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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 PhD

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

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Biological materials Chemical Compounds

dissolved organic matter Earth & Environmental Sciences

oxidation Earth & Environmental Sciences

Ozone Chemical Compounds

Water treatment Chemical Compounds

pollutant Earth & Environmental Sciences

Drinking Water Chemical Compounds

Excited states Chemical Compounds

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Projects 2015 2020

1 Not started
4 Active
5 Finished

Arsenic and fluoride in a complex environment: exposure, risks and remediation strategies

Wenk, J.

1/01/18 → 31/12/20

Project: Research council

A Modular Platform for Colourimetric Sensing of Drinking Water Contaminants

Wenk, J.

4/12/17 → 3/12/19

Project: Research council

British Spanish Society Scholarship 2017

Lopez, C. M., Wenk, J., Lewis, S. & James, T.

9/06/17 → 31/12/18

Project: Research-related funding › Other

Newton Fund Industrial Links - Water Monitoring in Colombian Vulnerable Communities in a Post-Conflict Scenario

Di Lorenzo, M. & Wenk, J.

1/04/17 → 31/12/18

Project: Central government, health and local authorities

Rapid on-site colourimetric determination of drinking water safety in the developing world.

Lewis, S., Wenk, J., James, T. & Lopez, C. M.

Project: UK charity › Research

Research Output 2011 2018

15 Article
2 Abstract
1 Paper

Lab-scale continuous ozonation combined with biofiltration to understand the fate of trace contaminants during slow sand filtration and soil aquifer treatment

Wenk, J., Zoumpouli, G., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B. & Happel, O. 18 Mar 2018

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Membrane fouling during microfiltration of milk into casein and whey fractionations

Escursell Jove, O., Chew, Y-M., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Wenk, J. & Bird, M. 17 Apr 2018

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

microfiltration

fouling

whey

casein

fractionation

1 Citations

Trace Element Removal in Distributed Drinking Water Treatment Systems by Cathodic H₂O₂ Production and UV Photolysis

Barazesh, J. M., Prasse, C., Wenk, J., Berg, S., Remucal, C. K. & Sedlak, D. L. 2 Jan 2018 In : Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 1, p. 195-204 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Photolysis

Trace Elements

photolysis

Water treatment

Drinking Water