Women in Science 2024 @ CeMESS

CeMESS

To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11th), CeMESS is once again shining the spotlight on our remarkable female staff and researchers.

And we're not alone - this year, many of the University of Vienna's STEM Faculties are participating in this campaign, including: the Faculty of Computer Science, the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy, the Faculty of Life Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematics, the Faculty of Physics, the Faculty of Chemistry, Max Perutz Labs, and the Research Network Data Science @ Uni Vienna.

At CeMESS, more than half of our staff and researchers identify as women. This includes a significant number of faculty members and many highly talented early career researchers. Notably, women at CeMESS have been successful in securing competitive ERC grants, with 6 out of 10 recent awards going to our female researchers. 

The gallery below celebrates the diverse and influential women at CeMESS, all of whom make important contributions to our research environment. Join us in acknowledging the talent and dedication of our female scientists, whose work not only advances scientific knowledge but also contributes to a more inclusive academic community.

  • Anouk Willemsen, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Ludwig Schedl)
  • Barbara Bayer, Group Leader, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Nicola Paul)
  • Dagmar Wöbken, Associate Professor, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© ÖAW, Elia Zilberbeg)
  • Isabella Anderson-Wagner, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), joint professorship at CeMESS, Faculty of Psychology and the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub (© Isabella Anderson-Wagner)
  • Jillian Petersen, Associate Professor, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© SOI/Mary Lide Parker)
  • Christina Kaiser, Associate Professor, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) (© Andreas Richter)
  • Ksenia Guseva, Staff Scientist, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) (© Ksenia Guseva)
  • Lisa Fragner, Lab Manager, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Ludwig Schedl)
  • Stephanie A. Eichorst, Staff Scientist, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Dagmar Woebken)
  • Katharina Sodnikar, Senior Scientist, Division of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE) (© Ludwig Schedl)
  • Petra Pjevac, Senior Scientist, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Janette Ferchichi)
  • Bettina Glasl, Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Bettina Glasl)
  • Astrid Collingro, Senior Scientist, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Ludwig Schedl)
  • Anna Lopatina, Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (©Marko Cvejic)
  • Stanislava Králová, Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Stanislava Králová)
  • Lucia Fuchslueger, Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) (© Lucia Fuchslueger)
  • Nicole Geerlings, Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Rachel Reinhard)
  • Stephanie Schnorr, Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) ( © Stephanie Schnorr)
  • Xiaoqian (Annie) Yu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Xiaoqian (Annie) Yu)
  • Anya Sherman, PhD student, Division of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE) ( © Gabriel Sigmund)
  • Berna de Vries, PhD student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Berna de Vries)
  • Franziska Bauchinger, PhD Student & Doctoral Programme Administration, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Ludwig Schedl)
  • Dania Randi, PhD student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Dagmar Wöbken)
  • Julia Krasenbrink, PhD Student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Linnea Kop)
  • Erika Salas Hernández, PhD student, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) (© Erika Salas)
  • Eva Simon, PhD student, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) (© Erik Szamosvári)
  • Kerrin Steensen, PhD Student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Richard Park)
  • Laura Lotteraner, PhD Student, Division of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE) (© Gabriel Sigmund)
  • Verónica Barrajón-Santos, PhD student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Verónica Barrajón-Santos)
  • Nataliia Solntseva, PhD Student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Nataliia Solntseva)
  • Sandra Montano Salazar, PhD Student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Zeena d'Costa)
  • Anne-Sophie Schwenk, Master’s student, Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (TER) (© Anne-Sophie Schwenk)
  • Sanaz Khadem, Master’s student, Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME) (© Sanaz Khadem)
  • Jenny Hofbauer, Master’s student, Division of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE) (© Jenny Hofbauer)