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Eberhard Morgenroth

Professor for Process Engineering in Urban Water Management,
ETH: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich,
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf

Education and Training

1994 University of California, Davis: Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering

1995 Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (Germany): Diplom-Ingenieur in Civil and Environmental Engineering

1998 Technical University of Munich (Germany), Department of Water Quality and Waste Management Environmental Engineering: Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften (Ph.D.)

Appointments

2009 to date Professor, ETH: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich and

2009 to date Professor, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

2007-2009 Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Animal Science.

2000-2007 Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Animal Science.

1998-2000 Assistant Research Professor Technical University of Denmark, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering

Major Research Areas

• Biological wastewater treatment using activated sludge, granular biomass, or biofilm based systems

• Biological drinking water treatment

• Mixed culture environmental biotechnology for bioenergy production

• Mathematical modeling

• Sustainable development of urban water management

Professional Service

• International Water Association (IWA): Member of the task group on biofilm modeling 1999 - 2006

• Abwassertechnische Vereinigung (DWA, German water and wastewater association): Member of the working group 7.5.6 on biofilm processes since 1999

• International Water Association (IWA): Chair of the management committee of the specialist group on environmental engineering education since 2000

• International Water Association (IWA): Member of the management committee of the specialist group on biofilms since 2000

• International Water Association (IWA): Member of the management committee of the specialist group on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment since 2002

• International Water Association (IWA): Member of the advisory panel of the IWA Young Water Professionals (YWP) program since 2005

• International Water Association (IWA): Member of the USA National Committee. Since 2008.

• Water Environment Federation (WEF) and International Water Association (IWA): Co-chair of the scientific and organizing committee for the WEF/IWA conference on Biofilm Reactor Technology to be held in 2010.

Honors and Awards

2007 - 2009 Harold E. Babbitt Faculty Scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering

2004 Xerox Awards for Faculty Research from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois recognizing outstanding research during the past year.

2003 and 2007 "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students"

2003-2004 Beckman Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Illinois

2003 C-FAR Donald A. Holt Achievement Award as part of the Livestock and Urban Waste Recycling Research Team awarded by the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research.

since 2002 Editor for Water Research

2002 NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.