Who we are
Our members are professors at ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, who are distinguished, worldwide recognized experts in their scientific fields and experienced in leading and working in an international environment. Details
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We are committed to promoting the next generation of female scientists and engineers, and creating a community for exchanging scientific knowledge and experience. Details
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News
Suliana Manley is co-winner of ERC Synergy Grant
Congratulations to Suliana Manley for winning the ERC Synergy Grant alongside two colleagues for their collaborative work on the joint project MitoContact. The project investigates how mitochondria come into contact and communicate with other cell components.
The ERC Synergy grant is bestowed upon projects that require the collaboration of multiple researchers to work on it jointly. The grant will support the team on their project for the next six years.
Eleni Chatzi wins Dandelion Entrepreneurship Award
Congratulations to Eleni Chatzi for winning this year’s Dandelion Entrepreneurship Award in the category „Inspirer & Entrepreneurial Educator“. The Dandelion Entrepreneurship Award recognizes professors who demonstrate a strong commitment to fostering entrepreneurship.
Eleni Chatzi’s research advances data-driven methods to observe, assess, and predict the behaviour of infrastructure and other complex systems, integrating sensor technologies, machine learning, and high-fidelity computational simulations. She actively supports start-up initiatives, and guides students and researchers in translating innovative ideas into real-world impact.
Ursula Keller and Anastasia Ailamaki elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Congratulations to Ursula Keller and Anastasia Ailamaki for being elected earlier this year to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Ursula Keller was elected for her contributions to ultrafast lasers and attosecond technologies and Anastasia Ailamaki for her contributions to database systems and their performance evaluation.
Prospective members are nominated by current members based on their contributions to engineering, research, education, engineering leadership or related endeavors.
International Women’s Day Panel 2026 at ETH Zurich
Gender-based violence: Understanding, Preventing, Transforming
Date: Monday March 9, 2026
Time: 12:00 hand out snacks, 12:30 – 13:45 panel discussion and Q & A
Location: ETH Zurich, HG E41 (overflow HG E3)
Laura Heyderman wins Charpak-Ritz Prize 2026
Congratulations to Laura Heyderman for winning the Charpak-Ritz Prize for her innovations in nanomagnetic devices, her observations of emergent magnetic monopoles and phase transitions in artificial spin ice and the development of synchrotron x-ray magnetic tomography.
The Charpak-Ritz Prize, a joint prize between the Société Française de Physique and the Swiss Physical Society, is awarded to scientists or scientist teams who have produced significant contributions to the field of Physics, alternating between France and Switzerland every year.
Anne-Florence Bitbol and Maryam Kamgarpour promoted to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Anne-Florence Bitbol and Maryam Kamgarpour for both being promoted to Associate Professor at EPFL. Anne-Florence Bitbol’s research at the School of Life Sciences at EPFL investigates the coevolution and structure of proteins, as well as the spatial dynamics of populations. Maryam Kamgarpour’s work in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering at EPFL is about theoretical frameworks for trustworthy automation in areas such as intelligent transportation systems, smart grids and energy systems, multi-robot systems for assembly and construction, and air traffic control.
