Katharina Perch-Nielsen

Katharina Perch-Nielsen
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Switzerland
Occupation(s)geologist, micropaleontologist
EmployerSwiss Federal Institute of Technology
AwardsSteno Medal (1998)
The Brady Medal (2008)
Katharina Perch-Nielsen
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Fiskars Individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1964 Le Brassus Relay

Katharina von Salis Perch-Nielsen (born 26 October 1940) is a Swiss geologist and orienteering competitor.[1][2] She is a retired adjunct professor at the Department of Earth Sciences at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. She retired 1 October 2001. During her scientific career, as a professor in the Micropaleontology at the Geological Institute at ETH Zurich, she was highly engaged in promoting gender equality in sciences and active in fighting to improve the position of girls and women in sciences at Swiss universities and high schools. She was at the origin of the Office of Equal Opportunities for Men and Women that exists at ETH Zurich since 1993.

  1. ^ "Laudatio für Katharina von Salis" (PDF). ethz.ch (in German). Universität Zürich. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Katharina v. Salis Perch-Nielsen (K.9, 1940)". wiki.hitz-family.info (in German). Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.