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New professor strengthens research into sustainable water management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ruben-Laurids Lange // Photo Friederike von Heyden
His research is dedicated to central future issues of municipal water management. One focus is on the development of concepts that enable decentralised and sustainable treatment, infiltration and use of rainwater and wastewater in and on buildings and properties. "I want to develop solutions at the interface between buildings, land and public spaces that combine ecological and economic benefits," says Lange.
Another research interest is the removal of micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals or pesticides from municipal wastewater. During his time at the Emschergenossenschaft, Lange was already involved in projects for the elimination of trace substances. Against the backdrop of the EU Municipal Wastewater Directive, which will be adopted in 2024 and provides for extended purification stages at wastewater treatment plants, he would like to investigate the economic efficiency and limits of various processes in future - preferably in cooperation with regional partners such as the Wupper Association.
About the person
Ruben-Laurids Lange studied civil engineering at the University of Wuppertal and later completed his doctorate at the Ruhr University Bochum with a thesis on sedimentation behaviour in combined sewer systems. Before moving to Wuppertal, Lange had been a professor of water technologies in supply and disposal at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen since 2018. Before that, he worked at the Emschergenossenschaft and in water management planning at an engineering firm.
