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"A little owl with a big meaning"
His 27 years in the pharmaceutical industry have prepared Dr. Ulrich Thibaut well for teaching in many respects. Nevertheless, teaching remains a persistent challenge for him. The fact that the pharmacist and pharmaceutical chemist is on the right track in this respect has now been confirmed to him by the ETH Student Association (VSETH) who awarded him with the Golden Owl. In this personal interview Ulrich Thibaut talks about personal strengths and weaknesses, failure and success.
Contagious AHA experiences in chemistry and other natural sciences
The Youth Academy of ETH Zurich offers interested students from the seventh grade onwards courses in which they can deepen their knowledge of mathematical and scientific subjects. Since 2021, more than 2000 students have participated. Chemistry is also well represented with exciting courses on chemical bonding, the chemistry of climate change and the arrangement of elementary particles in the atom – designed and taught by Dr. Adrian Zwyssig. A course on the topic of catalysis is underway.
Three D-CHAB Professors among the most highly cited scientists
This year, the annual ranking of the world’s most highly cited scientists lists 6,938 researchers who have strongly influenced their own or several research fields through their publication activities. The list includes the most cited publications of the last eleven years. Maksym Kovalenko (LAC), Javier Pérez-Ramírez (ICB) and Gisbert Schneider (IPW) are among the 21 highly cited researchers at ETH Zurich.
Get to know the new Excellence Scholars at D-CHAB
Every year, the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Program (ESOP) at ETH Zurich supports outstanding students who are among the best in their year. They receive financial support for their Master's studies so that they can concentrate fully on education and research. In 2022, four students in D-CHAB managed to convince the commission: Sally Liu, Vincent Wirth, Anna Weinfurter, and Gian-Luca Lötscher. Get to know them in this article.
Sustainable clean drinking water solution
ETH postdoc Olivier Gröninger (ICB) is improving the drinking water supply for people in rural areas of South America with his Openversum project. This benefits not only the families but also the local economy and the climate.