Awards and prizes
A selection of awards and distinctions of members at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology.
2024
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
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
Elected as external page Fellow of the Royal Society for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of science.
2022
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
Recipient of the external page Norman L. Bowen Award from the Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Dr. Paolo Sossi
ERC Starting Grant “Production of Secondary Atmospheres”, European Research Council, Belgium. Article in ETH News
2021
Dr. Henner Busemann
The ETH Board awarded the title of Professor to Senior Scientist Henner Busemann. Article in ETH News
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 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
Recipient of the 2021 external page Houtermans Award of the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG).
2020
Prof. Dr. Maria Schönbächler
Recipient of the inaugural external page Meteoritical Society Jessberger Award
Matthias Sieber
Matthias Sieber has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his outstanding doctoral thesis.
2019
Juliana Troch
Juliana Troch has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for her outstanding doctoral thesis.
2018
Dr. Albrecht von Quadt
Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Geological Society.
Prof. Dr. Olivier Bachmann
Recipient of the external page 2018 Joanne Simpson Medal (Union) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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 has been honoured with the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his outstanding doctoral thesis.
2017
Juliana Troch
Juliana Troch has been awarded the external page Beate-Mocek-Prize 2017 by the German Mineralogical Society (DMG).
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
“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
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.