November 2019

Stephan Pfister, scientific collaborator at the Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, is listed as "Highly Cited Researcher 2019" in the analysis of the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Group.

In a collaboration with Swiss International Air Lines, NASA and other partners, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed eye-​tracking software for use in pilot training. This allows instructors to analyse the gaze behaviour of student pilots in the cockpit.

As every year, the Golden Owls were awarded by VSETH on the occasion of ETH Day on 16 November 2019. The Golden Owl honours particularly dedicated teachers who offer their students excellent teaching.

ETH researchers have shown that we can use the structure of urban road networks to predict their traffic capacity. This information enables urban and transportation planners to quantify how changes will influence traffic volumes.

Glaciologists at ETH Zurich and WSL assessed the global water storage and hydropower potential that could be freed up in future as glaciers melt in response to climate change.

Hydraulic engineering is a demanding field of tension between protection against natural hazards, the use of hydropower and ecological requirements. In addition, climate change will exacerbate this tension. And hydroelectric power is politically challenged, because it is to be expanded as part of the Energy Strategy 2050.