Teaching

Introduction to Environmental Organic Chemistry

(ETH Course ID: 701-0201-00L) 

taught in the fall semester with external pageKristopher McNeillcall_made

This course presents significant organic environmental pollutants and the physical-chemical bases required to understand their environmental behavior, and deepens this knowledge through exercises. The most important analytical methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of organic pollutants in environmental samples are discussed.

5 ECTS credits

Teaching Load: M. Sander (66%) and K. McNeill (34 %)

Bachelor's thesis

(ETH Course ID: 701-0010-01L)

By developing the bachelor's thesis, students learn to (a) analyze a problem using scientific methods and concepts, (b) write a report according to scientific standards and (c) correctly cite scientific literature. Depending on the chosen orientation of the thesis, the students learn these skills through an empirical analysis, a literature review, via design tasks or through an an applied project.

10 ECTS credits

Environmental Organic Chemistry 

(ETH Course ID: 701-1314-00L)

taught in the spring semester with external pageKristopher McNeillcall_made and external pageThomas B. Hofstettercall_made

Principles of the fate process of organic pollutants in the environment. Treatment of the factors that determine pathways and rates of transformation reactions. Advanced topics, including redox transformations, photochemical reactions, and enzyme-catalyzed processes.

3 ECTS credits

Teaching Load: Kristopher McNeill (33%), T.B. Hofstetter (33%), Michael Sander (33%), 

Master Thesis

(ETH Course ID: 701-1002-00L)

The course is completed by a Master thesis. This component is designed to enable the students to explore how the course content can be applied to an actual scientific problem. The thesis also provides an opportunity for the students to exercise initiative and to demonstrate that they are capable of working independently and in a scientifically structured manner.

30 ECTS credits

Term Paper 1: Writing

(ETH Course ID: 701-1303-00L)

The ability to critically evaluate original (scientific) literature and to summarize the information in a succinct manner is an important skill for any student. This course aims to practice this ability, requiring each student to write a term paper on a topic of relevance for research in the areas of biogeochemistry and pollutant dynamics.

5 ECTS credits

Role: Student Advisor
Course organized and run by Martin Schroth

Term Paper 2: Seminars

(ETH Course ID: 701-1302-00L)

This class is the 2nd part of a series and participation is conditional on the successful completion of the Term paper Writing class (701-1303-00L). The results from the term paper written during the winter term are presented to the other students and advisors and discussed.

2 ECTS credits

Role: Student Advisor
Course organized and run by Martin Schroth