Aquatic Chemistry

Our group follows an interdisciplinary research agenda focused on biogeochemical processes in continental waters. We combine chemical sensors, tracer techniques and modelling to address topics such as

• the reaction of large lakes and river systems to environmental change,
• the role of oxic-anoxic boundaries on carbon an nutrient cycles,
• sustainable strategies for the management of surface waters.

We teach several courses at ETH Zurich,

• biogeochemistry and environmental chemistry,
• field and lab courses on aquatic systems,
• graduate seminar in environmental policy.
  

Projects

• African Dams Project (ADAPT) [...]
• RECORD - Restored corridor dynamics [...]
• Methane oxidation pathways at oxic-anoxic boundaries in lakes [...]
  
• Mechanisms for methane release from hydropower reservoirs and river deltas [...]
• Methane in the Rhone River Delta, Lake Geneva [...]
• Hydropower and residual flow [...]

Team

• Bernhard Wehrli, group leader
• Christian Dinkel, technician
• Luzia Fuchs, administrative assistant
• Andreas Brand, scientist
• Tonya Del Sontro, postdoc
• Ilga Kokorite, postdoc
  
• Jasmin Mertens, postdoc
• Carole Guggenheim, PhD student
• Kirsten Oswald, PhD student
  
• Marie-Ève Randlett, PhD student
• Sébastien Sollberger, PhD student
  
• Roland Zurbrügg, PhD student
• Karina Perez, master student