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Ursula Keller receives Weizmann Women and Science Award
Ursula Keller received the award for pioneering and seminal contributions to ultrafast lasers technology and important breakthroughs in attosecond science. She has been a co-founder and board member for Time-Bandwidth Products (acquired by JDSU in 2014) and for GigaTera (acquired by Time-Bandwidth in 2003). Her research interests are exploring and pushing the frontiers in ultrafast…
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Prof. Nicola Spaldin elected as a member of the ERC Science Council
The European Commission has elected Professor Nicola Spaldin (Chair of Materials Theory, ETH Zürich) as a member of the ERC Science Council. Prof. Spaldin has herself been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant under the 7th Research Framework Programme (2007-2013). Under Horizon 2020 (20214-2020), she is one of the co-Principal investigators in the ERC Synergy Grant “Hero”,…
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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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Lecture series at ETHZ in the spring semester 2024
In the coming spring semester, the ETH Zurich is hosting a series of Inaugural, Farewell and Introductory Lectures that are open to the public. Some of our members are among the professors giving a lecture. Spanning all ETH departments, the lectures will take place from February 21, 2024 to May 30, 2024, mostly in the…
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Members
Here is a complete list of all current WPF members, including professors emeritae. Our members are listed by family name. A search for an individual member can be conducted by name or by Department of ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne.
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Eine grosse Liebe zum Detail
Sereina Riniker wurde mit 29 Jahren die jüngste Professorin an der ETH Zürich und gehört weltweit zu den vielversprechendsten jungen Forscherinnen. Die gebürtige Aargauerin war schon am Gymnasium von den Naturwissenschaften fasziniert, besonders von der Informatik. Ein Programm Schritt für Schritt aufzubauen, hätte ihr viel Spass gemacht. Die Logik dahinter beeindruckte sie. So überlegte sie…