Kristin Becker van Slooten

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 2017: - Member of ETH Board (Delegate of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL)

• Project Leader, Equal Opportunities Office, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

2006-2016: Advisor to the President and the General Secretary, EPFL

2004-2006: Member of ETH Board (Delegate of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL)

2006: Senior Scientist & Lecturer, Head of Research Group in Ecotoxicology

EPFL, Ecological Engineering Laboratory, directed by Prof. Andrew Barry

2002-2005: Researcher & Lecturer, Head of Research Group in Experimental Ecotoxicology

EPFL, Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, directed by Prof. J. Tarradellas

8/2001: Invited Professor

University of Metz, France, Research unit "Ecotoxicité, Biodiversité, Santé environnementale"

1995-2002: Researcher

EPFL, Institute of Environmental Technology (IGE), Research Group in Ecotoxicology, directed by Prof. J. Tarradellas

-> Publication of 19 ISI papers and 56 proceedings

-> Supervision of 4 PhD students, 23 master and 12 postgraduate students

EDUCATION

1990-94: PhD Thesis, Institute for Environmental Technology, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

1992: Advanced Ecotoxicology Course, European Environmental Research Organisation, Texel, Netherlands (scholarship)

1988-89: Advanced Master in Environmental Sciences, EPFL

1982-88: Diploma in Biology, University of Geneva (thesis realised at the Federal Research Institute Liebefeld, Bern)

1977-81: International Baccalaureate, International School of Geneva

1968-77: Undergraduate studies in Hanover, Germany

MEMBER OF COMMISSONS AND ORGANISATIONS

• Foundation Council "Schweizer Jugend forscht" (since 2018);

• Foundation Council "Les Bois Chamblard" (since 2018);

• ETH Board (2004-2006 and since 2017);

• Direction Board of Ecotox Center Eawag/EPFL (2010);

• Scientific Commission for Chronic Risks, INERIS, France (2003-2006);

• Foundation Council, Institut Universitaire Romand de Santé au Travail, Lausanne (2003-2006);

• Steering group for Antifouling Emission Scenarios, OECD, Paris (2003);

• Organising Committee of the "Certificat d'études complémentaires en toxicologie", University of Lausanne (2000-2005);

• Directing Committee of COETOX ecotoxicology courses, EAWAG, CEMAGREF Lyon & EPFL (1999-2006);

• Commission of Environmental Toxicology, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Berne (1997-2006);

• Working Group on Endocrine Disruption, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Berne (1996-2003);

• School Assembly, EPFL (2000-2003);

• Teaching Commission of the section SIE, EPFL (2002-2004);

• Research Commission of the faculty ENAC, EPFL (1997-2006);

• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, SETAC (1997-2006);

• Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, SECOTOX (1996-2006);

• Lemanic Network of Toxicology (2000-2006).

LANGUAGES

Bilingual German - French

English: complete fluency

Spanish: basic