January 9, 2025

Celebrating Excellence: Jan Meier Receives the Prestigious Stucky Prize 2024

The prize was awarded during the EPFL Civil Engineering Master's Graduation Ceremony by Mr Alexandre Wohnlich, Head of the Dams Department at Gruner Stucky SA.

The Stucky Prize was founded in 1947 by Prof. Alfred Stucky himself and recognizes an outstanding Master's project in civil engineering distinguished by its originality and practical feasibility.

This accolade highlights not only Jan Meier's remarkable achievement but also the successful collaboration between academic institutions and industry. Gruner remains committed to fostering talent and contributing to innovation in civil engineering.

Recruited to our office in Oberwil, we look forward to seeing Jan's continued contributions to the field of civil engineering and Gruner's projects worldwide.

Alexandre Wohnlich presents the Stucky Prize 2024 to Jan Meier during the Master's degree presentation ceremony at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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