Women's Lunch Meetings
Starting in August 2011, Vanessa Wood organized a series of lunches during which a variety of topics were discussed, that will hopefully be of help to you in your career. These lunches will also provide a relaxed opportunity to get to know each other.
You are welcome to come to all the lunches or just one. If you are not based in Zurich, but would like to attend, your travel will be reimbursed at the lunch.
Thursday, December 15, 2022, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
My dream of becoming a dentist
abstract
Franka Schröder
Business Coach (Franka Schröder Coaching) and Lecturer (ETH Zurich)
Monday, April 4, 2022, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
"What's in it for me?": A discussion about diversity.
Yiwen Chu
Professor, D-PHYS, ETH Zurich
A link to the homepage of Yiwen Chu's group - the Hybrid Quantum Systems group - can be found here
Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
What's wrong with me?
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Pauline Gagnon
Retired Senior Research Scientist, Indiana University (USA) and CERN (Switzerland)
COVID-19 provisions: All participants must have a valid COVID certificate and valid ID. Face masks must be worn inside of all ETH buildings. Please note that we reserve the right to cancel the event at short notice if the epidemiological situation changes. Further information: ETH Factsheet attending an event under Corona conditions
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12:00, scheduled Zoom meeting
The road to success is rarely a straight highway – my personal road through space and time
Felicitas Pauss
Professor for Experimental Particle Physics, ETH Zurich
Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 12:00, scheduled Zoom meeting
A chat on what I enjoy about my research and job
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
Full Professor, Laboratory of Semiconductor Material, EPF Lausanne
Friday, November 15, 2019, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
My Career in Science
Evelyn Hu
Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Harvard University
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 11:30, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
My personal journey from Physics at ETH to Machine Learning in a Big 4 company
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Anastasia Varlet
Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics, PwC Digital Services at PwC Switzerland
Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
How equal opportunity initiatives do help young women scientists? Some personal insights for 2019 and later
Géraldine Haack
Collaboratrice scientifique, NSF Prima fellow, Department of Applied Physics GAP, Université de Genève
Thursday, June 28, 2018, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
How did I land on nonlinear nanophotonics?
Rachel Grange
Assistant Professor, D-Phys, ETH Zurich
May 30, 2017, 12:00, HPF E 20, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
Designing Measurement Instrumentation for Nanotechnology Applications – from Academic- to Industrial R&D
Nikola Pascher
PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Nanosurf
Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 12:00, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPF G6
Networking lunch
This time we won’t have a speaker but will just meet to get to know each other. We might discuss future activities and your wishes towards the network.
Please bring along the female master students in your research group, too.
This semester's lunch meeting is replaced by the following lecture with subsequent discussion, registration required:
November 19, 2015, 15:30, HG G 19.2, ETH main building
How to enhance young female scientists' success
Mildred Dresselhaus
MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Lecture and subsequent discussion
May 12, 2015, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
Grid Engineering at Axpo Power AG
Sarah Hellmüller
PhD, Teamleader, Axpo Power AG
October 22, 2014, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Hönggerberg
Jenny Hoffman
Associate professor, Physics Department, Harvard University, USA
June 3, 2014, 12:00, HIT E 41.1, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg
The gender challenge in research funding: measures by the SNSF
Maya Widmer
Head of Gender Equality in Research Funding
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Berne
December 10, 2013, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Science City
Susanne Dröscher
PhD, Scientist, Sales Engineer at greenTEG, Zurich
March 22, 2013, 12:00 HPF E20, ETH Science City
external pageFix the leaky pipeline
Mihaela Falub, project leader
QSIT members that would like to participate in this program are entitled to partial financial support from the network. Please contact the .
November 7, 2012, 12:00, HPF G6, ETH Science City
Physicist and Patent Attorney: A personal curriculum vitae
Carmen Tesch-Biedermann
European Patent Attorney, Athene Patent
October 24, 2012, 12:00, HPF G6, ETH Science City
Ladies' Lunch Meeting with Professor Mildred Dresselhaus, MIT
June 14, 2012, 12:00, HPF G6, ETH Science City
Working at ABB Corporate Research: opportunities and challenges
Françoise Molitor
PhD, Scientist, ABB Schweiz AG, Corporate Research
May 23, 2012, 12:00, HPF G 6, ETH Science City
Gender Equity at ETH – Reality and Aspiration
Renate Schubert
the ETH President’s Delegate for Equal Opportunities and Professor for Economics at ETH Zurich
November 16, 2011,12:00 - 13:45, Cheminsula, meeting point 12:00 HPF D-floor
Kathryn Moler
Associate Professor of Applied Physics and of Physics, Stanford University, USA
Lunch with female Grad Students
October 25, 12:00, HIT F31.1, ETH Science City
Vanessa Wood
Negotiations and other tricky situations
* talking about salary or concerns on the job
* two-body problem
* getting what you need out of your position
September 27, 12:00 HIT F 12, ETH Science City
Vanessa Wood
Advertising your work
* improving your presentation skills
* the elevator pitch, the job talk
* getting awards and recognition
August 24, 12:00-13:30, HIT F 32, ETH Science City
Vanessa Wood
Getting a postdoc, industry, or faculty job
* where to look, how to land an interview, etc.
(examples of CVs, cover letters, and research statements will be provided)