Awards and prizes

A selection of awards and distinctions of members at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology.

2024

Dr. Dawid Szymanowski

Dr. Dawid Szymanowski

Recipient of the external page Paul Niggli Medal 2024, awarded by the Swiss Geological Society (SGS), in recognition of his outstanding research to understand the processes leading to giant volcanic eruptions and ore deposits.

Dr. Maggie Thompson

Dr. Maggie Thompson

Recipient of the external page Robert J. Trumpler Award 2024, awarded by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), for her PhD thesis considered unusually important to astronomy.

2023

Prof. Dr. Derek Vance

Prof. Dr. Derek Vance

Elected as external page Fellow of the Royal Society for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of science.

2022

Dr. Andrea Galli

Dr. Andrea Galli

“Goldene Eule” of VSETH: The Golden Owl is awarded by the students and honours lecturers who have provided exceptional teaching.

Prof. Dr. Peter Ulmer

Prof. Dr. Peter Ulmer

Recipient of the external page Norman L. Bowen Award from the Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Alice Girani

Enlarged view: Alice Girani

Alice Girani has been honoured with the prestigious "Giuseppe Schiavinato" prize for best Master’s thesis in the field of mineralogy and petrology by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, the oldest scientific academy in Italy.

Prof. Dr. Maria Schönbächler

Prof. Dr. Maria Schönbächler

Elected as external page Fellow of the Meteoritical Society.

Dr. Paolo Sossi

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ERC Starting Grant “Production of Secondary Atmospheres”, European Research Council, Belgium. Article in ETH News

2021

Dr. Henner Busemann

Dr. Henner Busemann

The ETH Board awarded the title of Professor to Senior Scientist Henner Busemann. Article in ETH News

Dr. Andrea Galli

Dr. Andrea Galli

“Goldene Eule” of VSETH: The Golden Owl is awarded by the students and honours lecturers who have provided exceptional teaching.

Charlotte Trubowitz

Charlotte Trubowitz

Charlotte Trubowitz has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for her Master's thesis (supervisor: Prof. Motohiko Murakami). She also achieved an average grade of 5.87 and was awarded the Willi-Studer-Prize.

Dr. Paolo Sossi

Dr. Paolo Sossi

Recipient of the 2021 external page Houtermans Award of the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG).

2020

Prof. Dr. Maria Schönbächler

Prof. Dr. Maria Schönbächler

Recipient of the inaugural external page Meteoritical Society Jessberger Award

Matthias Sieber

Matthias Sieber

Matthias Sieber has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his outstanding doctoral thesis.

2019

Juliana Troch

Juliana Troch

Juliana Troch has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for her outstanding doctoral thesis.

2018

Dr. Albrecht von Quadt

Dr. Albrecht von Quadt

Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Geological Society.

 

Prof. Dr. Olivier Bachmann

Enlarged view: Prof. Dr. Olivier Bachmann

Recipient of the external page 2018 Joanne Simpson Medal (Union) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Dr. Henner Busemann

Dr. Henner Busemann

Elected as external page Fellow of the Meteoritical Society.

Dr. Tomoaki Kimura

Dr Tomoaki Kimura

Tomoaki Kimura has been awarded with the Kondo prize for his outstanding technological contributions and achievements in the field of laser engineering.

Xin Zhong

Xin Zhong

Xin Zhong has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his outstanding doctoral thesis.

2017

Juliana Troch

Juliana Troch

Juliana Troch has been awarded the external page Beate-Mocek-Prize 2017 by the German Mineralogical Society (DMG).

Jesper Suhrhoff

Jesper Suhrhoff

Jesper Suhrhoff has been awarded the Willi Studer Prize for the best Master's thesis in Earth Sciences at the Department of Earth Sciences.

Prof. Dr. Derek Vance

Prof. Dr. Derek Vance

“Goldene Eule” of VSETH – The Golden Owl is awarded by the students and honours lecturers who have provided exceptional teaching.

Prof. Dr. Christoph A. Heinrich

Prof. Dr. Christoph A. Heinrich

The Council of the Society of Economic Geologists has nominated Prof. Christoph Heinrich as the SEG R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal recipient for 2017 and the SEG 2018 Distinguished Lecturer.