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
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)
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.