Michael Koch

Lectures and Practical Work:

• The lectures " Environmental Chemistry", " Ecotoxicology and evaluation of pollutants", " Behaviour and toxicity of environmental chemicals" and the practical Work " Environmental Chemistry" from the module " Ecological Chemistry".
• The lectures " Chemistry for Civil Engineers I", "Chemistry for Civil Engineers I"  from the module " Biology and Chemistry for Civil Engineers ".
• The lectures „ Basics of Chemistry of Water and Wastewater“, „ Analysis of Water and Wastewater“, the Seminar „ Analysis of Water and Wastewater“ and the practical work " Water and Wastewater Chemistry" from the module „ Chemistry of Water and Wastewater“.
• The lecture " Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry" from the module " Environmental Analysis: Water and Soil".
• The lecture " Water Analysis and Analytical Quality Control" from the module " Industrial Waste Water".

Seminars:

• Waste Water Sampling
• Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry in General
• Estimation of Measurement Uncertainties
• Usage of Quality Control Charts
• Sampling Course
• Traceability and Certified Reference Materials
• Quality Management
• Statistics of Analytical Chemistry
• Calibration
• Validation of Analytical Operation

Education

• Studies of Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart
• Thesis in the field of water chemistry
• Graduation to Dr.-Ing. with the subject "Komplexchemisches und bakterientoxisches Verhalten von Schwermetallphosphonatkomplexen"

Membership in Organisations and Working Committees

• Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
• The Water Chemistry Society - Section of the GDCh
• EUROLAB-D - Member of the board
• DIN-Committee: DIN NAW I 3 "Water Examination"
• VDI-Directive Committee VDI 4640 "Thermal Use of the Underground"
• Subcommittee "Proficiency Testing (PT)" from the Working Groupe "Analytical Quality Assurance" of the Interstate Consortium "Water"
• SADCWaterLab (Southern African Development Community Water Laboratory Association)

Field of Activity

• Management of analytical laboratories
• Management and coordination of all activities of the department hydrochemistry within the AQS Baden-Württemberg
• Preparation of expertises to:
  • Accreditation of testing laboratories degradability of pure substances,
  • Substance mixtures, sewage etc.
  • Environmental influences and chemical aspects of the heat storage in the underground
  • General questions concerning water-chemistry 
• Network administration