News
Recent news stories from research, education, and the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich.
Nine professors appointed
At its meeting on December 5, 2024, the ETH Board appointed nine professors at the request of ETH President Joël Mesot. In addition, the title "Professor" was awarded twice.
Introducing Barbora Trubenová
Barbora Trubenová’s interest in drug resistance is driven by her fascination with evolutionary processes and the critical need to understand how organisms adapt to survive. As an newly appointed Assistant Professor of Pathogen Evolution at D-USYS and Eawag, she investigates how bacteria, fungi and parasitic worms develop resistance to drugs.
Golden Owl for Achim Walter
For his excellent teaching, Achim Walter has been awarded the Golden Owl by ETH Zurich’s students association VSETH.
Previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water identified
Since the 1980s, it’s been known that a mysterious contaminant forms in chloraminated drinking water, but only now has a Swiss-American research team been able to identify the unknown product in US drinking water systems.