Bodies of the SNSF

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funds research in Switzerland on behalf of the Swiss government. The bodies of the SNSF are responsible for the scientific evaluation and funding of project proposals submitted by researchers.

Foundation Council

President
Gabriele Gendotti (until 31.3.2018), Prof Felicitas Pauss (from 1.4.2018, ad interim)

Representatives of scientific organisations
Cantonal Universities
Basel: Prof. Edwin Ch. Constable.
Bern: Prof. Daniel Candinas.
Fribourg: Prof. Thomas Hunkeler.
Geneva: Prof. Jean-Luc Veuthey (until 31.12.2018).
Lausanne: Prof. Franciska Krings.
Lucerne: Prof. Alexander Trechsel.
Neuchâtel: Prof. Simona Pekarek Doehler.
St. Gallen: Prof. Kuno Schedler.
Ticino: Prof. Bertil Cottier.
Zurich: Prof. Stefanie Walter.

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology
Lausanne: Prof. Sabine Süsstrunk.
Zurich: Prof. Sabine Werner.

Universities of applied sciences/universities of teacher education
Prof. Erwin Beck ( PH SG ), Prof. Maria Caiata ( SUPSI ), Prof. Barbara Fontanellaz ( FHS-SG ), Prof. Markus Hodel ( HSLU ), Prof. Thomas D. Meier ( ZHdK ), Prof. Falko Schlottig ( FHNW ), Dr. Luciana Vaccaro ( HES-SO ), Prof. Guillaume Vanhulst ( HEP-VD ).

Academies
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences: Prof. Maurice Campagna.
SAHS: Prof. Claudine Burton-Jeangros.
SAMS: Prof. emer. Daniel Scheidegger.
SATW: Dr. dipl. Ing. Monica Duca Widmer.
SCNAT: Prof. Felicitas Pauss, Prof. Marcel Tanner.

Government-appointed members
Judith Bucher (VPOD), Dr. Gregor Haefliger (SERI), Prof. Barbara Haering, Dr. René Imhof (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.), dipl. Phys. Ulrich Jakob Looser (economiesuisse), Anne-Catherine Lyon (Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education [EDK], former member of cantonal government VD).

Co-opted members
Prof. Ron Appel (SIB), Prof. Denis Duboule (University of Geneva and EPF Lausanne), Prof. Janet Hering (Director of Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology [Eawag]), Katharina Prautsch (Actionuni; from 1.9.2018), Dr. Fritz Schiesser (President ETH-Board), Pascale Vonmont (Gebert-Rüf Stiftung), Prof. Werner Wicki (PH Luzern, swissuniversities).

Executive Committee

Gabriele Gendotti (until 31.3.2018), Prof. Felicitas Pauss (from 1.4.2018, ad interim); Prof. Erwin Beck, Prof. Daniel Candinas, Prof. Edwin Constable, Prof. Denis Duboule, Dr. Gregor Haefliger, Prof. Franciska Krings, dipl. Phys. Ulrich Jakob Looser, Prof. Kuno Schedler, Prof. Sabine Süsstrunk, Dr. Luciana Vaccaro, Prof. Jean-Luc Veuthey (until 31.12.2018), Prof. Stefanie Walter (from 1.9.2018), Prof. Sabine Werner.

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 Abteilung I: Prof. Ola Söderström.
President Abteilung II: Prof. Arjen K. Lenstra.
President/in Abteilung III: Prof. Dominique Soldati-Favre (until 31.3.2018), Prof. Hugues Abriel (from 1.4.2018).
Presidentin Abteilung IV: Prof. Katharina M. Fromm (Deputy to the President of the NRC).
President Specialised Committee Careers: Prof. Beatrice Beck Schimmer (until 31.7.2018), Prof. Fritz Schlunegger from 1.8.2018).
President Specialised Committee International Cooperation: Prof. Urs Baltensperger (until 30.9.2018), Prof. Katharina Michaelowa (from 1.10.2018).
President Specialised Committee Interdisciplinary Research: Prof. Rita Franceschini.

Division I: Humanities and Social Sciences Prof. Ola Söderström (President); Prof. Madeleine Herren-Oesch (Vice President from 1.1.2018); Prof. Peter Auer, Prof. Laura Bernardi (from 1.1.2018), Prof. Claudio Bolzman, Prof. Roberto Caldara, Prof. Franz Caspar, Prof. Véronique Dasen, Prof. Christiana Fountoulakis, Prof. Rita Franceschini, Prof. Dario Gamboni, Prof. Sabine Gless (until 30.9.2018), Prof. Eszter Hargittai (from 1.4.2018), Prof. Katharina Maag Merki, Prof. Claudia Mareis (from 1.1.2018), Prof. Ioannis Papadopoulos, Prof. Jörg Rössel, Prof. Mike Schäfer (until 31.3.2018), Prof. Konrad Schmid, Prof. Sabine Schneider, Prof. Paul Söderlind, Prof. Martin Spann, Prof. Danièle Tosato-Rigo, Prof. Georg von Krogh, Prof. Markus Wild.

Division II: Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences Prof. Arjen K. Lenstra (President); Prof. Thomas Gehrmann (Vice President); Prof. Rémi Abgrall, Prof. Urs Baltensperger (until 30.9.2018), Prof. David Andrew Barry, Prof. Eva Bayer-Flückiger, Prof. Christian Bernhard, Prof. Aude Billard, Dr. Marc Bohner, Prof. Joachim Buhmann, Prof. Ruth Durrer, Prof. Paul Dyson, Prof. Karl Gademann, Dr. Bernd Gotsmann, Prof. Christoph Heinrich, Prof. Juliane Hollender, Prof. Ursula Keller (until 30.9.2018), Prof. Samuel Leutwyler, Prof. Ulrike Lohmann (from 1.10.2018), Prof. Marcel Mayor, Prof. Alberto Morpurgo, Prof. Oscar Nierstrasz, Prof. Fritz Schlunegger, Prof. Olivier Schneider, Prof. Thomas Südmeyer (from 1.10.2018), Prof. Lothar Thiele.

Division III: Biology and Medicine Prof. Dominique Soldati-Favre (President until 31.3.2018, member until 30.9.2018); Prof. Hugues Abriel (Vice President until 31.3.2018, President from 1.4.2018); Prof Hugues Abriel (Vice President until 31.3.2018, President from 1.4.2018); Prof Matthias Peter (Vice President from 1.4.2018); Prof Markus Affolter, Prof Anne Angelillo-Scherrer (from 1.4.2018), Prof Beatrice Beck Schimmer (until 31.7.2018). Prof Sebastian Bonhoeffer (until 30.9.2018), Prof Chris Boesch, Prof Bart Deplancke, Prof Dominique De Quervain, Prof Michael Detmar, Prof Olivier Devuyst (from 1.10.2018), Prof Marc Yves Donath, Prof Laurent Excoffier (from 1.10.2018), Prof Markus Fischer, Prof Cem Gabay, Prof Huldrych Fritz Günthard (until 31.3.2018), Prof Markus Hermann Heim (until 31.3.2018), Prof Fritjof Helmchen (from 1.4.2018), Prof Christoph Hess (from 1.4.2018), Prof Petra Hüppi, Prof Beat Keller, Prof Laurent Keller (until 30.9.2018), Prof Hanna Kokko (from 1.10.2018), Prof Claudia Kühni, Prof Kaspar Locher, Prof Christian Lüscher (until 31.3.2018), Prof Andreas Lüthi, Prof Oliver Mühlemann (from 1.10.2018), Prof Adrian Franz Ochsenbein, Prof Anita Rauch, Prof Walter Reith (until 30.9.2018), Prof Federica Sallusto, Prof Markus Stoffel (until 30.9.2018), Prof Bernard Thorens, Prof Didier Trono (until 30.9.2018), Prof Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer, Prof Rolf Zeller.

Division IV: Programmes Prof Katharina M. Fromm (President); 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 Jan Carmeliet, Prof Friedrich Eisenbrand, Prof Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Prof Alexander Grob (until 31.12.2018), Prof Stefanie Hellweg, Prof Michael O. Hottiger, Prof Isabelle Mansuy (until 31.12.2018), Prof Andreas Mayer, Prof Katharina Michaelowa, Prof Nicolas Rodondi, Prof Philipp Rudolf von Rohr (until 31.12.2018), Prof Frank Scheffold, Prof Dirk van der Marel.

Specialised Committee Careers Prof Beatrice Beck Schimmer (President until 31.7.2018); Prof Fritz Schlunegger (Vice President until 31.7.2018, President from 1.8.2018); Prof Michael O. Hottiger (Vice President from 1.8.2018); Prof Eva Bayer-Flückiger, Prof Susanna Burghartz, Prof Markus Fischer (until 31.12.2018), Prof Petra Hüppi, Prof Samuel Leutwyler (until 28.2.2018). Prof Christian Matter (from 1.8.2018), Prof Ioannis Papadopoulos, Prof Sabine Schneider, Prof Jess Snedeker (from 1.8.2018).

Specialised Committee International Cooperation Prof Urs Baltensperger (President until 30.9.2018); Prof Katharina Michaelowa (President from 1.10.2018); Prof Anna Fontcuberta i Morral (Vice President); Prof Anne Angelillo-Scherrer (from 1.10.2018), Prof Véronique Dasen, Prof Paul Dyson (from 1.10.2018), Prof Christoph Heinrich, Prof Madeleine Herren-Oesch, Prof Dominique Soldati-Favre (until 30.9.2018), Prof Bernard Thorens.

Specialised Committee Interdisciplinary Research Prof Rita Franceschini (President); Prof Walter Reith (Vice President until 30.9.2018); Prof Dirk van der Marel (Vice President from 1.10.2018); Prof David Andrew Barry, Prof Chris Boesch (from 1.12.2018), Prof Claudio Bolzman, Prof Alexander Grob (until 31.12.2018), Prof Juliane Hollender, Prof Andreas Lüthi, Prof Andreas Mayer (from 1.12.2018), Prof Francesco Stellacci (until 30.9.2018).

Commission on Gender Equality in Research Funding Prof Susan M. Gasser (President); Prof Michelle Cottier (from 1.6.2018), Prof Thomas Hinz, Dr des. Simona Isler, Prof Nicky Le Feuvre, Gary Loke, Dr h.c. Patricia Schulz (until 31.5.2018), Prof Anna Wahl.

Commission on Research Integrity Prof Nadja Capus (President); Prof Regina Aebi-Müller (Vice President); Prof David Andrew Barry, Dr Marco Bieri, Dr Stéphanie Boder-Pasche, Dr Tania Bühler (from 1.10.2018), Dr Martin Christen, Prof Bart Deplancke (from 1.11.2018), Prof Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Prof Alexander Grob, Dr Stephanie Hoppeler, Prof Michael O. Hottiger, Dr Liz Kohl (until 31.5.2018), Claudia Lautenschütz, Dr Claudia Rutte, Prof Danièle Tosato-Rigo, Prof Didier Trono (until 31.10.2018), Dr Marc Türler (1.6.2018 until 30.9.2018), Dr Martin von Arx, Gilles Wasser

Further information -> www.snsf.ch/nrc​​​​​​​

Research Commissions

Presidents of the Research Commissions at Swiss higher education institutions
Basel: Prof. Andreas Papassotiropoulos.
Bern: Prof. Gabriele Rippl.
Fribourg:­ Prof. Thierry Collaud.
Geneva: Prof. Pierre Barrouillet.
Lausanne: Prof. Martin Prei­sig.
Lucerne: Prof. Martin Baumann (until 31.7.2018); Prof. Alexander Trechsel (from 1.8.2018).
Neuchâtel: Prof. Pascal Felber (until 31.7.2018); Prof. Corinne Rossari (from 1.8.2018).
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
Direktor: Dr. Angelika Kalt.
Deputy Director: Dr. François Baumgartner.
Vice Director​​​​​​​: Rosemarie Pécaut.

Heads of Staff Services
Executive Staff/Legal Department: Inge Blatter. 
Communication: Christophe Giovannini.

Heads of Strategy Services
Strategy Support​​​​​​​: Dr. Katrin Milzow
Data and Systems in Research Funding (DSF): Benjamin Rindlisbacher.

Heads of Research Funding divisions
Division I, Humanities and Social Sciences: Brigitte Arpagaus (ad interim, 1.1.2018 until 31.8.2018), Dr Pierre Willa (from 1.9.2018).
Division II, Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences: Dr Thomas Werder Schläpfer.
Division III, Biology and Medicine: Dr Aysim Yılmaz.
Division IV, Programmes: Dr Dimitri Sudan.
Careers division: Dr Marcel Kullin. I
Interdisciplinary and International Co-operation division (InterCo)/SwissCore: Dr Jean-Luc Barras.
Gender Equality in Research Funding: Dr des. Simona Isler.

Heads of Central Services
Director: Rosemarie Pécaut. 
Human Resources: Karim Errassas. 
Finance: Markus König.
IT Services: Mario Andenmatten
Facility Management: Yves Flohimont.