June 2022

To kick off the "Time Capsule Series" of the Swiss Geotechnical Society, D-BAUG Professor Alexander Puzrin follows the footsteps of Robert Häfeli (1898-1978). In 1935, the civil engineer founded the Soil Mechanics Laboratory at ETH Zurich, which later became the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering. Häfeli’s pioneering research in the field of soil and snow mechanics and his stabilization work on the Leaning Tower of St. Moritz keep inspiring new generations of ETH scientists to date.

This year, two civil engineers received the Prix Meret Oppenheim 2022: ETH alumni Jürg Conzett and his professional partner Gianfranco Bronzini. The two engineers are among the most important Swiss bridge-builders. Moreover, the jury honored their holistic approach and their ambition to see themselves as designers in their own right. Conzett studied initially at EPF Lausanne and later at ETH Zurich, from where he graduated in 1980. Congratulations!

This weekend, D-BAUG students won the sustainability award at the 18th German Concrete Canoe Regatta in Brandenburg with their boat "TruchETH". The aspiring civil engineers impressed with an environmentally friendly boat for which they combined old clothes with concrete.