Martine Rahier

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Martine Rahier at the NTNU Alumni European Conference in Brussels, November 8, 2017

Martine Rahier , also Martine Rowell-Rahier, (born June 27, 1954 in Belgium ) is a Belgian professor of animal ecology and entomology and until the end of 2016 rector of the University of Neuchâtel .

Life

Martine Rahier studied agricultural science with a specialization in applied zoology at the Université libre de Bruxelles and graduated as an agricultural engineer in 1977. At Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley , she continued her studies from 1979 to 1980 and specialized in animal biology. She received her PhD in 1983 at the University of Basel for Doctor of Science and was in the same year a son. 1993 followed the habilitation in ecology at the University of Zurich . In 1994 she was appointed full professor of entomology ( entomology ) and animal ecology at the University of Neuchâtel and in May 2008 she became the first woman in western Switzerland to be elected president of the university. She held this office until the end of 2016.

Rahier researches the interaction between insects and plants. Early on in her scientific research she focused on the alpine leaf beetle genus Oreina cacaliae as a model organism . The beetle is able to convert poisonous alkaloids from its forage plant into a poison that covers its shell in case of danger. Internationally recognized for her research, in 2001 she initiated the national research focus Plant Survival , which she headed until 2008. The interdisciplinary network based in Neuchâtel consists of 200 employees at twelve Swiss locations. The aim is to guarantee biodiversity in natural areas and to find solutions for sustainable agriculture.

From 2013 to the end of 2015 Martine Rahier was President of Swissuniversities - the joint body of the Swiss universities. In April 2015 she was elected to the European University Association (EUA; German "European University Association", the largest association of European universities with around 850 members from 47 countries in the European Higher Education Area) and confirmed for a further four-year term in 2019.

Rahier is a member of numerous national and international bodies and commissions, such as the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS; German National Center for Scientific Research ) in Paris.

Awards

In March 2005 she was awarded the Prize of the Fondation pour le rayonnement de Neuchâtel for her scientific merits , and in 2006 she was awarded the Doron Prize .

Publications (selection)

  • B. Hägele, M. Rahier: Determinants of seasonal feeding of the generalist snail Arianta arbustorum at six sites dominated by Senecioneae. In: Oecologia . Volume 128, Issue 2, 2001, pp. 228-236.
  • P. Ballabeni, M. Rahier: Performance of leaf beetle larvae on sympatric host and non-host plants. In: Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata. Volume 97, Issue 2, 2000, pp. 175-181.
  • B. Hägele, M. Rahier: Dietary mixing in three generalist herbivores: nutrient complementation or toxin dilution? In: Oecologia. Volume 119, Issue 4, 1999, pp. 521-533.
  • B. Speiser, M. Rahier: Effects of food availability, nutritional value, and alkaloids on food choice in the generalist herbivore Arianta arbustorum (Gastropoda: Helicidae). In: Oikos. Vol. 62, 1991, pp. 306-318.
  • The food plant preferences of Phratora vitellinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). B. A laboratory comparison of geographically isolated populations and experiments on conditioning. In: Oecologia. Volume 64, Issue 3, 1984, pp. 375-380.
  • Relationships between Salix species and their herbivores: the example of Phratora vitellinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . Diploma thesis / dissertation. University of Basel, 1983, OCLC 1072401942 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Université de Neuchâtel: Biography ( Memento of October 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Le Temps: Martine Rahier quittera en été 2016 le rectorat de l'Université de Neuchâtel of March 4, 2015. Accessed on November 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ SCIENCEsuisse, SRF : Praise of biodiversity - Martine Rahier, entomologist from July 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Swissuniversities: Martine Rahier re-elected as President of swissuniversities ( memento from June 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), from January 21, 2015. Accessed on November 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Canal Alpha: Martine Rahier grimpe les échelons européens of April 21, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Recent elections in the E4 organizations of June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ Université de Neuchâtel: Nomination de Martine Rahier en qualité de nouvelle rectrice de l'Université de Neuchâtel, communiqué de la chancellerie d'Etat . Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Ville de Neuchâtel: Le Prix de la Fondation pour le rayonnement de Neuchâtel à une biologiste ( Memento of December 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Swiss Foundation for the Doron Prize: Dr. Martine Rahier . Retrieved November 23, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Rahier, Martine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rowell-Rahier, Martine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss-Belgian entomologist and ecologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Belgium