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Professional Activities
Reviewer for
Environmental Science and Technology
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Hong Kong Research Grants Council
International Water Association (World Water Conference)
Courses Taught
At other universities
Cell Biology
Environmental Biotechnology
Plant Diversity
Genetics and Evolution
At UAF
ES341 Fluid Mechanics
ES 341 Fluid Mechanics
CE 441 Environmental Engineering
ENVE 645 Chemical and Physical Unit Processes
ENVE 646 Biological Unit Processes
ENVE 647 Biotechnology
ENVE 650 Advanced Topics
ENVE 653 Measurements Laboratory
Research Interests
Innovative wastewater treatment
Biosorption processes for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater
Wastewater treatment using membrane-bioreactors
Membrane filtration processes for drinking water production
Endocrine disrupting substances in wastewater and the environment
Fate of contaminants in the environment
Bioremediation of soils
Recent Research Projects
Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using citrus peels as biosorbents
Bioremediation of soils contaminated with conventional and alternative fuels (Syntroleum, fish biodiesel)
Membrane filtration of surface waters with high DOM content
Air sparging for reducing fouling in membrane bioreactors
Preventing microbial contamination of drinking water in rural Alaska
Use of crab-shell based biosorbents for removal of arsenic
Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
1) Schiewer, S.; Balaria, A.: Biosorption of Pb2+ by original and protonated citrus peels: equilibrium, kinetics and mechanism Chemical Engineering Journal 146 (Feb 2009) 211-219.
2) Balaria, A.; Schiewer, S.: Assessment of biosorption mechanism for Pb binding by citrus pectin. Separation and Purification Technology 63 (Dec 2008) 577-581.
3) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Long term flux improvement by air sparging and backflushing for a membrane bioreactor, and modeling of permeability decline. Desalination 230 (Sept 2008) 193-204.
4) Schiewer, S.; Patil, S.: Modeling the effect of pH on biosorption of heavy metals by citrus peels. Journal of Hazardous Materials 157 (Aug. 2008) 8-17.
5) Schiewer, S.; Patil, S.: Pectin-rich fruit wastes as biosorbents for heavy metal removal: equilibrium and kinetics. Bioresource Technology 99 No 6 (April 2008) 1896-1903.
6) Chambers, M.K.; Ford, M.R.; White, D.M.; Barnes, D.L.; Schiewer, S.: Distribution and transport of fecal bacteria at spring thaw in a rural Alaskan community. Journal of Cold Regions Engineering 22 No 1 (Mar. 2008) 16-37.
7) Adhikari, H.; Barnes, D.; Schiewer, S.; White, D.: Total coliform survival characteristics in frozen soils. Journal of Environmental Engineering -ASCE 133 No12 (Dec. 2007) 1098-1105.
8) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Anti-Fouling application of Air Sparging and Backflushing for MBR. Journal of Membrane Science 283 No. 1-2, (Oct. 2006) 273-280.
9) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Direct filtration of natural and simulated river water with air sparging and sponge ball application. Desalination 197 (Oct. 2006) 190-204
10) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Dimensionless numbers for the analysis of air sparging aimed to reduce fouling in tubular membranes of a membrane bioreactor. Desalination, 197 (Oct. 2006) 9-22.
11) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Resistance analysis for enhanced wastewater membrane filtration with application of air sparging and back flushing. Journal of Membrane Science 280 (Sept. 2006) 284-297.
12) Schiewer, S.; Niemeyer, T.: Soil heating and optimized nutrient addition for accelerating bioremediation in cold climates. Polar Record 42 No. 220 (Jan. 2006), 23-31.
13) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Long-term study of an intermittent air sparged MBR for synthetic wastewater treatment. Journal of Membrane Science 260 (2005), 56-65.
14) Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S.: Critical Flux aspects of air sparging and backflushing in membrane bioreactors. Desalination 175 (2005), No. 1, 61-71.
15) Schiewer, S.; Meuser, K.; Wintgens, T.: Verfahrenstechnische Aspekte des Verhaltens von endokrinen Substanzen in Kläranlagen (Process aspects of the behavior of endocrine disrupters in sewage treatment plants). Wasser & Boden, 53 (2001), No. 1-2, 10-15.
16) Schiewer, S.; Wong, M.H.: Ionic Strength Effects in Biosorption of Metals by Marine Algae. Chemosphere 41 (2000), 271-282.
17) Schiewer, S.; Wong, M.H.: Metal Binding Stoichiometry and Isotherm Choice in Biosorption. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33 (1999), 3821-3828.
18) Schiewer, S.: Modelling Complexation and Electrostatic Attraction in Heavy Metal Biosorption by Sargassum Biomass: J. Applied Phycology 11 (1999), 79-87.
19) Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Ionic Strength and Electrostatic Effects in Biosorption of Divalent Metal Ions and Protons. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 (1997), 2478-2485.
20) Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Ionic Strength and Electrostatic Effects in Biosorption of Protons. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 (1997), 1863-1871.
22) Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Mathematical Evaluation of the Experimental
and Modeling Errors in Biosorption. Biotechnol. Techniques 9 (1995),
843-848
23) Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Modeling of the Proton-Metal Ion Exchange in Biosorption. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29 (1995), 3049-3058.
24) Vonderbank, R.S.; Schiewer, S.: Modellierung des Kohlenstaubabbrandes unter Berücksichtigung physikalischer Stoffeigenschaften. Brennstoff, Wärme, Kraft 46 (1994), 239-246.
25) Vonderbank, R.S.; Leithner, R.; Schiewer, S.; Hardow, B.: Modellierung paralleler Kalzinierung und Sulfatierung bei der SO2-Einbindung durch das Trocken-Additiv-Verfahren.Brennstoff, Wärme, Kraft 45 (1993), 443-450.
26) Vonderbank, R.S.; Schiewer, S.: Modellierung paralleler Calcinierung und Sulfatierung von CaCO3-Partikeln. Chem.-Ing.-Tech. 65 (1993), 321-323.
Theses
Schiewer, S.: Multi-Metal Ion Exchange in Biosorption. Ph.D. Thesis,
Department of Chem. Eng., McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1996.
Schiewer, S.: Übertragung des kombinierten Modells auf die Kohleverbrennung. Diplomarbeit (Master's thesis), IWBT, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 1993.
Book Chapters
Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Biosorption by Marine Algae. In: Valdes,
J.J. (Ed.): Bioremediation. Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2000,
139-169.
Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Biosorption Processes for Heavy Metal Removal.
In: Lovley, D. R.(Ed.): Environmental Microbe-Metal Interactions. ASM
Press, Washington, DC, 2000, 329-362.
Volesky, B.; Schiewer, S.: Biosorption of Metals. In: Flickinger, M.C.;
Drew, S. W. (Eds.): Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation,
Biocatalysis, and Bioseparation. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999,
433-453.
Conference Proceedings or Abstracts
Schiewer, S.; Wintgens, T.; Gallenkemper, M.; Melin, T.: Einsatz von
Membrantechnik zur Eliminierung endokrin wirksamer Substanzen aus Abwasser.
In: T. Melin, R. Rautenbach, M. Dohmann (Eds.) Membrantechnik in der Wasseraufbereitung
und Abwasserbehandlung, Proceedings of the 4th Aachen membrane Conference,
Aachen, Germany, 2001, p. A13.1- A13.16.
Schiewer, S.: Removal of
Endocrine Disrupters from Wastewater by Membrane / Biological Methods. In: Vol.
3, Book of Abstracts, 11th International Biotechnology Symposium,
Berlin, Germany, 2000, p. 481.
Schiewer, S.; Voßenkaul, K.: Das Aachener Graduiertenkolleg zur
Eliminierung Endokrin wirksamer Substanzen aus Abwasser (AGEESA) - Einsatz von
Membrantechnik zum verbesserten Abbau östrogener Substanzen in Kläranlagen.
In: T. Melin, R. Rautenbach, M. Dohmann (Eds.) Membrantechnik in der Wasseraufbereitung
und Abwasserbehandlung, Proceedings of the 3rd Aachen Membrane Conference,
Aachen, Germany, 2000, B16.1-B16.18.
Schiewer, S.; Fourest, E.; Chong, K. H.; Volesky, B.: Ion Exchange
in Biosorption by Dried Seaweed: Experiments and Model Predictions. In: Jerez,
C.A., Vargas, T., Toledo, H., Wiertz, J. T. (Eds.): Biohydrometallurgical
Processing, Proceedings of the International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium,
Vina-del-Mar, Chile, 1995, 219-228.
Conference Posters
Schiewer, S: Elimination oestrogen wirksamer Substanzen aus Abwasser. 34th Essener Tagung (Water and Waste Management), Aachen, Germany, 2001
Schiewer, S.; Gangireddy,
K.: Removal of Endocrine Disrupters from Wastewater by Membrane / Biological
Processes, 11th International Biotechnology Symposium, Berlin, Germany,
2000.
Schiewer, S.; Makolla, A.; Meuser, K.: Xenoöstrogene im Abwasserreinigungsprozeß, 33rd Essener Tagung (Water and Waste Management), Essen, Germany,
2000.
Schiewer, S. et al.: Aachener Graduiertenkolleg zur Eliminierung Endokrin
wirksamer Substanzen aus Abwasser, 3rd ATSV Tagung (Aachen Membrane
Technology Conference), Aachen, Germany, 2000.
Schiewer, S.: Electrostatic Effects in Biosorption of Heavy Metals
by Marine Algae, International Conference on Environmental Contamination,
Toxicology and Health, Hong Kong, 1998.
Schiewer, S.: Heavy Metal Biosorption by Sargassum Biomass, 16th International Seaweed Symposium, Cebu, Philippines, 1998.
Other Journal Articles
Schiewer, S.; Weber, S.; Wintgens, T.: Vorkommen und Abbau von
endokrinen Substanzen in Kläranlagen. KA - Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser,
Abfall, 48 (2001), No. 3, 287-288.
Weichgrebe, D.; Hippen, A.; Barjenbruch, M.; Schiewer, S.; Heine, H.;
Niemann, K.; Rolf, F.; Schmautz, H.: .Klärschlamm auf 120 Meter Höhe
deponieren. Neue Eindrücke vom weltweiten Forschungsstand in der Entsorgung
auf der 1. IWA Konferenz Paris 2000. KA- Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser, Abfall 47 (2000) 1396-1418.
Schiewer, S.: Endokrin wirksame Substanzen - Membrantechnische und
biologische Strategien zur Vermeidung von Umweltbelastung durch hormonell wirksame
Stoffe im Abwasser. Umwelt Technologie Aktuell (Environmental Technology
News), 11 (2000), No. 5, 274-277.
