Ursula Keller

Ursula Keller has been a physics professor at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland since 2003. She was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014[1] for contributions to ultrashort pulse mode locked laser physics and technology.

Ursula Keller was the first woman to obtain a position as professor of physics at the ETH Zurich[2]. She invented the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror in 1992, enabling the development of ultrafast pulsed lasers, and has made myriad important contributions to the field of laser science since.[3] She is the founder and president of ETH Women Professors Forum.

She has patented 7 inventions in the field of ultra-fast lasers for industrial and medical applications .

In 2018, she won the European Inventor Award 2018 for laser technology in the category “Lifetime achievement.” [4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 elevated fellow". IEEE Fellows Directory.
  2. ↑ Logean, Sylvie (2018-04-25). "Ursula Keller a vu la lumière au bout du laser". Le Temps (in French).
  3. ↑ http://www.ulp.ethz.ch/group.html
  4. ↑ Six award winning inventors changing the world. Euronews, 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Swiss physicist wins European Inventor Award for laser technology". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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