Member of the Directorate and Group Leader, Solid Waste Management In 1998, Christian Zurbrügg joined the Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Sandec)—which is now the Department of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)—as a tenure track researcher in the field of solid waste management in developing countries and obtained tenure in 2002. In 2004 he took over the responsibility as head of department, Sandec. Since August 2015, he is a member of the Eawag directorate. His current research interests lie in the interdisciplinary approach of upgrading infrastructure and services in urban areas of low- and middle-income countries, with a special focus on sanitation, solid waste, and water. He has led several international programs and projects, published many scientific articles and book chapters on appropriate technology and enabling environments in low-income settings, and serves on many international committees, task forces, and juries. As head of Sandec, he received the IWA Development Solutions Award for Science in recognition of outstanding innovation or contribution to science that has led to demonstrable uptake, impact, or influence at national, regional, or international levels in low- and middle-income countries.