Overview of Study Awards
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This list does not claim to be exhaustive.
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Every effort has been made to include Bachelor's and Master's theses as well as doctoral dissertations completed at ISWA in the field of water and wastewater management.
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The requirements and conditions of the individual awards have changed repeatedly over time.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Type of thesis | MSc & Doctoral thesis |
| Deadline | April each year |
| Theses completed by | December of the previous year |
| Requirements | Water-related topics at UniS, Faculty 2 |
| Award ceremony | Academic graduation ceremony of Faculty 2 at UniS, end of summer semester |
Award recipients / selections
2010
Karen Mouarkech (M.Sc.): Determination of suitable substrates from wastewater treatment processes for biological hydrogen production by dark fermentation at various process conditions
2011
Asya Drenkova (M.Sc.): Application of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles in Advanced Wastewater Treatment
2021
Katrin Merkler (MSc): Technologiekombination aus Pulveraktivkohle und Ultrafiltration zur Spurenstoffentnahme und Elimination von (antibiotikaresistenten) Bakterien
Amin Ebrahim Bakhshipour (doctoral thesis): Optimizing hybrid decentralized systems for sustainable urban drainage infrastructures planning
2025
Schorsy, Manuela (MSc): Vergleich von Regen-wasserbewirtschaftungs-anlagen zur Nutzung (RWB-N) und verstärkten Regenwasserrückhaltung (RWB+) hinsichtlich ihres Potentials zur Stärkung der Resilienz der Siedlungsinfrastruktur
2026
Filipescu, David (MSc): Methodenentwicklung zur Bestimmung der hydraul. Belastung eines Fernleitungsnetzes unter Berücksichtigung der Abnahmecharakteristik
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Type of thesis | Doctoral thesis |
| Deadline | Beginning of September |
| Award ceremony | Avete academici · 14 October 2013 |
Award recipients / selections
2013
Mariakakis, Iosif (doctoral thesis): A two stage process for hydrogen and methane production by the fermentation of molasses
Award recipients / selections
2009
Ulrich Dittmer (doctoral thesis): Prozesse des Rückhaltes und Umsatzes von Kohlen-stoff- und Stickstoffverbin-dungen in Retentions-bodenfiltern zur Mischwasserbehandlung
2015
Mariakakis, Iosif (doctoral thesis): A two stage process for hydrogen and methane production by the fermentation of molasses
Award recipients / selections
2014
Burkert, Maren (Dipl.): Gefährdungsanalyse und Risikobewertung zum Schutz von Trinkwasservorkommen am Beispiel Burgberg
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Type of thesis | Bachelor's & Master's theses |
| Deadline | 30 June each year |
| Requirements | Water supply |
| Award ceremony | Formerly WAT, now DVGW Congress |
Award recipients / selections
2012
Salewski, Carolin (Dipl.): Erarbeitung einer Trinkwasser-Notversor-gungskonzeption für die Stadt Sindelfingen
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Type of thesis | MSc (the best thesis at ISWA) |
| Deadline | May each year |
| Requirements | Theses completed at ISWA |
| Award ceremony | TWKoll / SiWaKoll |
Award recipients / selections
2013
Köhler, Volker: Chemische Oxidation von persistenten stickstofforganischen Verbindungen mit Hilfe des EISENMANN UV-Fentox® Verfahrens
| Information | Details |
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| Type of thesis | MSc |
| Deadline | 30 June · each year |
| Award ceremony | Essen Water Technology Conference |
Award recipients / selections
1991
Minke, Ralf (Dipl.): Untersuchungen zur biologischen Regene-ration teilbeladener Pulveraktivkohle aus der Abwasserreinigung
2014
Bachmann, Anna (M.Sc.): Unsicherheiten bei der Simulation von Reten-tionsbodenfiltern zur Mischwasserbehandlung
2025
Schorsy, Manuela (MSc): Vergleich von Regen-wasserbewirtschaftungs-anlagen zur Nutzung (RWB-N) und verstärkten Regenwasserrückhaltung (RWB+) hinsichtlich ihres Potentials zur Stärkung der Resilienz der Siedlungsinfrastruktur
| Information | Details |
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| Type of thesis | Doctoral thesis |
| Deadline | October each year |
| Theses completed by | Does not have to be completed yet |
Award recipients / selections
2015
Pittmann, Timo (doctoral thesis): Herstellung von Biokunststoffen aus Stoffströmen einer kommunalen Kläranlage
2017
Rott, Eduard (doctoral thesis): Untersuchungen zur Elimination von Phosphor aus phosphonathaltigen Industrieabwässern
2018
Drenkova-Tuhtan, Asya (doctoral thesis): Untersuchungen zur Elimination und Rückgewinnung von Phosphor aus Abwasser mittels magnetischer Nanopartikel
| Information | Details |
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| Type of thesis | MSc, doctoral thesis |
| Deadline | 30 June · each year |
| Award ceremony | Essen Water Technology Conference |
Award recipients / selections
2014
Mariakakis, Iosif (doctoral thesis): A two stage process for hydrogen and methane production by the fermentation of molasses
| Information | Details |
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| Type of thesis | Bachelor's & Master's theses |
| Deadline | 15 May 2025 |
| Requirements | Only students of the Environmental Engineering programme (UMW) at UniS |
| Award ceremony | Academic graduation ceremony of Faculty 2 at UniS, end of summer semester |
Award recipients / selections
2025
Natterer, Lea (BSc): Systematische Kartie-rung von alternativen Wasserressourcen am Beispiel der Stadt Stuttgart
| nformation | Details |
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| Type of thesis | Bachelor's & Master's theses & doctoral theses |
| Deadline | 31 January 2025 |
| Requirements | Rainwater management & blue-green-grey infrastructure |
| Award ceremony | Academic graduation ceremony of Faculty 2 at UniS, end of summer semester |
Award recipients / selections
2026
Natterer, Lea (BSc): Systematische Kartierung von alternativen Wasserressourcen am Beispiel der Stadt Stuttgart
Schorsy, Manuela (MSc): Vergleich von Regen-wasserbewirtschaftungs-anlagen zur Nutzung (RWB-N) und verstärkten Regenwasserrückhaltung (RWB+) hinsichtlich ihres Potentials zur Stärkung der Resilienz der Siedlungsinfrastruktur
| Information | Details |
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| Type of thesis | Bachelor's & Master's theses & doctoral theses |
| Requirements | Topics related to water management and water technology |
| Award ceremony | Online voting, DWA Nord-Ost regional association conference |
Award recipients / selections
2018
Rott, Eduard (doctoral thesis): Untersuchungen zur Elimination von Phosphor aus phosphonathaltigen Industrieabwässern
2023
Reinhardt, Tobias (doctoral thesis): Dissertation zum Thema „Adsorptive Entfernung von Phosphonaten aus Membrankonzentraten“