Awards
Eawags researchers are often being awarded for their outstanding research and accomplishments with national and international Awards.
| Awards | Year | Award Winners |
| Building Award for NEST | 2019 | Empa, Eawag, dransfeldarchitekten ag |
| Price of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zurich, for PhD thesis | 2019 | Chelsea Jean Little |
| Watt d’Or, special "Transition" award for NEST | 2019 | Empa, Eawag, dransfeldarchitekten ag |
| Thomson Reuters: Highly Cited Researchers 2016 in Environment/Ecology | 2016 | Adriano Joss, Christa McArdell, Hansruedi Siegrist, Ole Seehausen |
| Volz-Award: Best PhD thesis in Ecology & Evolution, University of Bern | 2016 | David Marques |
| ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis | 2016 | Sarah Pati |
| ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis | 2016 | Kirsten Oswald |
| ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis | 2016 | Bastianus Vries |
| Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize | 2016 | Hanspeter Zöllig |
| University Award for students, master thesis, Bauhaus-University Weimar | 2016 | Ulrike Feldmann |
| IWA Fellow, for the period 2016-2020 | 2016 | Kris Villez |
| Prize for young researchers 2015, Bettencourt Schueller Foundation | 2016 | Clément Vulin |
| Kilham Memorial Lecture, International Society of Limnology | 2016 | Ole Seehausen |
| Energy Globe National Award Morocco | 2016 | Bouziane Outiti |
| Thomson Reuters: Highly Cited Researchers 2014 in Environment/Ecology | 2014 | Christa McArdell, Hansruedi Siegrist, Urs von Gunten |
| Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize | 2014 | Lisa Scholten |
| ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2014 | Tobias Sommer |
| ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2014 | Pascal Wunderlin |
| ETHZ-Medal for MSc thesis | 2014 | Heidi Käch |
| ETHZ-Medal for MSc thesis | 2014 | Michael Besmer |
| Thesis of the year, Malmö University | 2014 | Alma Mašic |
| IWA 2014 Project Innovation Award: Global - Honor Award for Blue Diversion | 2014 | Tove Larsen et al. |
| Huber Technology Prize 2014 "Zukunft Wasser" | 2014 | Alexandra Fumasoli |
| IWA 2014 Project Innovation Award: Europe & West Asia - Winner in the Applied Research Category for Blue Diversion | 2014 | Tove Larsen et al. |
| CSD Environment Prize | 2014 | Adrien Gaudard |
| Luce Grivat Prize | 2014 | Isabel Kiefer |
| Prix ARPEA - François Lancoud | 2014 | Isabel Kiefer |
2014 | Bernhard Truffer | |
| SETAC Europe: RifCon Award Best Publication | 2014 | Stephan Fischer |
| Luce Grivat Prize for his PhD thesis at EPFL | 2013 | David Weissbrodt |
| Award for the advancement of engineering education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, ZA | 2013 | Eawag |
2013 | Marco Ratti | |
| Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize | 2013 | Francesca Verones |
ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2013 | Flavio Piccapietra |
ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2013 | Remo Freimann |
2013 | Rittmeyer AG, Eawag | |
2013 | Laura Sigg | |
2013 | Sandec, ETHZ Nadel | |
Best Dissertation Award, Foundation „Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft an der Universität Konstanz“ | 2013 | Philip Leifeld |
2013 | Christoph Moschet | |
2013 | Bernhard Truffer | |
Südwestmetall Förderpreis für seine Dissertation an der Universität Konstanz | 2013 | Philip Leifeld |
| Young Scholar Award for Best Dissertation der SVPW für seine Dissertation an der Universität Genf | 2013 | Manuel Fischer |
Best Paper Award, Journal Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management | 2013 | Peter Reichert |
| 3M Foundation-Award: Innovation for the improvement of people’s lives | 2012 | Matthias Saladin, Fundación SODIS |
2012 | Eawag | |
| Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize | 2012 | Sebastian Stoll |
2012 | Martin Wegelin | |
| Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology | Roman Ashauer | |
| Chris Freeman Award of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) | Markard Jochen, Bernhard Truffer | |
2012 | Tove Larsen et al. | |
Biennial Medal of the International Environmental Modelling & Software Society | 2012 | Peter Reichert |
2012 | Matthias Saladin, Fundación SODIS | |
| Volz-Award: Best Master thesis in Ecology & Evolution, University of Bern | 2012 | Julian Junker |
| Best PhD in Biology, University of Bern | 2012 | Schweizer Manuel |
| Swiss Environmental Prize 2011: Recognition Award | 2012 | Marc Böhler, Hansruedi Siegrist |
2011 | Sandec | |
2011 | Saskia Zimmermann | |
| ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2011 | Andreas Kretschmann |
| ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2011 | Marius Vital |
| Paul-Crutzen-Prize | 2011 | Andreas Kretschmann |
| Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award: CH2M Hill/AEESP | 2011 | Lee D. Bryant |
| Eawag Award | 2011 | Jürg Hoigné |
| Zurich Climate Prize: Special prize | 2011 | Marc Böhler, Sandra Büttner, Hansruedi Siegrist |
| Top Science Paper 2010: Environmental Science & Technology | 2011 | Damian Helbling, Juliane Hollender, Hans-Peter Kohler, Heinz Singer, Kathrin Fenner |
Muelheim Water Award | 2010 | Eawag, Thomas Egli, Frederik Hammes |
2010 | Linda Roberts | |
| ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis | 2010 | Monireh Faramarzi |
| Dutch Zoology Prize | 2010 | Martine Maan |
| Watt d'Or-Diploma category society : Gordola - sustainable water supply | 2010 | Hans Balmer |