Two faculty promotions and two new assistant professors at FSB
© 2016 EPFL Alain Herzog
At its March session the ETH Board promoted two professors at the School of Basic Sciences and appointed two new Tenure Track Assistant Professors.
Professor Jean-Paul Kneib was promoted Full Professor starting from the 1st of April 2016 and Professor Suliana Manley was promoted to Associate Professor from the 1st of April 2016.
Dr. Jean-Philippe Brantut has been named Tenure Track Assistant Professor from the 1st of September 2016 and Dr. Zsolt Patakfalvi as Tenure Track Assistant Professor, from the 1st of July 2016.
Professor Jean-Paul Kneib, currently director ad interim of the Laboratory of Astrophysics (LASTRO) was named as Full Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB).Jean-Paul Kneib is an internationally recognised and much-cited scientist. He has many years of wide-ranging experience in different areas of experimental astrophysics. These include accurately determining the distribution of dark matter in space, working on detailed cartographic representations of outer space using gravitational lensing, and studies on the propagation velocity of the universe. Jean-Paul Kneib's reputation is demonstrated by the Advanced Grant he was awarded in 2012 by the European Research Council (ERC).
Professor Suliana Manley, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor was named as Associate Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB).Suliana Manley is a very active and creative researcher in the field of high-resolution optical instruments. She makes use of them to investigate complex biological systems. This has enabled her to obtain findings on the spatial distribution of DNA in living cells, for example. She works in an emerging area in which further key developments are expected.
Dr. Jean-Philippe Brantut, presently researcher at the "Lithium Lab", ETHZ was named Sandoz Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB).Jean-Philippe Brantut is a promising young scientist. He has already gained international attention for his work in the area of quantum Fermi gases and has the potential to achieve a leading position in this field. Jean-Philippe Brantut stands out for his impressive ability to design and implement complex experimental test assemblies. This has enabled him to gain striking results on transport phenomena in cold atoms and to quantify the conductivity of microchannels.
Professor Zsolt Patakfalvi, assistant professor at Princeton University, was named as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Mathematics Physics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB).Zsolt Patakfalvi is a gifted mathematician with an ability to solve the most challenging problems in the field of algebraic geometry. His specialist area is the classification of algebraic varieties, where he has recently made notable contributions to the field known as positive characteristic. The appointment of Zsolt Patakfalvi strengthens teaching and research at EPFL in a key area of mathematics which has an impact on other subjects.