Women Professors Forum

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

What we do

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

Gisou van der Goot is elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Gisou van der Goot for being elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This election is in recognition of her contributions to cell biology and her role in advancing the understanding of how cells interact with the environment.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an honorary society that brings together and celebrates figures in various fields who have shown excellence in their respective expertise.

Paola Picotti wins Otto Nägeli Prize for Medical Research

Congratulations to Paola Picotti for winning the Otto Nägeli Prize in Medical Research for her development of a technology capable of analysing thousands of protein structures simulaneously. Her research group has focused on methods of scanning protein shapes and developing a technology that was faster and more sensitive at detecting physiological and pathological changes.

The Otto Nägeli Prize is awarded every two years to outstanding figures in Swiss medical research.

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.