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ETH Zurich Alumni
ETH Zurich has large networking opportunities worldwide, including many well-known names in various fields. The ETH Alumni Association connects over 34,700 ETH Zurich graduates, their faculties, and local chapters. As an alumna or alumnus, you have access to a vibrant global network that needs to keep you in touch with other graduates in business, science, politics, and society, as well as opportunities to meet interesting people. Furthermore, the Alumni Association offers various services and benefits to help you stay informed and in touch with ETH Zurich. Some of the services provided to alumni members are listed below.
- Email address for lifelong alumni: firstname.surname(at)alumni.ethz.ch
- Member organizations and the Administrative Office's social, cultural, and professional events, as well as event mail
- Career Services include events, continuing education, Jobplatform (an online job board), and job mailings.
- Members receive benefits such as connectivity to the ETH Library, getAbstract, health insurance collective agreements, discounts on various services, and benefit mailings.
- Publications: newsletter published ten times a year, Globe magazine published four times a year by ETH Zurich and ETH Alumni.
ETH Zurich is known for producing scientific pioneers and brilliant innovators. Here’s a list of some of the most distinguished alumni who made a global impact.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Albert Einstein |
Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Theory of Relativity |
Diploma |
1900 |
|
Niklaus Wirth |
Creator of Pascal and other programming languages |
PhD |
1963 |
|
Ursula Keller |
Pioneer in ultrafast lasers, Leibniz Prize winner |
PhD |
1989 |
|
Bertrand Piccard |
Adventurer, flew solar-powered plane around the world |
MD |
N/A |
|
Karl Alexander Müller |
Nobel Prize in Physics (High-temp superconductivity) |
PhD |
1958 |
|
Richard Ernst |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, advanced NMR spectroscopy |
PhD |
1962 |
|
Heinrich Rohrer |
Nobel Prize in Physics, invented the scanning tunneling microscope |
PhD |
1960 |
|
Felix Bloch |
Nobel Prize in Physics, Bloch equations in NMR |
PhD |
1928 |
|
Niko Paech |
Economist known for post-growth economy concepts |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Hans-Werner Sinn |
Prominent German economist |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Johann Schneider-Ammann |
Former President of Switzerland |
Diploma |
1980 |
|
Thomas Zurbuchen |
NASA Science Mission Directorate lead |
PhD |
1996 |
|
Luc Oursin |
Former CEO of Holcim Group |
Diploma |
N/A |
|
Emil Theodor Kocher |
Nobel Prize in Medicine |
MD |
N/A |
|
Jakob Heusser-Staub |
Industrialist, early Swiss philanthropist |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Michael Grätzel |
Inventor of dye-sensitized solar cells (Grätzel cells) |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Elmar Mock |
Co-inventor of the Swatch watch |
Diploma |
1976 |
|
Pius Baschera |
Former CEO & Chairman of Hilti Group |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Detlef Günther |
Vice President for Research at ETH Zurich |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Beatrice Weder di Mauro |
Economist, former advisor to German govt. |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Adrian Perrig |
Cybersecurity expert, developed SCION internet architecture |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Karl Odermatt |
Swiss footballer and Olympian |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Peter Zoller |
Quantum physicist, key contributor to quantum computing |
PhD |
N/A |
|
Josef Rickenbacher |
Former CEO of Swisscom |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Marco Arment |
Podcast and tech entrepreneur |
N/A |
N/A |
Students
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