Prof. Urs von Gunten awarded by the Swiss Chemical Society

Pilot ozonation reactor Hardwasser AG © Urs von Gunten / 2023

Pilot ozonation reactor Hardwasser AG © Urs von Gunten / 2023

EPFL professor and Eawag scientist Urs von Gunten and six colleagues from Eawag will be honored by the Swiss Chemical Society’s Sandmeyer Prize for the development of advanced wastewater treatment for the degradation of micropollutants using ozone. The official award ceremony will take place on September 20, 2024 at the Casino Bern.

Congratulations to this fantastic performance!

This exciting news has been published on December 1st, 2023, on the Eawag website. The whole article about the work and the performance of the winning team is available here:

https://www.eawag.ch/en/info/portal/news/news-detail/swiss-approach-to-modern-wastewater-treatment-is-honoured/