The Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry group is part of the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. It encompasses three research teams that use fundamental chemical and isotopic techniques to understand natural processes on a range of temporal and spatial scales, including the formation of the Solar System and its planets and the evolution of the ocean chemistry and the weathering processes on Earth.
This team, led by Prof. Maria Schönbächler, investigates the origin and the evolution of our Solar System and its planets with particular focus on, in particular our planet Earth. This includes the formation of the Moon, the Earth’s core and the first continents. Read on
The Earth’s surface geochemistry team, led by Prof. Derek Vance, pursues dynamic research programs that focus on the characterisation of the processes involved in the evolution of the Earth’s surface, its environment, climate and biosphere. Read on
The group, led by Prof. Henner Busemann, studies processes ranging from stellar nucleosynthesis and the chemistry of the interstellar medium to planet formation, cometary volatile delivery, transport of meteorites, chronology and landscape evolution, using the specific properties of noble gases. Read on
Working with us
Are you interested in a job, a doctorate or an internship? By joining our group, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects in an international environment. Several people have left our labs for careers in and outside academia over the past decade, helped by the skills and experiences gained in our group.
On Friday 29 November 2024, the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences celebrated this year's Master's degree graduation ceremony. Congratulations to our successful graduates!
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has nominated the Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Susan Trumbore, for an honorary doctorate from ETH Zurich. She received the award on the occasion of this year's ETH Day on 16 November 2024.
"Super-wet" magmas play a critical role in forming large deposits of copper, a metal vital for modern technologies and society's shift to green energy.
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World", spans 2.5 million square kilometers with an average elevation over 4000 meters. A new study in Nature Geoscience suggests that mantle delamination of the overriding plate may explain the mysterious formation of this vast region.
