Eawag Annual Report 2021

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Directorate
Janet Hering Director
Janet Hering, a chemist, is an expert in processes for the treatment of contaminated water and in the biogeochemical
behaviour of trace metals. She is Professor of Environmental Biogeochemistry at ETH Zurich and Professor of
Environmental Chemistry at EPFL. She is also a member of various national and international bodies. In 2015, she
was inducted into the US National Academy of Engineering.
Rik Eggen Deputy Director
Rik Eggen, a biologist, is particularly interested in the effects of aquatic chemical pollution on environmental and
human health, the underlying mechanisms and the development of mitigation strategies. He is Adjunct Professor of
Environmental Toxicology at ETH Zurich.
Gabriele Mayer Head of Operations
Gabriele Mayer, a business manager, has considerable experience in the fields of internal control systems and international
accounting. She has held executive positions with US and Swiss corporations. At Eawag, she is responsible
for the support departments and cross-institutional infrastructure. This includes the operation and further development
of the SAP system used by the four research institutes within the ETH Domain, as well as projects such as the
changeover to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs).
Jukka Jokela Group Leader Eco
Jukka Jokela is an internationally renowned expert on the evolution of aquatic organisms and on coevolutionary hostparasite
interactions. In his applied research, he develops management methods to control the spread of invasive
species and pathogens. He is Professor of Aquatic Ecology at ETH Zurich and a member of the Directorate and the
Advisory Board of the ETH Zurich Genetic Diversity Centre.
Tove Larsen Group Leader SWW
Tove Larsen, a chemical engineer, works on sustainable urban water management. Her research focuses on technologies
for source separation and on-site wastewater treatment. For example, she led the award-winning Blue Diversion
project (development of a grid-free urine-diverting toilet). She is Adjunct Professor at the Technical University of
Denmark and a member of the Advisory Boards of the FHNW School of Life Sciences and the ZHAW School of Life
Sciences and Facility Management.
Carsten Schubert Group Leader Surf
Carsten Schubert, a geologist, conducts research on organic geochemistry and isotope geochemistry in lakes and
marine systems. He is particularly interested in the global methane cycle, methane formation in relation to the
origin of the organic material and methane oxidation processes. As a member of the Directorate, he represents
Eawag’s Kastanienbaum site. In addition, he has been a lecturer at ETH Zurich since 2004 and Adjunct Professor
since 2019.
Christian Zurbrügg Group Leader Sandec
Christian Zurbrügg, an expert in water supplies, sanitation and waste management, studies concepts and technologies
for upgrading infrastructure and services in urban areas of low- and middle-income countries. He has led several international
programmes and projects in this field. Christian Zurbrügg teaches at ETH Zurich and EPFL and is an Adjunct
Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.