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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

Bewertung eines Simulationsmodells für ein mehrstufiges Abwasserteichsystem anhand mehrjähriger Messdaten (PDF file) (opens in new tab)

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