News Trees are not always a miracle cure for improving air qualityNewsEducationRead moresur Tech Transfer.Master’s project series (7). Donato Kofel has quantified the positive and negative effects of trees on outdoor air quality in Geneva Canton. His method can be used by city planners to design their large-scale planting programs more effectively.Prof. Tom Battin receives European Geosciences Union award27.04.23NewsResearchEPFL Prof. Tom Battin has been awarded the 2023 Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal for his pioneering research on biofilms in streams. The awards ceremony was held in Vienna on Wednesday, 26 April 2023."Studying environmental science clearly influenced how I snowboard"16.03.23NewsEPFLMathieu Schaer, an EPFL alumni and scientific collaborator at MétéoSwiss, is also a professional snowboarder who shows that mountain sports don’t have to be bad for the environment. Learn more about this athlete, who combines the thrill of adventure with a love of nature.