Awards - Eawag

Eawags researchers are often being awarded for their outstanding research and accomplishments with national and international Awards.

Janet Hering receives 2018 Clarke Prize of the National Water Research Institute

Awards	Year	Award Winners
Watt d’Or, special "Transition" award for NEST	2019	Empa, Eawag, dransfeldarchitekten ag

ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis	2018	Caitlin Proctor
Clarivate Analytics: Highly Cited Researchers 2018 in Environment/Ecology	2018	Adriano Joss, Urs von Gunten
Sandmeyer Award of the Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)	2018	Michael Berg, Stephan Hug, Annette Johnson (in memoriam), Andreas Vögelin, Lenny Winkel
Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize	2018	Wenfeng Liu
Luce Grivat Prize	2018	Carolin Drieschner
Clarke Prize of the National Water Research Institute	2018	Janet Hering
Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award	2018	Karin Ingold, Manuel Fischer et al.
Early Career Award of the European Health Psychology Society	2018	Jennifer Inauen
Key Distinguished Lecturer of the American Genetic Association (AGA)	2018	Ole Seehausen
Water Industry Award as "Most Innovative New Technology of the Year", for CENTAUR project	2018	Joao P. Leitao, Jörg Rieckermann, Juan P. Carbajal, Luis de Sousa
National Award for Outstanding Doctoral Studies of the Chinese Scholarship Council	2018	Wenfeng Liu
Hydrogeology Prize for MSc thesis	2018	Morgane Minnig
IFWW-Förderpreis for MSc thesis at University of Stuttgart	2018	Carolin Seller
Geochemical Society (GS) & European Association for Geochemistry (EAG): Geochemical Fellow	2018	Janet Hering
University of Bern faculty award in biology, for PhD thesis	2018	Joana Meier

ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis	2017	Anja Felmy
Thomson Reuters: Highly Cited Researchers 2017 in Environment/Ecology	2017	Adriano Joss, Christa McArdell, Hansruedi Siegrist
Prix de Quervain for PhD thesis at the University of Basel	2017	Emiliano Stopelli
Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize	2017	Michael Besmer
Alberto Rozzi Award, best paper on biological treatment	2017	Chris Zurbrügg, Bram Dortmans, Audinisa Fadhila, Bart Verstappen, Stefan Diener
ZKS/EPFL-Award, for work within the VUNA project	2017	Heather Bischel
Mid-term Career Achievement Award	2017	Jörg Rieckermann
EFFS Award (best PhD thesis in Freshwater Sciences) for PhD thesis at the University of Barcelona	2017	Stephanie Merbt
"venture" start-up competition, 3rd prize for business plan "Rainbow Biosystems"	2017	Kristin Schirmer, Vivan Lu Tan
Rifcon Award for the Best SETAC Europe publication	2017	Yang Yue
Honorary Fellowship, IHE Delft	2017	Janet Hering
Swiss sustainability prize prix eco.ch for project "Gravit`eau"	2017	Regula Meierhofer, Maryna Peter
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG): Distinguished Lecturer	2017	Lenny Winkel

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 2015 in Environment/Ecology	2015	Adriano Joss, Christa McArdell, Hansruedi Siegrist, Urs von Gunten
Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize	2015	Christoph Moschet
ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis	2015	Theodora Stewart
ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis	2015	Fabian Soltermann
ETHZ-Medal for PhD thesis	2015	Christoph Moschet
Membership of the US National Academy of Engineering	2015	Janet Hering
Luce Grivat Prize	2015	Yang Yue
Young Scientist SETAC GLB Award	2015	Christoph Moschet
Young Scientist SETAC GLB Award	2015	Alena Tierbach
Swiss Academies Award for Transdisciplinary Research (Swiss td-award): Early Career Achievement Award	2015	Sabine Hoffmann
Distinguished Women in Chemistry 2015 Award	2015	Janet Hering
Harvey M. Rosen Memorial Award	2015	Elisabeth Salhi, Urs von Gunten et al.
Theodosius-Dobzhansky-Preis	2015	Catherine Wagner
National Award for Outstanding Doctorial Studies des Chinese Scholarship Council	2015	Yang Yue
SETAC Europe: RifCon Award for the best publication in ecotoxicology	2015	Hannah Schug
Professorship under the CAS President’s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists, Chinese Academy of Sciences	2015	Urs von Gunten

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
IAMOT Research Publication Award	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
Faure Award, International Association of GeoChemistry	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
Innovation Prize canton Zug	2013	Rittmeyer AG, Eawag
Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology	2013	Laura Sigg
PEGNet Best Practice Award	2013	Sandec, ETHZ Nadel
Best Dissertation Award, Foundation „Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft an der Universität Konstanz“	2013	Philip Leifeld
Paul-Crutzen-Prize	2013	Christoph Moschet
Best Paper Award, Journal of Regional Studies	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
Award for significant contribution to the advancement of engineering education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, ZA	2012	Eawag
Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize	2012	Sebastian Stoll
Dr. J.E. Brandenberger Foundation Award	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
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Special Recognition Award as part of the 'Re-invent the Toilet' competition	2012	Tove Larsen et al.
Biennial Medal of the International Environmental Modelling & Software Society	2012	Peter Reichert
Water for Life Award der Vereinten Nationen (UN)	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

IWA Development Solutions Award	2011	Sandec
Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize	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
Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize	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