Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg E. Drewes
Room: | 1109 |
Phone: | +49.89.289.13713 |
Telefax: | +49.89.289.13718 |
e-mail: | jdrewes(at)tum.de |
Curriculum Vitae
| 10/2024-Present | CEO and co-Founder, Waterloop Solutions GmbH |
| 08/2013-Present | Chair Professor. Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering. Technical University of Munich, Germany Academic Program Director, Environmental Engineering Program; Member, TUM Appointment and Tenure Board. |
| 08/2013-12/2018 | Affiliated Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, USA |
| 08/2011-07/2013 | Director of Research. NSF Engineering Research Center on Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt). Stanford, UC-Berkeley, New Mexico State University and Colorado School of Mines, USA |
| 03/2010-07/2013 | Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, USA. Co-Director, Advanced Water Technology Center (AQWATEC) |
| 08/2010-08/2013 | Visiting Professor and Associate Director. Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi-Arabia |
| 04/2010-Present | CEO and Founder, Drewes Environmental, LLC, Golden, CO, USA |
| 07/2007-12/2019 | Adjunct Professor, UNSW Water Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| 04/2006-03/2010 | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, USA |
| 08/2001-04/2006 | Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, USA |
| 09/1999-07/2001 | Associate Director, National Center for Sustainable Water Supply (NCSWS), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA |
| 08/1997-08/1999 | Visiting Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA |
| 1997 | Doctorate in Environmental Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
| 07/1992-07/1997 | Research Associate, Technical University of Berlin, Germany. |
| 1992 | Master degree in Environmental Engineering (Dipl. Ing.), Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
| 1985-1992 | Bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering (B.Sc.), Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
| 07/1982-06/1984 | Secondary Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, German Armed Forces |
Teaching
Winter term 2024/25
| Course no. | Title | Dates | Duration | Type | Lecturer (assistant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000001420 | Colloquium for master and PhD students |
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2 | SE | |
| 0000002298 | PhD Seminar SiWaWi |
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2 | KO | |
| 0000000096 | Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering |
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4 | VI |
Summer term 2025
| Course no. | Title | Dates | Duration | Type | Lecturer (assistant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000000194 | Advanced Water Treatment Engineering |
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2 | VO | |
| 0000002971 | Colloquium for master and PhD students |
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2 | SE | |
| 0000002975 | PhD Seminar SiWaWi |
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2 | SE | |
| 0000002417 | Project Course Urban Water Systems Engineering |
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2 | VO |
- Advanced water treatment processes (sequential biofiltration; membrane processes; ozone; advanced oxidation processes; activated carbon adsorption; UV-LED irradiation; sonolysis)
- Novel design approaches for natural and engineered treatment systems
- Distributed non-potable water reuse; potable water reuse
- Monitoring strategies and treatment performance assessments to assure public and environmental health
- State-of-the-art analysis of emerging trace organic chemicals (pharmaceutical residues, household chemicals, PFAS) and pathogens (including viruses and antibiotic resistance) in natural and engineered systems.
| 2023 | Bavarian State Medal for outstanding services to the environment, State of Bavaria, Germany |
| 2022 | William Dunbar Medal, European Water Association (EWA) |
| 2020-present | Member, Advisory Council to the German Government on Global Change (WBGU) |
| 2018 | Fellow, International Water Association (IWA) |
| 2007 | American Water Works Association Rocky Mountain Section Outstanding Research Award |
| 2003 | Dr. Nevis Cook Graduate Teaching Award, Colorado School of Mines |
| 1999 | Quentin Mees Research Award for outstanding water-related environmental research in the State of Arizona |
| 1998 | Willy-Hager Award for outstanding research in the field of water and wastewater treatment, Germany |