The university‘s goal is to tackle complex problems and global challenges and work to ensure that knowledge and innovations benefit society. In its nine departments, education and research in civil, mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering, economics and management, life science technologies, architecture and design is provided.

Education is offered at the BSc and MSc level in all departments. In addition, more than 50 PhD students are enrolled who are working on numerous research topics.

The university’s key research area “Sustainable water management and water pollution control” is directed by the department. In recent years, several national and international water related research projects have been conducted for federal ministries, state authorities and the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). The academic staff is active in national and international professional groups of several water associations, and in standards committees.

Project related courses offered:

BSc level:

  • Drinking water treatment I and II
  • Wastewater treatment I and II
  • Urban hydrology and rainwater management
  • Hydrology and hydraulic engineering
  • Water pollution control

MSc/PhD level:

  • Industrial water management
  • Dynamic simulation of wastewater treatment processes
  • New alternative sanitation systems
  • Modeling hydraulics and solid transport in rivers
  • Modeling mass transport in groundwater
  • Applied Hydrogeology
  • Water supply in developing countries
  • Wastewater treatment in developing countries
Project participants

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Joachim Fettig

Prof. Dr.-Ing.
An der Wilhelmshöhe 44
37671 Höxter
+49 5271/687-7851
joachim.fettig@hs-owl.de

  • Professor for Water Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Höxter Campus, Department of Environmental Engineering and Applied Informatics, since 1990
  • Research Engineer at the Norwegian Hydrotechnical Laboratory (SINTEF group) in Trondheim, Norway, 1987-1990
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, in Chapel Hill, USA, 1985-1986
  • PhD. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1985
  • MSc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1980

Research interests

  • Treatment of drinking water and process water
  • Treatment of industrial wastewater by physical-chemical processes
  • Water management in industries with an emphasis on the closing of water cycles

International Research Projects

 Treatment of Tapioca Wastewater and Sustainable Water Pollution Control Management of Key Economic Zones in Southern Vietnam (TAPIOCA), Sub-project: Treatment of Tapioca Wastewater. Funding: BMBF (Germany), MOST (Vietnam). Period: 2009 – 2012

Environmental and Water Protection Technologies of Coastal Zones in Vietnam (EWATEC- COAST). Sub-project: Industrial Water Management. Funding: BMBF (Germany), Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) Period: 2012 – 2015

Selected Publications

  1.  Fettig, J., Miethe, M. and Rathke, K. Four-year Undergraduate Course in Environmental Engineering in Germany. Wat. Sci. Tech. 41 (2000) No 2, 55-59.
  2. Fettig, J., Henne, K.H. and Maßmeyer, K. A Technical Environmental Protection Curriculum in Germany: Intentions, Acceptance, and Future Improvements. Internat. J. Sustainability in Higher Education 3 (2002) 1, 67-74.
  3. Fettig, J. Some aspects of the environmental labour market in five European countries and conclusions with respect to environmental curricula. Wat. Sci. Tech. 49 (2004) No 8, 109-116.
  4. Fettig, J. Modeling the uptake of natural organic matter (NOM) by different granular sorbent media. J. Wat. Supply: Research & Technology – AQUA 54 (2005) 2, 83-93.
  5. Fettig, J., Miethe, M. and Pick, V. Decentralised Treatment of Runoff from Traffic Areas – Principles and Practical Aspects. In: Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment IX, herausgeg. von H. H. Hahn, E. Hoffmann and H. Ødegaard. IWA Publishing, London 2007, p 103-113.
  6. Fettig, J. Drinking Water Quality and Protection of Resources. Int. Rev. Appl. Sci. Eng. 1 (2010) 1-2, 51-54.
  7. Lorenz, M., Le, T.T.H., Pick, V., Meon, G. and Fettig, J. Simulation of non-point pollution and reduction of water pollution in the Tay Ninh catchment in Vietnam. Proceedings of the Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems under Global Change (EcoChange) Conference 2010, Kiel, Germany
  8. Fettig, J., Pick, V., Austermann-Haun, U., Blumberg, M. and Phuoc, N.V. Treatment of tapioca starch wastewater by a novel combination of physical and biological processes. Wat. Sci. Tech. 68 (2013) 6, 1264-1270.
  9. Fettig, J. and Pick, V. Treatment of Tannery Wastewater by Enhanced Biological Processes – Preliminary Results. In: Meon, G., et al. (eds) Contributions by EWATEC-COAST to 4th International Conference for Environment and National Resources, ICENR 2014, Cuvillier, Göttingen 2014, p 194-203.
  10. Fettig, J. and Liebe, H. Modelling GAC adsorption of biologically pre-treated process water from hydrothermal carbonization. Wat. Sci. Tech. 72 (2015) 1, 77-83.
  11. Ratnaweera, H. and Fettig, J. Review: State of the Art of Online Monitoring and Control of the Coagulation Process. Water 7 (2015), 11, 6574-6597; doi:10.3390/w7116574
prof_dr_oldenburg_kleinerMartin Oldenburg

Prof. Dr.-Ing.
An der Wilhelmshoehe 44
37671 Höxter
Phone: +49 5271 687 7866
martin.oldenburg@hs-owl.de

 

Experience on wastewater management with the focus on resource oriented sanitation system and water reuse systems, decentralized sanitation systems and simulation of wastewater treatment plants. Educated as an civil engineer with the focus on water management. Practical experiences in a consultancy for more than 13 years in national and international projects followed by a teaching experience on the field of wastewater treatment and wastewater reuse at the University of Applied Sciences since 2009. Involvement in different research projects. Serving as vice dean at the university. Member of different working groups at DWA, DIN (national and international).

International Experience

Projects in different countries (India, Mali, Togo, Benin, Yemen, Algeria, Mongolia, South Africa); Jordan (MAPEC-EU-Tempus-Project)

Related publications

  1. Oldenburg, T. Giese, J. Londong KREIS – Ergebnisse für die Übertragbarkeit in die Praxis
    (submitted for publication in 09/2016)
  2. Schramm, M. Oldenburg, M. Wuttke, B. Birzle-Harder, T. Hefter, R. Rohde Akzeptanz der Unterdrucktechnik in Wohngebäuden
    1. Wahrnehmung der Nutzenden und technische Hintergründe
    (submitted for publication in 08/2016)
  3. M. Wuttke, M. Oldenburg, E. Schramm, R. Rohde, T. Giese Akzeptanz der Unterdrucktechnik in Wohngebäuden:
    2. Gewährleistung von Zuverlässigkeit und Transparenz (submitted for publication in 08/2016)
  4. Fettig, V. Pick, M. Oldenburg, N.V. Phuoc Treatment of Tannery Wastewater for Reuse by Physico-Chemical Processes and a Membrane Bioreactor IWA Leading Edge Conference 2015, Hongkong, China
  5. M. Oldenburg, K.-A. To. „Von Fehlern anderer lernen“
    Beitrag zum Workshop „Entwicklung von Lernmaterialien für Studierende“,HD-MINT-Symposium an der Technischen Hochschule Georg Simon Ohm, Nürnberg, 2016
  6. M. Oldenburg, R. Rohde, M. Wuttke,, W. Kuck: Handbuch Unterdruckentwässerung – Ein Leitfaden für die Installation in Gebäuden, HAMBURG WASSER, Hamburg, 2015 www.kreis-jenfeld.de
  7. Oldenburg, M., Christ, O., Kerpen, J., Meinzinger, F., Nolde, E. Stoffstrombilanzierung verschiedender Abwassersysteme Hotspots von CO2 und Energie DWA Tagung „Neue Wasserinfrastrukturkonzepte in der Stadtplanung“, 06. – 07.11.2012, Eschborn
  8. Oldenburg, M. Koste Oldenburg, M Wasserautarkes Grundstück Rechtliche und administrative Rahmenbedingungen Schriftenreihe fbr Nr. 15, S. 23 – 36, 2011
  9. Meinzinger, F., Oldenburg, M. Characteristics of source-separated household wastewater flows: a statistical assessment Water Science and Technology; Vol 59, 2009, p. 1785 – 1790

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