Five new appointments
- Laboratory for Solid State Physics (LFKP)
- Particle Physics (IPA)
- Institute for Quantum Electronics (IQE)
At its last meeting, the ETH Board appointed a total of 19 new professors at the request of the President of ETH Zurich, Joël Mesot. Among them are five appointments at the Department of Physics.
Dr Annapaola de Cosa (*1984), currently Research Fellow at the University of Zurich, as Assistant Professor of Particle Physics. Annapaola de Cosa’s research focuses on analysing data recorded by the CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). She also helps operate a central component of this large-scale experiment – the pixel detector. The Swiss National Science Foundation awarded her an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship for her research. By appointing Annapaola de Cosa, ETH Zurich is further increasing its involvement with the CMS experiment at CERN, particularly in relation to the search for dark matter.
Professor Christian Degen (*1976), currently Associate Professor at ETH Zurich, as Full Professor of Spin Physics. The aim of Christian Degen’s research is to combine magnetic resonance with atomic force microscopy in such a way as to reap the full benefits of both processes, so that three-dimensional images of individual viruses or large protein molecules, for example, can be achieved at very high resolution. In recent years Christian Degen has expanded his laboratory and conducted experiments in the field of quantum sensing. One important result was the ability to measure a single nuclear spin. He has already been awarded two ERC grants for his work.
Professor Christian Rüegg (*1976), currently Full Professor at the University of Geneva and Member of the Board of Directors of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen, as Full Professor of Physics at ETH Zurich and EPFL. Christian Rüegg is an internationally acclaimed solid-state physicist. In 2019, the Federal Council appointed him as the new director of the PSI. He will take up this post on 1 April 2020. At the same time, the two Federal Institutes of Technology have each appointed him to a full professorship in recognition of his scientific achievements. Christian Rüegg's work has a particular focus on quantum phenomena in magnetism. He has been awarded prestigious prizes. In addition, he has received an ERC Consolidator Grant.
Award of the title of “Professor” at ETH Zurich
Dr Paolo Crivelli (*1976), currently Senior Scientist at ETH Zurich and Laboratory Head at CERN, as Adjunct Professor at ETH Zurich. Paolo Crivelli is an internationally acclaimed specialist in exotic atoms and dark matter. He investigates these by means of high-precision experiments. He was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his research.
Dr Giacomo Scalari (*1972), currently Senior Scientist at ETH Zurich, as Adjunct Professor at ETH Zurich. Giacomo Scalari is an internationally recognised researcher in the field of terahertz photonics, with a focus on quantum cascade lasers and ultra strong light-matter interactions in the terahertz range. He was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his research.