Awards for excellent doctoral theses

Fabio Furcas, thesis title: Reaction pathways of iron in aqueous media (Supervisor: Prof. Ueli Angst)

Fabio is a postdoctoral researcher at the EMPA Concrete & Asphalt Laboratory, where he studies how metals change and move in water-based solutions as part of cement chemistry research.

Giovanni Savorana, thesis title: Influence of matrix composition and ambient flow conditions on the properties of biofilm streamers (Supervisor: Prof. Roman Stocker)

Giovanni recently completed a short postdoc at D-BAUG and will soon be joining the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute at Princeton University as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

Mostafa Kiani Shahvandi, thesis title: Geodetic time series analysis and prediction using machine learning (Supervisor: Prof. Benedikt Soja)

Mostafa is currently an SNSF Postdoc Mobility Fellow in the field of AI for weather and climate dynamics.

Mosisa Wakjira, thesis title: Understanding the impacts of climate variability and change on rainfed crop production in Ethiopia (Supervisor: Prof. Peter Molnar)

Mosisa is currently an SNSF Postdoc Mobility Fellow at Wageningen University, researching soil management for climate-resilient crop production.

Antonios Katsamakas, thesis title: Dynamic Response Modification Techniques using Systems with Geometry-Based Restoring Force (Supervisor: Prof. Michalis Vassiliou)

Antonios is currently working as a bridge design consultant at SSF Engineers.

Eva Reynaert, thesis title: Risk-based evaluation of the microbial water quality in on-site non-potable water reuse systems (Supervisor: Prof. Eberhard Morgenroth)

Eva is currently a postdoc at the German Environment Agency and will soon take on a new position as a tenure-track group leader at the water research institute Eawag.