Prof. Moniek Tromp, former Chair of the Young Academy of Europe, was elected as the new President of Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE). She will take office on 1 January 2025.
Moniek Tromp is currently Director of the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials and Chair of Materials Chemistry at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), and her research focusses on the development and application of operando spectroscopy techniques in catalysis and materials research. She has held many important national and international roles, including Chair of the Young Academy Europe, board member of the Dutch Funding Agency, chair of the Dutch Network for Female Professors, and president of the Young Academies Science Advice Structure and Science Advice for Policy by European Academies respectively. You can find more about Moniek’s work here: https://www.rug.nl/staff/moniek.tromp/
The Initiative for Science in Europe is an independent platform bringing together learned societies and European scientific research organisations, operating throughout all disciplines and across all sectors, which played a decisive role in the creation of the European Research Council.
ISE has since then successfully advocated for a greater role for science in Europe, and effectively supports common causes essential for European scientific research communities, shaping European science policies and stimulating the involvement of European researchers in the design and implementation of the European Research Area.
You can find more about ISE here: https://initiative-se.eu/
