Awards

Eva J. Meeus, post-doctoral student in the Morandi Group at ETH Zurich, has been selected for the global CAS Future Leaders program – a prestigious and highly competitive program that provides opportunities for early career scientists to learn leadership skills and engage in scientific discourse.

Towards sustainable catalysis: On February 14, 2025, Prof. Murielle Delley, professor at the University Basel, will receive the 2024 Ruzicka Prize for her work on the controlled surface modification of cobalt phosphide with sulfur.  

The IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry aims to recognize the contributions of one experienced chemist and three early career chemists for their work in advancing the field of green chemistry. This year, the experienced chemist winner is Javier Pérez-Ramìrez who made significant contributions to green chemistry transforming the landscape of sustainable chemical and energy production.

As part of the ETH Day 2024 celebrations, Dr. Miguel Steiner received the IBM Research Award 2024 for his dissertation on navigating the catalytic reaction space with automated and controlled mechanism exploration approaches. The prize, sponsored by IBM Research Zurich Laboratory, is awarded alternately to outstanding master's and doctoral theses in the fields of computational chemistry, physics, biology and materials science.