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Dr Jannis Wenk studied Environmental Engineering at the Technical University Berlin (Germany) including a one year stay at POSTECH (Korea). Jannis conducted his PhD-studies at Eawag and ETH Zurich (Switzerland) from where he graduated in 2012.
Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley (California, USA).
Jannis joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in January 2015.
Research
Jannis’ research has been in the areas of aquatic oxidation processes, transformation pathways of trace organic water contaminants, chemistry of humic substances and environmental photochemistry. More recently Jannis became also interested on the fate of pathogens during water treatment and nature-oriented low-energy water treatment systems.
At the University of Bath and the recently formed Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC) Jannis would like to utilise his knowledge in aquatic oxidation chemistry and build up his initial research programme on oxidation and advanced oxidation processes for water treatment. Key aspects will be the combination of oxidative processes with other treatment processes, integration of oxidative processes into existing water treatment schemes and process design for oxidative waste water treatment applications for both chemical contaminant and pathogen removal.
Jannis is also interested in understanding and improving the performance of natural water treatment systems such as constructed wetlands, reed beds and riverbanks.
He is excited about joining the Department of Chemical Engineering and is looking forward to numerous collaborations within the University, the Department and with industry partners, providing engineering solutions on water related problems.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
PhD supervision areas
- Chemical oxidation in water treatment processes
- Fate and removal of contaminants and pathogens in the urban water cycle
- Role of aquatic humic substances
- Energy-efficiency of water treatment and natural water treatment systems
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NOISES - Nitrous Oxide In-Situ Environmental Sensors
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/04/23 → 31/01/24
Project: Research council
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Reclaiming Forgotten Cities - Turning cities from vulnerable spaces to healthy places for people
1/03/22 → 29/02/24
Project: Research council
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Photocatalytic Anodic Membranes for Micropollutant Removal
Tasso Guaraldo, T., Mattia, D. & Wenk, J.
Project: Research council
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A Modular Platform for Colourimetric Sensing of Drinking Water Contaminants
James, T., Lewis, S. & Wenk, J.
4/12/17 → 3/12/19
Project: Research council
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Newton Fund Industrial Links - Water Monitoring in Colombian Vulnerable Communities in a Post-Conflict Scenario
Di Lorenzo, M., Estrela, P. & Wenk, J.
1/04/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Erratum: Increased photocorrosion resistance of ZnO foams via transition metal doping (RSC Adv. (2023) 13 (2438–2450) DOI: 10.1039/D2RA06730G)
Warren, Z., Mattia, D. & Wenk, J., 6 Feb 2023, In: RSC Advances. 13, 7, p. 4781 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Highly efficient ZnO photocatalytic foam reactors for micropollutant degradation
Tasso Guaraldo, T., Vakili, R., Wenk, J. & Mattia, D., 1 Jan 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 455, 140784.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increased photocorrosion resistance of ZnO foams via transition metal doping
Warren, Z., Mattia, D. & Wenk, J., 17 Jan 2023, In: RSC Advances. 13, 4, p. 2438-2450 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microplastic biofilm, associated pathogen and antimicrobial resistance dynamics through a wastewater treatment process incorporating a constructed wetland
Bydalek, F., Webster, G., Barden, R., Weightman, A. J., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B. & Wenk, J., 15 May 2023, In: Water Research. 235, 13 p., 119936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (SciVal) -
Microplastic Dynamics in a Free Water Surface Constructed Wetland
Bydalek, F., Ifayemi, D., Reynolds, L., Barden, R., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B. & Wenk, J., 28 Feb 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 858, 3, 160113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (SciVal)
Datasets
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Dataset for "Increased Photocorrosion Resistance of ZnO foams Through Transition Metal Doping"
Warren, Z. (Creator), Wenk, J. (Creator) & Mattia, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 2 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01212
Dataset
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Dataset for "Highly efficient ZnO photocatalytic foam reactors for micropollutant degradation"
Tasso Guaraldo, T. (Creator), Vakili, R. (Creator), Wenk, J. (Creator) & Mattia, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 5 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01116
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Dataset for "Photocatalytic ZnO foams for micropollutant degradation"
Tasso Guaraldo, T. (Creator), Wenk, J. (Creator) & Mattia, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 12 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00799
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Dataset for Synthesis of Photocatalytic Pore Size-Tuned ZnO Molecular Foams
Warren, Z. (Creator), Tasso Guaraldo, T. (Creator), Wenk, J. (Creator) & Mattia, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 4 May 2022
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01118
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Dataset and figures for "Enhancing the Photo-corrosion Resistance of ZnO Nanowire Photocatalysts"
Taylor, C. (Creator), Ramirez Canon, A. M. (Creator), Wenk, J. (Creator) & Mattia, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 19 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00675
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