CURRICULUM VITAE

Education 

University of Heidelberg, Germany Ph. D. in Chemistry with Magna Cum Laude   Oct. 2005

Thesis: “Investigation of the oxygen isotope exchange between carbon dioxide and ozone via excited oxygen atom”

University of Geneva, Switzerland           M. Sc. in Chemistry with Suma Cum Laude   Mar 2002

Thesis: “Quantification of polysaccharide in lake Geneva using capillary electrophoresis”

University of California San Diego            Micro MBA-Business management                       Dec.2014

Appointments

2011 – present Project scientist II, University of California San Diego, USA.

2006 – 2011 Post-doctoral fellow, University of California San Diego, USA.

2005 – 2006 Post-doctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany. 

2001 – 2005 Research fellow, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

1999 – 2000 Junior professional officer, International Atomic Energy Agency’s Laboratories, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria

Award and Recognition

1. University. of California San Diego Diversity and Equity Award for inclusion of minorities and women in STEM education (2013). 
2. American Chemical Society Award for the outstanding scientific content and presentation during 243^rd ACS National meeting, San Diego. 25-29Mar. 2012.
3. Cozzarelli Award for the best paper of the year in physical sciences by the National Academy of Sciences (2011). 
4. Selected by COMSTECH (Commission on Science and Technology) to represent women in Science from underdeveloped countries at the White House, Washington DC (June 2011).
5. Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics graduate student fellowship, Heidelberg Germany, (Jan 2002-Jan 2006).
6. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Fellowship from Mar - Oct. 2000.