Hungerbühler, Konrad
Professor
Department of Biology
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Konrad Hungerbühler has been full Professor for Safety & Environmental Technology at the Institute for Chemical and Bio-Engineering, ETH Zurich, since the beginning of 1994. Prof. Hungerbühler, born 1952, originates from Zurich and Romanshorn. He studied chemical engineering at the ETH Zurich. He received his doctorate under Professor J.R. Bourne and was awarded the ETH medal for his dissertation. With his transfer to the central chemical engineering department at Ciba in 1979, he began 15 years of employment in industry. Subsequently, he set up a process development group in the production plant at Grenzach. Previous to his appointment at the ETH Zurich, he was head of the research department in the textile division of Ciba in Basel. Our research goals focus on the development of tools and methods for ecoefficient and inherently safe products and processes; case studies form the basis for this task. Emphasis is placed on the early stages of process and product development, where broad freedom in design coincides with high uncertainty. These case studies also create an implementation-oriented platform for teaching in the area of environmental and risk-oriented design of chemical products and processes.
Research Interest
Plant Biology
Publications
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Toward a Comprehensive Global Emission Inventory of C4-C10 Perfluoroalkanesulfonic Acids (PFSAs) and Related Precursors: Focus on the Life Cycle of C8-Based Products and Ongoing Industrial Transition. Wang Z, Boucher JM, Scheringer M, Cousins IT, Hungerbühler K. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Apr 18;51(8):4482-4493. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06191. Epub 2017 Apr 4.
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Relationships between Atmospheric Transport Regimes and PCB Concentrations in the Air at Zeppelin, Spitsbergen. Ubl S, Scheringer M, Hungerbühler K. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Sep 5;51(17):9784-9791. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02571. Epub 2017 Aug 11.
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Dynamic Transgenerational Fate of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dioxins/Furans in Lactating Cows and Their Offspring. Bogdal C, Züst S, Schmid P, Gyalpo T, Zeberli A, Hungerbühler K, Zennegg M. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Sep 6. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02968.
