Nominations of EPFL professors

25. At its most recent meeting on September 23th and 24th, the ETH Board nominated 15 EPFL professors. Bruno Oberle, the present Director of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Green Economy. Claudia Binder, currently Full Professor at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, as Full Professor of Urban Ecology and Sustainable Living in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) - Claudia Binder is an internationally acclaimed researcher who has developed an independent global approach to urban ecosystems. She integrates sociological topics, thus expanding urban spaces into socio-ecological systems. Her work is practice-based and involves political and other players in order to tackle current topics such as energy transition and urban consolidation. Claudia Binder's main research focus superbly complements the existing activities of EPFL.