An Evening in Zurich with the Master of Churchill College and Professor Nicola Spaldin
April 13 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Guild House and Brewery – Linde Oberstrass
Universitätstrasse 91, 8006 Zürich
You are warmly invited to join the Master of Churchill College, Professor Sharon Peacock, together with special guest speaker and Honorary Fellow Professor Nicola Spaldin, for a memorable alumni dinner in Zurich.
The evening will take place at Linde-Oberstrass, a much-loved traditional Swiss restaurant renowned for its welcoming atmosphere and classic cuisine since 1925.
Set in an elegant yet relaxed setting, this special gathering offers a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, enjoy excellent food, and engage in conversation with the Master and distinguished guests. Alumna and Honorary Fellow of the College Professor Nicola Spaldin FRS (U86) will speak about her research in multiferroic materials, and how her interest in this field began.
The event is free but please book your place using the form below.
We look forward to welcoming you for an enjoyable evening in Zurich.
About Professor Nicola Spaldin FRS
Nicola Spaldin is the Professor of Materials Theory at ETH Zurich. A native of Sunderland, she studied Natural Sciences at Churchill College and obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. After postdoctoral research in Applied Physics at Yale University she joined the Materials Department at University of California, Santa Barbara as Assistant, Associate then Full Professor before returning to Europe in 2010.
Spaldin developed the class of materials known as multiferroics, which combine simultaneous ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, for which she has received the American Physical Society’s McGroddy Prize for Materials, the Körber European Science Prize and the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award, among many other honors.
Spaldin is a passionate science educator, author of a popular text book on Magnetic Materials, director of her department’s study program, and holder of the ETH Golden Owl Award for excellence in teaching. When not trying to make a room-temperature superconductor, she can be found playing her clarinet, or skiing or climbing in the Alps.