New director of the SNSF

Angelika Kalt was appointed new director of the SNSF in January. She was elected by the Executive Committee of the Foundation Council as successor to Daniel Höchli, who left the SNSF at the end of March to become director of CURAVIVA Schweiz. Angelika Kalt has a PhD in earth sciences and was professor of petrology and geodynamics at the University of Neuchâtel for eight years. In 2008, she joined the SNSF as Deputy Director. She started in her new role as director on 1 April 2016.