheuber
Conception et réalisation d'une machine de fabrication de microfibres et textiles techniques
Julien Gerber, 2018, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
Textiles techniques et membranes flexibles pour des machines biomécaniques
Aurélien Trolliet, 2018, Microtechniques HEIG-VD ; Co-advisor: Eleonora Frau
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Eleonora Frau
Système de fabrication des membranes pour des applications de microfiltration
Fanny Carrard, 2017, Génie électrique - systèmes énergétiques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Noémie Morales
Système d'impression 3D pour le développement des cires à usage industriel
Mateo Aerny, 2017, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
Microfluidique basée sur la structuration de papier pour l'aide au diagnostic
Margot Smith, 2016/17, Microtechniques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Charles Tematio
Conception des électrodes pour cellules photovoltaïques organiques
Pierre Destraz, 2014, Génie électrique - systèmes énergétiques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Charles Tematio
Développement d'expériences de laboratoire en nanotechnique: actuateurs piézoélectriques
Karim Hamdaoui, 2009, Microtechniques - mécatronique HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke; Co-advisor: Narcis Fosso
Optimisation et implémentation de la pile à combustible 3 kW dans le bateau Hydroxy3000
René Minnig, 2003, Génie électrique - systèmes énergétiques HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jean-François Affolter, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
Master (MSE / MSc / MAS)
- Nano- et microtechniques pour des applications anti-contrefaçon
Nathan Lovo, 2022, Master of Science in Engineering HES-SO - Profile Micro & NAnotechnology
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Industrial Partner (Imina Technologies SA)
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- Nano- et microtechniques pour des applications anti-contrefaçon
Manuel von Hinten, 2020, Master of Science in Engineering HES-SO - Profile Production & Manufacturing
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), co-advisor: Eleonora Frau (HEIG-VD)
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- Inkjet printable transparent flexible heaters
Tetiana Hryhorchuk, 2020, ERASMUS Mundus Master Program in Chemical Nano-Engineering
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Prof. Dr. Paolo Prosposito (University Tor Vergata Roma), co-advisor: Eleonora Frau (HEIG-VD)
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- Methoden zur Analyse des Einflusses von Mikro- und Nanorauhigkeiten auf das Schwingungsverhalten gleitender Maschinenbauteile
Friedrich Meyer, 2018/19, MAS NMT HES-SO / HEIG-VD, K.R. Pfiffner AG
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Industrial Partner (K.R. Pfiffner AG)
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- Piezoelectric and Piezoresistive Nano-Biosensors: Mass Resonant Biosensor for DNA sensing in medical applications
Yousef Asadi-Khiavi, 2018/19, MAS NMT HES-SO
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Prof. Dr. Eric Rosset (hepia)
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- Development of photocatalytic active titania layers
Javier Olleros, 2018/19, MAS NMT HES-SO / hepia
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva Moser (hepia, retired during thesis), Prof. Dr. Eric Rosset (hepia), and Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD)
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- Surface functionalization in the sub-micron range using Microcontact Printing
Dr. Roger Nadler, 2018/19, MAS NMT HES-SO / HEIG-VD and Industry
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Industrial partner
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- Microfluidique - Développement de Démonstrateurs
Ludovic Scheder, 2017/18, MSE HES-SO
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD)
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- Caractérisation du PDE pour différents SiPM
Claire-Anne Reidel (CERN), 2014/15, MSE HES-SO
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Dr. Etiennette Auffray (CERN)
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- Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials: Context, Classifications, Risks & Regulations
Nadim Taher, 2014, MAS NMT HES-SO / HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD)
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- Development of Microtom4SIMS for 3d-chemical Analysis of Biological and other Organic Specimens by ToF-SIMS
Iñaki Maiztegui (EMPA), June 2013, MAS NMT HES-SO / HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Prof. Dr. Hans Hug (EMPA)
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- Cellules photovoltaïques à couches minces organiques
Charles Tematio, June 2011, MAS NMT HES-SO / HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Dr. Philippe Couty (VHF Technologies SA - flexcell)
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- Caractérisation des surfaces micro- et nanostructurées pour applications photovoltaïques à l’aide des mesures par Microscopie à Force Atomique
Narcis Fosso, May 2011, MAS NMT HES-SO / HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD), Dr. Philippe Couty (VHF Technologies SA - flexcell)
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- Surfaces nanostructurées en photovoltaïque: devéloppement d'un système de mesure
Olivier Erard, 2010/11, MSE HES-SO, MRU TIN HEIG-VD
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD); Co-technical advisor: Narcis Fosso
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PhD
- Circuits Électriques Transparents des Polymères Hybrides
Nikolay Kurtev, June 2016, TU Sophia 1 year Sciex fellowship at HEIG-VD, Sciex project 13.126 HYPOTEC - Hybrid Polymer Transparent Electrical Circuits 09/2014-09/2015)
Director of PhD thesis: Prof. Dr. Slavka Tzanova (TU Sofia)
Co-director of PhD thesis: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke (HEIG-VD & invited professor TU Sofia)
Semester projects / internship projects
- Systèmes piézoélectriques
- Lovo Nathan, 09/2020 - 01/2021, Master student in Mecatronics, Master of Engineering HES-SO, semester project (projet d'aprofondissement)
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Micro-tags: structuration et détection anti-contrefaçon
- Manuel von Hinten, 09/2019 - 01/2020, Master student in production and manufacturing, Master of Engineering HES-SO, semester project (projet d'aprofondissement)
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Nanocomposite fibers: fabrication techniques and applications
- Chahrazad Benbalit, 03/2019 - 08/2019, Master student in chemical engineering, Université de Franche Comté Besançon, master thesis internship project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Ink formulation for transparent printable electrodes
- Anne Lavenuta, 04/2019 - 06/2019, Master student in chemical engineering, Université de Franche Comté Besançon, internship project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of polymers and thin films
- Aurélien Boucher, 04/2018 - 06/2018, Master student in chemical engineering, Université de Franche Comté Besançon, internship project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Plasma à pression atmosphérique
- Eugénie Grondin, 09/2017 - 02/2018, Master student in mechanical engineering, Supméca Paris, internship project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke
- Paper based Microfluidics
- Chanyoung Lee, 03/2017 - 07/2017, Master student in mechanical engineering, Konkuk University, semester project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-technical advisor: Jane Krähenbühl
- Conception méchanique d'un système collecteur de nano- et microfibres
- Adrien Aymon, 04/2017 - 07/2017, Internship Trainee
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-technical advisor: Jane Krähenbühl
- Microfluidique imprimable
- Ludovic Scheder, 02/2017 - 06/2017, semester project MRU-TIN HEIG-VD, MSE HES-SO
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-technical advisor: Jane Krähenbühl
- Study of transparent electrodes and nanoparticles for photovoltaic applications
- David Palma de Barros, 06/2016 - 09/2016, Master student in applied physics, INSA Toulouse, Internship Trainee, semester project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisors: Jane Krähenbühl, Charles Tematio
- Electrical characterisation of polymer based transparent electrodes
- Martin Encinas, 06/2015 - 08/2015, ERASMUS Master student in electrical engineering, Grenoble INP, Internship Trainee, semester project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisors: Nikolay Kurtev, Narcis Fosso
- Mechanical set-up design for electrical thin film mesurements
- Lorenzo Cenci, 02/2015 - 07/2015, ERASMUS master student in mechanical engineering, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, semester project
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-advisor: Jane Krähenbühl
- Capteurs de déplacement micro- et nanométrique
- Samuel de Castro, 2012/13, semester project MRU-TIN HEIG-VD, MSE HES-SO
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-technical advisor: Narcis Fosso
- Caractérisation de nanoparticules
- Maxime Verguet, 2010/11, semester project MRU-TIN HEIG-VD, MSE HES-SO
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schintke, Co-technical advisor: Narcis Fosso