Honours and prizes
ETH Zurich is home to many high-calibre scientists working diligently in their specialist fields. The numerous honours and awards that ETH researchers receive for their scientific work shows just how successful they are.
Ruzicka Prize 2024 for Murielle Delley
Towards sustainable catalysis: On February 14, 2025, Prof. Murielle Delley, professor at the University Basel, will receive the 2024 Ruzicka Prize for her work on the controlled surface modification of cobalt phosphide with sulfur. ?
Test-of-Time Award for Professor Ralf Jung
The ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (POPL 2025) has recognised Professor Ralf Jung (Department of Computer Science) and his collaborators with a Test-of-Time Award for the paper "Iris: Monoids and Invariants as an Orthogonal Basis for Concurrent Reasoning". Big congratulations!
Andreas Krause named IEEE Fellow
Professor Andreas Krause from the Department of Computer Science has been named IEEE Fellow for his contributions to active sensing, Bayesian optimization and learning-based control. Big congratulations!
Four SNSF Advanced Grants go to ETH Zurich researchers
A biologist, a neuroscientist, a materials scientist and a physicist have each been awarded one of the prestigious grants of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
James Kirchner receives King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Sciences
The Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf has appointed former WSL Director James Kirchner as the 30th holder of the King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Sciences for the year 2025/26.
"Good leadership begins with an inspiring vision that provides orientation"
The ALEA and Diversity Awards, initiated by AVETH, were presented with VPPL at a joint ceremony on 26 November 2024. The awards recognise individuals and groups who exemplify our understanding of leadership and support our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Raffaello D’Andrea elected to Logistics Hall of Fame
Raffaello D’Andrea, ETH Professor of Dynamic Systems and Control, has been inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame. Together with Mick Mountz and Peter Wurman, he has revolutionized the “goods to person” concept.
Humboldt Research Award for Bruno Sudret
Bruno Sudret, Professor of Risk, Safety, and Uncertainty Quantification at the ETH-Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, has won the Humboldt Research Award. Sudret receives the award in recognition of his academic achievements and contributions to the field of uncertainty quantification. In addition to the personal prize money, he will be invited to carry out a research project of his choice in collaboration with specialist colleagues in Germany.
Honours and prizes awarded by ETH Zurich
The latest annual report lists the main prizes and awards that members of ETH Zurich have received for their research and educational work in international competition during the course of the reporting year.