Education
Human activities influence the natural cycles of many elements on a regional to global scale and lead to emissions of numerous substances, with significant consequences for the environment.
At ETH Zurich, students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences can specialize in Biogeochemistry. Our institute also offers the Major in Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics in the Master's programme. This field of study is highly interdisciplinary, as biogeochemical cycles are shaped by a complex interplay of physical, chemical, and biological processes.
In addition to theoretical coursework, students gain practical experience through laboratory work, field studies, and computer modeling. They collaborate with experts in the field, including researchers from Eawag, Empa, and PSI.
Interested students can find more information using the corresponding links.
Biogeochemistry is an interdisciplinary science of chemical, microbiological, and physical processes, which are controlling regional and global cycles of elements and their compounds. Biogeochemists analyze the response of aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric systems to chemical changes induced by accelerated cycles of metals and organic substances, increased nutrient loads, and by greenhouse gas emissions.
Pollutant dynamics is the key word for studies on distribution, transformation, and the effects of anthropogenic compounds. This integrative science follows an agenda to predict the pathways and the fate of organic and inorganic pollutants in environmental systems to quantify their transformations and to assess their effects on organisms.
Contact
I. f. Biogeochemie/Schadstoffdyn.
Universitätstrasse 16
8092
Zürich
Switzerland