Katharina Perch-Nielsen
Katharina Perch-Nielsen | |
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| Born | 1940 (age 84–85) Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | geologist, micropaleontologist |
| Employer | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology |
| Awards | Steno Medal (1998) The Brady Medal (2008) |
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's orienteering | ||
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1966 Fiskars | Individual | |
| European Championships | ||
| 1964 Le Brassus | Relay | |
Katharina von Salis Perch-Nielsen (born 26 October 1940) is a Swiss geologist and orienteering competitor. 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.