Category: News
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Prof. Janet Hering re-elected as Director of Eawag
We are delighted to inform you that Janet Hering has been re-elected by the Swiss Federal Council for a 4th term as Director of Eawag. You can find more information on the Eawag website at: Janet Hering re-elected by the Federal Council And the official announcement (in German) at: Medienmitteilung Wiederwahl Janet Hering Congratulations to Janet!
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Prof. Maryna Viazovska was awarded the 2018 Breakthrough Mathematics Prize
Congratulations to Prof. Maryna Viazovska, EPFL, who was awarded the 2018 Breakthrough Mathematics Prize, which is accompanied by $3 million! For the official announcement, see: Breakthrough Mathematics Prize
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Prof. Ursula Keller wins 2018 European Inventor Award for Lifetime Achievement
A huge congratulations to our own Ursi Keller, founding President of the ETH Women Professors Forum, for winning the 2018 European Inventor Award for Lifetime Achievement. For more on the award and a video with Ursi, see: European Inventor Award Congratulations again to Ursi!
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Elsbeth Stern’s work on physics education was featered in the Swiss media
Work by Women Professors Forum co-Vice Chair Elsbeth Stern on physics education has recently been featured in the Swiss media. Congratulations to Elsbeth Stern on the visibility and impact of her paper on “Enhancing physics learning with cognitively activating instruction: A quasi-experimental classroom intervention study” which appeared in the Journal of Educational Psychology (DOI: 10.1037/edu0000266). Media reports…
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Prof. Janet Hering awarded the 2018 Clarke Prize
Congratulations to Professor Janet Hering who will be awarded the 2018 Clarke Prize for advances in water science and technology. The prize will be awarded in October 2018. Clarke Prize Website
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New appointments of women faculty
Appointments at ETH Zurich Dr Athina Anastasaki (*1988), currently Research Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Polymeric Materials. Athina Anastasaki conducts research on polymer nanoparticles whose shape can be controlled for use in biomedical applications. Her work also focuses on biomimetic nanostructured materials which regulate the…
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Ursula Keller and Ruth Signorell awarded an ERC Advanced Grant
KELLER Ursula Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) ONE-MIX: Mid-infrared optical dual-comb generation and spectroscopy with one unstabilized semiconductor laser SIGNORELL Ruth Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) eDrop: Droplet Photoelectron Imaging Congratulations!
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Prof. Ulrike Lohmann awarded an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University
Congratulations to Professor Ulrike Lohmann ho has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University! Honorary doctorate for Ulrike Lohmann
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Prof. Ursula Keller nominated for the European Inventor Award 2018
Congratulations to Prof. Ursula Keller, founder of the Women Professors Forum, who has been nominated for the European Inventor Award 2018 in the category “Lifetime achievement”. (https://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180424.html). The Awards winners (among three nominees per category) will be announced on 7 June. This nomination acknowledges Ursi’s revolutionary work on ultra-fast lasers and has been featured in…
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New appointments, promotions and retirements of women faculty
Appointments at ETH Zurich Professor Whitney Behr (*1981), currently Assistant Professor at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, as Associate Professor of Structural Geology and Tectonics. Whitney Behr studies questions relating to structural geology, the mechanics and rheology of the continental lithosphere, and quaternary geomorphology as a record that can be used to reconstruct…