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Open tenure track position in Environmental Systems Toxicology

11.02.22

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We are inviting applications for a tenure track position in Environmental Systems Toxicology. We are seeking an individual with an excellent track record in the investigation of environmental system functions and their disturbances in responses to xenobiotics. We are particularly ...
New publication in Nanosciences: Towards Standardization for Determining Dissolution Kinetics of Nanomaterials in Natural Aquatic Environments: Continuous Flow Dissolution of Ag Nanoparticles

10.02.22

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- Full text at Nanosciences
New publication in Science of the Total Environment: Stormwater management in urban areas using dry gallery infiltration systems

08.02.22

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Extreme precipitation events due to climate change will be more frequent. Surface sealing by grey infrastructure additionally hinders the infiltration of heavy rain events into the subsoil. This leads to the pressing question how to manage stormwater events, which might ...
- Full text at Science of the Total Environment
Welcome new group member: Melanie Vital

02.02.22

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Melanie Vital joined EDGE in January 2022 as a postdoctoral researcher in the project of Frank von der Kammer and will work on the Standardization of Methods for Fate and Behavior of Nanomaterials in Environmental Media - Dissolution and Solubility ...
New publication in Forensic Science International: Rapid Analysis of Gunshot Residues with Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

26.01.22

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A single gunshots produces thousands of micro- and nanoparticles. These particles can be lifted from a suspects skin or clothes and identified via elemental fingerprints to confirm a shooter. Robert Brünjes and colleagues from EDGE have developed a novel approach to collect gunshot residues through surfactant-assisted washing and to analyse ...
- Full text at Forensic Science International
New publication in Environmental Science & Technology: Identifying Functional Groups that Determine Rates of Micropollutant Biotransformations Performed by Wastewater Microbial Communities

19.01.22

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Hundreds of different organic chemicals enter wastewater streams in response to human activities. Microorganisms residing in wastewater treatment plants have been shown to transform and degrade some of these chemicals, but predicting which chemicals are susceptible to such transformations and ...
- Full text at Environmental Science & Technology
New publication in WIRES Water: Parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis inhydrological modeling

23.12.21

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Mathematical models of hydrological systems are used routinely to guide decision making in diverse subjects, such as: environmental and risk assessments, design of remediation strategies for contaminated sites and evaluation of the impact of climate change on water resources. The ...
- Full text at WIRES Water
Welcome new group member: Laura Lotteraner

01.12.21

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Laura Lotteraner joined EDGE as a Ph.D. student in November 2021. She is part of the Urban Futures Platform and will be working on Data Science / Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences with Thilo Hofmann and Torsten Möller from ...
- University of Vienna - Urban Futures Platform
- University of Vienna - Visualization and Data Analysis
Welcome new group member: Martina Vršanská

12.10.21

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Dr. Martina Vrsanska, Head of The Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Enzymology (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic), which focuses on the use of various types of microorganisms (fungi, bacteria and yeasts) and their secondary metabolites ...
Welcome new group member: Paulina Pfisterer

11.10.21

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Paulina Pfisterer joined EDGE in September 2021 to support our administrative team – she will be responsible for organizing the lecture series, developing the EDGE Wiki, helping with u:cirs, and other administrative support projects. She received a bachelor’s degree in ...