Focuses on anthropogenic organic pollutants that harm the environment

Looks at the fate and assessment of organic pollutants in the geosphere

Includes topics such as the anthropogenic marker approach, POPs, petrogenic contaminations

Addressed to undergraduate students who otherwise miss out on the subject organic geochemistry

Prof. Dr. Jan Schwarzbauer

Current research topics

Sources, transport and fate of organic contaminants in water and sediments of surface water systems

Impact of anthropogenic xenibiotics on riverine systems

Structure elucidation of still unknown organic contaminants

Analytical investigations on pollution sources of surface and ground water (industrial emissions, municipal effluents, waste deposit seepage water, mining effluents etc.)

Organic-geochemical characterization of bound residues in riverine particulate matter

Komponentenspezifische Isotopenanalysen von organischen Schadstoffen

Geochronology of organic contamination in riverine sediment archives and generation of correlated pollution histories

Detetcion and quantification of synthetic polymers in river water, municipal effluents, sewage slugde and soil

CV  

1993: Degree in Chemistry (diploma) University of Hamburg – 1997: Dr. rer-nat. degree, University of Hamburg – 2004: Habilitation, RWTH Aachen University – 2004 – 2009:       Assoc. Prof. (Privatdozent), RWTH Aachen – since 2009: Professor

Prof. Branimir Jovančićević

Education and qualifications

1985: Bachelor of science studies – Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1988: Master of science studies – Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1994: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies – Chemistry / University of Belgrade – Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Organic geochemistry, environmental chemistry.