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Major Commendation for Urs von Gunten
April 9, 2015 |
Urs von Gunten is an expert in the treatment of drinking water and water quality, and has received several research prizes. He is head of Eawag’s Drinking Water Chemistry group and the Competence Centre for Drinking Water. He is in charge of the Laboratory for Water Quality and Treatment at the ETH Lausanne (EPFL), where he holds a full professorship in Environmental Chemistry and Water Treatment.
The CAS commendation is characterised by scientific exchange. The honourees thus complete a lecture tour of one to two weeks to various Chinese research institutes and universities. They also invite CAS post-doc candidates to undertake a period of research at their institutions.