Bodies of the SNSF
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is a foundation with a public funding mandate.
Foundation Council (31.1.2020)
A general election of the Foundation Council was held for the 2020–2023 period of office. The newly constituted Council elected its President and Vice President, Executive Committee and co-opted members as of 31 January 2020.
President
Jürg Stahl (from 1.2.2020)
Prof Felicitas Pauss, representative of SCNAT (until 31.12.2019, president ad interim)
Vice President
Prof Maria Schönbächler (from 1.2.2020), representative of SCNAT
Representatives of scientific organisations
Cantonal Universities → Basel: Prof Torsten Schwede. Bern: Prof Daniel Candinas. Fribourg: Prof Katharina Fromm. Geneva: Prof Dominique Soldati-Favre. Lausanne: Prof Franciska Krings. Lucerne: Prof Gisela Michel. Neuchâtel: Prof Simona Pekarek Doehler. St. Gallen: Prof Kuno Schedler (until 31.1.2020), Prof Thomas Markus Zellweger (from 1.2.2020). Ticino: Prof Benedetto Lepori. Zurich: Prof Stefanie Walter.
Term of office ended 31.12.2019: Prof Edwin Ch. Constable (Basel), Prof Thomas Hunkeler (Fribourg), Prof Alexander Trechsel (Lucerne).
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology → Lausanne: Prof Sabine Süsstrunk. Zurich: Prof Sabine Werner.
Universities of applied sciences/universities of teacher education→ Prof Horst Biedermann (PH SG), Prof Maria Caiata Zufferey (SUPSI), Prof Markus Hodel (HSLU), Prof Jürg Kessler (FHGR), Prof Isabelle Mili (IUFE Geneva), Prof Jean-Marc Piveteau (ZHAW), Prof Falko Schlottig (FHNW), Dr Luciana Vaccaro (HES-SO).
Term of office ended 31.12.2019: Prof Barbara Fontanellaz (FHS-SG), Prof Thomas D. Meier (ZHdK), Prof Guillaume Vanhulst (HEP-VD).
Academies → Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences: Prof Antonio Loprieno. SAHS: Prof Claudine Burton-Jeangros. SAMS: Prof em. Daniel Scheidegger. SATW: Prof Konstantinos Boulochos. SCNAT: Prof Maria Schönbächler, Prof Marcel Tanner.
Term of office ended 31.8.2019: Dr Monica Duca Widmer (SATW)
Term of office ended 31.12.2019: Prof Felicitas Pauss (SCNAT).
Government-appointed members
Prof Cesla Amarelle (Canton of Vaud, Dept. of Education, Youth and Culture), Dr Gregor Haefliger (SERI), Dr René Imhof (F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG), Monika Knill (Canton of Thurgau, Dept. of Education and Culture), Ulrich Jakob Looser (BLR & Partners AG), Jürg Stahl (Swiss Olympic), Natascha Wey (VPOD).
Term of office ended 31.12.2019: Judith Bucher (VPOD), Prof Barbara Haering, Anne-Catherine Lyon (Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education [EDK], former member of cantonal government Vaud).
Co-opted members
Prof Ron Appel (SIB), Prof Denis Duboule (University of Geneva and EPFL), Katharina Prautsch (actionuni), Dr Pascale Vonmont (Gebert-Rüf Stiftung, free co-optation); from 1.2.2020: Dr Thierry Strässle (ETH Domain), Prof Michael Hengartner (ETH Board), Dr Anne Crausaz (swissuniversities).
Term of office ended 31.11.2019: Dr Fritz Schiesser (ETH Board)
Term of office ended 31.12.2019: Prof Janet Hering (ETH Domain), Prof Werner Wicki (swissuniversities).
Executive Committee
Jürg Stahl; Prof Maria Schönbächler; Prof Horst Biedermann, Prof Daniel Candinas, Prof Denis Duboule, Prof Katharina Fromm, Dr Gregor Haefliger, Prof Franciska Krings, Ulrich Jakob Looser, Prof Torsten Schwede, Prof Dominique Soldati-Favre, Prof Sabine Süsstrunk, Dr Luciana Vaccaro, Prof Stefanie Walter, Prof Sabine Werner.
Term of office ended 31.12.2019: Prof Edwin Constable, Prof Felicitas Pauss, Prof Kuno Schedler.
Internal Audit
T + R AG, Gümligen BE.
Compliance Committee
Prof Franciska Krings (President); Prof em. Klaus Müller, Prof Howard Riezman, Prof Monika Roth, Dr Dorothea Sturn.
National Research Council
President
Prof Matthias Egger
Presiding Board → Prof Matthias Egger. President Division I: Prof Ola Söderström. President Division II: Prof Arjen K. Lenstra. President Division III: Prof Hugues Abriel. President Division IV: Prof Katharina M. Fromm (deputy of RC President until 31.12.2019). President Specialised Committee Careers: Prof Fritz Schlunegger. President Specialised Committee International Cooperation: Prof Katharina Michaelowa. President Specialised Committee Interdisciplinary Research: Prof Rita Franceschini.
Division I: Humanities and Social Sciences → Prof Ola Söderström (President); Prof Madeleine Herren-Oesch (Vice President); Prof Peter Auer, Prof Laura Bernardi, Prof Claudio Bolzman (until 30.9.2019), Prof Roberto Caldara, Prof Franz Caspar, Prof Véronique Dasen, Prof Christiana Fountoulakis, Prof Rita Franceschini, Prof Dario Gamboni (until 30.9.2019), Prof Julia Gelshorn (from 1.10.2019), Prof Daniel Gredig (from 1.10.2019), Prof Eszter Hargittai, Prof Ben Jann (from 1.10.2019), Prof Katharina Maag Merki, Prof Claudia Mareis, Prof Ioannis Papadopoulos, Prof Gabriele Rippl (from 1.10.2019), Prof Jörg Rössel (until 30.9.2019), Prof Dominic Rohner (from 1.10.2019), Prof Konrad Schmid, Prof Sabine Schneider (until 30.9.2019), Prof Paul Söderlind (until 30.9.2019), Prof Martin Spann, Prof Danièle Tosato-Rigo, Prof Georg von Krogh (until 31.12.2019), Prof Markus Wild.
Division II: Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences → Prof Arjen K. Lenstra (President); Prof Thomas Gehrmann (Vice President until 4.11.2019), Dr Bernd Gotsmann (Vice President from 5.11.2019); Prof Rémi Abgrall, Prof David Andrew Barry, Prof Eva Bayer-Flückiger (until 31.12.2019), Prof Christian Bernhard (until 30.9.2019), Prof Aude Billard, Prof Jeffrey Bode (from 1.10.2019), Dr Marc Bohner, Prof Joachim Buhmann, Prof Paul Dyson, Prof Karl Gademann, Prof Christoph Heinrich (until 31.12.2019), Prof Juliane Hollender, Prof Samuel Leutwyler (until 30.9.2019), Prof Ulrike Lohmann, Prof Marcel Mayor (until 30.9.2019), Prof Frédéric Merkt (from 1.10.2019), Prof Jean-François Molinari (from 1.10.2019), Prof Oscar Nierstrasz, Prof Daniela Rubatto (from 1.10.2019), Prof Fritz Schlunegger, Prof Olivier Schneider, Prof Thomas Südmeyer, Prof Donna Testerman (from 1.10.2019), Prof Lothar Thiele.
Division III: Biology and Medicine → Prof Hugues Abriel (President); Prof Matthias Peter (Vice President); Prof Markus Affolter, Prof Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Prof Melanie Blokesch (from 1.4.2019), Prof Chris Boesch, Prof Bart Deplancke, Prof Dominique De Quervain, Prof Michael Detmar, Prof Olivier Devuyst, Prof Marc Yves Donath, Prof Laurent Excoffier, Prof Markus Fischer, Prof Cem Gabay (until 30.6.2019), Prof Michel Gilliet (from 1.10.2019), Prof Fritjof Helmchen, Prof Christoph Hess, Prof Petra Hüppi, Prof Beat Keller, Prof Hanna Kokko, Prof Claudia Kühni, Prof Kaspar Locher, Prof Andreas Lüthi, Prof Oliver Mühlemann, Prof Adrian Franz Ochsenbein, Prof Anita Rauch, Prof Federica Sallusto, Prof Peter Scheiffele (from 1.10.2019), Prof Isabelle Schmitt-Opitz (from 1.4.2019), Prof Bernard Thorens, Prof Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer (until 30.9.2019), Prof Rolf Zeller.
Division IV: Programmes → Prof Katharina M. Fromm (President until 31.12.2019); Prof Regina Elisabeth Aebi-Müller (Vice President); Prof Anastasia Ailamaki, Prof Uschi Backes-Gellner, Prof Manfred Max Bergman, Prof Claudia Binder, Prof Susanna Burghartz, Prof Friedrich Eisenbrand, Prof Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Prof Gudela Grote (from 1.1.2019), Prof Stefanie Hellweg (until 30.9.2019), Prof Michael O. Hottiger, Prof Denis Jabaudon (from 1.1.2019), Prof Stuart Lane (from 1.1.2019), Prof Andreas Mayer, Prof Katharina Michaelowa, Prof Bert Müller (from 1.5.2019), Prof Dimos Poulikakos (from 1.1.2019), Prof Nicolas Rodondi, Prof Frank Scheffold (until 30.9.2019), Prof Dirk van der Marel.
Specialised Committee Careers → Prof Fritz Schlunegger (President); Prof Michael O. Hottiger (Vice President); Prof Peter Auer (from 1.10.2019), Prof Eva Bayer-Flückiger (until 31.12.2019), Prof Susanna Burghartz, Prof Petra Hüppi, Prof Beat Keller (from 1.5.2019), Prof Christian Matter, Prof Ioannis Papadopoulos, Prof Sabine Schneider (until 30.9.2019), Prof Jess Snedeker. Specialised Committee International Cooperation p Prof Katharina Michaelowa (President); Prof Anna Fontcuberta i Morral (Vice President); Prof Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Prof Véronique Dasen, Prof Paul Dyson, Prof Christoph Heinrich (until 31.12.2019), Prof Madeleine Herren-Oesch, Prof Bernard Thorens. Specialised Committee Interdisciplinary Research → Prof Rita Franceschini (President); Prof Dirk van der Marel (Vice President); Prof David Andrew Barry, Prof Laura Bernardi (from 1.12.2019), Prof Melanie Blokesch (from 1.12.2019), Prof Chris Boesch, Prof Claudio Bolzman (until 31.10.2019), Prof Juliane Hollender, Prof Andreas Lüthi, Prof Andreas Mayer.
Commission on Gender Equality in Research Funding → Prof Susan M. Gasser (President until 31.12.2019); Prof Michelle Cottier, Prof Thomas Hinz, Dr Simona Isler, Prof Nicky Le Feuvre, Gary Loke, Prof Anna Wahl. Commission on Research Integrity → Prof Nadja Capus (President); Prof Regina Aebi-Müller (Vice President); Prof David Andrew Barry, Dr Sönke Bauck (from 1.9.2019), Dr Marco Bieri, Dr Stéphanie Boder-Pasche (until 31.5.2019), Dr Tania Bühler, Dr Martin Christen (until 31.8.2019), Prof Bart Deplancke, Prof Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Prof Juliane Hollender (from 1.1.2019), Dr Stephanie Hoppeler, Prof Michael O. Hottiger, Claudia Lautenschütz, Dr Vanja Michel (from 1.6.2019), Dr Claudia Rutte, Dr Barbara Schellenberg (from 1.12.2019), Prof Danièle Tosato-Rigo, Dr Martin von Arx (until 30.11.2019), Gilles Wasser.
Research Commissions
Presidents of the Research Commissions at Swiss higher education Institutions → Basel: Prof Andreas Papassotiropoulos. Bern: Prof Gabriele Rippl (until 31.10.2019); Prof Marianne Johanna Lehmkuhl (from 1.11.2019). Fribourg: Prof Thierry Collaud. Geneva: Prof Pierre Barrouillet. Lausanne: Prof Martin Preisig. Lucerne: Prof Alexander Trechsel. Neuchâtel: Prof Corinne Rossari. St. Gallen: Prof Michael Lechner. Ticino: Prof Mauro Pezzè. Zurich: Prof Michael Schaepman. EPF Lausanne: Prof Kay Severin. ETH Zurich: Prof Uwe Sauer.
Administrative Offices
Executive Management → Director: Dr Angelika Kalt. Deputy Director: Dr François Baumgartner (until 31.10.2019). Vice Director: Rosemarie Pécaut.
Heads of Staff Services → Executive Staff/Legal Department: Inge Blatter. Communication: Christophe Giovannini. Institutional Relationships: Dr Jean-Luc Barras (from 16.12.2019).
Heads of Strategy Services → Strategy Support: Dr Katrin Milzow. Data and Systems (DSF): Benjamin Rindlisbacher. This division ceased to exist on 30.6.2019. It was replaced as of 1.7.2019 by the AARE Programme: Dr Thomas Werder Schläpfer.
Heads of Research Funding divisions → Division I, Humanities and Social Sciences: Dr Pierre Willa. Division II, Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences: Dr Thomas Werder Schläpfer. Division III, Biology and Medicine: Dr Aysim Yılmaz (until 31.5.2019), Dr Irene Knüsel (from 1.11.2019). Division IV, Programmes: Dr Dimitri Sudan. Careers division: Dr Marcel Kullin. Interdisciplinary and International Co-operation division (InterCo)/ SwissCore: Dr Jean-Luc Barras (until 15.12.2019), Dr Marc Zbinden (from 16.12.2019). Gender Equality in Research Funding: Dr Simona Isler.
Heads of Central Services → Director: Rosemarie Pécaut. Human Resources: Karim Errassas. Finance: Markus König. IT Services: Mario Andenmatten. Facility Management: Yves Flohimont.
Details of the Research Council and the Administrative Offices: as of 31 December 2019
Information on Foundation Council: as of 31 January 2020