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Call for Young Scientists Summer Program |
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bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Noteworthy Information
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) sponsors a 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) that offers research opportunities to talented young researchers in the fields of global environmental, economic, and social change.
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Professor Thomas A. Henzinger Appointed First President of I.S.T. Austria |
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bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Noteworthy Information
Prof. Thomas A. Henzinger, of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; EPFL), has been appointed as the first president of I.S.T. Austria. Professor Henzinger, an internationally recognized computer scientist, has accepted the offer to lead the new Institute. He will start serving in a full-time capacity on September 1, 2009.
Prof. Haim Harari, chair of the Executive Committee of I.S.T. Austria,
which also acted as the Search Committee for the President, said: "We
have conducted a lengthy and thorough international search. Our
decision was supported by evaluations and reviews of leading scientists
and science administrators who praised Tom Henzinger as a remarkable
scientific leader in his field and a man of great intellectual quality
and integrity." Prof. Thomas A. Henzinger said in a first reaction:
"The invitation by the Board of Trustees to become the first president
of I.S.T. Austria is a great honor for me. Building I.S.T. Austria is a
remarkable enterprise and a great challenge."
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