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2006Annual report

ETH Zurich 3

Highlights 5

Foreword from the President 6 What motivates us 8

Research and Teaching 14

In Focus: 25

Systems biology 26Vision and reality

Energy science 33Environmentally conscious and capable

Information technology 38intelligent and networked

Science City 45High-tech with a thinker’s culture

Figures and Facts 48

Contents

Cover photo: A research team led by Dr. Christian Baerlocher and Dr. Lynne McCusker from the Laboratory of Crystallography at ETH Zurich has succeeded in solving the structure of the zeolite IM-5. Though IM-5 was first synthesized ten years ago, its complex structure remained unclear until now.

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Photos, illustrations: Daniel Boschung; Ruth Erdt; Nathalie Guinard; Maurice Haas; Prof. Gramazio / Prof. Kohler, DFAB, D-ARCH, ETH Zürich; J. P. Li, CCA California College of the Arts, San Francisco; and others

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The Annual report can be obtained from: ETH Zurich, Mailing Department, [email protected]

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ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich stands for world-class scientific expertise, research that improves industry and society, and the education of highly-qualified specialists. As a globally-leading natural science and engineering university, it opens a wide horizon of study to students. Top research opportunities shape ETH Zurich as a leading “International Research University”. Twenty-one Nobel prize laureates who have studied, taught or conducted research at ETH Zurich confirm its reputation. Now, with its Science City Campus, ETH Zurich has created a living center of science for the city of Zurich and the world beyond. Tried and tested cooperation with industry, its location in the heart of Europe and strong relationships with other world-class universities and research institutions have helped ETH Zurich forge a unique regional and international knowledge environment that draws strength from the multi-lingual and rich cultural tradition of Switzerland.

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Highlights

Since it was founded, ETH Zurich has been inseparably linked with

the economic success of Switzerland. ETH Zurich provides a unique

setting for the country’s most valuable commodities, namely

education, research, and innovation.

ó Around 90 percent of ETH Zurich graduates find a professional post

within three months of having completed their studies.

ó ETH Zurich graduates occupy 30 percent of the leading positions in

business in the country.

ó ETH Zurich’s world-class pure research has underpinned three new

competence centers in the past year alone, further strengthening

its cross-disciplinary research.

ó Around a quarter of professors appointed to positions at ETH

Zurich in 2006 were drawn from leading American universities.

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Dear ReaderIn today’s times of rapid change, most essentials can be obtained anywhere and you can shop around for the lowest price of everything you need – or so it seems; you can outsource whatever you manufacture to a place where products can be processed and finished at the least cost. The spatial dimension is shrinking to an ever greater extent, and the time dimension (and thus the historical awareness) seems to be constantly decreasing. This is an opinion which nowadays many people casually put forward and they are likely also to meet with agreement.

However, experience often sets us right. Of course, it is necessary to be as well informed as possible about global events, to adopt a global perspective and to ensure that you are at the very forefront, where it is, for instance, a matter of globally competitive education or research projects. On the other hand, much of what accounts for the great qualities of ETH has local and historical roots. This has been apparent from numerous encounters over the past year, but also from events during the anniversary year.

Our concept of the future is based on promoting the quali-ty and efficiency of teaching to meet future requirements by means of coherent strategies, aligning cutting-edge re-search to both local and global demands, and at the same time, providing opportunities for development to undirect-ed research which is highly risky.

Appointing teaching staff and researchers from the world’s finest is at the core of this. We can make this task easier if we provide a good working environment with ade-quate equipment and if our students are motivated and enthusiastic. Indeed, this very aspect concerning the calibre of students highlights the fact that it is not just a matter of worldwide competition. There is potential in our own country, as yet dormant, among young people who could become excellent ETH students. Therefore the backward in-

tegration of the universities into the Swiss school system is of major significance. We have enjoyed solid partnerships with the secondary schools for years. As a further measure, we launched several initiatives last year in collaboration with Zurich university, for instance, the harmonisation of the curriculum and strategies to facilitate the transition from secondary school to university. Here, one central focus is on in-depth advice for those people who are interested in going to university before they commence their studies.

At the same time, it is also a question of attracting students from abroad and enabling our own graduates to experience another culture. In order to provide better and closer links between teaching and research, we opened up the way for the formation of Graduate Schools. Master and doctoral programs are looked at together, and a dedicated doctoral program is being developed specially for doctoral candida-tes which also includes modules far beyond their own fields. Among other things, this encourages rapid integration into the scientific community.

The dialogue with business and the public has been given a major boost through activities in the anniversary year. Over the past year, we have adopted and developed many of the ideas and concepts which emerged at the time.

Using the structure of the specialised departments, which will only change slowly over time, the promotion of cutting-edge research requires the setting up of a system which makes available a highly flexible grouping of experts from various specialist fields who are subject area driven. These competence centres have generally proved themselves to be very efficient.

International networking is an integral part of our aproach and it plays an important role in our strategy to move forward. Our research is anchored worldwide through col-laboration projects. On top of the European IDEA League

Foreword from the President

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administrative personnel and ultimately the public, who in many ways generously support ETH. Many thanks to you all.

Konrad OsterwalderPresident a.i. of ETH Zurich

network, we were also involved in setting up IARU, a world-wide association of renowned universities whose primary, but not sole, objective is an intensive exchange of students. We have instigated joint teaching programs with other uni-versities and thus paved the way for people to make joint use of large and expensive facilities.

The well-being and success of ETH would not be possible wi-thout the selfless cooperation of a great number of people: teaching staff and researchers, students, the technical and

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What motivates us

2006 was once again a year of successful contacts and cooperation

with industry. For instance, Ciba Specialty Chemicals in Basel holds

an interest in research projects at the ETH Materials Research Center

(MRC), with an annual contribution of 1 million Swiss francs, invested

at present over three years. The collaboration over several years

which has been set up between Roche and the Competence Center

for Systems Physiology started in 2006.

Two projects planned on the ETH anniversary were also brought

to fruition: the ETH House of Science was handed over to Bamiyan

University; ETH is on show in Zurich’s main railway station with

Nova, an interactive, three-dimensional colour display. And there

were numerous encounters with the public and within ETH: an array

of important events and highlights at ETH Zurich.

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The ETH Materials Research Center and Ciba Specialty Chemicals are engaged jointly in research on materials of the future.

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| 1 March 2006Life Science Zurich Learning Center At the beginning of March, ETH Zurich and Zurich University opened the Life Science Zurich Learning Center. By strengthening the contact between research and secondary schools, the Center effectively helps to bridge the knowledge gap.

| 27 March 2006 ParisTech in IDEA League ParisTech has joined the IDEA League. In becoming part of this network of technical universities, it shares member-ship with Imperial College London (UK), TU Delft (Holland), ETH Zurich, and RWTH Aachen (Germany). At the end of March, all five higher education insti-tutes signed a Memorandum of Under-standing.

| 11 April 2006 Reception for the ETH Zurich Olympians A first at ETH Zurich: on 11 April, the university held a reception for all par-ticipants of the Turin Winter Olympic Games who are currently studying or who have studied at ETH Zurich, including snowboarding gold medallist Daniela Meuli.

| 12–18 May 2006 Zurich Life Science Week Under the motto “Werde alt und bleibe jung” (Getting old but staying young), ETH Zurich and Zurich University organ-ized a theme week in May focusing on the issue of ageing. Here, Zurich-based researchers from a range of disciplines revealed how they attempt to unravel the puzzle of ageing.

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| 16 May 2006 | 30 May 2006 | June 2006 | 6 June 2006

What motivates us

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| 28 February 2006Collaboration between Roche and “SystemsX”On 28 February, representatives of Roche and SystemsX celebrated, at the Hönggerberg campus, the inauguration of their new alliance. It was back in mid-December 2005 that representatives from Roche and “SystemsX” signed a three-year collaborative agreement that led to the current project. Now scientists from the Basel pharmaceuti-cals company and the ETH Zurich Com-petence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Diseases (CC-SPMD) are working together to combat Type 2 dia-betes. Roche is supporting the venture with 6.3 million francs.

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| June 2006 EducETH EducETH, ETH Zurich’s education portal for secondary schools, was relaunched at the start of June – with great success. In the first two months alone interested secondary school teaching staff down-loaded some 30,000 files for lessons.

| 6 June 2006 Venture 2006 In June, six teams from ETH Zurich were among the ten to receive awards for their innovative and highly promis-ing business plans. The finalists were chosen from 99 teams that had parti-cipated in the second phase of Venture 2006. The overall winners were arktis radiation detectors (ETH Zurich) with Rico Chandra (team leader), Giovan-na Davatz, and Mario Vögeli. The ETH Zurich team has developed a novel detector which can be used to detect radioactive cargo.

| 5 June–2 July 2006 Bike to WorkFor one month, ETH Zurich staff and students took part in the “bike to swork” campaign, using two wheels to make their way to work and lectures. In the overall number of teams registered, ETH Zurich finished third nationwide out of a field of 232 teams.

| 31 July 2006 EURYI Award In 2006, mathematician Manuel Tor-rilhon received one of the 25 EURYI Awards. Torrilhon will use his prize money of around 950,000 euros to start a project at ETH Zurich. He thus continues the tradition of ETH Zurich researchers who have been successful in applying for this prize. In 2005, four ETH Zurich researchers were winners.

| 16 May 2006 PolyPhone In May, ETH Zurich launched the new “PolyPhone” communication platform. ETH Zurich thus became the first uni-versity in the world to offer all of its staff and students a lifelong, private “phone number”, on which they can be con-tacted at any time, and anywhere, via video, voice and SMS text messaging.

| 30 May 2006 ETH Globe With its June issue, the ETH Zurich magazine inaugurated a new design, a new layout and a new name – ETH Globe. The first issue was dedicated exclusive-ly to the coverage of China.

| 27 March 2006 | 11 April 2006 | 12–18 May 2006

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| 31 October 2006 | 3 November 2006 | 18 November 2006

| 4 September 2006 Industry DayETH Zurich’s Micro and Nano Science Platform staged Industry Day on 4 Sep-tember. Decision-makers and techno-logy managers from the industry met with research groups from several ETH Zurich institutes to explore possible collaboration.

| 5 September 2006Presidential Lecture On 5 September, Qidi Wu, China’s Vice Minister for Education and a former ETH Zurich student, delivered the ETH Zurich Alumni Presidential Lecture.

| 7 September 2006Marcel Benoist Prize The Marcel Benoist Prize for 2006 was awarded to molecular biologist Timo-thy J. Richmond. The American scientist, who has been working at ETH Zurich as a lecturer and researcher since 1987, was honoured for his work into the struc-ture of nucleosomes, the basic unit of chromosomes.

| 12 September 2006NOVA Since mid-September, ETH Zurich has been setting a spectacular example of dialogue between the university and the public with NOVA. The world’s first three-dimensional color display, NOVA can be seen at Zurich’s main railway station.

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| 31 October 2006 ETH Zurich House of ScienceIn Afghanistan, the formal inaugura-tion and transfer ceremony of the faci-lity to Bamiyan University took place on 31 October. The turnkey agreement was signed by Dr. Asam Dadfar, the Afghan Minister for Higher Education, and Prof. Olaf Kübler, former ETH Zurich Presi-dent.

| 3 November 2006MTEC Symposium “Technology and Sustainability” – en-compassing two concepts to which the ETH Zurich Department of Man-agement, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) is committed – was also the title given to the D-MTEC Symposium in 2006. Pascal Couchepin, the Feder-al Councillor who is Swiss Minister for Education, was the keynote speaker.

| 18 November 2006ETH Day 2006 ETH Zurich celebrated its 151st birthday on 18 November according to tradition: in the entrance hall to the ETH Zurich main building. Before an audience of some 500 invited guests, Rector and Interim President Konrad Osterwalder together with ETH Zurich Executive Board President Alexander Zehnder de-fined ETH Zurich priorities. For the first time, students participated in the elec-tion of “the best lecturers of the year”.

| 25 November 2006Polyball 2006On 25 November, the ETH Zurich main building became a city of its own. “Dancing in the City” was the motto of the Polyball 2006. The many visitors to the ball had to brave a huge pink dra-gon with rolling orange eyes before the music took hold, inspiring them to hit the dance floor in 20 specially-decorated rooms.

| 4 October 2006 50 years of Biochemistry The Institute of Biochemistry at ETH Zurich celebrated its 50th anniversary in fall 2006, with a congress highligh-ting the frontiers of research and with a “meeting of the generations”. Here, PD Ernesto di Iorio, one of the longest-serving members of the Institute, and Institute Director Prof. Yves Barral, one of the newcomers, at a congress high-lighting the frontiers of research.

| 20–29 October 2006 25 years of Computer ScienceIn 2006, ETH Zurich celebrated the 25th birthday of its Computer Science curriculum. The anniversary was com-memorated with several public events, including an exhibition entitled “The World Between 0 and 1”.

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Research and Teaching

One of the key tasks of ETH Zurich is to provide its students with

excellent education; another is to offer excellent research facilities.

The 15 departments all play their own distinct part in ensuring

that this happens. ETH Zurich currently offers 23 Bachelor courses

and 26 Master courses. Teaching that is open to reform and the

sensible strategic alignment of subject areas do indeed bear fruit.

This is demonstrated by the growing number of students and

the international renown of the university. For most departments,

a glance at 2006 is a glance at achievements of which they can

be proud of. Particular institutions, such as the Collection of Prints

and Drawings, burnish the image of the university as a place of

science and culture.

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Architecture and Civil Engineering

Architecture (D-ARCH) www.arch.ethz.ch

The Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading and largest architectural schools, with a current intake of more than 1500 students. Design and construction are the focal points of research and teaching. The inseparable combination of these two disciplines forms the core activity of D-ARCH, and is the characteristic that makes the department unique. The D-ARCH structure reflects the three most important aspects of sustainability: first is social relevance (gta/IDB); second are issues relating to technology and eco-nomy (HBT); and third is the environ-ment (NSL). Unmatched opportunities for experi-mental research into new technologies are provided, both by research projects and in the wide-ranging curriculum.

Courses span sustainability, network studies on the urban area, construction knowledge and building research, risk management, digital chain and digital

fabrication (Dfab), as well as the Rapid Architecture Prototyping Laboratory (raplab). The ETH Zurich House of Sci-ence project in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, il-

lustrates this comprehensive approach. Other services in 2006 included the opening of the library in Einsiedeln, in the canton of Schwyz, with its unique stock of works on architectural theory. Finally, under the lead management of ETH Zurich, 2006 saw the start of the Inventioneering Architecture exhibi-tion that highlights works from three of Switzerland’s architecture schools around the world.

Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) www.baug.ethz.ch

The spread of intensively-used living space and increasing urbanization re-quire ever greater efforts to build new infrastructure and to maintain what already exists. Natural hazards and the growing pressure on ecosystems are having an influence on the sustainable management of natural resources. This is why in 2006 D-BAUG concentrated its research work on the following fields:

i) life-cycle centered planning, com-pletion and management of building infrastructure, ii) sustainable spatial development and the management of natural resources, and iii) information technologies and measuring systems for space-related data and processes. D-BAUG established three new chairs in 2006: ecological system design (Prof. Stefanie Hellweg), computational ma-terials physics (Prof. Hans Jürgen Herr-mann) and spatial development (Prof. Bernd Scholl). Moreover, a 6-year foun-dation professorship was set up in the

area of sustainable construction (Prof. Holger Wallbaum). The financing is com-ing entirely from outside capital pro-vided by the HOLCIM Foundation. The very pleasing trend of increasing student numbers continued: around 200 new Bachelor students and 69 Masters students were accepted, re-presenting an increase of over 10%. Implementation of the Bologna reform has been successfully completed. From the 2006/07 winter semester onwards, D-BAUG will be offering four MSc (Masters of Science) courses in addition to the three BSc (Bachelor of Science) courses introduced in 2003.

Trial of new technologies in construction

“Inventioneering Architecture” exhibition in San Francisco

“Geowarn” software from the ETH Zurich Institute of Cartography depicts volcanic activity

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Engineering Sciences

Computer Science (D-INFK) www.inf.ethz.ch

The Department of Computer Science celebrated the 25th anniversary of its curriculum in October 2006 by hosting an event entitled “The World Between 0 and 1 – 25 years of Computer Science at ETH Zurich”. At the Computer Science Day (20 October), there were public podium discussions on pioneer work, the collaboration between ETH Zurich and business, as well as present research topics. During the main exhibition, which ran from 21 to 29 October, cur-rent research projects were displayed, accompanied by a framework program of talks and films. There was yet another historical event in 2006: on 29 November, ERMETH, ETH Zurich’s vintage electronic calculator

built in 1957, was permanently loaned to the Museum of Communication in Bern. 2006 was also a year of innovation: NOVA, the world’s first three-dimen-sional colour display, was set up in the hall of Zurich’s main railway station. The

installation software was developed by Computer Graphics Lab. The first “Digital Art Week” was held in July. It combined a symposium at ETH Zurich with interactive performances throughout the city. The overall aim was to build a bridge between technology and culture. The event was run in part-nership with “Interactive Futures”, held in Victoria, BC, Canada. Meanwhile, two post-doctoral students from the ETH Zurich Computer Graph-ics Laboratory, working with an ETH Zurich spin-off, Libero Vision, developed a new procedure for replays in sports broadcasts. Libero Vision also won the “Venture Leaders” prize awarded by “Venturelab” and the Gebert Rüf Foun-dation. And visual media continued to profit: a new gamut mapping procedure that optimizes color reproduction during printing was developed at the Institute of Theoretical Computer Science.

Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITET) www.ee.ethz.ch

The Department of Information Tech-nology and Electrical Engineering is taking a new strategic direction. The areas of focus will be in the fields of enabling technologies, information and communication as well as bioengineer-ing. A particularly outstanding event in 2006 was the award of the Gold Me-dal from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISM-RM) in Seattle to Professor Klaas Prüss-

mann from the Institute of Biotechnolo-gy. This is the society’s highest scientific accolade: previous recipients have inclu-ded Nobel Prize winners Richard Ernst,

Paul Lauterbur, and Peter Mansfield. Furthermore, in biotechnol-ogy a uni-que research infrastructure has been created with the commissioning of the high-field MRI machines for small ani-mals and human applications. The 7.0 Tesla machine for human applications is the only one in the world this powerful. There were also successes elsewhere in the department: for example, the group for wearable computing is taking part in one of the largest EU projects, known as wearIT. The institute is a pioneer in the application of wearable computing technology. 2006 was a world record year for researchers from the Chair of Power Electronics who developed an ultrahigh-speed drive system with 650,000 revolutions per minute; it will soon be upgraded to one million rpm.


Exhibition on Computer Science anniversary

The most powerful high-field MRI machine in the world

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Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) www.mavt.ethz.ch

The Department of Mechanical and Pro-cess Engineering (D-MAVT) continued to pursue its strategic plan by adding several new professors with research interests directly related to Energy and Sustainability, Micro/Nano Technology and Science, Biomechanical and Bio-process Engineering, and Materials and

Manufacturing. The significant change D-MAVT has undergone in the past sev-eral years in terms of faculty turnover, undergraduate education, strategic direction, and department operating procedures, has had a dramatic impact on its performance, as 2006 demon-strated. Once again, more incoming first-year students consistently selected Mechanical Engineering as their degree program over any other science and en-gineering program at ETH. The depart-ment now produces more than twice as many Ph.D. students per year than in 2000. Refereed publications have in-creased by more than 150% and exter-nal funding has more than tripled since 2000. D-MAVT faculty lead on a num-ber of ETH-wide initiatives, such as the Energy Science Center (ESC), the Micro and Nano Science Platform (MNSP), and

INSPIRE. The faculty has been recognized in a number of ways, such as by the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), the Latsis Prize, ASME and IEEE Fellows, the Scientific Ameri-can 50, CNN Future Summit, and more. The positive impact of the department on Swiss society continues to increase, as does its international reputation in the field of Mechanical Engineering.

Department of Materials (MATL) www.matl.ethz.ch

2006 was a year of growth for the Department of Materials. Clear results were characterized by increased inten-sity in the interaction between indivi-dual research groups, and the formation at the end of 2005 of the ETH Zurich Materials Research Center (MRC) under department management. The annual contribution of Ciba Specialty Chemi-cals, Inc. in Basel of one million francs, at present invested over three years, is funding various research projects within the Department of Materials and the MRC. Several of these projects are already underway. Student numbers in the department also reached a record high; in 2006 there were 13 percent more newly-enrolled students than in 2005. In addition to project work with high application potential, the department places great importance on pure re-search and the education of new scientific talent; Markus Hütter was successful in qualifying as a university lecturer in polymer theory. Coinciden-tally, a particularly important result

was achieved in the same sector the same year. In the meantime, Prof. Hans Christian Öttinger used systematic coarse grain-ing to find a particularly simple way

of calculating the viscosities of a poly-ethylene melt, which are so important for polymer processing. Using images it is now possible to quantify how fast a chain (a polymer molecule) can extract itself from entanglement with other chains (see illustration).

Snakes symbolize flow properties

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Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Biology (D-BIOL) www.biol.ethz.ch

The Department of Biology (D-BIOL) is young, dynamic and successful. Young, because a third of its professorial faculty is made up of assistant professors, aug-mented by three Junior Group Leaders with EURYI Awards. Dynamic, because it constantly reviews its strategic goals

through the development of new com-petences, such as molecular systems biology, metabolic disease research, bio-imaging. Successful, because it is among those ETH Zurich departments with the most outside funding, and it continually attracts international atten-tion with its leading-edge publications. All three qualities were put to the test in 2006 at the D-BIOL Symposium in Davos which has now become a regu-lar event. Almost 700 members of the department took part in this congress (degree students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral students, and lecturers)

to report on their research findings and forge new links of cooperation.

One highlight was the awarding of the 2006 Marcel Benoist Prize to Prof. Tim Richmond. Furthermore, the year un-der review was characterized by other events: the change from the diploma courses to the Bachelor/Master pro-gram; the strategy for 2008–2011 drawn up in several stages; and the turbulent events surrounding the retirement of the ETH Zurich President who was welcomed to D-BIOL as a member of faculty.

Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB) www.chab.ethz.ch

The D-CHAB faculty has an internation-al teaching staff of 37 full professors, associate professors and assistant professors, with about 400 doctoral students, making the department one of the largest at ETH Zurich. Some 100 doctoral examinations per year indicate the amount of intensive research that takes place; for example, the work of Prof. Peter Seeberger’s research group into vaccines based on glucose mole-cules has enjoyed huge public attention.The most important event in 2006 for the department was the retirement of the ETH President in November. 2006 also saw the first Master students re-ceive their degrees. The overall number of students remains stable at an ap-propriate level, and lecturers, staff and students all work together in a very pleasant environment.

The department also improved its dia-logue with the public in 2006. Two very well attended public events were the Forum “Naturstoffchemie im Labor” (Chemistry based on natural products in the lab) on 12 April 2006 and the Forum on 1 November entitled: “Kunst, Museen und Chemie: von gefälschten Werken bis zur Schönheit von Molekülstruktu-ren” (Art, museums and chemistry: from forged works through to the beauty of molecule structures).

Mathematics (D-MATH) www.math.ethz.ch

Top-flight research and a multilevel pro-gram for young talent are raising the appeal of the Department of Mathema-tics. In conjunction with Zurich Univer-sity, D-MATH was the first department at ETH Zurich to introduce a graduate school. It has now taken root and draws in first-rate applicants from all over the world. What is more, the Heinz Hopf lecturer program that offers junior posi-tions between postdoctoral research and assistant professorship has started off very well. Manuel Torrilhon, one of such lecturers, won the European Young Investigator Award; a second lecturer


Membrane-bound protein complex for the export of chemicals from the cell (source: Prof. K. Locher, D-BIOL)

Workstation in the chemistry lab

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was appointed to the university as an assistant professor. The international renown of the Depart-ment of Mathematics is also reflected in the high-calibre researchers who come to ETH Zurich as guests and whose pre-sence enhance research activities. For example, at the 2006 Wolfgang Pauli lectures, Richard Hamilton spoke about his program that forms the basis of the Poincaré Conjecture, which has recently been successfully proved by Grigori Perelman. Robert Aumann, 2005 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, gave a widely noted lecture in which he out-lined the importance of mathematics in economics and politics. Giovanni Fel-der was invited to deliver the laudatory address for one of the winners of the Fields Medal (equivalent to the Nobel Prize) at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, Spain. The Department of Mathematics was also at the forefront of teaching: on ETH Zurich Day, mathematics professor Mi-chael Struwe received the “Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching”. It comes with a cash endowment of 10,000 francs.

Physics (D-PHYS) www.phys.ethz.ch

Physics, the leading science among the natural sciences, is a fundamental basis for many disciplines and technologies.Preparing the way for groundbreaking discoveries in physics needs long-term planning and a willingness to take risks. In 2006, the Department of Physics ini-tiated or continued a number of very innovative developments. These include

the manipulation of systems involving quantum mechanical matter interact-ing with electromagnetic radiation, with the objective of making quantum mechanical phenomena useful to in-formation technology. This develop-ment has been advanced through the recruitment of Jerome Faist, the inven-tor of the quantum cascade laser, and a new theoretician. His recruitment suc-

cessfully brought together an excellent combination of basic and applied re-search in the area of the QSIT Initiative. A new professor in neuroinformatics is to be appointed jointly with Zurich Uni-versity, and new positions are being pre-pared in astrophysics and cosmology, such as in the creation and evolution of the planets and stars, and in theoretical particle physics in connection with ETH Zurich collaboration with CERN. There is evidence of continuing success in applied research. One example is Flisom AG, a spin-off company from the Thin Film Physics Group, which manu-factures flexible solar cells. The World Economic Forum voted it a pioneer of technology in 2007. A D-PHYS peer review of the depart-ment confirmed its very high standard of quality.

System-Oriented Natural Sciences

The Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (D-AGRL) www.agrl.ethz.ch

Increased interaction with Swiss second-ary schools and in the public domain as well brought about a sharp growth within the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences: 136 new students began their course of study in October 2006. There had only been 86 new ad-missions the the previous year. The two Master programs in Agroecosystem Science and Food Science were started for the first time. With its orientation towards the social sciences, the new Institute of Environmental Decisions, formed at the beginning of the year in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Sciences, offers an im-

portant area of research and teaching. The interdepartmental Institute of Inte-grative Biology is yet another new unit of study. In contrast, the Institute of Plant Science and the Agricultural School Strickhof in

Astrophysics, a key to the universe

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Eschikon Lindau can look back on 30 years of proven cooperation. The open day on 10 September attracted several thousand visitors. 2006 was also a good year for new re-search cooperation arrangements. Var- ious new projects, particularly in the areas of nutrition and health, were launched with small to medium-sized companies (SMEs), and large compa-nies, bringing in approximately 2 mil-lion francs of outside capital.

Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW) www.erdw.ethz.ch

In 2006, the Department of Earth Sciences played a decisive role in the planning and implementation of dif-ficult phases of construction of the alpine NEAT tunnel. One of the greatest challenges was undercutting existing dams. This was also the year that Professor Domenico Giardini became Director

of the new Competence Center En-vironment and Sustainability (CCES), for which the first interdisciplinary research projects have already been

announced. At the same time, the de-partment was temporarily scattered in different locations because of reno-vations to the traditional NO building, which also houses the mineralogical collection exhibition. An expanded ex-hibition entitled “Focus Terra” is in the planning stages with its concept and fund-raising taking shape nicely.The new Master programs in “Earth Sciences”, “Atmospheric and Climate Science” (together with the Department of Environmental Sciences) and “Applied Geophysics” (in conjunction with IDEA League partner universities) were au- thorized in time for the 2006/2007 winter semester. And the first class of Bachelor students graduated with suc-cess.

The Department of Environmental Sciences (D-UWIS) www.env.ethz.ch

In 2006, the Department of Environ-mental Sciences took advantage of the opportunities for more intensive collaboration that were created by the move to the CHN building. In the pro-cess, the department reshaped itself: in addition to the existing Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, which remains unchanged, the Insti-tutes of Biogeochemistry & Pollutant Dynamics, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Inte-grative Biology as well as the interde-partmental Institute for Environmen-tal Decisions were formed. These new groups will enable the department to prepare itself better for the future chal-lenges of environmental education and

research. The Institute for Environmen-tal Decisions intends to further improve the integration of the humanities and social sciences.

The 1200th diploma was awarded in 2006 for an average of about 80 de-grees per year since the department began. Then, in July, an event of special significance was the appointment of Nicolas Gruber as a professor of En-vironmental Physics: this marked the first time for the department to name a graduate of the course as professor. Coming one year before its 20th anni-versary, the decision was a definitive sign that the course had come of age in quality and depth. With the replace-ment of the diploma course by the two-stage Bachelor/Master curriculum, the launch of the Master course in fall was the next step. An initial survey of Bachelor students in the 6th semester revealed a very positive assessment of the first stage of education, thus affirm-ing the route taken.


Landslides as an area of research

Wetlands like the Lena Delta are important ecosystems

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Management and Social Sciences

Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) www.mtec.ethz.ch

The Department of Management, Tech-nology and Economics at ETH Zurich was created in 2004. Its vision is to un-derstand and shape the interaction between technology, society and organi-zations, and to relate this understan-ding to the impact of the interaction on the sustainable use of natural and human resources. MTEC successfully expressed this vi-sion in its MTEC Symposium in 2006 on “Technology and Sustainability”, where prominent guests and speakers includ-ed Federal Councillor Pascal Couche-pin, Pius Baschera (Hilti AG), and Peter Quadri (IBM Switzerland), in addition to other illustrious representatives from the worlds of business and science. MTEC’s vision and knowledge is in-creasingly coming to the fore in the education of all ETH Zurich graduates, for instance with the ETH Zurich-wide “Discovering Management” training program, as well as teaching services in other departments. 59 students have registered for the second MTEC Mas- ter course. The Master of Advanced Stu-dies in Management, Technology and Economics course, designed for stu-dents combining study with work com-mitments, continues to generate consi-derable interest. By taking on three new chairs, namely the Chair of Entrepreneu-

rial Risks, the Chair of Macroeconomics, Innovation and Policy, and the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation, the thrust of the new department has been consistently expanded.

Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-GESS) www. gess.ethz.ch

Decisive innovation in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-GESS) is yielding positive results: since 1 October 2005 the de-partment has had the right to award doctorates due to the transition to non-discipline specific degrees. In 2006, 22 PhD students took advantage of this opportunity to carry out research in dissertation projects at D-GESS; a further 19 have registered. In addition, there were 25 PhD students from other universities, notably Zurich University, under academic supervision. The de-partment has realigned its activities, concentrating on “Governance”, “Histo-ry and Philosophy of Knowledge” and “Behavioural Studies”. These develop-ments are accompanied by an increas-ing concentration on research within the department. In November 2006, D-GESS received an outstanding ex-ternal peer review, which singled out this focus for special mention.

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Of special note

ETH Zurich LibraryIn 2006, the main focus at the ETH Zurich Library continued to be develop-ment of electronic information resour-ces and services. For example, this was the year that the “Nacherfassung der Literaturdokumente der ETH Zürich” project (retrospective recording of liter-ary documentation at ETH Zurich) was finished, honoring its six-year timeta-ble for completion. Now all media resources at various ETH Zurich locations are integrated into the central NEBIS library catalogue. The “Bildarchiv On-line”, which also went live in 2006, al-lows users access from any computer to search a collection of over 25000 digitized images. In addition, the “Ab-stract/Index” service was further exten-ded and its capacity increased. Current-ly, abstracts from over 60000 books can be viewed. Since 2006, it has been possible to advise all users of the libra-ry by SMS text message (on request) when reserved books become available. A podcast service provided by the ETH Zurich Library since June 2006 enables users to subscribe to video recordings of all inaugural and farewell lectures by ETH Zurich professors.The number of e-journals available now totals around 8000; there are more than 7800 books available in an electro-nic format and approximately 150 elec-tronic databases for research.

Collegium HelveticumThe activities of Collegium Helveticum, a joint facility of Zurich University and ETH Zurich, had two focal points in 2006. The first one was “pain”. A public series of lectures “Schmerz – Perspekti-ven auf eine menschliche Grunderfah-rung” (Pain – Perspectives on a basic hu-man experience) covered the spectrum, from the physiological prerequisites of pain and various medical methods to relieve it through to the creative enga-gement with pain in literature and art. The second focus was “feelings”. Here, the lectures were entitled “Gefühle zei-gen. Manifestationsformen emotiona-ler Prozesse” (Showing feelings: forms of manifestation of emotional proces-ses), and are being continued in 2007. Issues that are examined include how feelings can be expressed in scientific, artistic, and other forms. Research at the Collegium has centered on a project called “Die Rolle der Emo-tion: ihr Anteil bei menschlichem Han-deln und bei der Setzung sozialer Nor-men” (The role of emotion: its share in human action and in setting social standards). Three fellows, each from Zurich University (Ingolf U. Dalferth, Ernst Fehr and Jakob Tanner) and ETH Zurich (Hans Rudolf Heinimann, Hanns Möhler and Reinhard Nesper), are in-volved in the project which is supported by the Cogito foundation. The theme has been expanded beyond scientific work to include various symposia and colloquia. In 2006, the Ludwik Fleck Zentrum at the Collegium improved its service. The Zentrum administers the scientif-ic legacy of the Polish scientist and is

responsible for the Fleck Archive, in col-laboration with the ETH Zurich Archive of Contemporary History. The Fleck Ar-chive prepares the unpublished docu-ments and makes them accessible to the public. It has, since mid-November, increased access by making the digital contents of the archive available online. All its activities make the Ludwik Fleck Zentrum a seat of research, networ-king and documentation on this distinguished microbiologist, and a place to engage with Fleck’s life and ideas.

Institute gta exhibitionsThe Institute gta in 2006 provided a platform for ETH Zurich Professor Pe-ter Jenny to put together an exhibition of stimulating works from his unusual design course. The Institute showcased some of ETH Zurich research by means of the exhibition on the influential gar-den architect Gustav Ammann.The monographic exhibitions on Mi-chael Alder, Fritz Stucky and giuliani.hönger portrayed vastly contrasting

attitudes. Michael Alder focused on the exploration and adaptation of sim-ple living typologies. Zug resident Fritz Stucky devoted himself to industrial


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construction by developing a module that could be applied to varied situa-tions. Plasticity, on the other hand, is a leitmotif of contemporary architects Lorenzo Giuliani and Christian Hönger from Zurich. The exhibitions went further afield to modern architecture in Colombia, to the design of the 1,500-year old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and to the radical constructions of the Portuguese archi-tect Aires Mateus. The Science City Infospot, created in April 2006 by the Institute gta on be-half of Science City, has been providing the latest information on developments at the Hönggerberg campus.

The ETH Collection of Prints and Drawings Two of the four ETH Zurich exhibitions were dedicated to photography as a medium: night-time photos of East Broadway in New York by Christopher Wool and “University spaces – ETH Zu-rich” by Candida Höfer. For the first time in the Collection’s history, the remaining two exhibitions did not consist of the collection’s own holdings, but of works from two private collections. The exhibition “Picasso’s Applied Gra-phics – The Margadant Collection”, first shown in February 2005 at the collector’s residence in St. Gallen, trav-elled on to the Pablo Picasso Museum of Graphic Art, Münster, Germany, in Sep-tember, and in December to the Kunst-bibliothek der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Art Library of the Berlin State Museums). The travelling exhibition, designed by the Collection of Prints and

Drawings and accompanied by a pub-lication (Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich), reached its final destination at ETH Zurich (26 April until 30 June 2006). A valuable part of the collection of Fritz Schaufelberger: Prints of Expressionism was able to be exhibited. In the accom-panying publication we were confident enough to announce that this collec-tion, brought together over four decades, would one day reach us, and it did (23 August to 13 October 2006).

New acquisitions: In 2006, the ETH Zu-rich Collection of Prints and Drawings was the beneficiary, thanks to the Erker Gallery in St. Gallen, of a valuable group of around seventy graphics: Otto Dix, Erich Heckel, Ossip Zadkine, Serge Po-liakoff, Piero Dorazio, Antoni Tàpies and others are represented in this gift. Eight drawings were acquired from Boris Re-betez to further complement those al-ready in holding. A private collector in Basel offered ETH Zurich a drawing by André Thomkins, which significantly boosts the small number by the same artist already in the Collection. A Roman Signer multiple was gained as well. In addition to graphics, the Collection now also has a portfolio by the Ameri-can artist Richard Artschwager. More-

over, it has been possible for the Coll-ection to acquire some very rare artists’ books by Christopher Wool through ar-rangement with the artist. This joins a series of graphics from him. In the ETH Zurich Collection, the English artist Hamish Fulton is mainly present in the form of artists’ books, a holding that has been supplemented with a dozen more books thanks to an offer from Paris.

CSCSFrom the molecular dynamics of bio-logical materials to the simulation of the earth’s magnetic field, the CSCS high-performance computing center is now supporting an ever-broader range of applications. The Swiss National Supercomputing Center, of which ETH Zurich is leading house, is the compe-tence center for the provision, develop-ment and promotion of technical and scientific services in high-performance computing. By commissioning and me-thodically upgrading a massive parallel computer of the latest generation, CSCS has substantially expanded its range of services and aligned itself with the latest developments in computational sciences. In the process, it has ac-quired important new customers, such as CERN. CSCS has also entered into a strategic partnership with the Paul Scherrer Institute. To support ex-cellence in research, a framework pro-gram has been created for calculating the ultimate challenges in computa-tional sciences. In addition, CSCS set up a national grid initiative in the area of distributed computing.

A look at the Collection of Prints and Drawings

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ETH Zurich directs its competence towards finding solutions for

crucial issues of the future.

Complex problems cannot be solved in isolation. For ETH Zurich,

there are four large-scale networked knowledge initiatives that

emphasize that fact:

ó The Nano Tera.CH initiative provides national impetus in

information technology.

ó Systems biology opens up a completely new interdisciplinary

field of research.

ó The Energy Science Center provides one-stop access to

ETH Zurich expertise on energy.

ó Science City, as a high-tech campus as well as a city district

with a “Thinkers’ Culture”, interlinks science and society.

Key areas 2006 Information Technology, Systems BiologyEnergy Research, Science City

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Visionary yet fundamental

In Focus: Systems Biology

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Prof. Ruedi Aebersold is throwing light upon new scientific territory and is observing cell growth from a systems biology point of view.Y page 30

Systems Biology: a New Approach with Potential for the Future Systems biology is the key to an all-round understanding of interaction and dynamics within cell processes and targeted biological engineering. The ETH Zurich Center of Biosystems in Basel has opened up opportuni-ties for this new field of research.


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“Nowadays, life science research is comparable to a jigsaw puzzle: once familiar with many of the puzzle’s pieces, those pieces can slowly be arranged. Finally, all of the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Just as with putting the right pieces of the puzzle in the right place, the interaction within the cell and between different cells is of crucial significance. So is the transition from a qualitative approach that sketches out interrelationships to a quantitative biochemical description of cell processes. This transition makes it possible to model these processes on a computer, which some day may allow precise theoretical forecasts without time-consuming lab studies.

Systems biology is interested in the dynamics within the cell and in cell interaction. Inevitably this leads to a more comprehensive perspective than might be had, say, in mole-cular biology, where the focus is on individual processes studied in detail. The direction in which systems biology is heading is comparable to the transition from a two-di-mensional point of view to one of three dimensions – the additional dimension is simply made up of the very diverse interaction through which some sort of biochemical space is created. It is this space that needs investigating. The complexity of cell processes, even of individual subsystems, extends far beyond the possibilities of biology. This has implications for both data processing and mathematical modelling. That is why computer scientists and mathema-ticians are also to be found working in a systems biology lab dealing with the administration and evaluation of the data

acquired. Systems biology is a field that presents them with an enormous experimental and intellectual challenge.

The ETH Zurich Center of Biosystems in Basel (BSSE) has been a full-fledged ETH Zurich department since January 2007. It is an important mainstay of SystemsX, the Swiss initiative in systems biology. BSSE’s location was deliberate-ly selected – its proximity to the pharmaceuticals industry is important. Research at BSSE mainly deals with biological and medical issues from which come the three principles on which its research strategy is based: biological engineering that follows from the important interplay between experi-mentation and theory. Thus for instance, with the expertise acquired, one goal is to attempt to reprogram adult stem cells as necessary to render them useful for numerous medical purposes.”

www.bsse.ethz.ch www.systemsx.ch

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Renato ParoDirector of the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of ETH Zurich in Basel

It was the prospect of using the systems biology approach at ETH Zurich that lured Ruedi Aebersold back home to Switzerland from America. If, like Ruedi Aebersold, you are interested in cell growth regulation, then you will inevitably be confronted by the systems biology approach. Systems biology is an essential area for any understanding of cell growth regulation. An enormous number of genes are in-volved in cell proliferation and cell death. With their protein products, these genes form a closely enmeshed network; all the agents within this network influence each other. To study part of the network requires knowledge of the entire system.

Aebersold and his colleagues are entering uncharted scientific territory. But before they can begin their explora-tion, important groundwork has to be done to perfect the methology needed to investigate this unfamiliar terrain. Although the biological issues have not changed, the en-tirely new approach required by systems biology means that the researchers cannot use the classic molecular biology tool to meet their challenges. And since the complexities

they face are enormous, cell biologists would quickly be-come overwhelmed by the complexity of the problems if they had to work on their own. This is why the research team includes computer scientists to find ways to process the large quantities of data, and physicists for spectrometric measurements, among other things.

Aebersold has targeted fifty genes that play a part in cell growth. They were identified by Ernst Hafen’s group at Zurich University. The researchers at ETH Zurich have set themselves the ambitious task of mapping the interac-tion among these genes so that, ultimately, they can be described within the context of a large network. Interaction occurs via proteins, which is why they too are of interest to researchers. Aebersold and his research associate Matthias Gstaiger, who heads this project, are focusing on identifying two to three hundred proteins and examing how they behave. There is great temptation to extract only the most intriguing aspects from the puzzle and to concentrate research solely on them. While this tendency has revealed some interesting approaches, Professor Aebersold uses gentle persuasion to urge his mainly younger colleagues to keep their horizons broad and to view systems biology in its entirety: even the avant-garde sometimes needs guidance.

www.imsb.ethz.ch/researchgroup/gstaigem/research

A network of human proteins in complex interaction with a group of enzymes (phosphatases) that are important for controlling cell growth.

Cell Growth Under the Scrutiny of Systems Biology Cell growth and death are central biological processes which involve a host of genes. By casting a new light on how this complex network interacts within itself, systems biology provides a glimpse at a new scientific territory.


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Systems biology is ideal for experimentation when both technical and institutional innovation are needed. In this context, SystemsX is an exemplary research initiative. It brings together biologists, physicists, computer scientists and mathematicians to develop a broad understanding of cell mechanisms. SystemsX is a joint research initiative by ETH Zurich and the universities of Zurich and Basel. In addition, there are projects that involve industrial partners. It is within this framework that the Competence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Diseases (CC-SPMD), formed by ETH Zurich and Zurich University Hospital, invited Roche Pharmaceutical Company as partner.

At the CC-SPMD, metabolic illnesses are the main research interest with special emphasis on diabetes. The first priority is to find out more about beta cells which produce insulin

in the pancreas. Using a systems biology approach allows researchers to gain important in-depth knowledge, and more: they expect it will pave the way for a fundamental-ly new understanding of diabetes. One future possibility, for example, could be to be able to anticipate changes about to take place in cells well before diabetes actually sets in. ETH Zurich, Zurich University Hospital and Roche all have high hopes for the program. Wilhelm Krek, Professor of Cell Biology at ETH Zurich, is one of the heads at the CC-SPMD. By working with Professor Krek and his associates, Roche welcomes university expertise, and foresees that this joint platform will attract young researchers to careers in indus-trial research. For its part, ETH Zurich seeks to benefit from its industrial partner’s practical expertise. In short, a syner-getic matrix is forming that may well become a breeding ground of ideas, resulting in the rapid implementation of research results to the benefit of diabetes patients.

www.ccspmd.ethz.ch

Spotlight on Diabetes Diabetes is one of the most significant metabolic disorders in the industrialized world. Together with the Roche Company and Zurich University Hospital, ETH Zurich started a large-scale research initiative using a systems biology approach.

Images of an islet of Langerhans in the pancreas, consisting mainly of the insulin-producing beta cells and several glucagon-producing alpha cells. In diabetes the production of insulin in the beta cells dries up.

Insulin dyeing of beta cells: greenGlucagon dyeing of alpha cells: red

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Fabrizio Noembrini and Marcel Wickart are working on the way ahead for the future of energy in Switzerland.Y page 36

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Environmentally conscious and powerful

In Focus: Energy Research

Energy Science Center: Researching the Energy System of the Future Energy research is more important than ever before. The challenges of the future can only be overcome with the help of intensive research and training. The ETH Zurich Energy Science Center combines more than 35 chairs.


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“In its present form, the global energy system cannot be sustained for an increasingly affluent world population. The most important challenges can be clearly formulated:

a) energy-induced greenhouse emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), already are causing substantial change in the global climate; b) pressure on the remaining, mainly primary fossil energy sources, production of which cannot keep pace in the long term with growing requirements; c) local and regional environmental damage by pollutants from energy transformation processes, with negative effects on health, productivity and quality of life. The challenges can only be overcome with the help of intensive interdisciplinary research, development and training. ETH Zurich has a long and proven track record of expertise in the areas of energy research. In 2005, the Energy Science Center (ESC) was founded; 2006 was its first year of operation. More than 35 research groups from 11 of 16 departments in total are working at ETH Zurich’s ESC. The research focuses on strategic issues for the future of energy and climate-friendly technologies, energy efficiency, renewable energies, new energy systems for power gene-ration and mobility. Socioeconomic factors are also inclu-ded. Based on the first Latsis Conference in October 2006, “Research Frontiers in Energy Science and Technology” – considered a great success – the ESC wants to establish an international ETH Zurich conference on the future of energy.

Furthermore, the ESC is working on the development of a coherent strategy that will address the global energy system of the 21st century. Switzerland will be regarded as a particularly important model for comparison. One aim of the strategy is to formulate recommendations on which politics and government can elaborate, and to put forward scientific viewpoints to opinion leaders in society. Nonethe-less, efforts should still be made to highlight new and pro-mising areas of research. There should then be appropriate follow-up for the content and form of the relevant training, and further education opportunities. Ultimately, ETH Zurich seeks to strengthen Switzerland’s competitiveness in the energy sector through dialogue with industry.”

www. esc.ethz.ch

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Konstantinos BoulouchosProfessor at the Institute of Energy Technology and Head of the Energy Science Center

The effect of present-day political decisions on energy and infrastructure will last for decades. With the Energy Navigator from ETH Zurich, there is now a powerful and sophisticated tool that uses computer modelling to predict how the energy landscape in Switzerland will develop. The results are not only of interest for scientists, they are im-portant for the energy sector as well. For instance, Zurich’s power station wants to optimize its network planning using a version of Energy Navigator customized to the power station’s requirements.

The Energy Navigator, with its various submodules, can model individual aspects of the Swiss energy system (the entire transport sector for example). Macroeconomic models also are available. Socio-economic conditions too can be plotted, like population growth, GDP, energy prices and future technical developments. All of these models are linked to each other. Within the energy sector, the Energy Navigator maps the subtle interacting effects and interdependencies of politics, society and technology, and the software enables detailed

calculation of various scenarios that may occur within an energy policy. The Navigator demonstrates both the impli-cations for energy consumption in all possible sectors (elec-tricity, transport, heating) and the associated environmen-tal aspects, in particular CO2 emissions. To make the Energy Navigator easy to use, an optional user-friendly interface is being devised.

The Energy Navigator, whose development coincided with the 150th anniversary of ETH Zurich, is the result of close collaboration between two of the university’s institutes, en-gineering sciences and social sciences. Both bodies – each working from its own point of departure – joined forces to address various energy problems. The technical side, which also included the practical implementation of the models in the software, was taken on by the Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory at the Institute of Energy Technology headed by Prof. Konstantinos Boulou-chos. Contributions from social sciences on the economic issues came from the Chair of Eberhard Jochems of the Center for Energy Policy and Economics.

www. cepe.ethz.ch www. lav.ethz.ch

Energy Navigator: the Future of Energy in SwitzerlandThe worldwide energy problem is preoccupying planners in industry and services, just as much as it exer-cises environmental politicians or economists concerned about a market that will be able to function in a sustained manner. All of them depend on a reliable glimpse of the future. This is exactly what the ETH Zurich Energy Navigator is.


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SectorHydropower 36 188 36 745 37 236Nuclear energy 25 492 22 602 16 902CHP (combined heat power), fossil fuel, thermal power and other renewable fuels 2 498 8 064 24 439Overall electricity production 38 912 52 077 70 452Source: Energy-Navigator ETH Zurich

Development of electricity production in Switzerland Reference scenario, 2003–2035, in GWhel

Radiotherapy is an indispensable part of cancer treatment. The techniques used increase the efficient destruction of tumor tissue while preserving the integrity of the surround-ing tissues to the extent possible. In the case of deep-seated tumors, for instance, the preferred method in the future will be radiotherapy with hadrons (subatomic particles, protons or heavy ions). This approach incorporates research at the Tera Foundation (Terapia con Radiazioni Adroniche), which aims for particle energies of up to 4700 mega-volts (MeV). Precisely conditioned high-voltage rectangular pulses of amplitudes to 200000V, with extreme edge steepness and lengths of a few microseconds, are required to power the sources of radiation, which for energy-related reasons are operated intermittently. Generating pulses of this type, using highly dynamic switched pulse sources – often refer-red to as modulators – represents an important focus of international research into pulsed power.

In the Department of Power Electronics and Electrome- trology, a team of researchers under Prof. Johann Kolar and Dr. Jürgen Biela has developed for the first time a solid-state modulator, using the latest power semi-conductors which can be detached and changed. This modulator enables the setting of the pulse parameters to be extremely precise, thus potentially leading to very high radiation efficiency. Furthermore, if a fault occurs, a pulse can be shut down immediately to prevent damage to the modulator. In this way, the lifespan of expensive equipment is significantly increased. The system also displays very high-performance density, which means a very low functional volume that assures wide-range versatility.

The research group will significantly expand pulsed power research in the future. It also will focus on applications in the areas of bioengineering (for example, in cell control and support for wound healing), as well as environmental technologies where, for instance, gases, fluids or solids can

be decontaminated using cold plasmas. Large-scale indu-strial installations for waste gas purification are another promising application. Here, the tiniest dirt particles can be drawn from the air by ionization, using pulsed technology to achieve high levels of purification. All these challenges are welcomed by ETH Zurich researchers. And their spirit of enterprise has been recognized by the European Power Supply Manufacturers Association. It is not by chance that in October, 2006, EPSMA nominated ETH Zurich as the best European university for power electronics.

www. lem.ee.ethz.ch

Pulsed Power: Energy for RadiotherapyInnovative technology for energy, important for the environment as well, is making an impact on advanced medical technology. For example, researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a highly specialized energy source for cancer therapy.

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Intelligent and connected

In Focus: Information Technology

Prof. Lothar Thiele’s team is developing wireless networks with intelligent agents to monitor the environment. Y page 42

NanoTera.CH: Information Technology for the 21st Century Information and Communications Technology (ICT) shapes the future of human life. ETH Zurich, together with EPFL, has submitted a Switzerland-wide initiative to promote information technology for the 21st century.


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“There can be no future without vision. The “NanoTera.CH” research initiative, launched at both federal universities, is a bold vision: the vision of future information and com-munications technology as an engineering science with a strong interdisciplinary orientation that combines two fundamental trends within information technology. The trend towards increasingly smaller components and in-creasingly larger, widely distributed information struc-tures should be used creatively and across disciplines.

As a leading science and engineering university, ETH Zurich, joined by EPFL, is aware of its special responsibility. Widely supported by major IT companies in Switzerland, the “NanoTera.CH” proposal for the national promotion of information technology for the 21st century was sub-mitted in December 2006 to the ETH Board. In addition to both federal universities, this initiative includes cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and industrial companies.

The proposed research and development network will make cutting-edge technologies for information technol-ogy available at a broad level, and it will prepare founda-tions for central issues relating to future information tech-nologies. Plans include developing large-scale distributed information processing systems in the tera range with extremely large sensor networks by extending the bound-aries of present-day technologies far into the nano range and beyond. This also involves the development of an

algorithmic base and software technology to guarantee the operation of such systems.

High-performance computing and networks for the se-cure transfer of enormous quantities of data have to be advanced. This challenge requires that investment be made in high-risk, yet potentially profitable concepts such as quantum physics, and entirely new theoretical infor-mation processing methods. Two years ago, ETH Zurich already made a major initial investment when the QSIT quantum centre was established. This interdisciplinary working group is dedicated entirely to quantum mechan-ics and its value to information technology. The MNSP platform for micro- and nanosciences is also of equal significance. The “NanoTera.CH” initiative will profoundly change the industrial landscape in Switzerland with lasting effect. In so doing, it will lay the foundations for new economic development.”

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Rüdiger VahldieckHead of the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich

At the Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory small, inconspicuous boxes have been placed along the corridors, on window ledges, shelves and cabinets. At times they may blink, but they make no noise and do not vibrate. Nevertheless, these are busy boxes: in constant radio dia-logue with each other, they form a network that covers the entire floor. They have no central base and require only low transmitter power. They function according to a principle borrowed from the alarm system model where emergency signals are forwarded from one point to the next, thereby travelling over long distances. But the tiny network agents developed at ETH Zurich are capable of much more than simply keeping an information relay system running. On an ongoing basis, they themselves organize their network structure, independent of central control. Called BTnodes, these instruments have been developed by Jan Beutel un-der Prof. Lothar Thiele. Not much bigger than a matchbox, a BTnode contains, in addition to a Bluetooth wireless trans-mitter, a powerful microprocessor and batteries. In future, the units should be able to generate the required power themselves, using solar cells, for example.

If the network topology alters, whether due to reception faults or the failure of a module, then the agents imme-diately sort themselves out in order to maintain uninter-rupted operation of the network; there is no need for constant monitoring by an administrator. This autonomy means that the BTnodes are an interesting product when it comes to monitoring applications. A whole range of sensors can be connected to the boxes. One application would be environmental monitoring. Another easily organized possi-bility is a pollutant measuring system: sensors are attached and the boxes are placed in an area under surveillance. As soon as the network has been established, the devices in-dependently collect data that can be viewed from any point on the network. In short, the networked BTnodes are an entirely new type of measuring instrument that is clearly superior to the old technology for both continuity as well as fine decomposition in data collection.

There are interesting applications for the BTnodes in build-ing engineering too. Working with architects, it is possible to develop a diagnostic tool in order to find out if a build-ing is “sick”, as the problem is called. The high reliability of BTnodes also makes them attractive for security applica-tions, such as fire alarms. This development has already resulted in a promising collaboration with Siemens.

www.btnode.ethz.ch

BTnodes: Smart Network AgentsIt may sound like science fiction but at ETH Zurich it is reality: wireless networks incorporationg intelligent agents that both monitor the network and reorganize if faults occur.


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BTnode, no bigger than a matchbox

Ultra-small electronic systems, sensors for example, are the research focus of Professor Hierold and his team. Even to-day, microsystems (or MEMS) are state-of-the-art in many areas; ETH Zurich researchers are now advancing into the realm of nanosystems. These are systems whose function is controlled by the characteristics of materials and struc-tures in the nano range. Nanotubes made from carbon are key elements with characteristics acknowledged as being outstanding. Carbon nanotubes are macromolecules con-sisting of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms. Around the world, they are being intensely examined because of their excellent electronic and mechanical properties.

ETH Zurich researchers have integrated nanotubes such as these on a micromembrane, and developed a pressure sensor that exploits the piezoresistive properties of these carbon nanotubes. The demonstrator promises previously unattainable miniaturization of pressure sensors. The trick now will be to find methods that will enable controlled manufacture in large quantities at low prices. Intensive studies are being carried out to determine how carbon nanotubes can be specifically integrated and their proper-

ties reproduced by means of local catalytic growth or as-sembly processes.

If this hurdle can be passed, the number of potential applications is huge. Nanosensors could be used in medi-cine for precise, in-situ pressure measurements in arteries or the oesophagus. They could even be used to measure the force between individual cells and when they interact with biomolecules such as proteins, for example. Nanosystems could serve as a means of transport for medicines or as super small and minimally invasive diagnostic instruments. In general, the ultraminiature sensors and actuators are promising new dimensions in miniaturization in informa-tion technology, the opening up of new areas of application and of course low costs.

www.micro.mavt.ethz.ch/research/nanotransducers

Nanosensors: Advancing Into a New DimensionEver smaller, and ever better – is yet another trend in both information and sensor technology. The future will take place in a nano world at the level of a billionth of a meter.

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Carbon nanotube in a microsystem (microscope image).

Platform for micro- and nanosciencesMicro- and nanosciences form the basis of innovation, in particular in information and communications technology. At ETH Zurich the platform for micro- and nanosciences (MNSP) is an interdepartmental Competence Center and network of over 40 research groups comprising nine departments and centers. At the same time, MNSP is also making significant contributions to the Nano Tera CH initiative.

www.micronano.ethz.ch

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Michael Salzmann (Science City project manager) and architect Ute Schneider at the Piazza of Science City where people and ideas meet.Y page 46

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High-tech with a thinker’s culture

In Focus: Science City

What began as a vision is now becoming reality: in 2006, the definitive go-ahead was given for Science City. In spring, the master plan for the urban development of Science City was made public – an indication that the project had reached a decisive phase. In December, the Zurich City Council ap-proved the master plan virtually unanimously, thus clearing the way for further stages of the construction of Science City.

Focus on sustainabilityThe broad support for Science City is due mainly to the im-mense efforts by ETH Zurich to create a university model that is an ecologically, economically and socially exempla-ry campus for the 21st century. A series of Ideas Workshops, embracing some 40 independent organizations represent-ing the most diverse areas of sustainability, investigated the key topics of transport, energy, the environment and living

space. The results of their deliberations have an essential influence on the shape of things to come. So has the inter-national competition that was opened in October on the integrated sustainability of Science City. At the same time, experts within ETH Zurich prepared a detailed draft of the best design for present and future buildings that included a rational use of energy and a reduction in CO2 emissions

in accordance with the Kyoto protocol. The aim is to make Science City the best example of a 2000 watt society that functions creatively and responsibly.

Emphasis on research Implementation of the utilization strategy is going accord-ing to plan: the projects for student accommodation and an academic guest house with adjacent public restaurant are underway and the architecture competitions for 2007 have been prepared. Such practical and social considerations con-tribute to the creation of a vibrant research location that will decisively continue to develop its scientific infrastruc-ture. Construction of the Information Science Lab began in February. Working in close collaboration with users and various experts in communications and information, the in-tention is to tap new, innovative forms of information trans-mission and processing. In fall the architecture competition for the new “Life Science Platform” research building was successfully concluded. Also in fall, the Executive Board ap-proved the preliminary concept for the dedicated “Life Sci-ence Park” that will provide laboratory and office space for spin-off companies in the very early stages of setting up.Due to the generous support of Zurich Cantonal Bank, which is contributing 12 million Swiss francs to the new Science City Sports Center, construction of the center was able to start in November. The Institute of Human Move-ment Sciences and Sport will be able to move in on schedule and university sports will be up and running again from summer 2008.

People meet Science“Science City Meeting Place” was launched with great suc-cess in November. Every Sunday, this ETH Zurich program encourages the public, ETH Zurich students and staff to increase their awareness of current research. Researchers give short talks and everyone is invited to visit their laboratories. Prominent guests from politics, business and cul-

Science City – a Living Entity In 2006, Science City, one of the most important strategic projects at ETH Zurich, reached major mile-stones. The ETH Zurich Hönggerberg site is visibly developing into a hub of science in the midst of society.

In Focus: Science City

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Enthusiasts of “Science City Meeting Place”

ture meet ETH Zurich professors for “Science Talk on Sun-day”. Guided tours through the buildings and installations show the unfamiliar sides of the ETH Zurich Hönggerberg site. The program, supported by Zurich Cantonal Bank and the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper, has been enthusiastically welcomed. On the first six Sundays, over 2600 visitors at-tended “Science City Meeting Place” events, far exceeding ETH Zurich’s expectations.

The establishment of “Science City Youth Chess” in fall was an indication that the people who live in the area consider Science City their own and have come to regard it as a focal point for the community. In just three months, the club has developed into the largest youth chess club in the Zurich region.

On the whole, ETH Zurich has moved significantly closer to its objective of systematically developing the Hönggerberg site into a “City District with a Thinkers’ Culture” – a stimu-lating and accessible part of the neighbourhood, open and welcoming to all.

www. sciencecity.ethz.ch

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Scenes from Science City: First Lab, the new Information Science Lab, entrance hall to the Physics Department, Science City Bistro.

Concept Science City With Science City, ETH Zurich is creating a platform that combines the demands, expectations and desires of science, the corporate world and the public. Science City enhances the appeal of Zurich as a place of research and education, and it plays a key role in the development of the university. To further these objectives, architectural measures are required that corrspond to the master plan drawn up by Prof. Kees Christiaanse. Science City will have a 15-point strategy. Within these main points, around 60 modules are being pursued, of which 32 of them in 2006 were in the process of being actively implemented.

The achievements of a university cannot all be expressed in figures.

However, some figures speak for themselves. For example:

ó �the outstanding position of ETH in international

university rankings,

ó � �the appeal of ETH Zurich for teachers, researchers

and students from all over the world,

ó �the leading role of ETH in reforming courses

in line with the Bologna reform.

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Figures and Facts

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International university rankings have aroused great attention in the

past few years. ETH Zurich is among the best.

Grading of ETH Zurich in various rankings:

ó �worldwide among the top 25ó �in sixth place in Europe ó �in second place in Continental Europe

Success in Rankings

Position 2005 2006

Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings

The World’s Top Universities 21 24Top European Universities 6 6Top Continental European Universities 2 2Top Science Universities 12 11Top Technology Universities 12 12

Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai JiaoTong University 27 27

The Top Global Universities, Newsweek 21

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to outstandingly qualified teachers, researchers and students from all

over the world.

Attractive Study and Research Location

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The change from the degree courses to the Bachelor/Master

programs took place for all disciplines. In fall 2006 alone,

ETH Zurich launched a total of 17 new Master programs,

thus confirming its role as a European leader in the Bologna reform.

Currently, the courses offered by ETH Zurich are as follows:ó �24 Bachelor programsó �26 consecutive Master programsó � �10 specialized Master programsó �1 joint degree Master program with

TU Delft (NL) and RWTH Aachen (D)

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Development of ETH Zurich

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Graduations (details from page 66) 1 890 1 884 1 849 1 769 1 876 2 001 2 379of which diplomas 1 191 1 265 1 190 1 163 1 066 974 932of which Bachelor - - - - 1 118 381of which Master1 - - - - 101 170 271of which doctorates 523 488 483 429 471 506 569of which NDS, MAS and MBA2 176 131 176 177 237 233 226of which women 475 477 462 451 532 557 708

Students (details from page 63) 11 596 11 927 12 390 12 626 12 505 12 705 13 412of whom undergraduates 9 030 9 311 9 570 7 701 5 816 3 928 2 655of whom Bachelor students3 - - - 2 003 3 703 5 230 6 320of whom Master students - - - - - 514 1 248of whom doctoral candidates 2 262 2 300 2 455 2 529 2 614 2 674 2 794of whom MAS and MBA students4 304 316 365 393 372 359 395of whom women 3 051 3 235 3 486 3 670 3 656 3 724 3 977

New admissions (details from page 62) 2 822 3 180 3 289 3 113 2 816 3 342 3 917of which undergraduates 2 023 2 369 2 352 1 002 258 192 145of which Bachelor students - - - 1 285 1 694 2 003 2 002of which Master students - - - - - 222 729of which doctoral candidates 613 605 701 606 631 680 770of which MAS and MBA students 186 206 236 220 233 245 271of which women 809 905 1 015 988 862 975 1 252

Professorships (full-time equivalents) 333 343 340 356 358 349 359of which assistant professorships 49 57 59 64 57 53 50of which women 24 24 23 25 25 25 28Number of students per professorship 34.8 34.7 36.5 35.4 34.9 36.4 37.4

Personnel (details from page 60)Staff 7 338 7 705 7 980 8 068 8 140 8 191 8 543Full-time equivalents 5 344 5 512 5 757 5 891 5 984 6 009 6 297of which scientifi c staff for teaching and research5 3 271 3 445 3 617 3 591 3 619 3 588 3 820of which other staff for teaching and research 844 820 878 1 014 1 066 1 116 1 150of which women 1 409 1 470 1 591 1 623 1 703 1 701 1 825

Finances (details from page 55)Expenditure (in million CHF) 1 058.9 1 069.7 1 099.8 1 119.6 1 119.2 1 157.1 1 172.7of which budget resources (in million CHF) 931.2 938.9 960.3 966.4 959.2 977.2 988.6of which third party res. (in million CHF) 127.7 130.9 139.5 153.2 160.0 179.9 184.1

1 Master degrees were already awarded from 2004 onwards in pilot programs. 2 Postgraduate study programs.3 Students in pilot programs were recorded as Bachelor students in 2003.4 Including MAS in Secondary and Higher Education (2006: 71). The MAS SHE certifi es the completion of a program in didactics and was introduced at the beginning of the 2006/07 winter semester. 5 Excluding professors.

Further fi gures at: www.fc.ethz.ch/facts

ETH Zurich at a Glance

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1. Budget resources1 966 391 959 221 977 175 988 578 11 403 1.2Overall expenditure (excl. investments) 766 343 778 058 795 516 804 939 9 423 1.2of which personnel expenses 598 921 580 204 588 286 608 318 20 032 3.4of which materials expenses 167 422 197 855 207 231 196 622 -10 609 -5.1Investments 200 048 181 163 181 659 183 638 1 980 1.1

of which investments in building 161 136 129 086 111 207 131 119 19 912 17.9of which movables3 38 912 52 077 70 452 52 520 -17 932 -25.5

2. Third-party funds 153 161 159 994 179 875 184 083 4 208 2.3Overall expenditure (excl. investments) 146 516 154 226 165 263 175 154 9 892 6.0of which personnel expenses 121 484 125 408 128 450 131 968 3 518 2.7of which materials expenses 25 032 28 818 36 812 43 186 6 374 17.3Investments 6 645 5 768 14 613 8 929 -5 683 -38.9

of which investments in building - - - - - -of which movables3 6 645 5 768 14 613 8 929 -5 683 -38.9

Total expenditure 1 119 552 1 119 215 1 157 050 1 172 661 15 611 1.3Overall expenditure (excl. investments) 912 859 932 285 960 779 980 094 19 315 2.0of which personnel expenses 720 405 705 612 716 736 740 285 23 549 3.3of which materials expenses 192 454 226 673 244 043 239 808 -4 235 -1.7Investments 206 693 186 930 196 271 192 568 -3 704 -1.9of which investments in building 161 136 129 086 111 207 131 119 19 912 17.9of which movables3 45 557 57 845 85 064 61 449 -23 615 -27.8

1 Budget resources = funding from the Federal government and fees.2 Retirement pension payments for professors subject to former regulations are now (as of 2005) paid directly by Publica (2003: CHF 38.7 million).3 Incl. donated properties.

Overall View of Expenditure (in CHF 1000)

Breakdown of Expenditure 2006 (in CHF m)

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Breakdown of Expenditure by Discipline(in CHF 1000 and on basis of funding/budget responsibility)

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Architecture and Building SciencesArchitecture 38 319 32 156 3 278 35 434 2 885 34 951 2 990 379Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering 52 928 39 012 4 723 43 735 9 193 46 601 4 648 1 679Total 91 247 71 169 8 000 79 169 12 078 81 552 7 638 2 058

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering 55 969 34 542 6 687 41 230 14 739 46 476 4 429 5 064Information Technology and Electrical Engineering 55 979 32 253 6 608 38 862 17 117 44 986 5 142 5 850Computer Science 35 822 26 682 2 455 29 137 6 685 33 185 2 336 302Materials Science 24 180 17 056 2 421 19 477 4 704 20 829 2 076 1 276Total 171 950 110 534 18 171 128 705 43 245 145 476 13 983 12 491

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 25 492 20 740 1 650 22 390 3 102 24 681 756 55Physics 69 862 40 530 14 178 54 708 15 155 49 230 17 625 3 007Chemistry and Applied Biosciences 81 916 54 670 8 519 63 189 18 726 64 444 11 764 5 707Biology 69 764 39 458 9 982 49 440 20 324 53 688 11 594 4 481Total 247 033 155 398 34 329 189 726 57 307 192 043 41 739 13 250

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences 35 362 19 358 6 643 26 001 9 361 27 188 4 836 3 337Environmental Sciences 46 312 33 939 4 235 38 174 8 138 40 408 4 798 1 106Agricultural and Food Sciences 38 101 25 519 2 755 28 275 9 826 31 491 5 167 1 443Total 119 775 78 816 13 633 92 450 27 325 99 087 14 802 5 886

Management and Social SciencesManagement, Technology, and Economics 16 853 10 745 1 082 11 827 5 026 15 727 1 067 59Humanities, Social and Political Sciences 26 640 13 301 1 853 15 153 11 487 22 185 3 874 581Total 43 493 24 046 2 934 26 980 16 513 37 912 4 941 640

Total departments 673 499 439 962 77 068 517 030 156 469 556 070 83 103 34 326

Projects and centers 17 582 - 3 447 3 447 14 135 7 726 8 776 1 080

Extra-departmental teaching and research units 32 962 28 086 1 960 30 046 2 915 15 982 8 446 8 534

Total teaching and research 724 042 468 048 82 475 550 524 173 518 579 778 100 325 43 939

Executive Board and central authorities 317 500 228 148 78 787 306 935 10 565 160 507 139 484 17 510Investments in buildings 131 119 131 119 - 131 119 - - - 131 119

Total executive board, central authorities and building investments 448 619 359 267 78 787 438 054 10 565 160 507 139 484 148 628

Grand total, expenditure 1 172 661 827 315 161 263 988 578 184 083 740 285 239 808 192 568

1 Funds to meet core remit in teaching and research, to provide services and to support infrastructure projects.2 Funds for department-specifi c, temporary projects in teaching, research and infrastructure not covered by basic fi nancing.

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Change Share 20062003 2004 2005 2006 2006 to 2005 in %

Origin expenditure of third-party resources

Funding agencies national 50 185 55 300 57 200 63 892 6 692 34.7International organizations (EU research programs) 16 919 15 266 16 449 21 039 4 590 11.4Federal contracts; other public offi ces 30 322 29 172 36 713 32 165 -4 548 17.5Business-oriented research, other third-party funds 48 371 52 033 49 632 52 202 2 570 28.4Endowments, bequests, special funds 7 364 8 223 19 881 14 785 -5 096 8.0Total third-party resources 153 161 159 994 179 875 184 083 4 208 100.0

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Funding 1 136 572 1 179 516 42 944 3.8Swiss Confederation funding 959 212 983 550Third-party resources 177 360 195 966

Miscellaneous revenue 55 009 55 676 667 1.2Proceeds from sales 28 233 25 961Fees and revenue from services 13 158 15 363Other revenue (incl. school fees) 8 886 8 241Financial income 4 732 6 111

Extraordinary and outside revenue 4 967 4 725 -242 -4.9Extraordinary revenue (incl. income from securities) 4 024 3 784Outside revenue 943 941

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Materials expenditure 43 887 49 496 5 609 12.8Expenditure on materials 36 581 38 561Movables (without capital goods) 7 306 10 935

Personnel expenditure 716 816 740 430 23 614 3.3Wages and salaries 590 413 610 949Social security 35 342 36 785Staff insurance 50 173 51 537Accident and health insurance 3 312 3 617Other personnel expenditure 37 576 37 542

Materials expenditure 225 855 220 502 -5 353 -2.4Premises 18 652 16 892Maintenance, repairs, leasing 20 182 24 825Water, energy, operating material, waste disposal 19 219 24 278Administration 8 062 8 862IT and telecommunication 40 798 40 263Other services and fees 37 472 37 767Other general expenditure 19 978 17 301Financial requirements 46 4Depreciation 61 446 53 310

Extraordinary and outside expenditure 193 700 220 380 26 680 13.8Extraordinary expenditure (incl. securities expenses) 4 242 4 145Contributions, other transfer expenditure 12 147 15 875Outside expenditure 0 2Change in provisions 177 311 200 358

Total expenditure 1 180 258 1 230 808 50 550 4.3

Total result 16 290 9 109 -7 181 -44.1

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Total expenditure (in acc. with income statement) 1 180 258 1 230 808

Expenditure not incurring expenses -208 876 -241 624–Depreciation -61 446 -53 310+/– Changes in provisions not incurring expenses -141 058 -183 344+/– Changes in accruals/deferrals not incurring expenses -6 372 -4 970

Expense-reducing income -10 603 -10 682

Expenses not included in expenditure 196 271 194 159+ Investments (buildings, movables, IT) 196 271 192 568+/– Changes in accumulated liabilities 0 1 591

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year-on-year comparison based on the current ETH Zurich organizational structure)

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Architecture and Building SciencesArchitecture 273 17 290 293 19 312Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering 326 65 391 353 87 440Total number of positions 599 82 681 647 105 752

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering 351 102 452 356 123 479Information Technology and Electrical Engineering 300 146 446 308 137 445Computer Science 224 49 273 253 62 315Materials Science 151 29 180 166 31 197Total number of positions 1 026 325 1 352 1 083 353 1 436

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 189 30 219 205 29 234Physics 325 98 424 327 88 416Chemistry and Applied Biosciences 472 114 586 477 129 607Biology 381 116 497 387 139 526Total number of positions 1 367 360 1 726 1 396 386 1 782

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences 159 62 221 172 69 242Environmental Sciences 268 61 330 281 60 341Agricultural and Food Sciences 216 70 286 209 73 282Total number of positions 643 194 836 662 203 865

Management and Social SciencesManagement, Technology and Economics 124 22 146 128 35 163Humanities, Social and Political Sciences 105 68 173 104 79 183Total number of positions 229 90 320 233 114 346

Total departments 3 863 1 051 4 915 4 021 1 161 5 182

Projects and centres 31 10 41 39 5 44

Extra-departmental teaching and research units 62 35 97 76 26 102CSCS Manno 31 - 31 38 1 39Collegium Helveticum 7 4 12 8 4 12FIRST-Lab 6 - 6 6 1 7KOF Swiss Economic Institute 9 22 32 10 18 27others 8 9 16 15 3 17

Total teaching and research 3 957 1 096 5 053 4 136 1 192 5 328

Total executive board staff and central units 925 32 957 948 21 969of which infrastructure management 875 22 897 895 7 902of which exec. board staff and other personnel 50 10 60 53 14 67

Total number of positions (full-time equiv.) 4 881 1 128 6 009 5 084 1 213 6 297

1 Due to the rounding up of full-time equivalents to the nearest integer, the line and column totals may contain rounding differences. Changes to the organizational structure in 2006 have produced shifts in the departments’ or teaching and research units’ fi gures for the previous year in comparison with the 2005 annual report (changes already included above).

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Breakdown of Establishment(full-time equivalents, cut-off date 31 December 20061,year-on-year comparison based on the current ETH Zurich organizational structure)

Women Men Total Women Men Total

Professorial postsFull professorships 16 259 275 18 260 278Associate professorships 1 19 20 5 26 31Assistant professorships 9 45 53 6 44 50Total professsorial posts 25 323 349 28 330 359of which temporary positions 9 45 53 6 44 50of which part-time positions 1 16 18 1 16 18

Other teaching and researchAssistants/scientifi c staff 776 2 539 3 316 867 2 676 3 543Technical and administrative staff 470 646 1 116 495 654 1 150Teaching/research assistants 84 188 273 79 197 276Total other teaching and research 1 330 3 374 4 704 1 442 3 527 4 969of which temporary positions 999 2 659 3 658 1 104 2 817 3 921of which part-time positions 863 1 275 2 138 910 1 337 2 246

Total teaching and research2 1 356 3 697 5 053 1 470 3 858 5 328

Infrastructure managementFinance and controlling 19 31 50 23 37 60Corporate communications 15 10 25 16 12 28Rector’s offi ce 31 18 49 32 19 51Teaching center 9 16 26 11 17 28ETH library 98 80 178 104 76 181IT 27 150 177 24 146 170Personnel department 19 16 35 19 16 34Real estate 91 266 357 84 266 350Total infrastructure management 310 587 897 313 589 902of which temporary positions 51 62 113 51 78 129of which part-time positions 179 105 283 180 110 290

Executive Board staff and other personnel2 35 25 60 41 26 67of which temporary positions 9 6 16 12 9 21of which part-time positions 17 7 25 19 9 28

Total no. of positions (full-time equivalents) 1 701 4 308 6 009 1 825 4 472 6 297of which temporary positions 1 068 2 772 3 840 1 173 2 948 4 121of which part-time positions 1 061 1 403 2 464 1 110 1 473 2 583

Trainees and interns 45 104 149 56 110 166

1 Due to the rounding up of full-time equivalents to the nearest integer, the line and column totals may contain rounding differences. 2 The personnel in the extra-departmental teaching and research units will now be consolidated in the teaching and research total.

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ProgramArchitecture and Building SciencesArchitecture 82 65 249 291 - - 17 14 57 45 405 415Civil Engineering 5 5 127 109 - 36 22 32 - - 154 182Environmental Engineering 2 - 36 42 - 12 4 9 - - 42 63Geomatics and Planning 6 4 24 22 - 15 5 4 26 - 61 45Total 95 74 436 464 - 63 48 59 83 45 662 705

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering 5 6 244 272 88 137 79 69 - - 416 484 Electrical Eng. and Information Technology 9 4 197 178 6 9 64 66 - - 276 257 Computer Science 10 4 141 116 - 57 33 52 - - 184 229 Materials Science - 2 39 51 9 19 37 32 - - 85 104 Biomedical Engineering - - - - 18 21 - - - - 18 21Total 24 16 621 617 121 243 213 219 - - 979 1 095

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 5 5 90 102 - 30 19 19 - 15 114 171Computational Science and Engineering - - 2 3 12 3 4 13 - - 18 19Physics 26 15 137 138 - - 48 68 - 30 211 251Chemistry 8 5 64 54 32 44 69 67 - 7 173 177Chemical Engineering - - 15 19 12 18 17 14 - - 44 51Interdisciplinary Sciences 1 - 18 31 - - 6 4 - - 25 35Pharmaceutical Sciences - 1 84 88 - 25 27 23 - - 111 137Biology 7 7 125 105 - 59 83 104 - 9 215 284Physical Education and Sports 1 - 115 110 30 49 2 3 - 21 148 183 Total 48 33 650 650 86 228 275 315 - 82 1 059 1 308

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences - 5 48 45 - 43 20 24 - 2 68 119Environmental Sciences 7 5 123 101 - 59 53 58 - - 183 223Forest Sciences - - - - - - 4 - - - 4 –Agricultural Science 5 3 34 48 - 9 27 31 - 2 66 93Food Science 2 - 56 64 - 13 21 3 17 9 96 89Total 14 13 261 258 - 124 125 116 17 13 417 524

Management, Social Sciences and OtherManagement, Technology, and Economics 10 9 - - 15 58 12 40 106 73 143 180Humanities, Social and Political Sciences - - - - - 13 7 21 39 58 46 92Professional Offi cer - - 35 13 - - - - - - 35 13Physical Education and Sports Teacher 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 -Total 11 9 35 13 15 71 19 61 145 131 225 285

ETH Zurich Total 192 145 2 003 2 002 222 729 680 770 245 271 3 342 3 917

Percentage women 28.1 32.4 29.6 30.4 23.4 32.9 28.5 32.3 33.9 39.9 29.2 32.0Percentage foreigners 78.1 85.5 12.0 16.4 23.9 23.6 54.6 59.4 35.5 33.6 27.0 29.9

1 Of which 35 (2005) and 187 (2006) new ETH-external entrants. 2 Of which 402 (2005) and 491 (2006) new ETH-external entrants.3 Including MAS in Secondary and Higher Education (2006: 71). The MAS SHE certifi es the completion of a program in didactics and was introduced at the beginning of the 2006/07 winter semester. 4 Of which 178 (2005) and 219 (2006) new ETH-external entrants.

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Undergraduates1Bachelorstudents

Masterstudents

Doctoral candidates

MAS/MBA students3 Total

2005 2006 2005 20062 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

ProgramArchitecture and Building SciencesArchitecture 742 568 417 657 - - 92 94 78 66 1 329 1 385 Civil Engineering 148 94 269 347 - 36 85 103 - - 502 580 Environmental Engineering 65 50 129 158 - 12 30 32 - - 224 252 Geomatics and Planning 50 33 65 82 - 15 48 47 26 26 189 203 Rural Engineering and Surveying - - - - - - - - - - - -Total 1 005 745 880 1 244 - 63 255 276 104 92 2 244 2 420

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering 193 58 763 909 88 224 250 276 - - 1 294 1 467 Electrical Eng. and Information Technology 46 37 605 577 265 303 318 306 8 - 1 242 1 223 Computer Science 464 318 412 474 - 57 151 168 - - 1 027 1 017 Materials Science 33 16 106 137 9 28 112 115 - - 260 296Biomedical Engineering - - - - 18 39 - - - - 18 39Total 736 429 1 886 2 097 380 651 831 865 8 - 3 841 4 042

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 175 132 213 286 - 30 72 79 - 15 460 542Computational Science and Engineering 16 5 30 34 12 15 9 20 - - 67 74Physics 374 289 243 333 - - 187 197 20 30 824 849Chemistry 65 52 172 172 32 59 273 261 - 7 542 551Chemical Engineering 1 - 38 57 12 23 54 54 - - 105 134Interdisciplinary Sciences 44 32 21 49 - - 14 13 - - 79 94Pharmaceutical Sciences 68 34 220 257 33 56 83 82 - - 404 429Biology 308 218 337 404 - 59 312 334 - 9 957 1 024Physical Education and Sports 38 18 410 444 30 79 7 8 - 21 485 570Total 1 089 780 1 684 2 036 119 321 1 011 1 048 20 82 3 923 4 267

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences 100 67 128 164 - 43 108 103 - 2 336 379Environmental Sciences 366 256 334 412 - 59 224 222 - - 924 949Forest Sciences 77 51 - - - - 22 16 - - 99 67Agricultural Science 93 58 89 112 - 9 105 112 - 2 287 303Food Science 99 75 148 185 - 13 59 46 20 14 326 333Total 735 507 699 883 - 124 518 499 20 18 1 972 2 031

Management, Social Sciences and OtherManagement, Technology, and Economics 115 56 - - 15 76 48 74 169 153 347 359Humanities, Social and Political Sciences - - - - - 13 11 32 38 50 49 95Professional Offi cer - - 81 60 - - - - - - 81 60Physical Education and Sports Teacher 248 138 - - - - - - - - 248 138Total 363 194 81 60 15 89 59 106 207 203 725 652

ETH Zurich Total 3 928 2 655 5 230 6 320 514 1 248 2 674 2 794 359 395 12 705 13 412

Percentage women 32.9 32.7 28.8 29.2 20.0 27.2 26.9 28.1 29.2 35.2 29.3 29.7Percentage foreigners 14.5 14.3 11.7 13.4 16.1 19.6 54.6 55.9 35.1 29.1 22.4 23.5

1 Including teaching certifi cate following degree (2005: 600; 2006: 617). The teaching certifi cate certifi es the completion of a program in didactics and this was superseded by two new courses of study at the beginning of the 2006/07 winter semester.2 In contrast to the previous year, double registrations on a Bachelor and Master program have been counted in both categories (2006: 418).3 Including MAS in Secondary and Higher Education (2006: 71). The MAS SHE certifi es the completion of a program in didactics and was introduced at the beginning of the 2006/07 winter semester.

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Under- graduates %

Bachelor students %

Master students %

Doctoral candidates %

MAS/MBA students % Total %

EU

Germany 174 59.6 336 54.6 65 29.5 701 46.7 47 46.5 1 323 48.5Austria 28 9.6 58 9.4 6 2.7 82 5.5 4 4.0 178 6.5Italy 5 1.7 8 1.3 3 1.4 117 7.8 5 5.0 138 5.1Luxembourg 13 4.5 47 7.6 4 1.8 22 1.5 2 2.0 88 3.2France 6 2.1 11 1.8 11 5.0 38 2.5 - 0.0 66 2.4Greece 1 0.3 3 0.5 10 4.5 27 1.8 6 5.9 47 1.7Netherlands 2 0.7 3 0.5 1 0.5 20 1.3 2 2.0 28 1.0Great Britain 3 1.0 1 0.2 2 0.9 20 1.3 - 0.0 26 1.0Sweden 2 0.7 3 0.5 1 0.5 16 1.1 1 1.0 23 0.8Poland - 0.0 5 0.8 - 0.0 14 0.9 1 1.0 20 0.7Spain 1 0.3 3 0.5 1 0.5 15 1.0 - 0.0 20 0.7Hungary 1 0.3 4 0.7 - 0.0 8 0.5 1 1.0 14 0.5Slovakia 1 0.3 - 0.0 - 0.0 12 0.8 - 0.0 13 0.5Others 3 1.0 9 1.5 6 2.7 42 2.8 1 1.0 61 2.2Total 240 82.2 491 79.8 110 50.0 1 134 75.6 70 69.3 2 045 75.0

Rest of EuropeRussia - 0.0 18 2.9 5 2.3 34 2.3 2 2.0 59 2.2Turkey 3 1.0 11 1.8 15 6.8 21 1.4 2 2.0 52 1.9Liechtenstein 8 2.7 20 3.3 3 1.4 4 0.3 1 1.0 36 1.3Rumania 1 0.3 1 0.2 3 1.4 22 1.5 3 3.0 30 1.1Croatia 1 0.3 4 0.7 1 0.5 13 0.9 1 1.0 20 0.7Republic of Serbia 3 1.0 3 0.5 4 1.8 6 0.4 - 0.0 16 0.6Ukraine 1 0.3 2 0.3 - 0.0 11 0.7 - 0.0 14 0.5Bulgaria 1 0.3 3 0.5 2 0.9 6 0.4 1 1.0 13 0.5Others 2 0.7 7 1.1 7 3.2 6 0.4 - 0.0 22 0.8Total 20 6.8 69 11.2 40 18.2 123 8.2 10 9.9 262 9.6

AsiaChina 10 3.4 25 4.1 19 8.6 61 4.1 4 4.0 119 4.4India 2 0.7 4 0.7 13 5.9 45 3.0 3 3.0 67 2.5Iran - 0.0 2 0.3 6 2.7 17 1.1 2 2.0 27 1.0Korea 5 1.7 1 0.2 1 0.5 4 0.3 1 1.0 12 0.4Others 4 1.4 9 1.5 10 4.5 35 2.3 2 2.0 60 2.2Total 21 7.2 41 6.7 49 22.3 162 10.8 12 11.9 285 10.4

AmericaUnited States of America 4 1.4 2 0.3 7 3.2 33 2.2 3 3.0 49 1.8Canada - 0.0 - 0.0 5 2.3 13 0.9 - 0.0 18 0.7Brazil - 0.0 2 0.3 1 0.5 12 0.8 - 0.0 15 0.5Others 4 1.4 9 1.5 10 4.5 35 2.3 2 2.0 60 2.2Total 9 3.1 9 1.5 19 8.6 65 4.3 9 8.9 111 4.1

AfricaAlgeria - 0.0 2 0.3 - 0.0 2 0.1 - 0.0 4 0.1Others 1 0.3 3 0.5 2 0.9 7 0.5 - 0.0 13 0.5Total 1 0.3 5 0.8 2 0.9 9 0.6 - 0.0 17 0.6

Australia 1 0.3 - 0.0 - 0.0 5 0.3 - 0.0 6 0.2New Zealand - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 2 0.1 - 0.0 2 0.1Total 1 0.3 - 0.0 - 0.0 7 0.5 - 0.0 8 0.3

Total 292 100 615 100 220 100 1 500 100 101 100 2 728 100

1 Without residence permit C.

Foreign Students1 in 2006/2007 Winter Semester by Nationality

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Bachelor Degrees

2004 2005 2006

Program Total Total Total Men Women

Architecture and Building SciencesArchitecture - - - - -Civil Engineering - - 20 19 1Environmental Engineering - - 14 9 5Geomatics and Planning - - 13 12 1Total - - 47 40 7

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering - 55 121 113 8 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 1 2 6 6 -Computer Science - - 4 4 -Materials Science - - 13 6 7Total 1 57 144 129 15

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics - - 7 6 1 Computational Science and Engineering - 6 6 3 3Physics - - - - -Chemistry - 14 35 24 11Chemical Engineering - 8 9 6 3Interdisciplinary Sciences - - - - -Pharmaceutical Sciences - - 18 2 16Biology - - 35 19 16Physical Education and Sports - 13 46 16 30Total - 41 156 76 80

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences - - - - -Environmental Sciences - - - - -Agricultural Science - - 2 - 2Food Science - - 3 - 3Total - - 5 - 5

Management and Social SciencesProfessional Offi cer - 20 29 28 1Total - 20 29 28 1

ETH Zurich total 1 118 381 273 108

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Diplomas and Master Degrees

2000 2004 2005 2006

Program Total Total Total Total Men Women

Architecture and Building SciencesArchitecture 207 147 153 143 75 68 Civil Engineering 58 24 37 51 40 11Environmental Engineering 21 11 24 16 10 6Geomatics and Planning - 10 17 14 12 2Rural Engineering and Surveying 36 - - - - -Total 322 192 231 224 137 87

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering 92 102 95 132 125 7Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 93 80 100 93 86 7Computer Science 52 123 93 138 121 17Materials Science 21 19 36 18 13 5Biomedical Engineering - - - - - -Total 258 324 324 381 345 36

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 44 51 37 51 35 16Computational Science and Engineering 6 9 8 11 10 1Physics 72 71 72 70 60 10Chemistry 37 26 15 28 18 10Chemical Engineering 8 10 5 6 4 2Interdisciplinary Sciences 8 8 5 5 1 4Pharmaceutical Sciences1, 52 49 38 41 5 36Biology 90 124 83 92 51 41Physical Education and Sports - 17 32 21 7 14Total 317 365 295 325 191 134

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences 36 46 27 28 19 9Environmental Sciences 66 80 96 107 53 54Forest Sciences 43 29 39 24 19 5Agricultural Science 52 33 25 37 22 15Food Science 34 41 39 23 5 18Total 231 229 226 219 118 101

Management and Social SciencesManagement, Technology, and Economics 63 57 68 54 41 13Humanities, Social and Political Sciences - - - - - -Total 63 57 68 54 41 13

ETH Zurich total 1 191 1167 1144 1203 832 371

1 of which “Staatsexamen” (state examination) 51 48 36 40 5 35

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2000 2004 2005 2006

Departments Total Total Total Total Men Women

Architecture and Building Sciences

Architecture 2 6 8 11 8 3

Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering 26 38 26 27 21 6Total 28 44 34 38 29 9

Engineering SciencesMechanical and Process Engineering 29 34 42 41 37 4

Information Technology and Electrical Engineering 69 39 54 80 69 11

Computer Science 20 13 31 27 24 3

Materials Science 23 20 18 22 17 5

Total 141 106 145 170 147 23

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 9 17 12 13 11 2

Physics 48 28 49 55 45 10

Chemistry and Applied Biosciences1 93 93 78 100 64 36

Biology 68 52 69 70 31 39

Total 218 190 208 238 151 87

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences 20 26 19 23 17 6

Environmental Sciences2 63 57 56 53 35 18

Agricultural and Food Sciences 40 35 28 34 23 11

Total 123 118 103 110 75 35

Management and Social SciencesManagement, Technology and Economics 13 13 16 13 10 3Humanities, Social and Political Sciences - - - - - -Total 13 13 16 13 10 3

ETH Zurich total 523 471 506 569 412 157

1 Of which doctorates in Pharmaceutical Sciences: 23 (2000), 21 (2004), 24 (2005) and 25 (2006; women: 18).2 Of which doctorates in Forest Sciences: 6 (2000), 3 (2004), 9 (2005) and 7 (2006; women: 4).

Doctorates

Federal Diplomas

2000 2004 2005 2006Total Total Total Total Männer Frauen

Physical Education and Sports Teacher / diploma I and II1 123 148 141 19 9 10Professional Offi cer2 27 32 - - - -

Certificates in complementary studies1, 3

Physical Education and Sports Teacher 21 31 43 41 13 28

1 The Physical Education and Sports Teacher training diplomas and complementary studies are to be discontinued. 2 Since 2005 Professional Offi cers have graduated with a Bachelor degree. 3 Complementary studies are an additional program completed on top of Physical Education and Sports Teacher training.

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Teaching Certificates1

2000 2004 2005 2006Program Total Total Total Total Men Women

Architecture and Building SciencesArchitecture 2 3 1 - - -Civil Engineering 1 - - 2 - 2Environmental Engineering - - - 1 - 1Total 3 3 1 3 - 3

Engineering SciencesMechanical Engineering 2 3 3 2 1 1Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 5 1 4 3 3 -Computer Science 2 6 14 10 9 1Materials Science - - - 1 1 -Total 9 10 21 16 14 2

Natural Sciences and MathematicsMathematics 3 8 8 3 2 1Computational Sciences - - - 1 1 -Physics 6 6 20 11 11 -Chemistry 6 3 4 7 4 3Pharmaceutical Sciences - 1 2 - - -Biology 11 17 12 14 6 8Physical Education and Sports - 1 2 3 1 2Total 26 36 48 39 25 14

System-Oriented Natural SciencesEarth Sciences 3 1 5 5 2 3Environmental Sciences 14 8 7 7 2 5Forest Sciences 1 - - - - -Agricultural Science 10 9 3 4 2 4Food Science 6 6 - 6 - 4Total 34 24 15 22 6 16

Management and Social SciencesManagement, Technology and Economics 1 - - - - -Total 1 - - - - -

ETH Zurich total 73 73 85 80 45 35

1 Teacher training which leads to the acquisition of the teaching certifi cate can be completed during or after study.The award of the teaching certifi cate presupposes a Master degree or diploma qualifi cation.

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Certificates of Completed Postgraduate Studies (MAS, MBA, NDS)

2000 2004 2005 2006Program Postgraduate studies1 Total Total Total Total Men Women


Architecture Architecture 36 46 55 33 18 15Landscape Architecture - 11 12 10 7 3

Civil Engineering Hydraulic Schemes - 24 - - - -Hydrology - 14 1 - - -

Water Resources Management and Engineering 3 - - - - -

Geomatics and Planning Spatial Planning - 2 22 1 - 1Total 39 97 90 44 25 19


Electrical Engineering and Information Technology NDS Information Technology 8 3 7 3 2 1Total 8 3 7 3 2 1


Mathematics MAS Finance2 - - - 19 15 4Physics Medical Physics 20 17 1 18 16 2Total 20 17 1 37 31 6


Food Science Human Nutrition 16 19 16 14 3 11Total 16 19 16 14 3 11


Management, Technology and Economics

Occupational Health 10 11 3 5 2 3Management, Technology and Economics 53 49 66 65 55 10

Supply Chain Management- 14 17 22 20 2

Humanities, Social and Political Sciences

Developm. and Cooperation (NADEL) 18 21 5 21 9 12Intellectual Property 12 6 28 15 7 8

Total 93 101 119 128 93 35

ETH Zurich total 176 237 233 226 154 72

1 A postgraduate study program is an organized course of one year’s duration if full-time or two years in service/part-time, and covers at least 600 contact hours (lectures, practice sessions and other supervised activities), as well as a a degree thesis taking 3–4 months. Due to the limited availability of work, laboratory and work experience placements, admission to most postgraduate study programs is restricted. The number of participants can therefore not be increased at will, despite suffi cient demand. 2 MAS Finance is offered in collaboration with Zurich University. Participants are registered at Zurich University.

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Certificates of Completion of Postgraduate Courses

2000 2004 2005 2006Program Postgraduate Course1 Total Total Total Total Men Women


Geomatics and Planning Space as a Factor of Decision Making 9 29 - - - -Spatial Information System 15 25 20 16 9 7

Total 24 54 20 16 9 7


Mechanical Engineering Risk and Safety 23 37 33 - - -Computer Science Computer Science 12 46 14 12 10 2Total 35 83 47 12 10 2


Mathematics Applied Statistics 4 44 33 - - -

Pharmaceutical Sciences Radiopharmacy Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry 18 12 - 10 5 5

Total 22 56 33 10 5 5


Earth Sciences Applied Earth Science 5 69 - 2 2 -Total 5 69 - 2 2 -

Management, Social Sciences and Other

Humanities, Social and Political Sciences

Development and Cooperation (NADEL) 15 57 22 19 9 10

Interdisciplinary E-Learning - 41 6 7 6 1Total 15 98 28 26 15 11

ETH Zurich total 101 360 128 66 41 25

1 A postgraduate course (NDK) is an organized training program at an academic level provided on an in-service basis, generally in modular form, and comprises at least 200 hours’ study and, at most, a relatively short written dissertation. Due to the limited availability of work, laboratory and practical training positions, entry to most postgraduate courses is restricted.The number of participants thus cannot be increased at will, despite suffi cient demand.

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International Research CollaborationSixth EU Framework Program

Number of running

projects in 2006

Committed contribu-

tions OFES in 1000 CHF

Committed contribu-tions EU

in 1000 EUR

Committed contributions

total in 1000 CHF Participation in the Sixth Framework Program of EU 2002–2006

Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health (LIFE) 22 2 724 6 258 12 737 Information society technologies (IST) 60 6 382 18 170 35 454 Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices (NanoMatPro) 12 1 199 2 888 5 820

Aeronautics & Space 6 - 1 584 2 534 Food quality and safety (Food) 6 166 973 1 723 Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems (EESD) 36 3 401 5 073 11 518 Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society (Governance) - - - -Policy-oriented research (Policy support) 2 463 - 463 New and Emerging Science & Technologies (NEST) 11 - 3 061 4 898 SME-related measures 1 - 426 682 Specific measures in support of international cooperation (INCO) 5 - 657 1 051 Research and innovation (Innovation) - - - -Human resources and mobility (Mobility) 49 977 10 344 17 527 Research infrastructures (Infrastructures) 2 - 353 565 Science & Society 1 - - -Coordination of Research Activities (ERA-NET) 2 - 262 419 EURATOM 1 117 - 117 Total sixth Framework Program 216 15 429 50 049 95 507

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Spin-off 17 10 10 10 12 9 16Patents 123 86 84 80 75 77 84Contracting covering licence and technology transfer n/a 29 14 22 60 60 53

No. of applications

submittedof which

approved

Amount approved

in CHF 1000

ETH research projects 120 71 14 965Swiss National Science Foundation research projects 231 153 19 863Swiss National Science Foundation Scholarships

Young researchers 58 38Assessment

transferred to SNSF*

Advanced researchers 13 8Assessment

transferred to SNSF*

*Swiss National Science Foundation.

Submitted 36Approved 4Approved following revision 18Forwarded to the Cantonal Ethics Commission 14

Research

Projects Evaluated by the ETH Zurich Research Commission in 2006

Collaboration with Private Sector

Projects Evaluated by the ETH Zurich Ethics Commission in 2006

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Library 2000 2004 2005 2006

Overall holdings 5 570 000 6 460 000 6 712 000 6 790 000of which individual works and journal volumes 2 430 000 2 510 000 2 600 000 2 622 000 of which in micro form 2 133 700 2 142 000 2 183 000 2 198 000of which picture documents 420 000 1 200 000 1 286 000 1 295 000of which maps and plans n/a 335 000 365 000 392 000 of which individual hand-written documents 242 000 257 000 257 000 259 000of which electronic documents 4 600 15 300 20 900 27 143 of which subscribed electronic journals 1 500 7 050 7 660 7 916 of which current printed journals 5 800 5 200 5 330 5 188 Databases on ETH network1 110 200 153 149New acquisitions, full range of media 49 000 60 000 137 000 81 000Users n/a 28 575 28 400 29 230Borrowed 445 000 333 700 293 000 291 000Articles from journals (copies sent) 106 000 223 662 236 000 216 000 Websites hits2 38 084 476 591 373 000 334 000Hits E-Collection (full text) n/a 341 000 725 000 958 000 Hits electronic journals (full text) n/a 1 345 420 1 573 000 1 851 000Hits databases1 n/a 807 820 402 000 425 000Hits E-Books n/a n/a 59 700 78 000

1 From 2005 portals with full text and reference books are no longer included.2 Due to a change in the method of calculating, the number fell from 2004 to 2005.

IT Services 2000 2004 2005 2006

Active IP addresses 25 000 79 588 99 212 107 010Wireless access points - 250 396 710Transferred data amount between ETH Zurich and the internet1 (in terabyte) 55 801 729 827Data stored in Netbackup in the data silos (in terabyte) 70 630 950 1 100 Data stored by Netbackup per day (in terabyte) 1.1 4.0 13.0 13.0Web links to the ETH Zurich schedule of lectures n/a n/a 1 980 000 2 770 000Transferred data (in gigabytes) n/a n/a 112.7 180 Staff’s software orders n/a 20 792 22 354 22 674Registered software licences n/a 45 821 53 026 52 791Students’ software orders n/a n/a 11 379 19 023Number of training courses - - 174 196Number of course days - - 250 283 Number of participants - - 1 250 1 443Number of “lunch & learn” presentations - - - 6Number of participants - - - 694Number of student courses - - 50 48Number of participating students - - 1 075 1 343

1 From 2005 students’ data traffic from home was no longer included in the figures as the technical connectivity was achieved differently.

Real Estate 2000 2004 2005 2006

ETH Zurich property (owned by ETH Zurich or the Swiss Confederation) 217 206 205 204Rented property 68 60 53 47Managed main used area1, 2 (MUA, in m2) 362 685 403 100 424 574 421 152Managed net floor area3 (NFA, in m2) 665 997 787 800 828 471 829 090

1 Main used area (MUA) of property managed by infrastructure division Real Estate, of which occupied by ETH Zurich: 342 403 m2 (2000), 380 400 m2 (2004), 397 259 m2 (2005) and 389 760 m2 (2006).

2 Of which undergoing rebuilding or refurbishment and not occupied: HNF: 3 440 m2 (2000), 37 167 m2 (2004), 13 405 m2 (2005) and 16 623 m2 (2006). NGF: 4 470 m2 (2000), 54 500 m2 (2004), 15 256 m2 (2005) and 19 492 m2 (2006).

Selected Indicators

Zahlen und Fakten

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Ascom (Schweiz) AG

Basler & Hofmann AG

Baugarten Stiftung

Bonizzi-Theler-Stiftung

Collano AG

Collegium Helveticum

Coop

Credit Suisse Group

De Beers Consolidated Mines

DEZA Direktion für Entwicklung und

Zusammenarbeit

Dr. Branco Weiss

Dr. Vollenweider AG

DSM Nutritional Products AG

EMBO European Molecular Biology Organization

Emil-Barell-Stiftung

ESF European Science Foundation

Esperanza Medicines Foundation

Fondation Bay

Fondation Téléthon Action Suisse

Forschungsstiftung Mobilkommunikation

Fredy’s Backwaren

FWF Der Wissenschaftsfonds

Geberit Holding AG

Gebert-Rüf-Stiftung

GIAN – Geneva International Academic

Network

Gottfried-und-Julia-Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung

Donations

Hasler-Stiftung

Helmut-Horten-Stiftung

HFSP Human Frontier Science Program

Organization

Jubiläumsstiftung der Schweizerischen

Mobiliar Genossenschaft

Kanton Zürich

Kantonal-Zürcherische Krebskommission

Körber-Stiftung

Krebsliga des Kantons Zürich

Medicor Foundation

Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience

Nestlé SA

Novartis Pharma AG

Oncosuisse

Oskar und Karin Müller

Peter Scartazzini

Pfizer (Schweiz) AG

Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch

Roche Research Foundation

Schweizerische Stiftung der Kakao- und

Schokoladewirtschaft

Schwyzer Stiftung

SHG Stiftung für humanwissenschaftliche

Grundlagenforschung

Staub/Kaiser-Stiftung Winterthur

Stiftung Academia Engelberg

Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumünster

Stiftung Hasler-Werke

Swisscom AG

Syngenta Crop Protection

The Micronutrient Initiative

The Rockefeller Foundation

UBS AG

UBS Optimus Foundation

Velux-Stiftung

Volkswagen Stiftung

Vontobel-Stiftung

Walter-Haefner-Stiftung

Werner-Siemens-Stiftung

ZIL Swiss Centre for International Agriculture

Zürcher Kantonalbank

and other donators who wish to remain

unnamed.

ETH Zurich has done its utmost to ensure that the list is complete and correct. Errors, however, can never be fully excluded.

The following companies, foundations and private individuals provided financial support to ETH Zurich or the ETH Foundation in 2006. Many thanks to all of them!

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Prof. Franz Füeg

Prof. Dr. Jacob N. Israelachvili

Barbara H. Liskov

Prof. Dr. Eugene W. Myers

Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger

Dr. Josef Studinka

Jakob Zweifel

Honorary Doctors of ETH Zurich

Honorary guests were:

Dr. Niklaus Bühler

Dr. Verena Steiner

Prof. Dr. Karl von Meyenn

On ETH Day 2006, the Rector, Prof. Konrad Osterwalder, awarded honorary doctorates to the following persons:

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FiguresandFacts

Y Prof. Abrial, Jean-Raymond, D-INFK, Member of the Academia Europaea, 2006, Academia Europaea, UK

Y Aeberli, Isabelle, D-AGRL, Servier- For-schungspreis 2006, Servier (Suisse) SA, Meyrin

Y Prof. Aebersold, Rudolf, D-BIOL, Buecher Medaille, FEBS 2006 Istanbul

Y Prof. Aebersold, Rudolf, D-BIOL, Anerkennung Forschungsarbeit, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Y Prof. Amrhein, Nikolaus, D-BIOL, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Angélil, Marc, agps.architecture , D-ARCH, Neue Horizonte Ideenpool holz 21: Auszeichnung 2006, Förderprogramm des Bundesamts für Umwelt BAFU, Bern

Y Prof. Angélil, Marc, agps.architecture. , D-ARCH, Next LA Honore Award, 2006, American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles.

Y Anhorn, Karin, D-BAUG, Culmann-Preis, Culmann-Fonds, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Baiker, Alfons, D-CHAB, Most Cited Paper Award 2003-2006, Tetrahedron Asymme-try

Y Prof. Baiker, Alfons, D-CHAB, ICI HighlyCited, Thomson Web of Science

Y Bannert, Michael, D-AGRL, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Barral, Yves, D-BIOL, Vice President, Conférence Jacques Monod, CNRS, Paris, France

Y Prof. Berger, Imre and Fitzgerald, Daniel, D-BIOL, 2nd Prize in the ETH/McKinsey Venture 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Bilic, Grozdana (Heike Hall), D-MATL, Investi-gation Award, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, CA USA

Y Binetti, Andrea, D-BAUG, Culmann-Preis, Culmann-Fonds, ETH Zürich

Y Bischof, Stephan, D-ARCH, SIA-Preis, SIA Schweiz

Y Blumer, Samuel, D-BAUG, Hatt-Bucher-Preis (1. Rang), ETH Zürich

Awards and Honours

Y Bockarjova, Marija/Prof. Andersson Göran, D-ITET, Best paper, 9th International Confe-rence on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, Stockholm, Sweden 2006.

Y Bogdal, Christian, D-CHAB, Otto Hutzinger Student Presentation Award, Wellington Laboratories Inc., Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Y Böhme, Thomas, D-MAVT, Student Congress Award, FISITA 2006 World Automotive Con-gress

Y Prof. Bölcskei, Helmut, D-ITET, 2006 IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Y Bolli, Oliver, D-ARCH, ETH Medaille, ETH Zürich

Y Bolognesi, Colombo, D-ITET, Golden List of Referees Award, IEEE, Electron Device Society

Y Bonhage, Barbara, D-GESS, Worlddidac Award 2006, Worddidac Foundation, Bern

Y Botsch, Mario, D-INFK, Borchers Medaille, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Y Botsch, Mario, D-INFK, Nominierung GI Dissertationsspreis, Gesellschaft für Informatik, Germany

Y Botsch, Mario/Gross, Markus, D-INFK, Best Paper Award, Symposium on Geometry Processing

Y Prof. Boulouchos, Konstantinos / Lämmle Christian, D-MAVT, Innovationspreis der deutschen Gaswirtschaft 2006, Arbeitsgemein-schaft für sparsamen und umweltfreundlichen Energieverbrauch ASUE, Kaiserslautern

Y Dr. Brunner, Philip, D-BAUG, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Bucher, Stefan, D-ERDW, CHGEOL Award, CHGEOL

Y Budke, Dirk, D-ITET, Werner von Siemens Excellence Award 2006, Siemens Generation 21 Deutschland

Y Buehrer, Stephan, D-ARCH, Architektonischer Wettbewerb, Bäretswil, 3. Preis, Gemeinde Bäretswil

Y Buehrer, Stephan, D-ARCH, Architektonischer Wettbewerb, Wettsteinhalle, 2. Preis, Stadt Basel

Y Buehrer, Stephan, D-ARCH, Architektonischer Wettbewerb, Parpan, 2. Preis, Fam. Jaeger

Y Buehrer, Stephan, D-ARCH, Architektonischer Wettbewerb, Southpoint, 2. Preis, New York

Y Prof. Bühlmann, Peter L., D-MATH, IMS Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA

Y Dr. Burg, Andreas, D-ITET, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Capello, Christian, D-CHAB, SETAC Europe LCA Young Researcher Award, SETAC Europe, Brüssel

Y Caravati, Matteo, D-CHAB, Poster Prize, International Operando Spectroscopy Confer-ence, Toledo, Spain

Y Prof. Carreira E. M, D-CHAB, Schering lecture, Schering AG, Berlin, Deutschland

Y Prof. Carreira, E. M., D-CHAB, Tetrahedron Symposium, Kyoto Japan, Tetrahedron

Y Caruso, Antonello, D-ITET, ISIB-CNR Master’s Thesis Award 2006, Institute of Biomedical Engineering – Italian National Research Council

Y Caruso, Antonello, D-ITET, SSBE Student Award 2006, Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering

Y Prof. Cellier, Francois E., D-INFK, Mitglied, Gelehrten-Gesellschaft Zürich

Y Chandrasekharan, Rico, D-PHYS, Venture 2006, Business idea competition, ETH Zurich/ McKinsey & Co. Switzerland

Y Christ, Clara, D-CHAB, VECS Alumni-Preis, VECS, Zürich

Y Prof. Christiaanse, Kees/Rieniets Tim und Studenten, D-ARCH, ZIPBau Award 06, ZIPBau Inst. für Bauplanung u. Baubetrieb, ETH

Y Prof. Christodoulou, Demetrios, D-MATH, Bodossaki Prize, Bodossaki Foundation

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Y Connolly, James, D-ERDW, Gallagher Fellow-ship, Gallagher Fondation, University of Calgary, Canada

Y Cornelis, Nico/Leibe, Bastian/Cornelis, Kurt/Prof. Van Gool, Luc, D-ITET, CVPR 2006 Video Proceedings Best Video Award, IEEE Computer Society

Y Davatz, Giovanna, D-PHYS, Winner of Venture 2006, McKinsey&Company and ETH Zürich

Y de la Hamette, Patrick, D-ITET, Best paper Presentation, ARCS 2006 in Frankfurt

Y Delbruck, Tobi, D-PHYS, 2005 Runner up best paper, Sensory Systems Technical Comittee, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society

Y Delbruck, Tobi, D-PHYS, ISSCC 2006 Out-standing European Paper Award, Solid State Circuits Society

Y Delbruck, Tobi, D-PHYS, 2006 Best demon-stration award, Sensory Systems Technical Comittee, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society

Y Prof. Andrea Deplazes, D-ARCH, RIBA Book-Prize 2005, Royal Institute of British architects

Y Deplazes, Gaudenz, D-ERDW, Willy-Studer-Preis, ETH Zürich

Y Deplazes, Gaudenz, D-ERDW, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Detmar, Michael, D-CHAB, Jeffrey Schechner Memorial Lecture, Yale University

Y Prof. Diederich, François, D-CHAB, August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann-Denkmünze, GDCH

Y Dockendorf, Cédric, D-MAVT, Venture Leaders 2006 Preis, Gebert-Rüf Stiftung in Zusammen-arbeit mit KTI

Y Dolenc, Jozica, D-CHAB, 36th Krka Prize, Krka d. d., Novo mesto, Slovenia

Y Prof. Dorn, Silvia, D-AGRL, Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (UK), Royal Entomologi-cal Society, London

Y Prof. Dorn, Silvia, D-AGRL, Ehrenmitglied des Schweizerischen Verbands der Ingenieur AgronomInnen und der Lebensmittel-Ingenieu-rInnen, SVIAL (Schweizerischer Verband der Ingenieur-AgronomInnen und der Lebensmit-tel-IngenieurInnen)

Y Ducard, G., D-MAVT, Award for the best paper presentation in the session «Fault Tolerant Systems», American Control Conference 2006, Minneapolis, MN

Y Dunn, Myriam, D-GESS, Millennium Award 2006, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section of the International Studies Association

Y Eisen, Olaf, D-BAUG, SCAR Research Fellow-ship 2006/07, Scientific Committee on Antarc-tic Research (SCAR), Cambridge, UK

Y Eisenhut, Christian, D-ITET, Studienpreis 2005, SEW EURODRIVE Stiftung

Y Elsener, Andreas, D-CHAB, Swiss Chemical Society Poster Prize, Swiss Chemical Society

Y Elsener, Andreas, D-CHAB, Willi-Studer-Preis, Willi-Studer Stiftung, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Embrechts, Paul, D-MATH, Opening Lecture, 28th International Congress of Actuaries, Paris, May 2006, International Actuarial Association

Y Prof. Embrechts, Paul, D-MATH, Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Actuaries, Edinburgh, UK

Y Prof. Engel, Stefanie, D-UWIS, Aufnahme in das Komitee, Verein für Sozialpolitik, Ausschuss für Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie

Y Ess, Andreas, D-ITET, Auszeichnung der Diplomarbeit mit der Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Falk, Sven, D-BIOL, Excellent poster, Swiss Stem Cell Network

Y Farkas, Karoly, D-ITET, School Winner Young Entrepreneurs Award, French External Trade Advisors

Y Farkas, Karoly, D-ITET, Nomination, Venture Leaders 2006 Award, VentureLab/KTI

Y Fehr, Max, D-MATH, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Ferri, D./Mondelli, C./Krumeich, F./Prof. Baiker, A., D-CHAB, SCS Poster Prize, Swiss Chemical Society, Bern

Y Fink, Johannes, D-PHYS, LFKP Sonderprämie 2006, Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Flühler, Hannes, D-UWIS., Ernennung zum Mitglied der Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften (acatech Deutschland)

Y Foglia, Amilcare Santino, D-BAUG, Willi-Studer-Preis, ETH Zürich

Y Foglia, Amilcare Santino, D-BAUG, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Fricker, Stephan/Prof. Vogel, Thomas, D-BAUG, Best Paper on NDT, Structural Faults & Repair 2006, Engineering Technics Press, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Y Dr. Friedrich, Felix, D-INFK, GSF Doktoranden-preis 2006, GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit in der Helmholtz-Gesellschaft, München-Neuherberg

Y Dr. Friesendorf, Cornelius, D-GESS, Postdocto-ral scholarship, October 2006–April 2008, Volkswagen-Stiftung

Y Dr. Friesendorf, Cornelius, D-GESS, Grant for Young Researchers Workshop, European Consortium for Political Research, Standing Group on International Relations

Y Fritsche, Stefan, D-ERDW, ECEES Award for Excellent Contributions to Young Scientists, First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismicity, Geneva

Y Prof. Fröhlich, Klaus, Pöltl A., D-ITET, PES Prize Paper Award, EEE Power Engineering Society

Y Prof. Fröhlich, Klaus, D-ITET, Honorary Member, Cigré

Y Fuchsberger Edith, D-MATL, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Furrer, Patrick, D-BAUG, Maggia-Preis, IM Ingegneria Maggia SA

Y Prof. Gauckler, Ludwig, J. und Mitarbeiter, D-MATL, Christian-Friedrich-Schönbein-Medaille, European Fuel Cell Forum

Y Prof. Gauckler, Ludwig, J., D-MATL, Für den besten Universitätsbeitrag, Deutsche Kerami-sche Gesellschaft e.V., DKG

Y Genini, Sem, D-AGRL, Vontobel-Preis, Hans-Vontobel-Stiftung, Zürich

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Y Genini, Sem, D-AGRL, Posterprämierung 1. Rang, Int. Soc. Anim. Genet. (ISAG)

Y Prof. Glockshuber, Rudolf, D-BIOL, Max-Bergmann Medaille 2006, Max-Bergmann-Kreis e.V. zur Förderung peptidchemischer Arbeiten

Y Gnehm, Michael, D-ARCH, Prix Jubilé 2006, Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften

Y Goedecke, Nils, D-PHYS, Best oral presentati-on award, XX Eurosensors 2006, Göteborg, Sweden, 19 September 2006

Y Gong, Guanghai, D-ITET, Chinese Govern-ment Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad 2005, China Scholarship Council (awarded at the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland on Oct. 28, 2006)

Y Dr. Goss, Kai-Uwe, D-UWIS, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Dr. Goss, Kai-Uwe, D-UWIS, Research Award, DuPont-Center for Collaborative Research, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Y Prof. Graf, Gian Michele, D-PHYS, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Gross, Markus, D-INFK, Fellow of the Eurographics Association, Eurographics Association, Geneva, Switzerland

Y Grossmann, Cristian, D-ITET, Willi-Studer-Preis 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Gruetzmacher, Hansjoerg, D-CHAB, Bryan E. Kohler Lecturer 2006, University of California at Riverside, USA

Y Prof. Grün, Armin, D-BAUG, Int. Member of the Fourth Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, LIESMARS, Technical University Wuhan, China

Y Prof. Grün, Armin, D-BAUG, Member of the Executive Committee of the International Digital Earth Society, Intern. Digital Earth Society, Beijing, China

Y Prof. Grün, Armin, D-BAUG, Fellow Professor, National Central University, Taiwan

Y Dr. Grunwaldt, Jan-Dierk, D-CHAB, Dale Sayers Award of the International XAFS Society (IXS), 13th International EXAFS Conference in Stanford, CA, USA

Y Dr. Grunwaldt, Jan-Dierk, D-CHAB, Jochen-Block-Preis of the DECHEMA , German Catalysis Society, DECHEMA, in Weimar, Deutschland

Y Prof. Gugerli, David, D-GESS, Gast des Rektors, Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin

Y Prof. Gujer, Willi, D-BAUG, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Gunde Petra, D-MATL, SVMT Award, Swiss Association for Materials Science and Tech-nology

Y Hagenmüller, Henri, D-CHAB und D-MAVT, Max Anliker Memorial Poster Award, Schweize-rische Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik, Zürich

Y Hager, Willi H., D-BAUG, 2006 Borland Lecture Award, State University, Fort Collins, USA

Y Hamprecht, Jens/Corsten, Daniel, D-MTEC, Oikos Case Writing Competition, oikos St. Gallen

Y Hanley, Jacob, D-ERDW, Julian Boldy Memori-al Award, Mineral Deposits Division, Geological Association of Canada

Y Hanley, Jacob, D-ERDW, NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Y Dr. Harders, Matthias, D-ITET, CAOS-Interna-tional Travel Fellowship 2006, CAOS-Internatio-nal, Bern, Switzerland

Y Prof. Hassler, Uta, D-ARCH, Schelling-Medaille für Architekturtheorie, Erich- Schelling-Architekturstiftung, Karlsruhe, Deutschland

Y Hebel, Dirk/Stollmann, Jörg mit Professur Hovenstadt CAAD, D-ARCH, XAVER AWARD 2006, Vereinigung des Schweizer Messebaus

Y Hebel, Dirk/Stollmann, Jörg mit Tobias Klauser/Leonard Kocan/Silvan Oesterle, D-ARCH, Schindler Award for Architecture 2006, Schindler, Luzern, November 2006

Y Heer, F./Hafizovic, S./Franks, W./Ugniwenko, T./Blau, A./Ziegler, C./Prof. Hierlemann, A. D-PHYS, Young Scientist Award, ESSCIRC European Solid-State Circuits Conference, presented at the 2006 ESDDERCE/ESSCIRC, Montreux, Switzerland, 20. September 2006.

Y Heine, Martin C., D-MAVT, Willy Studer Award, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Heinrich, Christoph, D-ERDW, SEG Silver Medal, Society of Economic Geologists , Inc., USA

Y Prof. Herrmann, Hans, D-BAUG, Ernennung zum APS Fellow, American Physical Society, College Park, MD, USA

Y Prof. Herzog, Jacques/Prof. de Meuron, Pierre, D-ARCH, RIBA Gold Medal, Royal Institute of Bri-tish Architects, London

Y Hildebrand, Felix, D-MAVT, Siemens Ex-cellence Award 2006, Siemens

Y Hilty, Manuel/Pretschner, Alexander/Schaefer, Christian/Walter, Thomas, D-INFK, Best Paper Award, International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications

Y Prof. Hilvert, Donald, D-CHAB, The Astra Zeneca Lecture, RSC

Y Hinderberger, Dariush, D-CHAB, Young Researcher Award RSC, Royal Society of Chem-istry: Inorganic Biochemistry Discussion Group, Queen Mary, University of London

Y Prof. Hoffmann, Volker/Trautmann, Thomas, D-MTEC, Best Paper Award, Academy of Management

Y Holenstein, Thomas, D-INFK, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Horstmeyer, Heinrich, D-ERDW, Honorable Mention, Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Y Prof. Hromkovic, Juraj, D-INFK, Preis des Slowakischen Literatur-Fonds, Slowakischer Literatur-Fonds, Bratislava, Slowakei

Y Huber, Tobias, D-MATL, Alu Award, Swiss Aluminium Association

Y Hungerbühler, Simone, D-CHAB, Amedis Award, second Prize, Pharma Center Basel – Zurich

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Y Prof. Hurni, Lorenz, D-BAUG, Wahl zum korrespondierenden Mitglied, Deutsche Geodätische Kommission

Y Huss, Matthias, D-BAUG, First Price, Interna-tional Glaciological Society, Cambridge, UK

Y ILA: Prof. Girot, Christophe/Voser, Martina/Kapellos, Alexandre/Coignet, Philippe, D-ARCH, 1° Premio en la Mostra Internacional Escoles de Paisatge i Arquitectura. En el marc de la IV Biennal de Paisatge de Barcelona, ETSAB Barcelona

Y Prof. Imamoglu, Atac, D-PHYS, The Muham-med Dahled Award, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Y Prof. Jackson, Andrew, D-ERDW, Bullerwell Lecturer, Royal Astronomical Society, London

Y Jenni, Simon, D-BIOL, Margaret C. Etter Student Lecturer Award, American Crystallo-graphic Society

Y Prof. Jiricny, Josef, D-BIOL, San Salvatore Prize, Fondazione San Salvatore, Lugano

Y Prof. Jiricny, Josef, D-BIOL, International Prize of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SK

Y Prof. Jochem, Eberhard, D-MTEC, Ehrung des Deutschen Bundesministers für Umwelt, Bundesminister Gabriel

Y John, Corinne/Buechi, Simon/Fitzgerald, Daniel/Prof. Berger, Imre, D-BIOL, Swiss Venture Award 2006 (2nd prize), McKinsey&Company and ETH Zurich

Y Kajiya, Kentaro, and Prof. Detmar, Michael, D-CHAB, First price for best research, 2006 China Cosmetic Science Symposium

Y Kammann, Christian, D-ARCH, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Kästli, Philipp, D-ERDW, ECEES Award for Excellent Contributions to Young Scientists, First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismicity, Geneva

Y Dr. Kaus, Boris, D-ERDW, Exceptional reviewer award, Geological Society of America

Y Dr. Keller, Thierry, D-MAVT, Diploma CTI Medtech Award 2006 , KTI/CTI, Bern

Y Kelm, Jens, D-CHAB, ESAO Award, European Society for Artificial Organs

Y Prof. Kerez, Christian, D-ARCH, Auszeichnung für gute Bauten der Stadt Zürich 2002–2005, Hochbaudepartement der Stadt Zürich, Amt für Städtebau

Y Kienzle, Florian, D-ITET, Fakultätspreis Magdeburg, Universität Magdeburg, Deutsch-land

Y Kienzler, Peter, D-BAUG, Poster Award, EGU General Assembly, 03 07-04-2005, Vienna

Y Kleine, Thorsten, D-ERDW, Nier Prize, Meteoritical Society, USA

Y Prof. Klötzli, Frank, D-UWIS, Reinhold-Tüxen Preis, Stadt Rinteln in Niedersachsen, Deutsch-land

Y Dr. Koehler, Katja, D-BIOL, Talk Award, Annual Swiss Drosophila Meeting

Y Prof. Kolar, Johann, D-ITET, 2005 Best Paper Award, IEEE, New Jersey, USA

Y Prof. Kolar, Johann, D-ITET, EPSMA Award, EPSMA (European Power Supplies Manufactur-ers Association)

Y Kolb, Florian und Kobler, Pius für PAC-Car II Team, D-MAVT, Energy Globe Award 2005, Cate-gory Youth, Energy Globe Foundation

Y Prof. Kostorz, Gernot, D-PHYS, Staudinger-Durrer Medal, Department Materials Science, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Kroening, Daniel, D-INFK, IBM Faculty Award, IBM, USA

Y Kuhn, Patrick, D-GESS, Diplomandenpreis, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, SEW Eurodrive Stiftung, Bruchsal, Deutschland

Y Prof. Künzle, Otto, D-ARCH, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Kurtz, Joachim, D-UWIS, Member of Faculty of 1000: Biology, Faculty of 1000

Y Kurtz, Joachim, D-UWIS, Fellow des Wissen-schaftskollegs zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Studies), Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Berlin

Y Dr. Läubli, Thomas, D-MTEC, ICOH Service Award, International Commission of Occupa-tional Health

Y Leibe, Bastian, D-ITET, CVPR 2006 Out-standing Reviewer Award, IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR ’06)

Y Leiber, Florian, D-AGRL, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Leibundgut, Hansjürg, D-ARCH, Ehren-mitglied SIA, SIA, Zürich

Y Leuz, Ann-Kathrin, D-UWIS, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Lipinski, W., D-MAVT, Hilti Prize, ETH Zürich

Y Lutz, Roman W., D-MATH, Challenge Winner, Performance Prediction Channel, WCCI 2006, IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, Canada

Y Machmüller, Andrea, D-AGRL, Henneberg-Lehmann-Preis, Dachverband der Futtermittel-industrie, Frankfurt, Deutschland

Y Dr. MacLeod, Matthew, D-CHAB, DuPont Centre for Collaborative Research and Educa-tion Award, Du Pont de Nemours (France) S.A., 137, rue de l’Université, F-75334 Paris Cedex 07

Y Prof. Magnago Lampugnani, Vittorio, D-ARCH, Ehrenpreis 2006 der Vereinigung freischaffender Architekten Deutschlands e.V., Vereinigung freischaffender Architekten Deutschlands e.V., Landesgruppe Bayern

Y Dr. Manser, Tanja, D-MTEC, Abstract Award Patient Safety; 2nd Place, Society for Medical Simulation

Y Dr. Manser, Tanja, D-MTEC, Best Paper Award 2006 (Category: Theme session paper), Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine

Y Prof. Mansuy, Isabelle, D-BIOL, Nomination EMBO Member

Y Masserey, Bernard, D-MAVT, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Mateo, Lluis, Josep, D-ARCH, Contract-world Award 2006

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Y Dr. Maurer, H.R./Spillmann, T./Heincke, B./Willenberg, H. and Prof. Green, A.G. , D-ERDW, One of the top presentations, Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Y Prof. McKenzie, Judith Ann, D-ERDW, Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal, European Geosciences Union, Strasbourg

Y Prof. McKenzie, Judith Ann, D-ERDW, Mem-ber of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen

Y Meier, Thomas, D-BIOL, Prix d’Encouragement, Swiss Society for Microbiology

Y Meili, Jörg, D-ITET, ABB-Forschungspreis, ABB, Schweiz

Y Meyer, Ursula, D-MAVT, Cullmann-Preis, ETH Zürich

Y Mihelj, Matjaz/Nef, Tobias/Prof. Riener, Robert, D-MAVT, Best Poster, IEEE / RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Y Möckli, M.R., D-MAVT, Jakob Ackeret-Preis, Schweizerische Vereinigung für Flugwissen-schaften

Y Mody, Karsten, D-AGRL, Posterpreis der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Phytomedi-zin, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Phyto-medizin

Y Prof. Morari, Manfred, D-ITET, 8th Nordic Process Control Award, The Nordic Working Group of Process Control.

Y Prof. Morbidelli, Massimo, D-CHAB, Honor Session of AIChE annual meeting 239 and 287, AIChE, New York

Y Moscibroda, Thomas, D-ITET, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Müller, Martina, D-AGRL Hermann Herzer Preis, Hermann-Herzer-Stiftung, Basel

Y Müller, Thomas, D-MAVT, Travel Award, International Bone Densitometry Workshop

Y Müller-Späth Thomas, D-CHAB, SPICA 2006 Poster Award (2nd prize), Dechema e.V., Frankfurt am Main (Scientific Committee, Prof. Dr. Alois Jungbauer, Chair)

Y Nazarian, Ara, D-MAVT, IBMS Young Investi-gator Award, International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM)

Y Nef, Tobias/Mihelj, Matjaz/Prof. Riener, Robert, D-MAVT, Swiss Technology Award, Swiss Technology Award Commission

Y Prof. Neri, Dario, D-CHAB, Prous Award for New Technologies in Drug Discovery, European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (www.efmc.ch)

Y Neufeld, Esra, D-ITET, ESHO Student Award 2006, European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology

Y Dr. Niederberger, Christoph, und Würmlin, Stephan, D-INFK, Venture 2006 business plan competition for LiberoVision, June 2006, McKinsey & Company and ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Y Dr. Niederberger, Christoph, und Würmlin, Stephan, D-INFK, Venture 2006 business plan competition for LiberoVision, February 2006, McKinsey & Company and ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Y Nilsson, Lina, D-MATL, 2006 Biomedical Engineering Society Graduate Research Award, Biomedical Engineering Society, USA

Y Nilsson, Lina, D-MATL, 2006 Science of Adhesion Gordon Research Conference Student Travel Fellowship, Gordon Research Conf-erences, USA

Y Oberti Stefano, D-MAVT, Basel Award for Best Poster 2006, MIPTEC 2006, Basel

Y Oberti Stefano, D-MAVT, 2. Preis, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference 2006

Y Obst, Martin, D-UWIS, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Dr. Odermatt, Stefan, D-ITET, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Oganov, Artem, D-MATL, ETH Latsis-Price, Latsis Foundation, Geneva

Y Prof. Ohmura, Atsumu, D-UWIS, Norbert Gerbier-Mumm-Preis, WMO, Genf

Y Prof. Oxenius, Annette, D-BIOL, Young Investigator Program (EMBO support), Euro-pean Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Heidelberg

Y Prof. Oxenius, Annette, D-BIOL, Robert-Koch-Förderpreis, Robert-Koch-Stiftung, Berlin

Y Prof. Parrinello Michele, D-CHAB., Triennial Somaini Physics Prize, Italian Physical Society, 2006

Y Prof. Pauly, Mark, D-INFK, Eurographics Young Researcher Award, Eurographics, Switzerland

Y Prof. Peters, René, D-CHAB, Thieme Journal Award, Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart, Deutschland

Y Pfister, Stefan, D-BAUG, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Piccirelli, Marco, D-ITET, Gesine Mohn Award, Assoc. for Research in Vision and Ophthalmol-ogy, Florida, USA

Y Dr. Pigozzi Giancarlo, D-MATL, Best Poster Award for section “Medical Applications”, Robert-Mathys-Stiftung, Bettlach, Solothurn

Y Poll, Myriam, D-UWIS, Poster-Preis, Plant Science Center Symposium, Basel

Y Prof. Poulikakos, Dimos, D-MAVT, Dr. hc. Ehrendoktor, NTU Athen

Y Pralong, Antoine, D-BAUG, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Projektteam (Dr. Feiner, Jacques, Schmid, W.A. Prof., Yn Wu), D-BAUG, Shaxi Rehabilitation Project: 2006 Travel + Leisure magazine’s Global Vision Awards, American Express

Y Prof. Pruessmann, Klaas, D-ITET, Gold Medal, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Berkeley, USA

Y Prof. Pruessmann, Klaas, D-ITET, Outstanding Teacher Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Berkeley, USA

Y Prof. Quack, Martin, D-CHAB, Erwin Schrödin-ger Gold Medal (SASP) (Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements 2006), Universität Innsbruck and SASP

Y Reeff, Mireille, D-ITET, Posterpreis, Jahreskon-gress der Schweizer Gesellschaft für Gynäkolo-gie und Geburtshilfe, Interlaken

Y Prof. Richmond, Timothy J., D-BIOL, Marcel-Benoist-Preis, Marcel Benoist Foundation, Bern

Y Rohs, Michael, D-INFK, Fritz-Kutter-Preis, Fritz Kutter-Fonds, ETH Zürich

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Y Rossinelli, Diego, D-INFK, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Roten, Daniel, D-ERDW, ECEES Award for Excellent Contributions to Young Scientists, First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismicity, Geneva

Y Rothenfluh, Tobias, D-MAVT, Prix SGVC, SGVC, Basel

Y Rousselot, Patric, D-BAUG, Willi-Studer-Preis, ETH Zürich

Y Ruch, Patrick, D-MAVT, Alu Award, Swiss Aluminium Association

Y Rupflin, Melanie, D-MATH, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Rupflin, Melanie, D-MATH, Willi-Studer-Preis, ETH Zürich

Y Sattler, Thomas, D-GESS, EITM Best Poster Prize, Summer Institute for the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models, University of Berkeley, USA

Y Saurer, Erich, D-BAUG, Culmann-Fonds, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Sbalzarini, Ivo, D-INFK, Chorafas Award, Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation

Y Dr. Schäfer, Matthias, D-BIOL, EMBO long-term fellowship, EMBO, Heidelberg

Y Dr. Schäfer, Matthias, D-BIOL, Biocenter Science Award, Biozentrum der Universität Würzburg

Y Dr. Schäfer, Matthias, D-BIOL, Elisabeth-Gateff-Preis, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Genetik

Y Schellenberg, Kristian, D-BAUG, Conference Award, 3rd International Conference on Protection of Structures against Hazards, Venice, Italy

Y Scherer, Karin, D-AGRL, Schaumann-Preis, H. Wilhelm Schaumann-Stiftung, Hamburg

Y Schindler, Christoph/Braach, Markus/Scheurer, Fabian, D-ARCH, Special Award Custom Design

Y Schitter, G./Prof. Stemmer, A./Allgöwer, F.,D-MAVT, Best Paper of Years 2004 & 2005, Asian Journal of Control; Chinese Automatic Control Society, Taiwan

Y Schmid, Andreas M., D-BAUG, Culmann-Fonds, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Schmid-Hempel, Paul, D-UWIS, Fellow des Wissenschaftskollegs zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Studies), Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Berlin

Y Schneider, Philipp, D-MAVT, New Investigator Recognition Award, Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)

Y Schneider, Philipp, D-MAVT, ASBMR Young Investigator Award, International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM)

Y Prof. Schönbucher, Philipp/Ehlers, Philippe, D-MATH, WHU Finance Award, WHU, Vallendar, Deutschland

Y Schulz, Heiko, D-MAVT, Willy Studer Award, ETH Zürich, Zürich

Y Prof. Schwab, Martin E., D-BIOL, Grass Lecture, Society of Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA

Y Schwager, Kathrin, D-CHAB, Amedis Award, third Prize, Pharma Center Basel – Zurich

Y Prof. Schwarzenbach, René, D-UWIS, ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society

Y Prof. Seebach, Dieter, D-CHAB, The EuCheMS Lectureship Award 2006 of the European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences, The 2006 Rayson-Huang Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Hong Kong

Y Prof. Seeberger, Peter H., D-CHAB, AstraZene-ca Award for Organic Chemistry 2006, AstraZe-neca UK Limited, UK-Macclesfield

Y Selcuk, Yildirim/ Borer, Martine Elise/Meinel, Lorenz/Lacroix, Christophe, D-AGRL, Best poster award (3rd ranking) , 14th International Workshop on Bioencapsulation & COST 865 Meeting Lausanne, Switzerland

Y Smieszek, Timo, D-UWIS, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Smith, Paul, D-MATL, The Leverhulme Trust Fellowship, The Leverhulme Trust, UK

Y Dr. Sodemann, Harald, D-UWIS, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Sommer, Lukas, D-BIOL, GlaxoSmith-Kline Neural Stem Cell FENS Research Award 2006, GlaxoSmithKline/Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)

Y Prof. Sorg, Jean-Pierre, D-UWIS, Doctor h. c., University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria

Y Dr. Späth, Sebastian/Dr. Häfliger, Stefan/ Prof. von Krogh, Georg, D-MTEC, Nomination for the Carolyn Dexter Award, Academy of Management

Y Spindler, Torsten/Roth, Daniel/Wartmann, Christoph, D-ARCH, Best Paper, Privacy Security Trust conference 2006, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 30.10.2006-1.11.2006

Y Spindler, Torsten/Roth, Daniel/Wartmann, Christoph/Steffen, Andreas/Prof. Hovestadt, Ludger/Prof. Van Gool, Luc, T-Inf.techno. u. Elek., PST 2006 Best Paper Award, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Ontario, Canada

Y Stauber, Martin, D-MAVT, SSBE Research Award, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik

Y Stauber, Martin, D-MAVT, IBMS Young Investigator Award , International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM)

Y Stauber, Martin, D-MAVT, Young Investigator Scholarship, Deutsche Akademie der osteologi-schen und rheumatologischen Wissenschaften

Y Dr. Stauffacher, Markus, D-AGRL, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Steinemann, Denis, Otaduy, Miguel, Prof. Gross Markus, D-INFK, Award for the Second Best Paper of the Symposium on Computer Animation 2006, Symposium on Computer Ani-mation

Y Steiner, Patrick, D-BAUG, Hatt-Bucher-Preis (3. Rang), ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Steinfeld, Aldo, Meier A., Wieckert C., D-MAVT, Electrosuisse Fachliteraturpreis, Electrosuisse

Y Prof. Steinfeld, Aldo, D-MAVT, ASME Clavin W. Rice Award, ASME, New York, USA

Y Dr. Stöferle, Thilo, D-PHYS, The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Award 2006, The Board of The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation, Luzern

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Y Prof. Stoffel, Markus, D-BIOL, Wahl in Deut-sche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina

Y Stoll, Stefan, D-CHAB, Poster Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, Electron Spin Resonance Group, Edinburgh UK

Y Streich, Rita, D-ERDW, Student Award of Merit, Society of Exploration of Geophysicists

Y Streich, Rita, D-ERDW, “Young Scientist” Award, Ground-Penetrating Radar Conference

Y Strobel, Reto, D-MAVT, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Ströhlein, Guido/Aumann, Lars/Müller-Späth Thomas/Prof. Morbidelli, Massimo, D-CHAB, Venture businessplan competition, 5th place, Venture by ETH Zurich and McKinsey&Company, Zurich

Y Prof. Struwe, Michael, D-MATH, die goldene Eule 2006, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Struwe, Michael, D-MATH, CS-Award, Best Teaching

Y Stückelberger, Jürg, D-UWIS, Student Award for the best paper 2006, Council on Forest Engineering

Y Studer, Christoph, D-ITET, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Sumner, Robert, D-INFK, MIT Sprowls Award Honorable Mention for Best Doctoral Thesis, MIT, Boston

Y Dr. Synal, Hans-Arno, D-PHYS, Paper of the Year, Journal of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Y Dr. Szczerba, Dominik, D-ITET, International Conference on Computer Science 2006, Universities of Reading, UK, of Amsterdam, NL, of Tennessee, USA

Y Sznitman, Josue, D-MAVT, Young Scientist Award, 12th Int. Symp. on Flow Visualization, Göttingen

Y Sznitman, Josue, D-MAVT, Student Travel Award, American Physical Society

Y Sznitman, Josue, D-MAVT, John Bardeen Studentship, American Physical Society

Y Sznitman, Josue, D-MAVT, Student Travel Award, Sigma Xi – The Scientific Rsearch Society

Y Tanner, Martin, D-CHAB, Posterpreis, Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Tucson, Arizona

Y Tarafder, Abhijit, D-CHAB, 1st prize of SPICA 2006 poster competition, SPICA 2006 Scientific Committee

Y Tessaro, Stefano, D-INFK, Willi-Studer-Preis, ETH Zürich

Y Prof. Textor, Marcus, D-MATL, AVS 2006 Biomaterial Interface Division Award, American Vacuum Society (AVS), USA

Y Dr. Torrilhon, Manuel, D-MATH, EURYI – European Young Investigator Award

Y Udris, Ivars, D-MTEC, Ehrenpräsident der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Organisations-psychologie

Y Uebersax, Lorenz, D-CHAB, Dr. A. Wander Preis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich

Y Prof. van de Geer, Sara, D-MATH, Correspon-dent Koninklijke, Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen

Y Prof. van Lenthe, G. Harry, D-MAVT, Travel Award, International Bone Densitometry Workshop

Y Prof. van Mier, Jan, G.M., D-BAUG, Fellow of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), RILEM, France

Y Prof. Vasella, Andrea, D-CHAB, Honorary Fellow of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Bangalore, India

Y Viné, Maria, D-ARCH, Europäischer Bauwelt-preis 2007 «Das erste Haus», Kategorie Industriebau, Europäischer Bauweltpreis

Y Prof. Vogel, Viola, D-MATL, Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2006, Julius-Springer-Verlag

Y Vögeli, Christian, D-INFK, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Vogt, Anna, D-CHAB, Poster-Preis, Dorothy-Crowfoot-Hodgkin-Symposium

Y Prof. von Krogh, Georg, D-MTEC., Election to the Chapter Board, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

Y Prof. von Krogh, Georg, D-MTEC, Advisory Board Member, Knowledge Management Professional Society

Y Voser, Martina, D-ARCH, Neubau Wohnsied-lung Triemli, 1. Preis, Baugenossenschaft Sonnengarten

Y Wagner, Arno/Dübendorfer, Thomas/Haemmerle, Lukas/Prof. Plattner, Bernhard, D-ITET, Best Paper Award, International Conference on Internet Surveillance and Protection. ICISP 2006

Y Wagner, Jörg, D-ITET, Fritz-Kutter-Preis, Fritz-Kutter-Fonds, Zürich

Y Prof. Wallraff, Andreas, D-PHYS, 2006 Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize, The Nicholas Kurti European Prize Committee, Oxford Instruments NanoScience, Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Y Walthert-Galli, Regina, D-ARCH, 1. Pro-Senectute-Forschungspreis, Pro Senectute Schweiz

Y Wang, Zhongke, Hattendorf, Bodo, Prof. Günther, Detlef, D-CHAB, Best Poster, 20. ICP-MS Anwendertreffen, Mainz, DGMS

Y Dr. Weichert, Roman, D-BAUG, Forschungs-preis, PLANAT (Plattform Naturgefahren), Bern

Y Prof. Welzl, Emo, D-INFK, Wahl zum Mitglied, Academia Europaea, London

Y Dr. Werz, Daniel B., D-CHAB, Klaus-Grohe-Preis, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Bremen, Deutschland

Y Wilm, Bertram, D-ITET, Certificate of Merits, European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology

Y Wilm, Bertram, D-ITET, Studentenpreis für den besten Vortrag, Schweiz. Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik, Zürich, Schweiz

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Y Prof. Wuestholz, Gisbert, D-MATH, Wahl zum Obmann für reine Mathematik in der Deut-schen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopol-dina, Halle a.d. Saale

Y Prof. Wuestholz, Gisbert, D-MATH, Wahl zum Stellvertretenden Senator für Mathematik in der Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Deutsche Akademie der Naturfor-scher Leopoldina, Halle a.d. Saale

Y Würmlin, Stephan, D-INFK, Venture Leaders, Swiss Young Entrepreneurs Award, Gebert-Rüf-Stiftung and VentureLab, Switzerland

Y Prof. Wüthrich, Kurt, D-BIOL, Doctor honoris causa, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Y Prof. Wüthrich, Kurt, D-BIOL, Underwood International College Distinguished Professor, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Y Prof. Wüthrich, Kurt, D-BIOL, Honorary Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Y Zeller, René, D-BAUG, VSS-Preis, Vereinigung Schweizerischer Verkehrsfachleute, Zürich

Y Dr. Zhang, Li, D-MAVT, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Student Abroad, Chinese Government

Y Zimmer, Dirk W., D-INFK, Medaille der ETH Zürich

Y Zimmer, Dirk W., D-INFK, Free Library Award, MultiBondLib Modelica Library

Y Prof. Zimmermann, Willi/Zingerli, Claudia, D-UWIS, Finalist Medida-Preis, Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft e.V.

Y von Zitzewitz, Joachim, D-MAVT, Förderpreis, Alumni Association at Graz University of Technology

D-AGRL: Department Agricultural and Food Sciences; D-ARCH: Department Architecture; D-BAUG: Department Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering; D-BIOL: Department Biology; D-CHAB: Department Chemistry and Applied Biosciences; D-ERDW: Department Earth Sciences; D-GESS: Department Humani-ties, Social and Political Sciences; D-INFK: Department Computer Science; D-ITET: Department Information Technology and Electrical Engineering; D-MATH: Depart-ment Mathematics; D-MATL: Department Materials Science; D-MAVT: Department Mechanical and Process Engineering; D-MTEC: Department Management, Technology and Economics; D-PHYS: Department Physics; D-UWIS: Department Environmental Sciences.

The list of prizes and honours has been estab-lished to the best of our knowledge. We cannot, however, guarantee its completeness.

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Elections and Promotions Within the Faculty (Taking up Position)

Full Professors

New Elections

Y Helmut Bölcskei, Prof. Dr., Austrian national, for Communication Technology, previously Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich (1.10.2006)

Y Colombo Bolognesi, Prof. Ph.D., Canadian national, for Millimetre Waves and Terahertz Electronics, previously Full Professor at the Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada (1.2.2006)

Y Hans Gersbach, Prof. Dr., of Hellikon AG, for Macroeconomics: Innovation and Policy, previously Full Professor at the University of Heidelberg, Germany (1.5.2006)

Y Sanjay Govindjee, Prof. Ph.D., American national, for Mechanics, previously Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (1.7.2006)

Y Nicolas Gruber, Prof. Ph.D., of Zurich, for Environmental Physics, previously Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (1.7.2006)

Y Hans Jürgen Herrmann, Prof. Dr., German national, for Computer-aided Materials Physics, previously Full Professor at the University of Stuttgart, Germany (1.4.2006)

Y Andrew Jackson, Ph.D., British national, for Geophysics, previously Lecturer at the Univer-sity of Leeds, UK (1.1.2006)

Y Luke P. Lee, Prof. Ph.D., American national, for Systems Nanobiology, previously Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (1.10.2006)

Y Renato Paro, Prof. Ph.D., of Birsfelden BL, for Biosystems, previously Professor at the Centre for Molecular Biology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany (1.8.2006)

Y Horst-Michael Prasser, Dr., German national, for Nuclear Energy Systems, previously Head of the Department for Experimental Thermofluid Dynamics at the Forschungszentrum Rossen-dorf, Germany (1.4.2006)

Y Ursula M. Quitterer, Dr., German national, for Molecular Pharmacology, previously Research Fellow at the University of Würzburg, Germany (1.1.2006)

Y Markus Rudin, Prof. Ph.D., of Lauwil BL, for Molecular Imaging and Functional Pharmaco-logy, previously Full Professor at the University of Zurich (1.6.2006)

Y Louis Schlapbach, Prof. Dr., of Belp BE, for Experimental Physics, Director of the EMPA (1.10.2006)

Y Max W. Schmidt, Prof. Ph.D., Austrian national, for Crystalline Geology, previously Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich (1.6.2006)

Y Bernd Scholl, Prof. Dr., of Lengnau AG, for Spatial Planning, previously Full Professor at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (1.7.2006)

Y Roland Y. Siegwart, Prof. Dr., of Altdorf UR, for Autonomous Systems, previously Full Professor at ETH Lausanne (1.7.2006)

Y Didier Sornette, Prof. Ph.D., French national, for Entrepreneurial Risks, previously Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (1.3.2006)

Y Elsbeth Stern, Dr., German national, for Empirical Teaching and Learning Research, previously Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin (1.10.2006)

Y Markus Stoffel, Prof. Ph.D., German national, for Metabolic Diseases, previously Professor at Rockefeller University, New York, USA (15.7.2006)

Y Georg F. von Krogh, Prof. Ph.D., Norwegian national, for Strategic Management and Innovation, previously Full Professor at the University of St. Gallen (1.4.2006)

Y Sean Willett, Prof. Ph.D., American national, for Sedimentology, previously Associate Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA (1.8.2006)

Y Hanns U. Zeilhofer, Prof. Dr., German natio-nal, for Pharmacology, previously Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (1.1.2006)

Promotions

Y Christoph Glocker, Prof. Dr., German national, for Mechanics, previously Associate Professor of the same ETH Zurich discipline (1.1.2006)

Associate Professors

New Elections

Y Stefanie Engel, Ph.D., German national, for Environmental Policy and Economics, previously Group Leader at Center for Develop-ment Research at the University of Bonn, Germany (1.4.2006)

Y Stefanie Hellweg, Dr., German national, for Ecological Systems Design, previously Research Fellow at the Institute for Chemical and Bio-engineering at ETH Zurich (1.1.2006)

Y Patrick Jenny, Prof. Dr., of Niederurnen GL and Ennenda GL, for Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiscale Modelling, previously SNF-funded Professor for Computational Fluid Dynamics at ETH Zurich (1.8.2006)

Y Ulrike Kutay, Prof. Dr., German national, for Biochemistry, previously Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich (1.1.2006)

Y John Lygeros, Prof. Ph.D., Greek national, for Control and Computation, previously Assistant Professor at the University of Patras, Greece (1.7.2006)

Y Edoardo Mazza, Prof. Dr., of Buchs ZH, for Mechanics, previously Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich (1.1.2006)

Y Ralph Müller, Prof. Dr., of Wängi TG, for Bio-mechanics, previously SNF-funded Professor at ETH Zurich (1.10.2006)

Y Markus Reiher, Prof. Ph.D., German national, for Theoretical Chemistry, previously Professor at the University of Jena, Germany (1.2.2006)

Y Robert Riener, Prof. Dr., German national, for Sensory-Motor Systems, previously Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich (1.6.2006)

Y Uwe Sauer, Ph.D., German national, for Systems Biology, previously Independent Research Group Leader at the Institute of Biotechnology at ETH Zurich (1.4.2006)

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Y Julia Vorholt, Ph.D., German national, for Microbiology, previously Independent Junior Research Group Leader at the Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes in Castanet-Tolosan, France (1.4.2006)

Y Janos Vörös, Ph.D., Hungarian national, for Bioelectronics, previously Head of the Dynamic BioInterfaces Group at the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology at ETH Zurich (1.1.2006)

Assistant Professors

New Elections

Y Srdan Capkun, Prof. Ph.D., Croatian national, for Computational Science (Tenure Track), previously Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark (1.9.2006)

Y Ivo Sbalzarini, Dr., of Arbon TG, for Compu-tational Science (Tenure Track), previously Research Fellow at the Institute of Computa-tional Science at ETH Zurich (1.4.2006)

Y Laurent Stalder, Prof. Dr., of Basel, for the Theory of Architecture (Tenure Track), previous-ly Assistant Professor at the Université Laval, Quebec, Canada (1.2.2006)

Y Holger Wallbaum, Dr., German national, for Sustainable Construction, previously Senior Consultant at the Wuppertal Institute and Executive Director of triple innova GmbH in Wuppertal, Germany (1.8.2006)

Y Andreas Wallraff, Dr., German national, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) for Solid State Physics, previously Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, New Haven, USA (1.1.2006)

SNF Professors

New Elections

Y Martin Ackermann, Dr., of Mümliswil-Ramis-wil SO, for Microbial Evolution, previously Research Fellow at the Institute of Integrative Biology at ETH Zurich (1.3.2006)

Y Michael Gamper, Dr., of Bubikon ZH, for Literary Studies, previously Research Fellow IFK Vienna, Austria (1.10.2006)

Y Patrick Meraldi, Dr., of Isorno TI, for Bio-chemistry, previously Independent Group Leader at the Institute of Biochemistry at ETH Zurich (1.3.2006)

Y Jeroen A. van Bokhoven, Dr., Dutch national, for Heterogeneous Catalysis, previously Research Fellow at the Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering at ETH Zurich (1.4.2006)

Titular Professors

Y Simon Mensah Ametamey, Dr., of Zurich ZH, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences

Y Urs Baltensperger, Dr., of Bülach ZH, Head of the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen and Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Sciences

Y Walter Remo Caseri, Dr., of Zurich ZH, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Materials Science

Y Hans-Martin Fischer, Dr., of Riehen BS, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Biology

Y Cesare V. Gessler, Dr., of Maggia TI, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Y Gertrude Hirsch Hadorn, Dr., German national, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of Environmental Sciences

Y Özlem Imamoglu, Dr., Turkish national, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Mathematics

Y Martin Kröger, Dr., German national, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Materials Science

Y Hans Peter Lindenmann, of Seengen AG, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

Y Neil Mancktelow, Dr., Australian national, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Earth Sciences

Y Wesley Paul Petersen, Dr., American national, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Depart-ment of Mathematics

Y Urs von Gunten, Dr., of Baden AG, Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Research Fellow at EAWAG Dübendorf

Y Wilfried Winkler, Dr., of Zurich ZH, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Department of Earth Sciences

New Senior Lecturers

Habilitations

Y Imre Berger, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Biochemistry (1.4.2006)

Y Claudia R. Binder, Prof. PD Dr., of Illnau-Effretikon ZH, Lecturer in Human-Environment Systems (1.4.2006)

Y Marcel Bucher, PD Dr., of Gurbrue BE, Lecturer in Molecular Plant Physiology (1.4.2006)

Y Matthias Bürgi, PD Dr., of Aarberg BE, Lecturer in Historical Ecology (1.10.2006)

Y Maria Dittrich, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Environmental Geobiology (1.10.2006)

Y Giuliano Elia, PD Dr., Italian national, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (1.4.2006)

Y Karl Gademann, PD Dr., of Zurich ZH, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry (1.10.2006)

Y Joachim Giesen, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Computer Science (1.10.2006)

Y Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Technical Chemistry (1.4.2006)

Y Werner Hediger, PD Dr., of Rupperswil AG, Lecturer in Resource and Environmental Economics (1.10.2006)

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Y Markus Hütter, PD Dr., of Schönenbuch BL und Basel BS, Lecturer in Theory and Simulation of Structured Materials Dynamics (1.10.2006)

Y Giacomo Indiveri, PD Dr., Italian national, Lecturer in Neuromorphic Engineering (1.10.2006)

Y Markus Kalberer, PD Dr., of Wangs SG, Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry (1.10.2006)

Y Michael Köhl, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Experimental Physics (1.10.2006)

Y Sebastian Kozerke, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Biomedical Imaging (1.4.2006)

Y Vivianne Irene Otto, PD Dr., of St. Gallen SG, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (1.10.2006)

Y Greta Ricarda Patzke, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry (1.10.2006)

Y Guy Simpson, PD Dr., New Zealand national, Lecturer in Tectonics and Surface Processes (1.10.2006)

Age-Related in 2006

Professors

Y Prof. Dr. Henry BaltesRetirement: 30 September 2006Position: Full Professor of Physical Electronics1988–2006 Full Professor of Physical Elec-tronicsMember of the Research Commission2004–2005 Delegate of the President for Centre of Biosystems Science and Engineering

Y Prof. Dr. Lucien DällenbachRetirement: 31 March 2006 Position: Full Professor of French Language and Literature1993–2006 Full Professor of French Language and Literature1998–1999 Head of the Department of HumanitiesMember of the Lecturers’ ConferenceDelegate of the Executive Board on the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich Language Centre Committee

Y Prof. Dr. Peter DimrothRetirement: 31 March 2006Position: Full Professor of Microbiology1990–2006 Full Professor of MicrobiologySeveral years’ membership of the Lecturers’ Conference and the Research Commission

Y Prof. Dr. Klaus EwaldRetirement: 30 September 2006 Position: Full Professor of Nature and Landscape Protection1993–2006 Full Professor of Nature and Landscape Protection

Y Prof. Dr. Frank HampelRetirement: 31 March 2006 Position: Full Professor of Statistics1974–1979 Associate Professor of Statistics1979–2006 Full Professor of Statistics

Y Prof. Dr. Gernot KostorzRetirement: 31 March 2006 Position: Full Professor of Physics1980–2006 Full Professor of Physics1984–1986 Head of the Department IIID (Materials Science)1996–1998 Head of the Department of Physics

Y Prof. Dr. Olaf KüblerRetirement: 30 September 2006Position: Full Professor of Image Sciences1979–1986 Associate Professor of Image Sciences1986–2006 Full Professor of Image Sciences1986–1989 Head of the ICT Commission1990–1992 Head of the Department of Electri-cal Engineering1996–1997 Vice-President Research1997–2005 President of ETH Zurich

Y Prof. Dr. Peter NiedererRetirement: 30 September 2006 Position: Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering1987–1992 Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering1992–2006 Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering1994–1996 Head of the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering1997–1999 Head of the Department of Electrical EngineeringA number of years’ membership of the Research Commission

Y Prof. Dr. Roel PrinsRetirement: 31 March 2006 Position: Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry1987–2006 Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry1998–2000 Head of the Department of ChemistryMember of the Research Commission and Lecturers’ Conference

Y Prof. Dr. Armin SeilerRetirement: 31 March 2006Position: Full Professor of Business Manage-ment1983–2006 Full Professor of Business Manage-ment

Y Prof. Dr. Terry Maxwell SewardRetirement: 31 March 2006 1990–2006 Full Professor of Geochemistry1995–1997 Head of the Department of Earth Sciences

Retired from the Faculty

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Y Prof. Dr. Hans Werner ToblerRetirement: 30 September 2006 Position: Full Professor of History1973–1979 Associate Professor of History1979–2006 Full Professor of History1984–1986 Head of the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences2002–2004 Head of the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences

Y Prof. Dr. Albert WaldvogelRetirement: 30 September 2006 Position: Full Professor of Experimental Atmospheric Physics1985–1990 Associate Professor of Experimental Atmospheric Physics1990–2006 Full Professor of Experimental Atmospheric Physics1996–1998 Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences1997–2001 Vice-President Research and Business Relations

Y Prof. Dr. Bernard WitholtRetirement: 31 March 2006 Position: Full Professor of Biotechnology1992–2006 Full Professor of Biotechnology

Y Prof. Dr. Eduard ZehnderRetirement: 31 March 2006 Position: Full Professor of Mathematics1987–2006 Full Professor of MathematicsSeveral years’ membership of the Research Commission

Titular Professors

Y Giambattista Consiglio, Prof. PD Dr., Italian national, Lecturer in Technical Chemistry (30.9.2006)

Y Jean-Claude Perriard, Prof. PD Dr., of St-Aubin FR, Lecturer in Development Biology (30.9.2006)

Y Anton Schuler, Prof. PD Dr., of Rothenthurm SZ, Lecturer in Woodland History (31.3.2006)

Y Daniel Spreng, Prof. PD Dr., of Graben BE, Lecturer in Energy Economics and Energy Analysis (31.3.2006)

Y Ivars Udris, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Occupational and Organizational Psychology (30.9.2006)

Senior Lecturers

Y Willi Berchtold, PD Dr., of Schlossrued AG, Lecturer in Biometrics and Applied Statistics (30.9.2006)

Y Josef Brunner, Prof. PD Dr., Laupersdorf SO, Lecturer in Biochemistry (30.9.2006)

Y Giambattista Consiglio, Prof. PD Dr., Italian national, Lecturer in Technical Chemistry (30.9.2006)

Y Edmund Handschin, Prof. PD Dr., of Gelter-kinden BL, Lecturer in Systems Technology in Electrical Energy Monitoring (31.3.2006)

Y Hanns Höfle, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Computer Science Systems in Forestry (31.3.2006)

Y Othmar Käppeli, PD Dr., of Merenschwand AG, Lecturer in Biotechnology (30.9.2006)

Y Jean-Claude Perriard, Prof. PD Dr., of St-Aubin FR, Lecturer in Development Biology (30.9.2006)

Y Anton Schuler, Prof. PD Dr., of Rothenthurm SZ, Lecturer in Woodland History (31.3.2006)

Y Daniel Spreng, Prof. PD Dr., of Graben BE, Lecturer in Energy Economics and Energy Analysis (31.3.2006)

Y Ivars Udris, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Occupational and Organizational Psychology (30.9.2006)

Non-age related in 2006

Assistant Professors

Y Christine Giger, Prof. Dr., of Medel (Lucmagn) GR, Assistant Professor for Geo-Information Systems (31.10.2006)

Y Haja N. Kadarmideen, Prof. Dr., Indian national, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) for Statistical Animal Genetics (31.10.2006)

Y Alexander J. McNeil, Prof. Dr., British national, Assistant Professor for Mathematics (30.9.2006)

Y Konstantin V. Pervushin, Prof. Dr., Russian national, Assistant Professor for Physical Chemistry (30.9.2006)

Andreas Prohl, Prof. Dr., German national, Assistant Professor for Mathematics (30.4.2006)

Senior Lecturers

Y Gebhard Böckle, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Mathematics (30.9.2006)

Y Brigitta Danuser-Nideröst, Prof. Dr., of Felsberg GR, Lecturer in Occupational Physiology/Occupational Sciences (31.3.2006)

Y Dietrich Erben, PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in History of Art and Architecture (30.9.2006)

Y Stefan B. Haderlein, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry (31.3.2006)

Y Gerald H. Haug, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Geology (31.3.2006)

Y Bert Hecht, Prof. PD Dr., German national, Lecturer in Physical Chemistry (30.9.2006)

Y Joseph Jung, PD Dr., of Grosswangen LU and Ramsen SH, Lecturer in Cultural History (31.3.2006)

Y Willem Klopper, Prof. Dr., of Zurich ZH, Lecturer in Theoretical Chemistry (31.3.2006)

Y Gerhard Mohr, PD Dr., Austrian national, Lecturer in Chemo- and Biosensorics (31.3.2006)

Y Dietmar A. Plattner, Prof. PD Dr., Austrian national, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry (31.3.2006)

Y Peter Ryser, PD Dr., of Sumiswald BE, Lecturer in Plant Ecology (31.3.2006)

Y Bernhard Sonnleitner, Prof. PD Dr., Austrian national, Lecturer in Biotechnology (30.9.2006)

Y Heini Wernli, PD Dr., of Thalheim AG, Lecturer in Atmospheric Dynamics (30.9.2006)

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Y Nicholas Lawrence Abbott, Dr., Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 1.7.2005 to 30.6.2006, Professorship of Surface Science and Technology

Y Jean-Raymond Abrial, Master of Science, Consultant indépendent, 1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007, Department of Computer Science

Y Constantin P. Bachas, Ph.D., Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France, 1.4.2006 to 30.6.2006, Institute for Theoretical Physics

Y Renato Baciocchi, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Rome «Tor Vergata», Italy, 1.3.2006 to 31.8.2006 and 1.9.2006 to 28.2.2007, Institute of Process Engineering

Y Nikolai Bagdassarov, Dr., Lecturer at the J. W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, 1.2.2006 to 31.3.2006, Institute for Mineralogy and Petrology

Y Marcia Baker, Ph.D., Professor at the Uni-versity of Washington, Seattle, USA, 28.5.2006 to 14.7.2006, Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science

Y Imre Barany, Ph.D., Professor at the Renyi Institute, Budapest, Hungary, 10.4.2006 to 29.6.2006, Research Institute for Mathematics

Y Holger Boche, Dr., Professor at the Tech-nische Universität Berlin, Germany, 1.2.2006 to 28.2.2006, Communication Technology Laboratory

Y Bernhard Ernst Boser, Dr., Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1.8.2005 to 31.7.2006, Micro and Nanosystems Group

Y Robert Bryant, Ph.D., Professor at Duke University, Durham, USA, 6.11.2006 to 16.1.2007, Research Institute for Mathematics

Y Victoria Buch, Ph.D., Professor at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1.7.2006 to 31.12.2006, Professorship of Computational Science

Y Robin M. Bush, Ph.D., Professor at the University of California, Irvine, USA, 1.10.2006 to 31.7.2007, Department of Environmental Sciences

Y Claudio Adrian Canizares, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, 1.9.2006 to 31.10.2006, Institute for Energy Transmission

Y Tucker Carrington Jr., Ph.D., Professor at the Université de Montréal, Canada, 1.7.2006 to 31.7.2006, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry

Y Mark Sheard Child, Ph.D., Professor at Oxford University, UK, 1.1.2006 to 31.3.2006, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry

Y Ronald Clowes, Ph.D., Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1.10.2006 to 31.1.2007, Institute of Geophysics

Y Mag. Arch. Hermann Czech, Lecturer at ETH Zurich, 1.10.2004 to 30.9.2007, Department of Architecture

Y Klaus Ecker, Dr., Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 3.4.2006 to 7.7.2006, Research Institute for Mathematics

Y Michael Farber, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Durham, UK, 31.3.2006 to 23.7.2006, Research Institute for Mathematics

Y Markus Flury, Dr., Professor at Washington State University, Pullman, USA, 1.3.2006 to 31.7.2006, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Y Sean C. Garrick, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA, 15.1.2006 to 15.6.2006, Institute of Process Engineering

Y Dieter D. Genske, Dr., Guest Professorship at the Competence Center for Land and Materials Recycling at FH-Nordhausen, Germany, 1.10.2006 to 30.9.2009, Institute of Human-Environment Systems

Y Eduard Glatz, Professor at the Hochschule für Technik, Rapperswil, Switzerland, 1.10.2006 to 31.3.2007, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory

Y Sergei Gninenko, Dr., Professor at the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 1.10.2006 to 28.2.2007, Institute for Particle Physics

Y Yogi Goswami, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, 1.6.2006 to 15.8.2006, Institute of Energy Technology

Y Hans Jörg Griesser, Dr., Professor at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 26.6.2006 to 21.7.2006, Professorship of Surface Science and Technology

Y Isabelle Guyon, Ph.D., Independent Engineer-ing Consultant (Clopinet, Berkeley, USA), 15.8.2005 to 30.6.2006, Institute for Computa-tional Science

Y Daniel Hohl, Dr., Associate Professor at the Université de Lausanne, 1.1.2006 to 31.12.2006, Institute of Cell Biology

Y Qinghua Huang, Dr., Associate Professor at Peking University, China, 1.12.2006 to 28.2.2007, Institute of Geophysics

Y Christian Jungen, Dr., Université Paris-Sud, France, 1.10.2005 to 31.3.2006, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry

Y Peter Kaiser, Ph.D., Professor at the Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada, 1.12.2006 to 28.2.2007, Geological Institute

Y Gunnar Karlsson, Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology KTH (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan), Kista, Sweden, 1.8.2005 to 31.7.2006, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory

Y Ulrich Kremer, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA, 1.7.2006 to 16.8.2006, Computer Systems Institute

Y François Labourie, Dr., Professor at Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, 20.10.2006 to 2.2.2007, Research Institute for Mathematics

Y Koen Langendoen, Dr., Associate Professor at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 1.5.2006 to 31.8.2006, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory

Y Jan Marian Maciejowski, Ph.D., Professor at Cambridge University, UK, 1.11.2006 to 20.12.2006, Automatic Control Laboratory

Y Michael Mascagni, Ph.D., Professor at Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA, 3.10.2005 to 30.6.2006, Seminar for Applied Mathematics

Y Jiri Matousek, Dr., Professor at Charles Uni-versity Prague, Czech Republic, 15.4.2006 to 15.7.2006, Institute of Theoretical Computer Science

Y Han Meijer, Dr., Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, 15.9.2006 to 15.12.2006, Institute of Polymers

Y Gary Lynn Messing, Ph.D., Professor at Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1.2.2006 to 31.7.2006, Institute of Non-metallic Inorganic Materials

Visiting Professors

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Y Guohua Mi, Dr., Professor at China Agri-cultural University, Peking, China, 15.7.2006 to 15.9.2006, Institute of Plant Science

Y Gary J. Minden, Ph.D., Professor at the Uni-versity of Kansas, USA, 28.9.2005 to 3.2.2006, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory

Y Kirk Adams Moloney, Ph.D., Professor at Iowa State University, Logan, USA, 1.5.2006 to 31.10.2006, Geo-botanical Institute

Y Khalil Najafi, Ph.D., Professor at the Univer-sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2006, Micro and Nanosystems Group

Y Jan Nouza, Ph.D., Professor at the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic, 17.4.2006 to 14.7.2006, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory

Y Tamer Mehmet Özsu, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, 1.3.2006 to 30.6.2006, Institute for Pervasive Computing

Y Ilaria Perugia, Dr., Associate Professor at the Università di Pavia, Italy, 1.10.2006 to 28.2.2007, Seminar for Applied Mathematics

Y Jorge A. Ramírez, Ph.D., Professor at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA, 1.9.2006 to 31.8.2007, Institute of Hydromechanics and Water Resources Management

Y Matthias Roth, Ph.D., Professor at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 11.9.2006 to 25.2.2007, Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Science

Y Upatissa Ravindranath Sangakkara, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 15.10.2006 to 31.12.2006, Institute of Plant Science

Y Henry Frederick Schaefer lll, Dr., Professor at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA, 1.6.2006 to 14.7.2006, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry

Y Manfred Schmidt, Dr., Professor at the University of Mainz, Germany, 15.1.2006 to 15.4.2006, Institute of Polymers

Y Peter Steenkiste, Ph.D., Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 1.12.2006 to 31.8.2007, Computer Systems Institute

Y Anna Stefanopoulou, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 16.10.2006 to 15.11.2006, Measurement and Control Laboratory

Y Gregory Stephanopoulos, Ph.D., Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, 1.9.2006 to 30.6.2007, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering

Y Martin J. Streck, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Portland State University, USA, 1.1.2006 to 30.6.2006, Institute of Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources

Y Xiao-Dong Su, Dr., Professor at the University of Beijing, China, 15.11.2006 to 15.2.2007, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology

Y Subhash Suri, Ph.D., Professor at the Univer-sity of California, Santa Barbara, USA, 1.8.2006 to 31.7.2007, Institute of Theoretical Computer Science

Y Yasushi Takeda, Dr., Professor at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1.4.2006 to 30.9.2006, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition

Y Oleg Ulenikov, Dr., Professor at Tomsk State University, Russia, 1.5.2006 to 30.9.2006, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry

Y Anatoly Moiseevich Vershik, Dr., Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Peters-burg, Russia, 15.10.2005 to 15.2.2006, Research Institute for Mathematics

Y Victor Georgievich Veselago, Ph.D., Professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technol-ogy, Russia, 1.2.2006 to 30.6.2006, Laboratory for Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Electronics

Y Angela de Luca Rebello Wagener, Professor at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1.1.2006 to 30.6.2006, Geological Institute

Y Anjie Wang, Ph.D., Professor at the Dalian University of Technology, China, 1.10.2005 to 31.3.2006, Institute for Chemical and Bio-engineering

Y Yong Wang, Dr., Professor at Nankai Univer-sity, Tianjin, China, 1.9.2006 to 30.11.2006, Institute of Plant Science

Y Wolfgang F. Wiechert, Dr., Professor at the University of Siegen, Germany, 28.2.2006 to 15.7.2006, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology

Y Christopher John Lascelles Wilson, Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia, 1.9.2006 to 31.1.2007, Geological Institute

Y Joan Wu, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, 18.5.2006 to 30.7.2006, Institute of Hydromechanics and Water Resources Management

Y Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, Ph.D., Professor at Utah State University, Logan, USA, 1.8.2005 to 31.5.2006, Department of Limnology at EAWAG, Dübendorf

Y Mingdi Yan, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Portland State University, USA, 1.9.2006 to 30.6.2007, Professorship of Surface Science Technology

Y Vyacheslav Yukalov, Dr., Leading Scientist at the Bogolubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Dubna, Russia, 1.9.2006 to 31.12.2006, Professorship of Entrepreneurial Risks

Academic Guests

Y 394 additional scientists from 64 countries were academic guests at ETH institutes or ETH laboratories for both shorter and longer stays.

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Cover photo: A research team led by Dr. Christian Baerlocher and Dr. Lynne McCusker from the Laboratory of Crystallography at ETH Zurich has succeeded in solving the structure of the zeolite IM-5. Though IM-5 was first synthesized ten years ago, its complex structure remained unclear until now.

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