Nominations
Professeur associé at the University of Neuchâtel
Dr. Urs Staufer was nominated "professeur associé" at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University
of Neuchâtel as of 1st October 2003. He will continue his research and teaching activities in Micro- and
Nanotechnology.
samlab - website
Assistant Professor at the McGill University of Montreal/Canada
PD Dr. Roland Bennewitz will become Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics at McGill University of
Montreal, Canada. He will start on January 1st, 2004, and has been nominated “Canada Research Chair in Experimental
Nanomechanics”. In his new role Roland Bennewitz will continue his research activities in friction and wear at the
atomic scale.
UHV-AFM - Group at the Physics Department,
University of Basel
Head of new EMPA department
Prof. Hans-Josef Hug will become Head of the new EMPA (Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt)
department Surfaces, Coatings and Magnetism with effect of January 1st, 2004. Hans-Josef Hug is an expert in
Scanning Force Microscopy and Magnetism. The nomination of Hans-Josef Hug demonstrates the ambition of EMPA and
the University of Basel to enhance their collaboration in Research and Education.
Website EMPA
Congratulations and good luck to all of them!
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