MSc. Biology Andreas Schönborn

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head Ecological Engineering Group

Focus

• Biochar and toxic elements in circular systems
• Applications of ecological sanitation
• Conceptual Development of Ecological Engineering

Teaching

• Lecturer
• Supervisor PhD student (1)
• Supervision of Master`s theses (18 since 2016)
• Supervisor of > 100 Bachelor's thesis (since 2007)

Experience

• Co-founder / head of research
  ZHAW-Spinoff planar4 GmbH, Stäfa, Switzerland
  12 / 2017 - today
• Lecturer and researcher
  ZHAW Wädenswil
  09 / 2012 - today
• Co-president
  International Ecological Engineering Society IEES
  08 / 2016 - 04 / 2023
• Co-Organizer “Closed Cycles and Circular Society 2023
  Technical University of Chania, Crete
  2023 - 2023
• Main organizer “Closed Cycles and Circular Society – The Power of Ecological Engineering” (3-day online IEES Symposium)
  ZHAW Wädenswil, Switzerland
  2020 - 2020
• Head of specialization “Renewable energy & ecotechnology” (BSc)
  ZHAW Wädenswil
  2015 - 2020
• Member of Advisory Board
  Ecotox Centre, Dübendorf, Switzerland
  2012 - 2016
• Research associate
  ZHAW Wädenswil, Switzerland
  01 / 2007 - 08 / 2012
• Main organizer, Eco-Cities and Ecological Engineering (3-day IEES Symposium
  ZHAW Wädenswil, Switzerland
  2012 - 2012
• Editor of website and newsletter
  International Ecological Engineering Society IEES
  1999 - 2012
• Director / owner
  armadillo media gmbh Udligenswil, Switzerland
  01 / 2000 - 12 / 2007
• Research associate ETH Zurich
  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Schlieren, Switzerland
  08 / 1999 - 06 / 2000
• Research associate
  EAWAG, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
  06 / 1997 - 08 / 1999
• Project assistant
  Dr. Johannes Heeb GmbH, Wolhusen, CH
  01 / 1999 - 06 / 1999
• Co-Organizer "Recycling the Resource - Ecological Engineering for Wastewater Treatment" (5-day conference)
  Hochschule Wädenswil, Switzerland
  1995 - 1995
• Project manager
  Centre of Applied Ecology Schattweid, 6114 Steinhuserberg, Switzerland
  01 / 1994 - 04 / 1994

Education and Continuing education

Education

Biologist (Dipl.-Biol., equivalent to MSc Biology) / Limnology (major), biochemistry, microbiology, soil science (minors)
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany
10 / 1986 - 06 / 1993

Continuing Education

Exchange year
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
05 / 1990

Network

Membership of networks

• Circular City (Member of working group 3 Resource Recovery)
• International Ecological Engineering Society IEES
• COST Action - CA 23104 "Water4Reuse"

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7432-2040

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• From Toilet to Field: Ecological Sanitation & Soil Regeneration in Guatemala / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Value Next – Transdisciplinary Research for a Circular Water Future / Team member / ongoing
• From linear to circular planning - steps towards a new paradigm in the planning professions / Project leader / ongoing
• Evaluation of methods for monitoring the quality of treated domestic grey water for water re-use / Team member / completed
• Green!Tea: Renewable Energy for the Vietnamese tea sector / Deputy project leader / completed
• Casa Circolo – Direct recycling of greywater using the example of the KREIS-Haus / Deputy project leader / completed
• Development of multi-functional, modular green wall systems with 3D rapid prototyping for circular cities / Team member / completed
• Hydrothermal carbonization as a sustainable solution for faecal waste treatment / Team member / completed
• Ecological Engineering Living Lab: Insights into the lab of Ecological Engineering / Team member / completed
• Local Water Loop / Team member / completed
• Biochar for urban Trees / Team member / completed

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