Category: News
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Prof. Marcy Zenobi-Wong develops ink for joint printing
Prof. Dr. Marcy Zenobi-Wong is head of the research group Cartilage Engineering and Regeneration. In one project, her group is printing cartilage transplants using the body’s own cells. Using bioprinting -that means producing parts from human cells in three dimensional printers- Marcy Zenbi-Wong is doing state-of-the-art research for personalized medicine. The printed cartilage as for…
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National Academy of Engineering Elect
Janet Hering, Director of EAWAG and Full Professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Science since 2007, was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for her contributions to understanding and practice of removal of inorganic contaminants from drinking water. The Election is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an…
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Rachel Grange – Introductory Lecture
Prof. Rachel Grange joined the Physics Department of ETH Zurich in January 2015 and will give her introductory lecture on 24 March 2015. Leading the Group Optical Nanomaterials at the Institute for Quantum Electronics, Prof. Rachel Grange will give her introductory lecture in English. Title: “Engineering nanomaterials for nonlinear optical applications” Tuesday, 24 March 2015 at 17:15…
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Sereina Riniker – listed among the young top scientists
Sereina Riniker, ETH Zurich’s youngest professor was named to the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Science for 2015. Prof. Sereina Riniker develops “methods and software for classical molecular dynamics simulations and cheminformatics, and their application to biological and chemical questions” and combines them with potential future application in computer-aided drug design. Read more about her…
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New ETHZ-Rector hosts a gathering for women professors
Prof. Sarah Springman, the new Rector of ETH Zurich from January 2015, invites her female colleagues to an event for women professors. The new Rector resumes an initiative of the first woman Rector of ETH Zurich, Prof. Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach, to host an annual gathering of the women professors at ETH Zurich. The event will take place on Tuesday,…
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ETH Zurich appoints women professors – Dec. 2014
The Board of ETH Zurich recently appointed the following women professors: Dr Clara Sánchez Rodríguez (*1980), currently Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam, Germany, as Assistant Professor of Plant Cell Biology. Prof. Dr Olga Sorkine Hornung (*1981), currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, as Associate Professor of Computer…
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Jennifer Rupp plays in the Champions League of electrochemical materials
Jennifer Rupp is Professor at ETH Zurich and a top scientist in electrochemical materials. The Swiss newspaper “Tagesanzeiger” published a portrait about the multi-talented woman. Read more about her career at Tagesanzeiger of 28.11.2014 (in German)…
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Awards + Prizes at ETH Day 2014
On ETH Day which was celebrated on 24 November 2014 members of the ETH Women Professors Forum received the “Golden Owl” Award. The “Golden Owl” was initiated by the students’ association of ETH Zurich (VSETH) in 2005 in order to honor lecturers for their excellent teaching. The following members of the ETH Women Professors Forum were…
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Women Professors on Campus – Vanessa Wood
Prof. Vanessa Wood will give a lecture of the seminar series Professors on Campus at ETH Zurich Vanessa Wood, Professor from the Laboratory for Nanoelectronics at the Department Information Technology and Electrical Engineering will talk about “Understanding and Optimizing Solution-Processed Solids for Energy Applications”. on 17 November 2014, 17:15 h at Main Building, Room D…