September 2020

Two of the 2020 AGU Early Career Awards go to scientists who were associated with our Institute in the recent past. Congratulations to the awardees on their extraordinary achievements!

Dr. Nebojša Mojsilović, Head of Structural Masonry Group at the Institute of Structural Engineering, has been selected by The Masonry Society (TMS) Research Committee to receive the 2020 John B. Scalzi Research Award, which is presented annually by The Masonry Society to honour an individual who has made an outstanding, lifetime contribution to masonry research.

Prof. Habert and colleagues from UC Davis, UC Berkley, Uni. Sao Paulo, Uni. Sheffield and EPFL have published «Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries» in «Nature Reviews Earth & Environment».

Fibre-​optic cables are emerging as a valuable tool for geoscientists and glaciologists. They offer a relatively inexpensive way of measuring even the tiniest glacial earthquakes – plus they can also be used to obtain more accurate images of the geological subsurface in earthquake-​prone megacities.

Microorganisms play key roles in soil and in groundwater, from driving the cycles of the elements, to symbiotically associating with plants, to remediating pollution in engineering applications.

Gnanli Landrou and Thibault Demoulin want to stir up the construction industry with cement-free concrete made from clay-based excavation material. Their goal is sustainable, affordable housing all over the world.

For the first time, ETH’s Information Days were held in a virtual-​only format on 2 and 3 September 2020. More than 3,600 prospective students had the chance to visit a virtual marketplace and get a glimpse of the wide range of study options at ETH Zurich.