University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) - Research portal
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Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control Muthgasse 18, 1190 Wien guenter.langergraber(at)boku.ac.at Tel: +43 1 47654-81001, 81111 BOKUonline-Visitenkarte  ORCID: 0000-0003-4334-9563
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Curr. Vitae
| 2019 - 2022 | Member, Management Comittee, IWA Spezialist Group on "Resources-Oriented Sanitation" |
| 2019 - | Head, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment |
| 2018 - 2021 | Chair, IWA Working Group on "Good Modelling Practice" |
| 2018 - | Co-Chair, IWA Strategic Council Sub-Committee for Spezialist Groups (SC2SG) |
| 2017 - 2018 | Secretary, IWA Spezialist Group on "Resources-Oriented Sanitation" |
| 2017 - 2022 | Regional Coordinator (Management Committee), IWA Spezialist Group on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control" |
| 2017 - | Leitung, ÖWAV Kurse für das Betriebspersonal von Kleinkläranlagen (bis 50 EW) |
| 2017 - | Member, IWA Strategic Council |
| 2015 - 2019 | Co-Chair, IWA Task Group on "Mainstreaming the use of treatment wetlands" |
| 2013 - | Deputy Head of the Institute, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control |
| 2012 - 2016 | Secretary, IWA Spezialist Group on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control" |
| 2012 - | Habilitation for Sanitary Engineering at BOKU |
| 2010 - 2016 | Chair, IWA Spezialist Group on "Resources-Oriented Sanitation" |
| 2006 - 2010 | Co-Chair, IWA Spezialist Group on "Resources-Oriented Sanitation" |
| 2006 - 2012 | Regional Coordinator (Management Committee), IWA Spezialist Group on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control" |
| 2005 - 2018 | Administrative manager, IWA Task Group on "Good Modelling Practice - Guidelines for Use of Activated Sludge Models" |
| 2001 - | PhD at BOKU |
Statistik Austria, science classification
- applied mathematics; water resources engineering; Wastewater treatment;
Expertise
- modelling and simulation; wastewater treatment; treatment wetlands; Resources-Oriented Sanitation;
Awards
| 2014 | IWA Fellow |
| 2011 | IWA "Project Innovation Award Development", Kategorie "Sanitation and Wastewater - Applied Research" als Koordinator des Projekts ROSA (http://rosa.boku.ac.at/). |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2023 - | IWA National Committee Vice-President |
| 2022 - | International Advisory Board, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague member |
| 2020 - | DWA Arbeitsgruppe BIZ-11.1 "Dezentrale Abwassersystemlösung für Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländer" member |
| 2018 -2023 | Co-chair, IWA Stratetic Council Sub-Committee on Specialist Groups (SC2SG) chairman |
| 2018 - | ON Arbeitsgruppe 120.19 "Kläranlagen und Abscheidetechnik" member |
| 2018 - | CEN 165 WG41 "Small type sewage treatment plants (< 50 inhabitants)" member |
| 2017 - | DWA Arbeitsgruppe KA-1.5 "Strategien zur Anpassung der Abwasserinfrastruktur für den ländlichen Raum" (im FA KA 1 NASS) member |
| 2017 -2023 | IWA Strategic Council elected member |
| 2014 -2017 | DWA-Arbeitsgruppe KA-10.1 "Abwasserbehandlung in Pflanzenkläranlagen" (im FA KA-10 Abwasserbehandlung im
ländlichen Raum) member |
| 2012 -2022 | IWA National Committee member of the managing board |
| 2012 - | DWA Fachausschuss FA KA 1 Resourcen-orientierte Sanitärsysteme (NASS) member |
| 2009 - | DWA Arbeitsgruppe KA-1.8 "F+E-Bedarf" (im FA KA 1 NASS) member |
| 2009 - | DWA-Arbeitsgruppe KA-1.4 "Systemintegration" (im FA KA 1 NASS) member |
| 2004 - | EcoSan Club chairperson |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2021 -2021 |
Water:
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2021 -2022 |
Science of the Total Environment:
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2019 -2020 |
Blue-Green Systems:
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2009 - |
Water Science and Technology: Member, Core Team of Editors
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2009 - |
Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) Journal:
Top level ( Editor in Chief) |
| 2006 -2022 |
Water Research:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
Reviewer for scientific journals
| 2016 - | Water Sa |
| 2015 - | Journal of Cleaner Production |
| 2014 - | Wetlands |
| 2013 - | Hydrological Processes |
| 2012 - | Environmental Technology |
| 2010 - | Water |
| 2009 - | Water Environment Research |
| 2009 - | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
| 2008 - | Environmental Science & Technology |
| 2008 - | Bioresource Technology |
| 2008 - | Vadose Zone Journal |
| 2008 - | Environmental Modelling & Software |
| 2007 - | Environmental Management |
| 2006 - | Chemosphere |
| 2006 - | Ecological Engineering |
| 2005 - | Water air and Soil Pollution |
| 2005 - | Science of the Total Environment |
| 2004 - | Ecological Modelling |
| 2002 - | Water Science and Technology |
| 2002 - | Water Research |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
| 2014 - | The Royal Society - United Kingdom |
| 2014 - | Cariplo Foundation - Italy |
| 2013 - | Ministry of Science, Education and Sports National Council for Science - Croatia |
| 2012 - | Science Foundation Ireland - Ireland |
| 2011 - | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - Canada |
| 2008 - | Tschechische Akademie der Wissenschaften - Czech Republic |
| 2008 - | International Foundation for Science - Sweden |
Reviewer/Expert organization
| 2021 | University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2024 | 17th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems and the 9th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources Oriented Sanitation, 10-14 November 2024, Curitiba, Brazil Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2023 | Water Innovation and Circularity Conference (WICC), 7-9 Jun 2023, Athens, Greece Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2023 | WETPOL 2023 - 10th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control, 15-19 Sep 2023 Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2022 | 3rd International Scientific Conference on Ecological and Environmental Engineering, 28 June – 1 July 2022, Poznań, Poland Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2022 | 17th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control (ICWS 2022), 6-10 November 2022, Lyon, France Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2021 | WETPOL 2021 - 9th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control, 13-17 September 2021, Vienna, Austria (Virtual conference) Organiser |
| 2019 | 8th International Symposium on "Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control – WETPOL 2019", 17-21 June 2019, Aarhus, Denmark Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2019 | 3rd IWA Resource Recovery Conference, 8-12 September 2019, Venice, Italy Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2019 | 16th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems and the 8th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources Oriented Sanitation, 1-5 December 2019, Perth, Western Australia Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2019 | IWA Conference on Algal Technologies and Stabilization Ponds for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery (IWAlgae2019), 1-2 July 2019, Valladolid, Spain
Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2019 | 1st Workshop COST Action CA17133 Circular City, 13-15 February 2019, BOKU University Vienna, Austria Organiser |
| 2018 | 15th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems and the 7th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources Oriented Sanitation, 14-18 October 2018, Haifa, Israel Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2018 | IWA Eastern European YWP Conference "Water for All - Water for Nature, Reliable Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse", 7-12 May 2018, Zagreb, Croatia Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2018 | 1st International Scientific Conference on Ecological and Environmental Engineering, 26-29 June 2018, Kraków, Poland Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2018 | 41st WEDC International Conference "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient WASH services", 9-13 July 2018, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2018 | 16th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control", 30 September - 4 October 2018, Valencia, Spain Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2018 | 6th International Dry Toilet Conference, 22-24 August 2018, Tampere, Finland Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | 40th International WEDC Conference on "Local Action with International Cooperation to Improve and Sustain Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services", 24-28 july 2017, Loughborough University, UK Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | 5th International HYDRUS Conference on "HYDRUS Software Applications to Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport Problems", 30-31 March 2017, Prague, Czech Republic Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2017 | 9th Eastern European Young Water Professionals Conference, 24-27 May 2017, Budapest, Hungary Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | 1st IWA Conference on Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, 16-17 March 2017, Delft, the Netherlands Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | IWA Conference on "Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery: Research, Planning, Design and Operation", 7-11 November 2017, Chongquing, China. Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | International IWA Conference on "Sustainable Solutions for Small Water and Wastewater Systems (s2small2017)", 22-26 October 2017, Nantes, France Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2017 | "Sanitation Approaches and Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SAS-SDG)", 10-11 May 2017, Lisbon, Portugal Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | 8th IWA International Young Water Professionals Conference on "Building Leaders & Making Impact", 10-13 December 2017, Cape Town, South Africa Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2016 | 15th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control", 4-9 September 2016, Gdańsk, Poland Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2016 | 13th IWA Specialized Conference on "Small Water and Wastewater Systems" and 5th IWA Specialized Conference on "Resources-Oriented Sanitation", 14-16 September 2016, Athens, Greece Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2016 | 39th WEDC Conference on"Ensuring Availabaility and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All", 11-15 July 2016, Kumasi, Ghana Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2015 | 6th International Symposium on "Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control – WETPOL 2015", 13-18 September 2015, York, UK Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2015 | International Conference on "Sustainable Water Management", 29 November – 3 December 2015, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2015 | 38th WEDC International Conference on "Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services Beyond 2015: Improving Access and Sustainability", 27-31 July 2015, Loughborough University, UK Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2014 | 37th WEDC International Conference "Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services for All in a Fast Changing World", 15-19 September 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2014 | 12th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater & 4th IWA Specialized Conference on Resource Oriented Sanitation, 2-4 November 2014, Muscat, Oman Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2014 | WATERBIOTECH final conference, 8-10 January 2014, Marrakech, Morocco Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2014 | 14th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control", 12-16 October 2014, Shanghai, China Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2013 | 1st International Terra Preta Sanitation Conference, 29-30 August 2013, Hamburg, Germany Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2013 | 5th International Symposium on "Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control – WETPOL 2013", 13-17 October, 2013, Nantes, France Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2013 | 11th IWA Conference on "Small Water & Wastewater Systems and Sludge Management", 28-30 October 2013 Harbin, China Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2013 | 36th WEDC International Conference on "Delivering Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in an Uncertain Environment", 1-5 July 2013, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2012 | "Panamerican Conference on Wetland Systems for water quality improvement, management and treatment", 26 February - 1 March 2012, Pereira, Colombia Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2012 | Course on "Modelling Activated Sludge Plants", 14-15 September 2012, Busan, Korea Organiser |
| 2012 | 13th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control", 25-29 November 2012, Perth, WA, Australia Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2011 | 35th WEDC International Conference on "The future of water, sanitation and hygiene in low-income countries: Innovation, adaptation and engagement in a changing world ", 6-8 July 2011, Loughborough University, UK Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2011 | International IWA conference on "Small Sustainable Solutions for Water (SSS 4 WATER)", 18-22 April 2011, Venice, Italy Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2010 | 12th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland systems for Water Pollution Control", 4-9 October 2010, Venice, Italy Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2010 | Workshop " Presentation of the Scientific and Technical Report on 'Good Modelling Practice – Guidelines for Use of Activated Sludge Models in Practice'" in conjunction with the "7th IWA World Water Congress", 19 September 2010, Montréal. Canada Organiser |
| 2010 | Course on "Modelling Activated Sludge Plants", 17-18 September 2010, Montréal. Canada Organiser |
| 2010 | International IWA conference on "Sustainable Solutions for Small Water and wastewater Treatment systems - S2Small2010", 19-22 April 2010, Girona, Spain Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2009 | 3rd International Symposium on "Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control – WETPOL 2009", 20-24 September 2009, Barcelona, Spain Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2008 | Course on "Modelling Activated Sludge Plants", 5-6 September 2008, Vienna, Austria Organiser |
| 2008 | Workshop on "Ecological Sanitation" in conjunction with the 8th IWA Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems", 4 February 2008, Coimbatore, India Organiser |
| 2008 | Workshop "Good Modelling Practice Guidelines for Use of Activated Sludge Models" in conjunction with the "6th IWA World Water Congress", September 2008, Vienna, Austria Organiser |
| 2007 | Course on "Modelling Activated Sludge Plants", 14-15 September 2007, Vienna, Austria Organiser |
| 2007 | 2nd International Symposium on "Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control – WETPOL 2007", 16-20 September 2007, Tartu, Estonia Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2007 | 3rd International IWA Conference on "Automation in Water Quality Monitoring - AutMoNet 2007", 5-7 September 2007, Gent, Belgium Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2007 | International Conference on "Multi Functions of Wetland Systems", 26-29 June 2007, Legnaro (Padova), Italy Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2006 | 10th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland systems for Water Pollution Control", 23-29 September 2006, Lisbon, Portugal Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2006 | Workshop "Activated Sludge modelling and benchmarking" at the "5th IWA World Water Congress", 13 September 2006, Beijing, PR China Organiser |
| 2006 | Course on "Modelling Activated Sludge Plants", 7-9 September 2006, Beijing, PR China Organiser |
| 2005 | 1st International Symposium on "Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control – WETPOL", 4-8 September 2005, Gent, Belgium Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2005 | Seminar on "Modelling Activated Sludge Plants" in conjunction with the "IWA Specialized Conference on Nutrient Management in Wastewater Treatment Processes and Recycle Streams", 18 September 2005, Krakow, Poland Organiser |
| 2004 | 9th IWA Specialized Group Conference on "Wetland systems for Water Pollution Control", 26-30 September 2004, Avignon, France Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2004 | 2nd International IWA Conference on Automation in Water Quality Monitoring - AutMoNet 2004, 19.-20. April 2004, Wien Organiser |
| 2004 | Workshop "Guidelines for simulation studies" at the "4th IWA World Water Congress", 19.-24. September 2004, Marrakech, Morocco Organiser |
| 2003 | Final workshop of the COST Action 837 "Plant biotechnology for the removal of organic pollutants and toxic metals from wastewaters and contaminated sites", 15-18 October 2003, Vienna, Austria. Organiser |
| 2002 | 1st International IWA Conference on Automation in Water Quality Monitoring - AutMoNet 2002, 21.-22. Mai 2002, Wien Organiser |