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Environmental Engineering

Silke Schiewer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering

Water and Environmental Research Center
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Duckering Building Room 463
P.O. Box 755900
Fairbanks, AK, 99775-5900, USA

Phone: (907) 474-2620 | Fax: (907) 474-6087 | e-mail: ffsos@uaf.edu


Education:

  • 1996 Ph.D., Chemical Eng. (Specialization: Bio-environmental), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  • 1993 Dipl.-Ing. (M. Sc.), Mechanical Eng., Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
  • 1990-91 Exchange Student, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

Past Work Experience

  • 99-01 Research Group Leader, ISA (Dept. of Env. Eng.), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
  • 98-99 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, HKBU University, Hong Kong
  • 96-97 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chem. Eng., McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Professor Schiewer in the field
Professor Schiewer in the field. Photo by Silke

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

Past years

  • Cell Biology
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Plant Diversity
  • Genetics and Evolution

Fall 2001

  • Biotechnology (ENVE 647)

Spring 2002

  • Unit Processes - Chemical and Physical (ENVE 645)

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Research Interests

  • Innovative wastewater treatment
  • Biosorption processes for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater
  • Wastewater treatment using membrane-bioreactors
  • Endocrine disrupting substances in wastewater and the environment
  • Fate of contaminants in the environment
  • Bioremediation of soils

Recent Research Projects

  • Elimination of endocrine disrupting substances from sewage
  • Sorption and degradation of xenoestrogens in membrane-bioreactor
  • Stoichiometry of metal binding to algal biomass
  • Ionic strength and electrostatic effects in biosorption of heavy metals
  • Ion exchange in biosorption processes for metal removal from wastewater

Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals

  • 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.
  • Schiewer, S.; Wong, M.H.: Ionic Strength Effects in Biosorption of Metals by Marine Algae. Chemosphere 41 (2000), 271-282.
  • Schiewer, S.; Wong, M.H.: Metal Binding Stoichiometry and Isotherm Choice in Biosorption. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33 (1999), 3821-3828.
  • Schiewer, S.: Modeling Complexation and Electrostatic Attraction in Heavy Metal Biosorption by Sargassum Biomass: J. Applied Phycology 11 (1999), 79-87.
  • Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Ionic Strength and Electrostatic Effects in Biosorption of Divalent Metal Ions and Protons. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 (1997), 2478-2485.
  • Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Ionic Strength and Electrostatic Effects in Biosorption of Protons. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31 (1997), 1863-1871.
  • Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Modeling Multi-Metal Ion-Exchange in Biosorption. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30 (1996), 2921-2927.
  • Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Mathematical Evaluation of the Experimental and Modeling Errors in Biosorption. Biotechnol. Techniques 9 (1995), 843-848
  • Schiewer, S.; Volesky, B.: Modeling of the Proton-Metal Ion Exchange in Biosorption. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29 (1995), 3049-3058.
  • Vonderbank, R.S.; Schiewer, S.: Modellierung des Kohlenstaubabbrandes unter Berücksichtigung physikalischer Stoffeigenschaften. Brennstoff, Wärme, Kraft 46 (1994), 239-246.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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