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bridges vol. 23, Oct. 2009/News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad In its "moves & milestones" section, bridges presents career steps and other outstanding events in the professional lives of Austrian scientists and scholars in the US and Canada. Robert Seiringer  was recently awarded the Henri Poincaré Award by the International Association of Mathematical Physics in Prague.Habilitating at the University of Vienna's Department for Theoretical Physics, Robert Seiringer was offered a postdoctoral position at Princeton University. Since 2003 Seiringer has been an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at Princeton University. For further Information please visit: Astrid M. Fellner  has been appointed chair of North American literature and culture at Saarland University in Germany.In 2008-2009 Astris Fellner held the Distinguished Visiting Austrian Chair at the Forum on Contemporary Europe at Stanford University and also served as visiting professor of comparative literature. She is associate professor of American studies at the University of Vienna. More information about Astrid M. Fellner is available at: fachrichtungen/anglistik-amerikanistik-und-anglophone-kulturen-fr-43/ sections/north-american-literatures-and-cultures.html George Mandler  was awarded a Honorary Doctorate by the University of Vienna for his groundbreaking work within the field of cognitive psychology.He has been a professor and visiting professor at numerous universities including Harvard University and the University of Toronto. He was the founding chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of California at San and also director of the Center for Human Information. Moreover he is visiting Professor at University College London. For further information about George Mandler please visit: Access to the full article is free, but requires you to register. Registration is simple and quick – all we need is your name and a valid e-mail address. We appreciate your interest in bridges. |
