On February 23rd, 2026, Flora Wille successfully defended her
doctoral thesis entitled “Biodegradation of Synthetic Polyesters in Soil and Compost: From Enzymatic Hydrolysis to Microbial Utilization”.
Erich Fischer, Nicolas Gruber, Lukas Gudmundsson, Reto Knutti, Andreas Prein, Martin Scheringer, Sonia Seneviratne, and Johan Six have been named "Highly Cited Researchers" for 2025 by Clarivate.
This recognition places them among the top 1% globally in their respective fields based on citation count, demonstrating significant influence over the past decade.
Many members of the environmental chemistry group traveled with the former environmental chemistry of anthropogenic materials group to present their work at the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe in Vienna, Austria.