An atmospheric researcher with his feet firmly on the ground

Atmospheric chemist Thomas Peter retired at the end of January. A profile of a man who taught us about the properties and processes of suspended particles and helped shape the second-largest department at ETH Zurich.

Tom Peter in the background, in the foreground cabling of measuring devices
Together with his group, atmospheric chemist Thomas Peter has developed a particle trap that allows individual aerosol particles to be held in suspension for weeks for studies. (Photograph: Gian Marco Castelberg / ETH Zurich)

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