Prof. Dr. Ruth Signorell

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPhysical Chemistry at Surfaces,Spectroscopy
Keywordsoptical trapping, Aerosols, Photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared spectroscsopy, Molecular Clusters

Current contact address

CountrySwitzerland
CityZürich
InstitutionETH Zürich
InstituteLaboratorium für Physikalische Chemie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Thomas LeisnerInstitut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Atmosphärische Aerosolforschung (IMK-AAF), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2020

Programme(s)

2019Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Signorell is worldwide renowned for her outstanding research in aerosol science. She has developed advanced spectroscopic techniques which allow her to study molecular transformations in the interior and on the surface of tiny aerosol particles. These processes are of prime importance for air quality, precipitation initiation and climate. During her stay in Germany, she intends to extend this work to molecules and nanoparticles of water and aqueous systems in electrodynamic confinement.