Outstanding doctoral theses awarded with ETH Medal
D-USYS
A total of 10 doctoral students at D-USYS were awarded this year's ETH Medal for their outstanding doctoral theses. The medal was awarded online as part of the promotion ceremony.
- Alma Dal Co with her doctoral thesis “Spatial Organization of Organisms and Functions in Bacterial Communities” mentored by Martin Ackermann for “pioneering insights into how metabolic exchanges limit growth in single- and mixed-species microbial cultures”.
- Delphine Kawecki-Wenger with her doctoral thesis “Modelling the Emissions of Micro- and Macroplastics to the Environment” mentored by Bernd Nowack for “innovating the task of modelling emissions of plastics and offering highly valuable predictions of specific plastic flows from manufacturing to waste disposal”.
- Benedikt Knüsel with his doctoral thesis “Epistemological Issues in Data-Driven Modeling in Climate Research” mentored by David Bresch for “its cutting-edge original and interdisciplinary research as well as its timeliness and practical relevance for science and philosophy today”.
- Magdalena Mayr with her doctoral thesis “Ecology of the Aquatic Methane Filter: Vertical Distribution and Temporal Dynamics of Active Methanotroph Assemblages in Stratified Lakes” mentored by Helmut Bürgmann for “revealing key environmental variables that control the communities of bacterial methane oxidizers in lake water”.
- Jonas Mechelke with his doctoral thesis “Tracing Organic Contaminants Across The Water-Sediment Interface Using Novel Analytical Approaches” mentored by Juliane Hollender for “technological innovations and field investigations that have advanced the understanding of micropollutant degradation in streambeds”.
- Daniele Nerini with his doctoral thesis “Ensemble precipitation nowcasting: limits to prediction, localization and seamless blending” mentored by Loris Foresti for “developing and implementing an innovative ensemble-based methodology presenting fascinating solutions to longstanding problems in precipitation nowcasting”.
- Annika Oertel with her doctoral thesis “Embedded convection in warm conveyor belts” mentored by Heini Wernli for “new insights into the phenomenon of embedded convection in extratropical cyclones thereby modifying our understanding of the dynamics and structure of these weather systems”.
- Burcu Tepekule with her doctoral thesis “Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance in Response to Treatment” mentored by Sebastian Bonhoeffer for “providing key insights into drivers of antibiotic resistance and optimal treatment strategies”.
- Vera van der Weijden with her doctoral thesis “Diapause in the European roe deer: Identification of key factors involved in the regulation of embryonic developmental pace and resumption of embryo development” mentored by Susanne Ulbrich for “ revealing molecular patterns underlying an enigmatic evolutionary strategy in embryo development”.
- Philippe Weyrich with his doctoral thesis “To act or not to act: Warning communication and decision-making in response to weather-related hazards” mentored by Tony Patt for “a multi-faceted investigation of how severe weather warnings should be communicated in order to save live and reduce economic damage”.
Congratulations to the medalists!