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Friday 5 June 2020
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The summer 2020 EPS Emmy Noether Distinction is awarded to:
from the Institute for Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, “for her seminal contributions to light-matter interaction at the nanoscale, manipulation of light on-chip and application of nanophotonics in biology, and her inspiring role for the next generation of researchers and women”.
Prof. Dr. Hatice Altug was born in 1978 in Turkey. She received her bachelor of science in physics from Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey) in 2000 and her PhD in applied physics from Stanford University (California, U.S.) in 2007. She is currently a full professor at the Bioengineering Department of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and the director of EPFL’s Doctoral School in Photonics. Prof. Altug is the recipient of the Optical Society of America Adolph Lomb Medal and the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in their early career. She received an ERC Consolidator and Proof-of-Concept grant award, the U.S. Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Massachusetts Life Science Center New Investigator Award, and the IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award. She is the winner of the Inventors’ Challenge competition of Silicon Valley in 2005, and has been named to Popular Science Magazine’s "Brilliant 10" list in 2011.
Hatice Altug is leading the Bionanophotonic Systems Laboratory at EPFL, and with her team she is introducing next-generation biosensors, spectroscopy and bioimaging technologies with significant importance for fundamental life sciences, early disease diagnostics, safety and point-of‐care testing. Her laboratory is addressing the key challenges of current bioanalytical tools by developing novel nanodevices that can enable label-free, ultra-sensitive, multiplexed, rapid and real-time measurements on biomolecules, pathogens and living systems.
Prof. Dr. Hatice Altug
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Friday 3 March 2017
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Dr. Hanieh Fattahi, a young physicist at the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (LAP) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, has been chosen for the Max Planck Society’s Minerva Fast Track Programme.
On an annual basis, the programme currently supports two outstanding postdoctoral female scientists from the fields of the CPTS (Chemistry, Physics and Technology) Section to plan their careers in a more targeted way.
As the name of the programme suggests, it aims to pave the way towards establishing an own research group. In the first phase a three years position is funded by the Max Planck Society. This first phase includes a stay at an internationally renowned Research Institute for an extended period. From June 2017 on Hanieh Fattahi will work in the group of Prof. Sunney Xie at Harvard University (Boston, USA) for one year. When she will be back at MPQ, she will be able to set up a group with two PhD Students. Funds for the equipment and personnel resources will be made by the Institute. After this first stage she can apply for a Max Planck Research Group with a funding period of five years.
Hanieh Fattahi studied biophysics at Sharif-University in Teheran (Iran) where she received her Master of Science in Applied Physics in 2007. In her thesis she investigated the effect of laser irradiation on collagen bundles in the skin. Afterwards, she was accepted at the International Max Planck Research School for Advanced Photon Science (IMPRS-APS), joining the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics headed by Professor Krausz. In 2015 she received her doctoral degree with summa cum laude on the topic “Third Generation Femtosecond Technology”. Since then she has been leading a group in laser development with the focus on waveform synthesis and four-dimensional imaging of electronic motion.
Since 2016 she has been Co-coordinator of the IMPRS-APS. In addition, she became Fellow of the Max Planck Center for Extreme and Quantum Photonics in Ottawa (Canada) in 2016.
Within the Minerva programme, Fattahi and her team will develop an innovative micro-spectroscopy tool for lable-free imaging of biological samples. The new tool combines femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy and field-resolved detection in order to achieve a higher sensitivity for distinguishing molecular fingerprint. This novel method keeps promise for in-vivo, early detection of cancerous cells.
Hanieh Fattahi is member of several scientific organizations, such as the Optical Society of America (OSA), the German Physical Society, and Young Professional Member of the OSA. She is also member of the executive committee of the OSA technical group “Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/ High Field Physics” and at present president of the “Young Mind Section of Munich” (ALPS) of the European Physical Society (EPS).
Olivia Meyer-Streng
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Thursday 19 May 2016
Updated: Thursday 19 May 2016
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In 2013, the European Physical Society [EPS] launched the Emmy Noether Distinction to recognize noteworthy women physicists.
Emmy Noether was an influential theoretical physicist, and a role model for future generations of physicists. The laureates of the Emmy Noether Distinction are chosen for their capacity to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially encourage women to handle careers in physics.
The previous prizes were awarded to:
- Prof. Sibylle Günter, IPP, Germany (2015)
- Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland (2015)
- Prof. Anne L’Huillier, Faculty of Engineering, LTH in Lund, Sweden (2014)
- Dr. Alessandra Gatti, Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies [IFN-CNR], Como, Italy (2014)
- Prof. Nynke Dekker, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (2013)
- Dr. Rumiana Dimova, MPI Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany (2013)
The EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics is awarded twice a year. The selection committee, appointed by the EPS Equal Opportunities Committee, will consider nominations for female scientists working in Europe.
To make a nomination, please email the following information to the EPS Secretariat:
- A cover letter, detailing (in no more than 3 paragraphs) the motivation for awarding the Emmy Noether distinction to the nominee;
- The nominee’s name, institution and email;
- The nominee’s résumé;
- The nominator’s name, institution, and email.
 Download the distinction charter.
Read more about the Emmy Noether distinction on the EPS website.
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Monday 2 February 2015
Updated: Monday 2 February 2015
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Professor Anne L'Huillier has been awarded the European Physical Society’s Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics
“… for playing a key role in a field at the interface of atomic and molecular physics and advanced optics, nonlinear optics and laser physics: high-order harmonic generation in gaseous media exposed to intense laser fields and its applications. Her rich and fruitful career is an inspiration for young women researchers”.
The Emmy Noether Distinction is awarded to recognize achievements in areas such as research, education, outreach and industry.
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