Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Damien Bouffard taking measurements on Lake Zug. (Photo: Oscar Sepúlveda Steiner, Eawag)

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2022The University of Lausanne has appointed Damien Bouffard as ad personam associate professor. The specialist in aquatic physics has headed the Eawag Aquatic Physics Research Group in the Surface Waters Department since January 2017.

From left to right: Najat Mokhtar, IAEA Deputy Director General, Janet Hering, Eawag Director, and Benno Laggner, Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Governor of Switzerland to the IAEA and Head of the Swiss delegation to the IAEA General Conference. (Photo: Michael Berg)

September 27, 2022

September 27, 2022Janet Hering, Director of the aquatic research institute Eawag, signed a cooperation agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday 26 September 2022. The cooperation between Eawag and the IAEA should help to further advance groundwater research and support the sustainable utilisation of groundwater resources.

September 22, 2022

September 22, 2022Professor Martin Ackermann, designated Director of Eawag and Professor at ETH Zurich, has been appointed Professor of Microbial Systems Ecology in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL.

August 8, 2022

August 8, 2022Eight apprentices have successfully completed their training at Eawag as EFZ Laboratory Technicians and EFZ Business Administrators. Congratulations!

Since 2021, MOOCs have been recorded at the video studio in the new FLUX building. (Photo: Fabian Suter, Eawag)

July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022Over the last six years, more than 160,000 people around the world have participated in online courses offered by Eawag, thus acquiring valuable knowledge about, for example, sanitation systems or municipal solid waste management.

July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022To strengthen the strategic priorities on sustainability and dialogue with society, the ETH Domain, of which Eawag is a part, will further strengthen and bundle its cooperation and coordination. The ETH Board approved a total of CHF 37 million for ten joint initiatives yesterday.