IWWG - International Waste Working Group is a non-profit association that aims to provide a forum to encourage economic and ecological waste management world-wide and to promote scientific advancement in the field
University of Rostock & DBFZ Leipzig – the German Institute for Biomass Research (DE)
Managing Board
Why I joined IWWG
I have been involved in the Iwwg for over 15 years, as I believe it is the central academic network of the world's best universities with a focus on waste management and I greatly value this international exchange. The scientific independence from politics, business and lobbying associations, which is important to me, should be emphasized. The intensive promotion of young scientists and the provision of scientifically sound specialist literature are also of particular importance at the Iwwg.
Experience
2012 - present
DBFZ Leipzig – the German Institute for Biomass Research (DE)
Scientific Director
2006 - Present
University of Rostock (DE)
Full Professor & Head of Department Waste and Resource Management
2000 - 2006
University of Applied Science Göttingen (DE)
Professor & Head of Department Technical Environmental Protection
1994 - present
Institute of Technical Environmental Protection - INTUS (DE)
Consultant in the area of technical environmental protection and renewable
Main research interest
Fundamental and applied aspects of waste management with focus on technological, environmental and economic aspects to mechanical, biological and thermal treatment systems of waste and biomass in different recycling and recovery routes
Most relevant projects
More than 100 R&D projects and over 50 successfully completed PhD-projects in the field of technical environmental protection and renewable energies
Publications
> 400 scientific and practice-oriented articles and chapters in books and journals since 1994
Awards / Other
He is a member of national and international Managing & Advisory Boards of organisations in the field of waste management and biomass utilisation and also a Board-Member of different national and international conferences and journals.
