Seven distinguished women scientists get their place on the EPFL map

Nternational Women's Day 2022 at EPFL © Alaiin Herzog / 2022 EPFL - To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, EPFL officially named squares and streets on its Lausanne campus after pioneering women in scientific and engineering fields. On 8 March, EPFL added the names of seven distinguished women to its campus map at an official ceremony attended by Nuria Gorrite, the president of the Vaud Cantonal Government, and Christian Maeder, the mayor of Ecublens. Martin Vetterli (EPFL President), Gisou van der Goot (Vice President for Responsible Transformation) and Julianne Jammers (Managing Director of the SwissTech Convention Center) welcomed key figures and dignitaries to the event. Among them were relatives and descendants of the seven female pioneers - a list that included four Swiss women. The ceremony, which was held on International Women's Day, followed an extensive consultation process involving the entire EPFL community. Over 400 people submitted their feedback and put forth around 100 names. An 11-strong selection committee made up of representatives of each segment of the School community (students, academic staff and administrative and technical staff) along with a science historian and EPFL's Equal Opportunity Delegate, created a shortlist and presented it to EPFL's upper management, which made the final decision.