Dr. Zala Schmautz
Dr. Zala Schmautz
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate, Research Group Aquaculture Systems
Focus
- Nutrient recycling in closed water systems
- Water analysis and water chemistry
- Soilless plant cultivation (hydroponics, aquaponics, bioponics)
- Vertical farming and indoor plant cultivation
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Doctor of Science / Environmental Systems Science
ETH Zurich
09 / 2016 - 02 / 2021 - Master's degree / Sanitary Engineering (Public Health and Environmental Health Professional)
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
10 / 2013 - 04 / 2015 - Bachelor's degree / Sanitary Engineering (Public and Environmental Health Professional)
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
10 / 2009 - 09 / 2013
Network
Membership of networks
Awards
Hans Vontobel-preis 2022
ETH Zurich
05 / 2022
Social media
Projects
- DOLORES - Development of a prototype of low-tech, space efficient soilless cultivation (aquaponics) for refugee camps in Jordan / Project leader / Project ongoing
- SAMAKI AFYA: Facilitating economic viability of fish farms through better fish health / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
- INtegrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa (INCiTiS-FOOD) / Project leader / Project ongoing
- LOFT – Local food for the future / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Underground mission: Soilless crop cultivation / Project leader / Project completed
- AWACS – Animal Welfare Assessment and Control System for Fish Farms / Team member / Project completed
- Implementation of aquaponic technology in Kunming, China: Construction of prototype for cultivation of fish and vegetables / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Characterization of nitrogen dynamics in an aquaponic system / Team member / Project completed
- Implementation of aquaponic technology in Romania to benefit health and sustainable livelihood in deprived areas (AQUA-ROM) / Team member / Project completed
- CTI Gotthard water / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Gartmann, Florentina; Hügly, Julian; Krähenbühl, Nikita; Brinkmann, Nadine; Schmautz, Zala; Smits, Theo H. M.; Junge, Ranka,
2023.
Agronomy.
13(6), pp. 1436.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061436
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Schmautz, Zala; Walser, Jean-Claude; Espinal, Carlos A.; Gartmann, Florentina; Scott, Benjamin; Pothier, Joël F.; Frossard, Emmanuel; Junge, Ranka; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2022.
Science of the Total Environment.
852(158426).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158426
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Schmautz, Zala; Espinal, Carlos A.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Frossard, Emmanuel; Junge, Ranka,
2021.
Nitrogen transformations across compartments of an aquaponic system.
Aquacultural Engineering.
92(102145).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2021.102145
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Schmautz, Zala; Espinal, Carlos A.; Bohny, Andrea M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Junge, Ranka; Frossard, Emmanuel; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2021.
BMC Microbiology.
21(12).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02075-0
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Eck, Mathilde; Sare, Abdoul; Massart, Sébastien; Schmautz, Zala; Junge, Ranka; Smits, Theo H. M.; Jijakli, M.,
2019.
Exploring bacterial communities in aquaponic systems.
Water.
11(2), pp. 260.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020260
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Nicoletto, Carlo; Maucieri, Carmelo; Mathis, Alex; Schmautz, Zala; Komives, Tamas; Sambo, Paolo; Junge, Ranka,
2018.
Extension of aquaponic water use for NFT baby-leaf production : mizuna and rocket salad.
Agronomy.
8(5), pp. 75.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8050075
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Nozzi, Valentina; Graber, Andreas; Schmautz, Zala; Mathis, Alex; Junge, Ranka,
2018.
Agronomy.
8(3), pp. 27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8030027
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Maucieri, Carmelo; Nicoletto, Carlo; Junge, Ranka; Schmautz, Zala; Sambo, Paolo; Borin, Maurizio,
2018.
Hydroponic systems and water management in aquaponics : a review.
Italian Journal of Agronomy.
13(1/1012).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2018.1012
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Nicoletto, C.; Maucieri, Carmelo; Schmautz, Zala; Borin, M.; Sambo, P.; Junge, Ranka,
2018.
Babyleaf NFT production and water management in aquaponic system.
Acta Horticulturae.
pp. 159-164.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1215.30
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Egloff, Sophia; Tschudi, Fridolin; Schmautz, Zala; Refardt, Dominik,
2018.
Algal Research.
34, pp. 68-74.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2018.07.004
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Schmautz, Zala; Graber, Andreas; Jaenicke, Sebastian; Goesmann, Alexander; Junge, Ranka; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2017.
Microbial diversity in different compartments of an aquaponics system.
Archives of Microbiology.
199(4), pp. 613-620.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-016-1334-1
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Maucieri, Carmelo; Nicoletto, Carlo; Schmautz, Zala; Sambo, Paolo; Komives, Tamas; Borin, Maurizio; Junge, Ranka,
2017.
Vegetable intercropping in a small-scale aquaponic system.
Agronomy.
7(4), pp. 63.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy7040063
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Goddek, Simon; Espinal, Carlos A.; Delaide, Boris; Jijakli, Haissam M.; Schmautz, Zala; Wuertz, Sven; Keesman, Karel J.,
2016.
Navigating towards decoupled aquaponic systems : a system dynamics design approach.
Water.
8(7).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w8070303
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Goddek, Simon; Schmautz, Zala; Scott, Benjamin; Delaide, Boris; Keesman, Karel J.; Wuertz, Sven; Junge, Ranka,
2016.
The effect of anaerobic and aerobic fish sludge supernatant on hydroponic lettuce.
Agronomy.
6(2).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy6020037
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Schmautz, Zala; Loeu, Fionna; Liebisch, Frank; Graber, Andreas; Mathis, Alex; Griessler Bulc, Tjasa; Junge, Ranka,
2016.
Tomato productivity and quality in aquaponics : comparison of three hydroponic methods.
Water.
8(11).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w8110533
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Némethy, Sandor; Bittsanszky, Andras; Schmautz, Zala; Junge, Ranka; Komives, Tamas,
2016.
Protecting plants from pests and diseases in aquaponic systems
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In:
Łabaj, M.; Sobczuk, S.; Fabin, A., eds.,
Ecological Footprint in Central Europe.
Sucha Beskidzka:
The University College of Tourism and Ecology Press.
pp. 166-179.
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Gartmann, Florentina; Schmautz, Zala; Junge, Ranka,
2019.
Influence of pH change on the phosphorus cycle in aquaponics [poster].
In:
9th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW9), Zurich, 8-12 July 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18461
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Schmautz, Zala; Junge, Ranka,
2015.
Acvaponia în lume : aquaponic systems around the world.
Revistă Română de Acvaponie.
1(1), pp. 12-15.
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Podgrajsek, Barbara; Schmautz, Zala; Krivograd Klemenčič, Aleksandra; Jarni, Klara; Junge, Ranka; Griessler Bulc, Tjasa,
2014.
Preliminarni monitoring akvaponicnega sistema v biotehniskem centru Naklo.
Moje podeželje.
5(9), pp. 10-11.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4982