Mertz Fellowship 2025/26 ANNOUNCED

We like to share the announcement of the Swiss Embassy in Australia and extend our congratulations to the 2025 Mertz Fellowship Laureates.

Announcing the 2025 Mertz Fellowship Laureates
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Mertz Fellowship, supporting outstanding collaborative research between Australia and Switzerland in Antarctic and Polar science.

Congratulations to our 2025 Laureates:

🔹 Laura Crocetti
Project: Snow Accumulation Monitoring using GNSS-Interferometric Reflectometry for Antarctica
Home institution: ETH Zürich
Host institution: University of Tasmania

🔹 Sandeep Mohapatra
Project: Identifying tipping points in Antarctic Bottom Water formation in the Southern Ocean
Home institution: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Host institution: University of Bern

These projects exemplify the strength of international collaboration and the critical role of cutting-edge research in improving our understanding of Antarctica and its global influence.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of our partners — the Antarctic Science Foundation and the Swiss Polar Institute — whose continued commitment makes the Mertz Fellowship possible.

We look forward to following the impact of this important research. Congratulations once again to both laureates!

Danièle Rod Swissnex Tony Press Cheryl Walmsley Jelena Ristic State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI

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