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Katharina Fellnhofer receives Marie Curie Fellowship
Dr Katharina Fellnhofer (D-MTEC) has been awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship, which is funded by the European Commission and hosted by ETH Zurich and Harvard University. Her fellowship research initiative “Roller-Coaster” investigates entrepreneurs’ and venture capitalists’ entrepreneurial intuition in the course of financial decision-making.
Prof. Johann Kolar elected to the "National Academy of Engineering"
Prof. Johann Kolar, head of the Power Electronic Systems Laboratory (PES), has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) "for contributions to power-electronic technologies, multiobjective design optimization, education, and technology transfer to industry." Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.