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Recent news stories from research, education, and the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich.
Simona Meiler awarded with Prix Schläfli 2025
Simona Meiler's snowboarding career ended at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but since then, she has shown the same drive in her commitment to science. Meiler has been awarded the Swiss Academy of Sciences’ Prix Schläfli in Geosciences for her research into tropical cyclones.
Ulrike Lohmann receives Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal 2025
Ulrike Lohmann, Professor for Atmospheric Physics at ETH Zurich, has been awarded the 2025 Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for her research on cloud-climate interactions. Her work combines microscale processes and satellite data with global models to assess the radiative impact of clouds on the Earth system.
Andreas Prein introduces himself
He had already been in contact with ETH Zurich during his time as a postdoc in the USA. Since their research areas were very similar, he regularly exchanged ideas with various professors at the Institute for Atmosphere and Climate (IAC). Since September last year, he has been a Professor of High-Resolution Weather and Climate Models at ETH Zurich.