Two new physics professors appointed
At its meeting of 23 and 24 September 2020 and upon application of Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich, the ETH Board appointed a total of seven professors, among them physicists Marina Krstic Marinkovic and Leonardo Senatore.
The new professors in brief:
Professor Marina Krstic Marinkovic (*1984), currently Junior Professor at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, is appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computational Physics in the Department of Physics. Marina Krstic Marinkovic conducts research in the field of computational physics. She is a founding member of the RC* collaboration, which formulates algorithms for calculating and simulating interactions in particle physics. She also develops numerical methods for explaining the results of CERN experiments. Her software packages are now used throughout Europe for making calculations within the Standard Model of particle physics.
Professor Leonardo Senatore (*1978), currently Associate Professor at Stanford University in Palo Alto, USA, is appointed Full Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics. Leonardo Senatore’s research deals with theoretical cosmology, particularly the analysis of cosmic background radiation, the large-scale structure of the universe and gravitational waves. He has developed innovative methods for the quantitative description of cosmological phenomena, and was the recipient of a New Horizons in Physics Prize – a prestigious award aimed at early-career researchers. The appointment of Leonardo Senatore enables ETH Zurich to strengthen its research and teaching in fundamental physics and theoretical cosmology.
Departures from ETH Zurich
Professor Johann W. Blatter (*1955), currently Full Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics, will retire at the end of January 2021. Johann W. Blatter studied physics at ETH Zurich and obtained his doctorate from the same institution in 1983. After many years spent working in the research centre of a large company, he joined ETH Zurich as an associate professor in 1993 and was promoted to full professor three years later. He has an excellent track record as a researcher in the field of solid-state and statistical physics. Since 1999 he has also made an outstanding contribution as a Delegate of the President for Professorial Appointments and a member of the Strategy Commission of ETH Zurich.