TU Wien Water Quality Management
@iwr-water
Research Unit for Water Quality Management, TU Wien www.tuwien.at/cee/iwr/wasser
Summer means #Kinderuni! 🌞🔬 We were delighted to continue our tradition of taking part in this great initiative again this year. Young scientists had the opportunity to dive into the fascinating world of #wastewater #treatment, explore how it works, and conduct their own #experiments. 1/3
We are excited to kick off a new research collaboration with the Institute for Formal Models and Verification led by Bernhard Aichernig at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, bringing together expertise in #WastewaterTreatment and #MachineLearning. 1/5
Don't miss the PFASAN Symposium! 📅 Date: 24 Sept. 2026 📍 Location: Aula, Campus University of Vienna 🔗 Register here: www.altlastenmanagement.at/pfasan-sympo... Secure your spot and be part of the conversation on tackling "forever chemicals"! The registration deadline is 17 Sept. 2026. 1/4
Great to be part of the 12th DEX Summer School in Hof! 🌍💧 DEX - Deutscher Expertenrat für Umwelttechnologie und Infrastruktur e.V. #DEXSummerSchool Photo credits: Britta Rudolff 1/3
When the mercury hits 33°C, where do you go to cool off? 🥵 Most people head to the pool or grab an ice cream. We went underground. 1/5 #EnvironmentalEngineering #SewerRehabilitation #WienKanal #MasterStudents #HandsOnLearning #Infrastructure #Vienna
Following the success of the 1st @tuwien.at Life Cycle Assessment #Symposium 2025, the interdisciplinary #LCA Group organized the #LCAtalks on 16.6.2026, bringing together around 60 participants from across the university. Learn more about the event here: lca.conf.tuwien.ac.at/en/lca-talk-... 1/3
From GAC filters to lake sediments – huge congratulations to Dr. Daniela Reif, on her successful #PhD #defense 🎉 Her thesis, "Influence of Adsorption Mechanisms on the Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern”,... #Rigorosum #WaterQuality #PFAS #Adsorption #WastewaterTreatment #NeusiedlLake 1/3
Let's talk trace contaminants! Our colleagues have just arrived in Toronto to participate in the 14th IWA #Micropol & Ecohazard Conference. The have great contributions ready to share: ... 👉 www.micropol2026to.org 1/6
Last week, Gabriela Eder, Berna de Vries, and @4heilig.bsky.social from our team attended the biennial conference of the #ÖGHMP – Austrian Society for #Hygiene, #Microbiology, and Preventive Medicine in Vienna. #OneWater #OneHealth #WBE #WES 1/5
🌊 Learning from real-world #WaterManagement in action! Matthias Zessner and Julia Derx spent two inspiring days with our #EnvironmentalEngineering students exploring Austria’s water infrastructure. #FishPass #FishMigration #wastewater #DrinkingWater #excursion Photo credits: Matthias Heisler 1/3
How to tackle #DiffusePollution when a river crosses 19 countries or large provinces? At #DIPCON2026, we’re bringing together 2 leading voices from opposite sides of the globe to answer that. Meet our #keynote #speakers... #WaterQuality #RiverBasinManagement #Danube #Yangtze #CallForAbstracts 1/4
🏆Four in a row! TU Wien wins the #WorldUniversityChallenge again 💧🌍 Last week, at #IFAT our team excelled in demanding tasks ranging from Integrated Water Resources Management, Measurement, control & regulation and Numerical simulation of wastewater systems. #environmentalengineering #uiw 1/3
A very warm welcome to Jedrzej Bylka! Jędrzej is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Building Installations of the Poznan University of Technology and has just joined our team for a 3-month #researchstay supervised by Joerg Krampe. #water #energy #benchmark 1/3
Meet our new team members: Helene Dreier and Severin Osten. Over the past years, we’ve had the pleasure of working with both as student assistants. Their skills, passion, and inspiring approach to tackling complex challenges left a strong impression on us. 1/3
Last Tuesday, we hosted the 2nd Annual Meeting of the #ARISEproject, bringing together 22 participants, incl ... #AntimicrobialResistance #WastewaterSurveillance #EnvironmentalSurveillance #WastewaterBasedEpidemiology #PublicHealth #ICCWaterandHealth 📸 S. Buchner 1/5
One treatment fits all? Not quite That's the main message our team conveyed to the wonderful crowd joining the #LongNightOfResearch 2026. We showed how organic #micropollutants can be removed from #wastewater via quaternary treatment — using #oxidation and #adsorption. #WaterTreatment 1/3
Last week, the Wastewater Treatment research group led by Norbert Kreuzinger had the pleasure of welcoming a group of PhD students from Environmental Technology - @w-u-r.bsky.social, accompanied by Prof. Adriaan Mels. 8 PhD students from Wageningen met 5 PhD students from our team. 1/3
🌍The Call for Abstracts to #DIPCON conference is now OPEN 🌍 23rd #IWA International Conference on #DiffusePollution and #Eutrophication. 📍 #Vienna, Austria | 📅 24–27 November 2026 👉 iwadipcon2026.com #IWADIPCON2026 #WaterQuality #CallForAbstracts #TUWien 1/3
A warm welcome to Vincent Idel, who joins our research group on water quality and river basin management as project assistant and PhD candidate. #teammember #phd #assistant #environmental #engineering #river 1/3
Successful PhD Defense 🎓 We are pleased to share that Juan Serrano has successfully defended his #PhD thesis: “Improved sustainable #phosphorus utilisation by converging market driven functions and requirements with product properties”. 1/5
Last week, we celebrated not one, but two #farewells. It’s not easy to say goodbye to special colleagues like Steffen Kittlaus and @boehler-s.bsky.social, but we feel very fortunate for the time we have shared. Thank you both for your dedication and impact you’ve brought to our team. 1/3
The 280 participants of the #Februarseminar 2026, co-organised by #ÖWAV and our research unit, are now travelling back home. We enjoyed the talks that tackled the complex topic of industrial wastewater from manifold complementary angles, but what made us perhaps even happier was to see... 1/3
If you are a Postgraduate or PhD student or a young professional interested in water, wastewater and sustainability, don't miss the #DEX #SummerSchool 2026 from 29 June to 3 July! This edition will strongly focus on the new EU Urban #WastewaterTreatment Directive and ... #KARL 1/2
The #ÖWAV #Februarseminar 2026 has started. This year, we focus on #industrial #wastewater. 280 participants and 21 sponsors confirm that the program designed under the lead of Joerg Krampe addresses a highly relevant and timely topic. #seminar #event #tuwien #treatmentplant 1/3
What better way to conclude the lecture on #wastewater treatment than with a guided #tour of the Vienna Wastewater Treatment Plant, led by Joerg Krampe? The highly engaged students had the chance to see how the theory is put into practice – a valuable and inspiring experience. 📷 Joerg Krampe
If you're looking for a compact overview of the state of knowledge and legal framework regarding #PFAS aquatic #pollution in German, check out the new ÖWAV expert paper “PFAS in the Aquatic #Environment”. www.oewav.at/Publikatione... 1/3
New Erasmus guest in our lab! 👋 Manel, MSc student in #EnvironmentalEngineering at the Uni of Sopron, is joining us for the next 2 months to work on and learn about sample preparation and #PFAS analysis. Welcome to the team, Manel! 🎉 📷 Ernis Saracevic, Manel Moumene, Camila Cambui
We're pleased to announce that Joerg Krampe has been appointed new #Chair of #IWA #SpecialistGroup on 'Design, Operation & Costs of Large #WastewaterTreatment Plants'. He succeeds Norbert Jardin, who'll continue to serve on the Management Committee as Past Chair. #design #operation #cost 1/3