ERC Scientific Council: three new members, Henzinger and O’Neill elected vice-presidents

News Tank Academic - Brussels - Appointment #460716 - Published on 13/11/26 at 17:07
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Professors Maris Laan, Crisanto Gutierrez and Ulrike Diebold. - © ERC

The European Commission has appointed three new members to the European Research Council (ERC) Scientific Council: Maris Laan, Crisanto Gutierrez and Ulrike Diebold.

On 13/11/2026, the Commission appointed three new members and renewed five current members of the ERC Scientific Council.

The Scientific Council also elected from amongst its members two new vice-presidents: Thomas Henzinger, from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, who will be in charge of the Physical Sciences and Engineering matters; and Luke O’Neill, from Trinity College, Dublin, who will be in charge of the Life Sciences matters. They will all start their terms on 01/01/2027.

Diebold is a professor of surface physics at TU Wien and has been Vice-President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2022. A…

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Professors Maris Laan, Crisanto Gutierrez and Ulrike Diebold. - © ERC

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