Awards
Here you will find information on major awards and grants that have been awarded to members of the Department of Chemistry Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB).
Tomas Fiala receives Branco Weiss Fellowship
Dr. Tomas Fiala, postdoc at the LOC, is one of the 8 researchers who received the prestigious Branco Weiss Fellowship in 2023, awarded by ETH Zurich to outstanding postdocs. His research aims to uncover how protein post-translational modifications direct the immune response in the brain, affecting brain homeostasis and the development of neurodegenerative disorders. The followship allows him to pursue his research for up to five years at an institute of his choice anywhere in the world.
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Spectrochemical Analysis 2023 an Renato Zenobi
Prof. Renato Zenobi is the recipient of the 2023 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Spectrochemical Analysis. The award is given to researchers who are advancing the fields of spectrochemical analysis and optical spectrometry. The award is handed over at the Fall ACS (American Chemical Society) Meeting in San Francisco.
Moulton Medal for Gonzalo Guillen-Gosalbez & Co-authors
The Senior Moulton Medal, named after Baron Moulton, is awarded to authors of the most meritorious papers published by IChemE in the last year. Rewarded are papers that are forward-looking in topic areas that will be important in the future. This year, Gonzalo Guillen-Gosalbez, Elysia Lucas and Miao Guo are awarded the senior Moulton Medal for their paper about Sustainable Production and Consumption.
Vincent du Vigneaud Award for Prof. Helma Wennemers
The Vincent du Vigneaud Awards by the American Peptide Society recognize outstanding achievement in peptide research at mid-career. The du Vigneaud Awards are sponsored by Bachem, and are awarded to two deserving recipients at the biennial American Peptide Symposia. Professor Helma Wennemers, from the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, receives the award in 2023, together with Marcey Waters from the University of North Carlina.
Werner Prize for Prof. Victor Mougel
The Werner Prize is awarded by the Swiss Chemical Society to promising young Swiss scientists or young foreign scientists working in Switzerland for outstanding research in the field of chemistry. Victor Mougel receives the 2023 Werner Prize for his research at the interface of molecular, surface, and materials chemistry, and especially for the development of high efficiency systems for solar-driven conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons based on a bioinspired approach.