Dr. Frank von der Kammer
Vice Head Department of Environmental Geosciences
☎ +43 1 4277 53380
✉ frank.von.der.kammer@univie.ac.at
⚲ Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II), Room 2B423, 1090 Vienna
Colloids and nanoparticles constitute a large part of the total reactive surface area of the planet. Their role in environmental processes is only partially understood. Frank develops specific experimental and analytical methods to elucidate the transformation, interaction and general behaviour of colloidal/nanoscale particles in the environment. His group uses the acquired knowledge and sophisticated analytical techniques to better understand environmental nanoscale processes. He supports the risk assessment of nanomaterials by improving our understanding of incidental and manufactured nanoparticles in the environment. This includes development of methods for identification and quantification of nanomaterials in food, cosmetics and the environment, as well as the development of regulatory tools on OECD and ISO levels.
Curriculum vitae
2006: Visiting professor at the Department for Bio-inorganic Chemistry at Pau University (France)
since 2005: University Assistant at University of Vienna, vice head of the Department for Environmental Geosciences, head of the Nanogeosciences Division.
2005: Summa cum laude doctorate degree at the Hamburg Universty of Technology (TUHH) in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.). Thesis title: "Characterization of Environmental Colloids applying Field-Flow Fractionation - Multi Detection Analysis with Emphasis on Light Scattering Techniques".
1996 - 2004: PhD student/research scientist at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Department for Environmental Science and Technology (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Förstner)
1995: Magister Artium, Thesis: "Status of Heavy Metal Pollution in Selected Groine Fields of River Elbe and Development of a Flow-Injection Analyser for Mercury" (1.0)
Book editions
Frimmel, F.H.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Flemming, H.-C. (Eds.): Colloidal Transport in Porous Media. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007, pp. 291
Book chapters
Baalousha, M.; Lead, J.R.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Hofmann, Th. (2009): Natural colloids and nanoparticles in aquatic and terrestrial environments. In: Lead, J.; Smith, E. (Eds.): Environmental and human health Impacts of Nanotechnology. Wiley - Blackwell Publishing, pp. 109 - 162
v.d. Kammer, F.; Hofmann, Th. (2007): Beispiele für Nutzen und Risiko der Nanotechnologie aus der Sicht der Umweltgeowissenschaften – Was wir wissen und was wir lernen müssen. In: Gazsó, A.; Schiemer, F.; Greßler, S. (Eds.): Nano - Chancen und Risken aktueller Technologien. Springer Wien-New York, 83 - 100
Förstner, U.; Flemming, H.-C.; Gust, G.; Jirka, G.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Larsen, O.; Markofsky, M.; Meyer-Reil, L.-A.; Nießner, R.; Westrich, B.; Worch, E.; Zielke, W. (2007): Sediment- and pollutant-related processes – interdisciplinary approach. In: Westrich, B. & Förstner, U. (Eds.): Sediment Dynamics and Pollutant Mobility in Rivers – Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 15 - 34
Siepmann, R.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Calmano, W. (2007): Determination of heavy metal mobility from resuspended sediments using simulated natural experimental conditions. In: Westrich, B. & Förstner, U. (Eds.): Sediment Dynamics and Pollutant Mobility in Rivers – Interdisciplinary Approach. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 258 - 268
Siepmann, R.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Förstner, U. (2007): Transport of colloids in laboratory and field filtration columns. In: Frimmel, F.H.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Flemming, H.-C. (Eds.): Colloidal Transport in Porous Media. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007, 87-115
Hassellov, M., v.d. Kammer, F.; Beckett, R. (2006): Characterization of Aquatic Colloids and Macromolecules by Field-Flow Fractionation. In: K.J. Wilkinson; J.R. Lead (Eds.): Environmental Colloids and Particles: Behaviour, Separation and Characterisation. IUPAC Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems, Vol. 10, Wiley & Sons, pp. 224-276
Calmano, W.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Schwartz, R. (2005): Characterization of redox conditions in soils and sediments: heavy metals. In: Lens, P.; Grotenhuis, T.; Malina, G.; Tabak, H. (Eds.): Soil and Sediment Remediation. IWA Publishing, pp. 102 – 120
Hassellov, M.; v.d. Kammer, F. (2005): Detection Methods for Field-Flow Fractionation, Encyclopedia of Chromatography, 2. Edition, Marcel Dekker, 437-442
v.d. Kammer, F. & Jacobs, P. H. (2003): Dezentrale Regenwasserreinigung an der B75: Problemlösung mit reaktiven Filtersystemen. - In: Wilderer et al. (Eds.): Regenwasserversickerung - eine Möglichkeit dezentraler Regenwasserbewirtschaftung. Berichte aus der Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft, TU München, Vol. 175, pp. 189-203
v.d. Kammer, F. (2003): Kolloidanalytik und physiko-chemische Effekte. In: Hammer, J.: Handbuch zur Erkundung des Untergrundes von Deponien und Altlasten – Vol. 9: Quartäre Sedimente als Geologische Barrieren. Springer, Berlin, 377-388
v.d. Kammer, F.; Thöming, J.; Förstner, U. (1999): Redox Capacity Concept as a Tool for the Assessment of Long Term Effects in Natural Attenuation/Intrinsic Remediation. In: Schüring, J.; Schulz, H. D.; Fischer, W. R.; Böttcher J. & Duijnisveld, W. H. M. (Eds.): Redox – Fundamentals, Processes and Measuring Techniques. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
v.d. Kammer, F.: Fraktionierung von Nano-Partikeln mit der Feld-Fluß-Fraktionierung (1999). In: Methoden zur Erkundung, Untersuchung und Bewertung von Sedimentablagerungen und Schwebstoffen in Gewässern. DVWK-Schriftenreihe, Wirtschafts- und Verlagsgesellschaft Gas und Wasser, Bonn 1999
Thöming, J.; v.d. Kammer, F.; Beermann, A. (1996): Electrolytic Recovery of Mercury from leached residues. In: F. Beck, Elektrochemie der Elektronenleiter, GDCh Monographie, Bd. 3, 68-69