Background
Zimmermann, Ruth Durrer was born on January 22, 1958 in Kerns, Obwalden, Switzerland. Daughter of Josef Gregor and Marie Antoinette Regina (Dillier) D.
researcher theoretical physics educator
Zimmermann, Ruth Durrer was born on January 22, 1958 in Kerns, Obwalden, Switzerland. Daughter of Josef Gregor and Marie Antoinette Regina (Dillier) D.
Diploma in Theoretical Physics, U. Zurich, Switzerland, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, U. Zurich, Switzerland, 1988.
Postdoctoral fellow, Cambridge (England) University, 1988-1989; postdoctoral fellow, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1989-1991; postdoctoral fellow, Zurich U., 1991-1992; professor theoretical physics, Zurich U., since 1992.
Member American Astron.Soc., American Physical Society, Swiss Physical Society (science secretary 1993-1995), Swiss Astrophysical Society.
Married Martin Zimmermann, August 5, 1988. Children: Florian, Melchior, Anna.