Appointment of new professors
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Four of the professors newly appointed by the ETH Board on May 23, 2019, are members of the D-CHAB.
On the recommendation of ETH President Joël Mesot, the ETH Board appointed several new ETH professors and conferred the title of ETH professor on two researchers during its meeting on May 22-23, 2019. All the newly appointed professors consciously connect their subject expertise with other disciplines. Four of them will belong to D-CHAB, two of whom have already belonged to D-CHAB as associate professors.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Barnes (*1981), currently Associate Professor at Washington University, St. Louis, USA, has been appointed as Full Professor of Solid State NMR Spectroscopy in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences. Alexander Barnes’ work focuses on solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. NMR is a versatile method which enables both the chemical composition of small molecules and the 3D structure and dynamics of proteins to be determined at atomic resolution. Alexander Barnes is particularly interested in boosting the weak NMR signal through dynamic nuclear polarisation. His appointment offers great potential for cooperation between a wide variety of departments and subject areas at ETH Zurich.
Dr. Klaus Eyer (*1985), currently a Group Leader at ESPCI and Research Associate at the Institut Pasteur, both in Paris, France, has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Functional Immune Repertoire Analysis in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences. His achievements have already resulted in the award of a Branco Weiss Fellowship, as well as an ERC Starting Grant in 2018. His research focuses on the development, characterization and integration of bioanalytical methods for the functional analysis of individual cells. The main emphasis is on quantifying the humoral immune response. By appointing Klaus Eyer, ETH Zurich is strengthening the development of new procedures, vaccines and diagnostic approaches, especially in the area of personalized medicine.
Prof. Dr. Roger Schibli (*1968), currently Associate Professor at ETH Zurich and Laboratory Head at the PSI, has been appointed as Full Professor of Radiopharmacy in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences. Roger Schibli is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of radiopharmaceutical chemistry and is regarded as a specialist in the development of radiodiagnostics and radiotherapeutics. The main focus of his research at ETH Zurich is on developing new chemical and enzymatic strategies for the functionalisation of biomolecules for subsequent labelling with diagnostic and therapeutic radionuclides. At the PSI's Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Roger Schibli’s group is developing new radiotracers based on small molecules, particularly folates and nucleosides.
Prof. Dr. Jeroen van Bokhoven (*1971), currently Associate Professor at ETH Zurich and Laboratory Head at the PSI, has been appointed as Full Professor of Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences. Through his research, Jeroen van Bokhoven strives to achieve a fundamental understanding of the functions of heterogeneous catalysts, on the basis of which he seeks to develop new heterogeneous catalysts. His interests focus on the oxidation activity of carrier-supported precious metal catalysts and the nature of active sites in zeolite catalysts. The appointment of Jeroen van Bokhoven as Full Professor will strengthen the links between ETH Zurich and the PSI, where he and his laboratory carry out research and instrument development on a number of beamlines of the Swiss Synchrotron Light Source, as well as supporting user operation.
The D-CHAB congratulates all new incoming professors and the promoted professors.