Awards
Eawags researchers are often being awarded for their outstanding research and accomplishments with national and international Awards.
Otto Jaag Water Protection Prize
The "Otto Jaag Water Protection Prize" recognizes outstanding dissertations and Master's theses in the field of water protection/hydrology at the ETH Zurich.
| Awards | Year | Award Winners |
| ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis | 2020 | Lena Mutzner |
| SSE Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper in Evolution (formerly Fisher Prize) | 2020 | Dorota Paczesniak |
Awards 2019
| ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis | 2019 | Stefan Achermann |
| ETHZ-Medal, for PhD thesis | 2019 | Meret Aeppli |
| Ineson Lecture of the British Geological Society and the International Association of Hydrogeologists | 2019 | Mario Schirmer |
| Clarivate Analytics: Highly Cited Researchers 2019 | 2019 | Juliane Hollender, Ole Seehausen, Bernhard Truffer, Urs von Gunten |
| Otto Jaag Waterprotection Prize | 2019 | Stefan Achermann |
| Golden Owl Award for excellent teaching at ETH Zurich | 2019 | Lenny Winkel |
| Sandmeyer Award of the Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) | 2019 | Michael Berg, Stephan Hug, Annette Johnson (in memoriam), Andreas Vögelin, Lenny Winkel |
| 3R Swiss Competence Centre (3RCC) award | 2019 | Melanie Fischer, Kristin Schirmer |
| Building Award for NEST | 2019 | Empa, Eawag, dransfeldarchitekten ag |
| Francesca Gheradi Memorial Prize | 2019 | Kate Mathers |
| Price of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zurich, for PhD thesis | 2019 | Chelsea Jean Little |
| ETHZ-Medal, for MSc thesis | 2019 | Nora Minas |
| Watt d’Or, special "Transition" award for NEST | 2019 | Empa, Eawag, dransfeldarchitekten ag |
Awards 2018
Awards 2017
Awards 2016
| 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 |
Awards 2015
Awards 2014
| 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 |
Awards 2013
| 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 |
Awards 2012
| 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 |
Awards 2011
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 |
Awards 2010
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 |