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September 3, 2015

September 3, 2015The new water protection law takes effect on 1 January 2016. Today in Lausanne, around 200 experts from political, administrative, business and scientific spheres met for the annual Eawag Info day, exchanging information and viewpoints on the current challenges in implementing the law, and sharing the latest research results.

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August 27, 2015

August 27, 2015On Tuesday 25 August 2015, the National Council's Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy (CESPE) forsook its usual meeting room in Bern to pay a visit to Eawag.

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August 21, 2015

August 21, 2015Prof. Janet Hering, Director of Eawag, received the «Distinguished Women in Chemistry 2015 Award» during the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) world chemistry Congress taking place last week in Busan, Korea.

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August 13, 2015

August 13, 2015The Swiss Academy of Sciences, together with ca. 150 organizations in 12 Swiss cities, is presenting a variety of insights into the world of the natural sciences in the tour “Research live”.

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July 9, 2015

July 9, 2015Elisabeth Salhi and Urs von Gunten from the department of Water Resources and Drinking Water received the Harvey M. Rosen Memorial Award for their publication "Process Control for Ozonation Systems: A Novel Real-Time Approach" in the journal Ozone: Science & Engineering.

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June 30, 2015

June 30, 2015The Society for the Study of Evolution has awarded the Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize to Catherine Wagner, from the Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution.

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May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015At its meeting on 20 and 21 May  2015, the ETH Board appointed Eawag-scientist Professor Martin Ackermann as Full Professor of Molecular Microbial Ecology. At Eawag, Martin Ackermann is head of department Environmental Microbiology.

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May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015At the proposal of the Director of Eawag, Prof. Janet Hering, the ETH Board has appointed Dr  Christian Zurbrügg (*1962) as a new member of the Directorate. As of 1 August 2015 Christian Zurbrügg will succeed Prof. Peter Reichert, who is stepping down at the end of July 2015.

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April 9, 2015

April 9, 2015The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has honoured Urs von Gunten, from the Water Resources and Drinking Water department, with a professorship as part of the President’s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists initiative.

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February 13, 2015

February 13, 2015From 2 to 5 February a Swiss delegation with Eawag Director Janet Hering was four days on the road with Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard in South Africa. The working visit was focussed on energy and climate policy. Five questions to Janet Hering after her return. 

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