I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States.

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions.

In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president.

I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States.

I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature.

Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry at the famous Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

A brief visit to Nepal started my insatiable love for Asian art.