2011
- Upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Ralph Eichler, the ETH Board appointed at its meeting of 30 November/1 December 2011 Professor Markus Josef Niederberger (*1970), currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, as Associate Professor of Multifunctional Materials.
- Prof. Niederberger invited to join the external page International Advisory Board of ChemPlusChem, a new multidisciplinary journal of chemistry & materials published by Wiley-VCH and 16 European Chemical Societies.
- Li Luo won at the 16th edition of the International Sol-Gel Conference in Hangzhou an external page Excellent Poster Award.
- Farewell BBQ for Daniel Carriazo.
- Inga Olliges-Stadler successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Chemical Formation and Crystallization Mechanisms of Tungsten Oxide Nanoparticles in Organic Solvents” (24 May).
- Skiing in Melchsee-Frutt (23-25 March).
- Prof. Niederberger ranked 96 in the external page Times Higher Education ranking of the top 100 materials scientists of the past decade according to citation impact.