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Technical University of Munich

Sema Karakurt-Fischer, M.Sc.

Room:

1129

Phone:

+49.89.289.13717

Telefax:

+49.89.289.13718

e-mail:

sema.karakurt(at)tum.de

Workgroup:

Engineered Natural Treatment Systems

Curriculum Vitae

since 2016 Research Assistant at the Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering
2016 Master of Science (M.Sc.), TU Berlin
2013-2016 Studies of Energy and Process Engineering, M.Sc., TU Berlin
2012 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Ege University
2011-2012 Studies of Process Engineering, Cantabria University
2007-2011 Studies of Process Engineering, Ege University

Awards

  • Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Foundation grant scholarship, 2013-2016

Fields of Research

  • Sequential managed aquifer recharge technology (SMART)

Publications

2021

Journal Articles

  • Karakurt-Fischer, Sema; Rien, Christian; Sanz-Prat, Alicia; Szewzyk, Regine; Hübner, Uwe; Drewes, Jörg E.; Selinka, Hans-Christoph: Fate and Transport of Viruses within a High-Rate Plug-Flow Biofilter Designed for Non-Membrane-Based Indirect Potable Reuse Applications. ACS ES&T Water 1 (5), 2021, 1229-1239 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

2020

Journal Articles

  • Karakurt-Fischer, Sema; Bein, Emil; Drewes, Jörg E.; Hübner, Uwe: Characterizing a novel in-situ oxygen delivery device for establishing controlled redox zonation within a high infiltration rate sequential biofilter. Water Research 182, 2020, 116039 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
  • Karakurt-Fischer, Sema; Sanz-Prat, Alicia; Greskowiak, Janek; Ergh, Martin; Gerdes, Heiko; Massmann, Gudrun; Ederer, Jürgen; Regnery, Julia; Hübner, Uwe; Drewes, Jörg E.: Developing a novel biofiltration treatment system by coupling high-rate infiltration trench technology with a plug-flow porous-media bioreactor. Science of The Total Environment 722, 2020, 137890 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

2019

Journal Articles

  • Karakurt, Sema; Schmid, Ludwig; Hübner, Uwe; Drewes, Jörg E.: Dynamics of Wastewater Effluent Contributions in Streams and Impacts on Drinking Water Supply via Riverbank Filtration in Germany—A National Reconnaissance. Environmental Science & Technology 53 (11), 2019, 6154-6161 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

Conference Papers / Poster

  • Drewes, J.E.; Hellauer, K.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Müller, J.; Hübner, U.: Next-generation Managed Aquifer Recharge for Enhanced Trace Organjc Chemical and Pathogen Removal. 16th IWA Leading Edge Technology Conference, 2019 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E.; Hellauer, K.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Müller, J.; Hübner, U.: Next-generation Managed Aquifer Recharge for Enhanced Trace Organjc Chemical and Pathogen Removal. 10th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR), 2019 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes. J.E., Zhiteneva, V., Karakurt, S., Schwaller, C., Hübner, U.: Risk Management in Water Reuse – International Perspectives and Approaches for Germany. Re-Water Braunschweig, 2019 more… BibTeX
  • Hübner, U.; Hellauer, K.; Müller, J.; Karakurt, S.; Drewes, J.E.: New water treatment concepts to take advantage of functionally-modified microbial communities for enhanced biotransformation of trace organic chemicals. TransCon 2019, 2019 more… BibTeX
  • Karakurt, S.; Sanz-Prat, A.; Ergh, M.; Rien, C.; Selinka, H.C.; Hübner, U.; Drewes, J.E.: Coupling high-rate infiltration trench technology with a plug-flow bioreactor (SMARTplus) for indirect potable reuse via groundwater recharge. 12th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, 2019 more… BibTeX
  • Karakurt, S.; Schmidt, L.; Hübner, U.; Drewes, J.E.: The status of de factor potable water reuse – A national reconnaissance of Germany. 12th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, 2019 more… BibTeX

2018

Journal Articles

  • Hellauer, Karin; Karakurt, Sema; Sperlich, Alexander; Burke, Victoria; Massmann, Gudrun; Hübner, Uwe; Drewes, Jörg E.: Establishing sequential managed aquifer recharge technology (SMART) for enhanced removal of trace organic chemicals: Experiences from field studies in Berlin, Germany. Journal of Hydrology 563, 2018, 1161-1168 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

Conference Papers / Poster

  • Drewes, J.E., Hellauer. K., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V., Müller, J., Hübner, U.: Introducing sequential managed aquifer recharge technology (SMART) for enhanced removal of trace organic chemicals and pathogens during water reclamation. IWA Regional Conference on Opportunities for Water Reuse in Southeast Asia, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E., Hübner, U., Karakurt, S.: Spurenstoffe – Schnittstelle Abwasser-Trinkwasser. SUK2018 Spurenstoffe und Krankheitserreger in Wasserkreislauf, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E., Hübner, U., Regnery, J., Hellauer, K., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V.: Shifting biodiversity – a new concept for engineered natural water treatment systems. TUM Chairt of Terrestrial Ecology – Seminar Series, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E., Karakurt, S., Hübner, U.: Auswirkungen der Klimaveränderungen auf den Wasserkreislauf und die Trinkwasserversorgung. Fortbildungstagung für Wasserfachleute Verein für Wasser, Boden und Lufthygiene e.V., 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Hellauer, K.; Hübner, U.: Innovative Concepts für Planned Water Reuse to Augment Drinking Water Supplies. IFAT IWRM Forum, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Hellauer, K.; Müller, J.; Hübner, U.: Development of a Resilient, energy-efficient novel biofiltration treatment concept of water recycling applications. Final TreatRec Conference, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Hübner, U.: BMBF-Verbundprojekt TrinkWave zur Stützung der städtischen Trinkwasserversorgung durch indirekte Wasserwiederverwendung. 51. Essener Tagung, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Hübner, U.: BMBF-Verbundprojekt TrinkWave zur Stützung der städtischen Trinkwasserversorgung durch indirekte Wasserwiederverwendung. 51. Essener Tagung, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Hübner, U., Hellauer, K., Müller, J., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V., Drewes, J.E.: German (EU) approaches to deal with trace organic chemicals in drinking water quality management. 2018 Busan Waterworks International Workshop, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Hübner, U., Müller, J., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V., Hellauer, K., Drewes, J.E.: Development of a treatment concept based on technically modified hybrid filtration systems for indirect potable reuse. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Hübner, U.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Hellauer, K.; Drewes, J. E.: Developing a novel multi-barrier treatment concept based on sequential managed aquifer recharge technology (SMART) for indirect potable reuse. 26. Tagung der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie e.V. in der DGGV e.V., 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Karakurt, S.; Schmid, L.; Timmermann, R.; McCurdy, S.; Hübner, U.; Helmecke, M.; Drewes, J.E.: Abschätzung der Relevanz einer ungeplanten Wasserwiederverwendung und deren Einfluss auf die Trinkwasserversorgung in Deutschland. Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft, 2018 more… BibTeX
  • Sanz-Prat, A.; Greskowiak, J.; Karakurt, S.; Hübner, U.; Drewes, J.; Massmann, G.: Reactive Transport Modelling of Trace Organic Contaminants Attenuation by using the Sequential Managed Aquifer Recharge Technology (SMARTplus). 26. Tagung der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie e.V. in der DGGV e.V., 2018 more… BibTeX

Misc.

  • Drewes, J.E.; Karakurt, S.; Schmid, L.; Bachmaier, M.; Hübner, U.; Clausnitzer, V.; Timmermann, R.; Schätzl, P.; McCurdy, S.: Dynamik der Klarwasseranteile in Oberflächengewässern und mögliche Herausforderung für die Trinkwassergewinnung in Deutschland. , Ed.: Umweltbundesamt: Umweltbundesamt, 2018, more… BibTeX

2017

Conference Papers / Poster

  • Drewes, J.E., Hellauer, K., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V., Regnery, J., Hübner, U.: Sequential Managed Aquifer Recharge Technology (SMART) For Enhanced Micropollutant Removal from Laboratory Studies to Full-scale Applications. IWA 10th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, 2017 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E., Hübner, U., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V.: Characterization of unplanned water reuse for agricultural irrigation in the EU. 3rd Meeting of the CIS Ad-hoc Task Group on Water Reuse, 2017 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E., Hübner, U., Regnery, J., Hellauer, K., Karakurt, S., Zhiteneva, V.: Revisiting the Design and Operation of Biofiltration in Water Treatment. Seminarvortrag, 2017 more… BibTeX
  • Drewes, J.E.; Hellauer, K.; Karakurt, S.; Zhiteneva, V.; Hübner, U.: Multibarrieren-Aufbereitungsverfahren zur Wasserwiederverwendung auf Basis einer Grundwasseranreicherung. Wassersprachliche Aussprache – WAT, 2017 more… BibTeX
  • Karakurt, S., Sperlich, A., Hellauer, K., Hübner, U., Jekel, M., Drewes, J.E.: Großtechnische Validierung der sequentiellen Grundwasseranreicherung. Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft, 2017 more… BibTeX
  • Sperlich, A., Karakurt, S., Hellauer, K., Hübner, U., Gnirss, R., Drewes, J.E.: Sequential managed aquifer recharge (SMART): Results of demonstration-scale operation in Berlin, Germany. IWA 11th International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, 2017 more… BibTeX
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