Pierre Vogel

BIOGRAPHIE

Professional positions:

P. Vogel was born in Cully (Switzerland) Oct. 23, 1944. In 1969, he did his Ph.D under supervision of Prof. H. Prinzbach at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Lausanne. He spent two years at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA with Prof. Martin Saunders, Prof. J. A. Berson, K. A. Wiberg and P.v.R. Schleyer (Princeton Universtiy). He worked then as a Research chemist at Syntex S.A., in Mexico with Prof. P.Crabbé before the return to the University of Lausanne in 1973. As of 1977 he became Professor of organic chemistry at the University of Lausanne. In 1991 he was Vice-Chairman of the Institute of organic Chemistry, University of Lausanne until 2001. He was also part-time grad.school teacher at the Universities of Rouen and Caen from 1991 to 1993 and Part-time professor at Ecole Polytechnique de Palaiseau from 1993-2000. Since 2001 he is Professor of organic chemistry at the EPFL.

Degrees and distincions

1969 Ph.D, University of Lausanne

1976 Swiss Chemical Society Award, Werner Medal

1984-1989 IOCD adviser

1988-1989 Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at Ecole Normale

Supérieure, Paris

1989-2000 Member of the Swiss National Council of Research

1991-1992 Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Paris VI

1992 Pacific Coast Lecturer (USA)

1992-1993 Associate Professor at the Université de Montpellier, France

1993 Associate Professor, Université Paris Sud, Orsay

1994 (spring) Associate Professor, ESPCI, Paris

1997 President of the european COST D2 management committee

2002-2003 Novartis Lecturer

2004-2005 Boehringer Ingelheim Distinguished Lecturer