Graduiertenkolleg WERA

Qualification

WERA's qualification program

Compulsory area
 
Meetings and seminars
  • WERA-Meeting: monthly meeting between PhDs and at least 2 supervisors from the fields of natural sciences and engineering
  • WERA-Status-Seminar: semi-annual seminar with WERA plenum (PhDs + associated PhDs + supervisors), 1-2 days, RPTU
  • WERA-Exchange-Seminar: semi-annual PhD-only seminar, 1-2 days, RPTU
  • WERA-Summerschool: annual seminar with WERA plenum (PhDs + associated PhDs + supervisors) and guests, 2-4 days, conference hotel
  • Guest program: keynote lectures by internationally renowned experts in the field of P-recovery, wastewater treatment, recycling management and specific topics of WERA's research projects

 

Reports
  • WERA-Report: quarterly reports from the PhDs to document the research results and prepare for future publications
  • Publications in international journals

 

Further qualification measures
  • Presentations at international conferences
  • Research stays at international research institutions

WERA's study program

Compulsory area
 
Lecture series "Raw Material Recovery from Wastewater" (14 events of 2 h each)
 
  • Chemical basics
    • Phosphate detection and binding strategies (Kubik)
    • Phosphorus recovery and recycling “Closing the Loop” (Steinmetz/Kubik)
    • Synthesis and characterization of microporous materials (Kleist)
    • Adsorber materials for recyclable materials from wastewater (Thiel)
       
  • Physical basics and measurement technology
    • Thermodynamics of crystallization – fundamentals for the design of technical separation processes (Jirasek)
    • Mössbauer spectroscopy for the characterization of complex ferrous systems (Schünemann)
    • Molecular simulation as an atomistic magnifying glass: Insights into adsorption processes for the recovery of valuable materials (Stephan) 
    • Fluorescence sensors for the detection of critical elements in wastewater (Becker)
       
  • Basics of separation processes and applications 
    • Mechanical separation processes for the recovery of recyclable materials (Antonyuk)
    • Magnetic separation methods in downstream processing (Ulber)
    • Adsorptive separation processes in wastewater treatment (von Harbou)
    • Process analysis methods (von Harbou)
    • Wastewater as a resource (Steinmetz)
    • Concepts and technologies for P recovery from wastewater (Steinmetz)

 

Workshop "Good Scientific Practice" (TU Nachwuchsring, 1 day)

Workshop "Writing scientific publications" (TU Nachwuchsring, 1 day)

Workshop "Data Management" (TU Nachwuchsring, 1 day)
Compulsory elective area
5 workshops/lectures to choose from
 
WERA's workshops (1-2 days each)
 
  • Process analysis in wastewater treatment (Steinmetz, Antonyuk, von Harbou)
  • Material synthesis (Becker, Thiel, Kleist, Kubik, Ulber)
  • Measurement and analysis methods (Thiel, Kleist, Kubik, Jirasek, Schünemann, Becker, Antonyuk, Ulber, von Harbou)
  • Separation and adsorption processes (Kleist, Stephan, Jirasek, Antonyuk, Ulber, von Harbou, Steinmetz)
  • Physical and data-driven thermodynamic modeling (Stephan, Jirasek)
  • Model applications in process engineering (Stephan, Jirasek, Ulber, von Harbou)
  • Precipitation and crystallization processes (Becker, Schünemann, Jirasek, Steinmetz, von Harbou, Antonyuk)
  • Circular economy concepts and processes (Thiel, Kleist, Steinmetz)
  • Fundamentals of complex chemistry and synthesis methods (Thiel, Kubik, Becker)
  • Microbial systems in recycling (Ulber)
  • Environmental compatibility and life cycle assessments (Dept. of Spatial- and Environmental Planning)
  • Ecotoxicology (Dept. of Chemistry und Dept. of Natural and Environmental Sciences)
     

Basic lectures (each 14 events of 2-4 h, partly held in German)
 
  • Lectures in natural sciences: 
    • Summer semester: Chemische Reaktionstechnik (Kleist), Chemische Produktionsverfahren (Kleist), Supramolecular Chemistry (Kubik), Grundlagen und Anwendungen der Mössbauer-Spektroskopie (Schünemann), Homogene Katalyse (Thiel), Molekulare Thermodynamik II (Stephan), Bioanalytik & Bioprozessanalytik I (Ulber), Interdisziplinäres Symposium zur Nachhaltigkeit (Becker)
    • Winter semester: Anorganische Funktionsmaterialien (Thiel), Analytische Chemie (Becker), Angewandte heterogene Katalyse (Kleist), Grenzflächenthermodynamik (Stephan), Molekulare Thermodynamik I (Stephan), Bioanalytik & Bioprozessanalytik I (Ulber)
       
  • Lectures in engineering sciences: 
    • Summer semester: Sewage Sludge Treatment (Steinmetz), Chemische Verfahrenstechnik (von Harbou), Abfallbehandlung (Antonyuk), Praktikum Abwasserentsorgung und Gewässer (Steinmetz)
    • Winter semester: Verfahrenstechnik der Abwasserreinigung (Steinmetz), Verfahrenstechnik der Ressourcenrückgewinnung (Steinmetz), Aktuelle Themen der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (Steinmetz),  Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik/Fest-Flüssig-Trennung (Antonyuk), Maschinelles Lernen in der Verfahrenstechnik (Jirasek), Bioraffinerie (Ulber), Wärmeübertragung (Jirasek), Erweiterte Methoden der Thermischen Trenntechnik (von Harbou)
Elective areA
Further workshops form the TU Nachwuchsring, 1 - 2 days, Link to the workshops
Evening Courses German, 2 x 3 h per week, Link to the course