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Catalysis Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland
Professors in catalysis in switzerland
132 professors found
Permanent lecturer
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Catalysis
Cross-coupling Reactions
Sustainable Chemistry
ETH-Bereich Hochschulen
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis
Electrocatalysis
Metal Chemistry
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Electrocatalysis
Assistant Professor
University of Bern
Switzerland
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Organocatalysis
Cycloaddition Reactions
Catalysis
Head of the Group of Catalysis for Biofuels
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Catalysis
Electrocatalysis
High-temperature Oxidation
Has grant
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Switzerland
Research Interests
Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Catalysis
Chemical Kinetics
Paul Scherrer Institut
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Electrocatalysis
Professor
ETH-Bereich Hochschulen
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Metal Chemistry
Catalysis
Electrocatalysis
Prof. Dr.
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis
Metal Chemistry
Nanoparticle Synthesis
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Jeremy Luterbacher
Closing soon
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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1 week ago
Closing soon
Jeremy Luterbacher, Full Professor at EPFL, is recruiting 1–2 postdoctoral researchers and 2–3 PhD students for the Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing (LPDC). The major research focus will be lignin extraction and engineering for applications in chemicals and materials. The opportunity is well suited to researchers interested in chemical engineering, chemistry, sustainable processing, catalysis, biomass valorization, lignin, and materials science. Applications will begin being re...
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
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1 week ago
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
Switzerland
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2 weeks ago
Exciting PhD opening in lipid metabolism , nutrition , and MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease) at Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern in Switzerland. The project investigates the complex interplay between lipid metabolism, nutrition, and metabolic liver disease by integrating research in patients and experimental mouse models . The work is strongly translational and aims to unravel disease mechanisms and answer fundamental scientific questions in metabolic liver dis...
Chemistry
Biology
Nutrition
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2 weeks ago
Jeremy Luterbacher
Closing soon
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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1 week ago
Closing soon
EPFL’s Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing (LPDC) is hiring 1–2 postdoctoral researchers and 2–3 PhD students . The research will focus on lignin extraction and engineering for applications in chemicals and materials, within a broader programme of sustainable and catalytic processing. The positions are based at EPFL in Switzerland and are led by Full Professor Jeremy Luterbacher. The post does not specify eligibility requirements, salary, stipend, tuition coverage, or other fundin...
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
+1 more
1 week ago
Living costs in Switzerland
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | Switzerland |
|---|---|
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Professor
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Cycloaddition Reactions
Chirality
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Professor
ETH-Bereich Hochschulen
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Metal Chemistry
Catalysis
Electrocatalysis
Professor
University of Bern
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Molecular Electronics
Photochemistry
Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Opportunities these professors hire for
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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1 week ago
Fully funded PhD and postdoctoral opportunities are available in Sustainable Chemical Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The research is based in the Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing (LPDC), with a focus on sustainable catalytic processing, biobased polymers, and biobased surfactants. These opportunities are suitable for researchers interested in chemical engineering, catalysis, sustainable processing, chemistry, bioengineering, and mat...
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
+4 more
1 week ago
University of Basel
Switzerland
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1 week ago
The University of Basel in Switzerland is offering a fully funded, four-year PhD position in the Atmospheric Sciences group within the Department of Environmental Sciences. The project focuses on aerosol-phase synthesis and photocatalytic applications of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for CO2 reduction. The successful doctoral researcher will generate nanoparticles with different compositions in the gas phase and characterize them using advanced techniques, including transmission electron m...
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Materials Science
+7 more
1 week ago
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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1 month ago
ETH Zurich is advertising a doctoral researcher position in Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR/ESR) within the Spin Dynamics and Hyperpolarisation group . The project is fully funded by a Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and is based in Zurich, Switzerland . The research sits at the interface of method development and applied chemical spectroscopy . The successful candidate will work with a state-of-the-art pulse EPR spectrometer with arbitrary phase and a...
Chemistry
Materials Science
Catalysis
+5 more
1 month ago
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