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Shining brightly on the European stage

Six young scientists from ETH Zurich are to receive ERC Starting Grants. The European Research Council offers these grants to support talented young researchers.

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Fewer clouds in the tropics

Low-level cloud cover in the tropics thins out as the earth warms. This finding by ETH Zurich scientists affects the Paris two-degree warming target.

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Eight professors appointed

Upon application of ETH President Lino Guzzella the ETH Board appointed a total of eight professors and awarded the title of professor to one individual.

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A most irregular puzzle

Over 50 tectonic plates shape the Earth’s surface. A study shows that the force behind this jigsaw puzzle is an interaction between the mantle and the lithosphere.

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Earth sciences again best in the world

ETH Zurich's earth scientists performed outstandingly in the QS World University Rankings, again achieving the top place among all universities worldwide.

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A solid scientific education combined with practical application.

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30.09.2016

Nine professors appointed at ETH Zurich

Upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Lino Guzzella, at its meeting of 28/29 September 2016 the ETH Board appointed nine professors and took note of the resignation of 3 professors and thanked them for their services. Read more

23.09.2016

Shining brightly on the European stage

Six young scientists from ETH Zurich are to receive ERC Starting Grants. The European Research Council offers these grants to support talented young researchers as they embark on their academic careers. The selected projects come from several different ETH research areas. Read more

13.09.2016

New Professorship in Climate Geology

Welcome Heather Stoll, Professor of Climate Geology! Read more

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A broad scientific spectrum and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Events

25 August 2015 - 20 November 2016, Exhibition

BodenSchätzeWerte - Unser Umgang mit Rohstoffen

1 June 2016 - 31 January 2017, Exhibition

Tambora und das Jahr ohne Sommer - Der Einfluss von Vulkanen auf das Klima

5 October 2016, Seminar

GFD Seminar - Modelling the thermal evolution of magma reservoirs with an application to volcanism on Mars

5 October 2016, Seminar

Structural Geology and Tectonics Seminar - Role of fluids on the seismic properties of sedimentary rocks: From the field- to the lab-scale and back

6 October 2016, Seminar

GeoPetro seminar - Phase transitions in numerical models of crustal deformation

6 October 2016, Talk

Vulkanausbrüche und Klimaschwankungen - Vortrag zur Sonderausstellung "Tambora und das Jahr ohne Sommer"

All events in the Department of Earth Sciences

Inaugural, farewell and introductory lectures

4 November 2016, Introductory lecture

Computational Structural Geology - A modern support for field geologists

Tambora und das Jahr ohne Sommer - focusTerra

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Research and studies at the Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) at ETH Zurich works towards a deeper understanding of all domains of our home planet, from the inner Earth to the continents, oceans, biosphere and atmosphere.