Nomination of Professor Berend Smit
N. Cramer, V. Panaretos, B. Smit
At its September session the ETH Board nominated three professors at the School of Basic Sciences.
Professors Nicolai Cramer and Victor Panaretos have been promoted to Associate Professor and Prof. Berend Smit has been appointed Full Professor as of July 1st 2014.
Professor Nicolai Cramer, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor has been promoted to Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry.
Nicolai Cramer is a chemist working in the field of asymmetric catalysis and organic synthesis. In recent years he has developed highly innovative catalytic processes for the activation of inert bonds and their use in synthesising biologically active molecules. Nicolai Cramer's results have placed him at the international forefront of his field of research.
Professor Victor Panaretos, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor has been promoted to Associate Professor of Mathematical Statistics.
Victor Panaretos is a first-class statistician and an expert in the analysis of functional data and stochastic processes. Inverse problems are one of his special areas of interest. These address highly complex issues by working from the observed or desired effects of a system back to the cause that underlies the effects. He also attracted attention for his investigations into the statistical forecasting of the development of epidemics on the basis of the initial partial data gathered during their early stages. Victor Panaretos will make an important contribution to a wide variety of research projects at EPFL and other scientific institutions such as CERN.
Professor Berend Smit has been nominated Full Professor of Chemical Engineering.
Berend Smit is a chemical engineer with a focus on molecular modelling. In recent years he has headed the Energy Frontier Research Center in Berkeley, which develops innovative technologies for the separation, binding and storage of carbon dioxide from gas mixtures. He designed simulation methods which can forecast the interaction between a gas flow and the substances used to bind it. Berend Smit is a world leader in this field. His appointment will further strengthen energy research at EPFL and contribute to the success of the EPFL Valais Wallis campus.