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New high-performance catalyst for natural gas conversion
Researchers in the group of Prof. Javier Pérez-Ramírez have developed an extremely stable vanadium phosphate catalyst for the easy oxybromination of methane.
A natural alternative to pesticides for crop storage
The group of Prof. Wendelin Stark has developed a natural coating method for seeds. They could protect crops against vermin by transferring the protection mechanism found in the seeds of peaches, almonds, or apricots.
Prof. Diederich elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Prof. François Diederich was elected as an ordinary member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. His membership belongs to class IV, natural sciences.
Prof. Helma Wennemers wins the 2016 Pedler Award
Prof. Helma Wennemers is this year's winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry Pedler Award: "For the profound and elegant discovery of small molecules that function like natural macromolecules"
ETH Zurich presents the first KITE award for innovation in teaching
At ETH Zurich, teaching and innovative teaching concepts are just as important as innovative research. Thus, ETH Lecturers’ Conference (KdL) has created the KITE Award for Key Innovation in Teaching at ETH with a view to supporting the development of excellent teaching concepts. Among the more than two dozen projects that had been nominated was also one from Professor Gisbert Schneider from D-CHAB, who made it into the group of the three finalists of the first KITE award