Category: News
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Congratulations to Profs. Gudela Grote and Silvia Dorn
Professor Gudela Grote has been elected as a member of the SNF National Reserarch Council in the programs division SNSF Research Council: new members elected Professor Emer. Silvia Dorn won the International Branch Distinguished Scientist Award from the Entomological Society of America Winners of the International Branch Distinguished Scientist Award Congratulations!
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Prof. Melanie Blokesch elected to the SNSF National Research Council
Congratulations to Professor Melanie Blokesch, EPF Lausanne, on her election to the SNSF National Research Council (Division III)! More information under: New members of research council
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ERC Starting Grants to Profs. Andrea Ablasser and Lavinia Heisenberg
Congratulations to our colleagues Profs. Andrea Ablasser and Lavinia Heisenberg on their ERC Starting Grants! Andrea ABLASSEREPFL Global Health InstituteImAgine Exploring the link between innate Immunity and cellular Aging Andrea Ablasser wins ERC Starting Grant Lavinia HEISENBERGSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)ModGravTrial Modified Gravity on Trial Lavinia Heisenberg wins ERC Starting Grant
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Nina Buchman elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Congratulations to Nina Buchman on her election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union! https://eos.org/agu-news/2018-class-of-agu-fellows-announced
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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…