Category: News
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Prof. Carmela Troncoso wins award on data privacy engineering
Congratgulations to Professor Carmela Troncoso and her all-women Team! The CNIL (French Data Protection Authority) and Inria have awarded the 2017 “privacy protection” prize to a European research team. The prize was awarded during the 11th international conference Computers Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) to Seda GÜRSES, Carmela TRONCOSO and Claudia DIAZ for their article…
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Prof. Melanie Blokesch elected into the European Academy of Microbiology
Congratulations to Professor Melanie Blokesch on her election into the European Academy of Microbiology! Find more information under: Melanie Blokesch elected into the European Academy of Microbiology
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Prof. Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf receives 2018 Early-Career Award
Congratulations to Prof. Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, who received the 2018 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS)! Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf receives 2018 Early-Career Award
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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lohmann elected as a member of the National Research Council
Congratulations to Professor Ulrike Lohmann, ETH Zurich, on her election as a member of the National Research Council (Division 2). Her term will start in October 2018. More information under: Three women elected into SNRF Research Council and Ulrike Lohmann, ETH Zurich
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New appointments and promotions of women faculty
Appointments at ETH Zurich Dr Lesya Shchutska (*1985), currently Research Associate at ETH Zurich, as Assistant Professor of Experimental Particle Physics. Lesya Shchutska is an internationally recognised young scientist who received an ERC Starting Grant in 2017. Her research focuses on searching for physical phenomena beyond the standard model of particle physics. She makes use…
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Prof. Camille Sophie Brès receives ERC Consolidator Award
Congratulations to Prof. Camille Sophie Brès, EPFL, on her ERC Consolidator Award 2017! For further information on awardees, see: ERC Consolidator Grants 2017
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Prof. Shana Sturla appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Research in Toxicology
Congratulations to Prof. Shana Sturla on her appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the American Chemical Society journal Chemical Research in Toxicology! Shana Sturla takes helm of Chemical Research in Toxicology
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Swiss university dissolves astronomy institute
Dear Reader, You may have seen or heard about the articles that appeared in the NZZ am Sonntag on October 22, 2017. This has now been picked up by Science. Full article The article in Science also comments on an open letter of support. The article states: In an open letter of support, they write…
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New appointments and promotions of women faculty
Appointments at ETH Zurich Professor Tanja Stadler (*1981), currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, as Associate Professor of Computational Evolution. Tanja Stadler is a leading researcher in the field of phylogenetic dynamics. Using newly developed mathematical and bioinformatic methods, she has made a major contribution to enabling epidemiological parameters to be estimated directly…
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Prof. em. Silvia Dorn receives Honorary Doctorate in Science
Silvia Dorn, Professor Emerita of Applied Entomology, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science (DSc honoris causa) from Newcastle University (UK). With this honorary doctorate, Silvia Dorn’s outstanding scientific achievements in Entomology throughout her career, and her empowerment of women in science are being recognized. Read more at: Ehrendoktorwürde für Prof. em. Silvia Dorn Congratulation…