Professor for Experimental Particle Physics
Institute for Particle Physics
ETH Zurich

Felicitas Pauss studied Theoretical Physics and Mathematics at the University of Graz (A).
After a short time as a post-doc at the University of Graz, she accepted a position offered
by the Max-Planck Institute (MPI) in Munich (D) and changed to the field of Experimental
Particle Physics.
Being employed with MPI from 1978 to 1983, she stayed during this period one year at MPI,
one year at CERN, the European Center for Particle Physics in Geneva (CH) and three years
at the Cornell University in Ithaca (USA). From 1983 to 1991 she was employed at CERN,
first as CERN fellow, followed by a staff position as research physicist.

In 1991, Felicitas Pauss became a member of the Institute for Particle Physics at ETH Zurich.
In 1993, she was elected as assistant professor, and since 2000 she is full professor.
Since 1997 she is the Head of the Institute.

Besides lecturing at the undergraduate and graduate level at ETH Zurich, her research
activities concentrate on two main pillars: Particle Physics at the High-Energy Frontier and
Astroparticle Physics, focusing on the following fundamental open questions: how do particles
acquire mass (Higgs mechanism), are the fundamental forces unified at a very high energy
scale, what is the nature of Dark Matter,
does antimatter exist in the present Universe in a measurable quantity and what is the origin
of very high-energy cosmic rays? Answers to these questions should provide a better
understanding of the structure of the Universe and the underlying mechanisms that govern
its evolution.

Promoting public awareness of fundamental research is an important issue.
Since many years she is strongly involved in outreach activities that will continue in the future.

Felicitas Pauss was and still is member of numerous national and international scientific
committees.

Awards: in 2003 she received the "Grosse Ehrenzeichen" of the Country of Styria (Austria)

Publications and talks (international conferences, colloquia, seminars and for general public):
SPIRES: 386 publications; 878 citations of Z discovery paper (UA1, 1983); about 190 talks

Office at ETH Zurich:

ETH Zurich
Institute for Particle Physics
Schafmattstrasse 20, HPK E26
CH - 8093 Zurich Switzerland

Phone: +41 44 633 2040
Fax: +41 44 633 1104

Office at CERN:

Bld. 40 4-B02
PH Department
CERN
CH - 1211 Geneva 23 Switzerland

Phone: +41 22 767 3129
Mobile: +41 76 487 4021
Fax: +41 22 767 1520

High-Energy Frontier

CMS - Compact Muon Solenoid
IPP CMS link

Astroparticle Physics

MAGIC home page
IPP MAGIC link

Selected recent talks:
Scientific audience and for general public

Promoting public awareness of fundamental research is an important issue.
Since many years I am strongly involved in outreach activities
that will continue in the future.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS