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Andrea Friebe M.Sc.

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  • Wastewater treatment technologies for agricultural and industrial reuse
  • Water reuse scenarios that fit the local conditions and needs of Namibia which can be adapted and multiplied to other locations in Southern Africa
  • Identification of suitable combinations of technologies that remove COD and ensure hygienically safe effluent while retaining nutrients when irrigation is intended
  • Trickling filter systems

Research project:

WaReNam – Multi-Scale Water Reuse Strategy for Namibia: Technology, Governance and Capacity Development

since April 2024

Research associate at the department of Water and Environmental Biotechnology

2023 – 2024

Project engineer at BUG Consult GmbH

  • Subsoil investigation, environmental geotechnical engineering

2022 – 2023

Research associate at the department of Water and Environmental Biotechnology

  • Initial phase of WaReNam

2021 – 2022

Student assistant at the department of Water and Environmental Biotechnology

  • Initial phase of WaReNam

2017 – 2021

Project and laboratory assistant at BUG Consult GmbH

2020 – 2022

Master's degree in Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.) at Technical University of Darmstadt

Topic of the thesis: Laboratory investigation on the use of natural flocculants (Moringa oleifera) for heavy metal removal from artificial produced and natural surface waterr

2016 – 2020

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.) at Technical University of Darmstadt

Topic of the thesis: Analysis of seasonal and local variations between different wastewater treatment ponds in Namibia

on request

  • on request

An overview of these offered by the department of Water and Environmental Biotechnology can be found here