Earth sciences and chemistry, computer and materials science, nutrition and architecture: the incoming professors work in a wide range of very timely research fields. Seven ETH professors will soon leave the university.
A mantle wave passing beneath western North America over the last 20 million years is responsible for the formation of the High Plains. These plains provide vital habitat for millions of migratory birds and farmland essential to US agriculture. ETH geologist Sean Willett and his colleagues from the University of Nevada have been studying the origins of this extraordinary landscape.
In order to assess the risk of simultaneous climate extremes such as heatwaves and drought, Jakob Zscheischler calls for various research areas to work more closely together
