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Tamar Kohn (born 1973) is an Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). She is also an adjunct researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology previously known as EAWAG.

Kohn has made major contributions concerning the elimination and degradation of chemical pollutants and biological agents and pathogens in aquatic systems. Her results support worldwide efforts to ensure the quality of drinking water and waterborne diseases.

Early life and education
Kohn completed her M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland 1999. She got her PhD (2000-2004) in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Kohn then became a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. She became an Assistant professor at EPFL from (2007-2013) before taking the position of Associate professor at EPFL.

Prof. Tamar Kohn was awarded the "Grand Challenges Exploration Grant " by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a preliminary study on Poliovirus detection and differentiation. Along with Peter Vikesland of Virginia Polytechnical Institute and Krista Wigginton of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, their aim is to develop a low-cost device that could be used for point-of-use poliovirus screening, which would detect the presence of different strains.

Career and research
At EPFL, Kohn currently leads the Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (LCE) where the goal is to understand the fundamental principles and processes that lead to improved water quality in natural and engineered systems.

Awards and honors

 * 2011 Grand Challenges Exploration Grant

Select media

 * 2020 Swiss researchers see sewage as early warning sign for COVID flares