Prof. Dr. Oliver Christ

2018

• Investigations into the upgrading of the mechanical wastewater treatment at Kärlingerhaus
• Comparison of methods for extraneous water determination and their effects on wastewater treatment plant operation
• Development of a drainage concept using the example of the Grenzland barracks in Oberviechtach
• Development of an operational concept for self-monitoring and operational monitoring of a 4th treatment stage
• Preparation of a concept for stormwater management including the determination of area-specific key figures for the design of suitable infiltration systems for the new development area Großreuth near Schweinau in Nuremberg
• General planning and cost determination of wastewater pressure pipelines using the example of Langenau (Baden-Württemberg)

Professor for the subject area of urban hydraulic engineering

Student training in the fields of

• Urban water management
• Civil engineering and construction management
• Hydraulic engineering and water management

Research and development activities in the fields of

• decentralised wastewater and sludge treatment
• energy generation from wastewater and residual materials
• novel sanitation systems for water, energy and nutrient recycling
• heat recovery from wastewater
• elimination of micro-pollutants from wastewater

• Umwelt Cluster Bayern; Member of the Advisory Board (from 10/2013)
• Working group "Wastewater heat utilisation" in the Environment Cluster Bavaria
  (from 01/2010 to 05/2013)
  Head of the working group
• DWA working group KA-1.6 "Novel sanitation systems - design information"
  (since 2009)
  active member of the working group of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste e. V. (DWA)
• Umwelt Cluster Bayern
  (from 2008 to 2011)
  Member of the Board
  Representative of the company members
• DWA Working Group KA-1.5 "Novel Sanitation Systems - Systems and Experiences"
  (from 2005 to 12/2012; work was completed with final report)
  active member of the working group Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e. V. (DWA)
• WWT - Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik,
  Huss-Medienverlag Berlin
  (since 11/2003)
  Member of the editorial advisory board

• 21 October 2015: Award of the DWA Max von Pettenkofer Special Prize to Mr. B.Eng. Max Mayer (graduate of the Environmental Engineering course at the Department of Environmental Engineering)

• LfU final report "Conversion of smaller sewage treatment plants to digestion plants" 1 October 2015: symposium "Retrofitting a digestion system at small sewage treatment plants". Conference of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) in Bad Abbach.

• 19 November 2015: 11th Munich Wastewater Day; lecture "Anaerobic sewage sludge treatment - opportunities also for small and medium-sized wastewater treatment plants". (more information can be found here).
• 07 October 2015: C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V., Energieeffiziente Kommunen, conference in Straubing. Lecture title: "Heat from wastewater in Straubing" (more information can be found here).
• 22 April 2015: 3rd South and East Bavarian Water Conference, conference in Landshut. Lecture title: "Anaerobic sewage sludge treatment - opportunities also for smaller sewage treatment plants". (More information can be found here http://www.umweltcluster.net/de/component/redevent/details/174-3-sued-und-ostbayerische-wassertagung.html#programm-22-04-2015-großes-forum)

• 1st International Conference on Terra Preta Sanitation: Hamburg, August 29 to 30 of 2013; Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection; Prof. Dr. Oliver Christ: member of scientific committee
• Awards 18.10.2012: Award of the "Bavarian Energy Prize 2012" in Nuremberg | 1st place in the category "Energy Concepts and Initiatives" for the project "Heating with Heat from Wastewater"| Winning team: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Christ, Dr.-Ing. Ralf Mitsdoerffer (IB GFM Consulting Engineers), City of Straubing, Huber SE

• Rödel, S., Günthert, F.W., Christ, O., Miller, E., Schatz, R., Zech, T., Bleisteiner, S., Eßlinger, M., Sengl, M., Rehbein, V., Steinle, E., 2019: Experiences and results from the operation of the fourth treatment stage in Weißenburg - Part 1: Investigation programme and results; KA Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall; 66th volume, No. 3, March 2019; Hennef, 2019; pp. 200 -209.
• Christ, O., Wedi, D., 2014: Energy- and cost-efficient sewage sludge stabilisation at small plants using the example of the Bad Abbach pilot project; Ed. DWA-Landesverband Bayern, Kanal- und Kläranlagennachbarschaften; September 2014.
• Christ, O., Wedi, D., 2013: Klärschlammstabilisierung bei kleinen Anlagen; 41st Abwassertechnisches Seminar; ed. B. Helmreich, F.W. Günthert; Berichte aus Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft, Munich; ISSN 0942-914X; Report No. 210, pp. 109-130.
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2013: Energie aus Abwasser - ein Leitfaden für Kommunen; Publication of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU), Link: www.bestellen.bayern.de
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2012: Abwasserwärmenutzung: ein Mosaikstein zur Energiewende am Beispiel einer Anlage in Straubing; Wasser und Abwasser, Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 5/2012, pp. 2-5.
• Mitsdoerffer, R., Christ, O., 2011: Possibilities for using waste heat from wastewater treatment; Gewässerschutz Wasser Abwasser, Vol. 223, Aachen, 2011, pp. 6/1 - 6/15.
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2010: 38. showering is like heating with the window open - wastewater heat utilisation puts an end to waste; Abwassertechnisches Seminar; ed. H. Horn, F. W. Günthert; Berichte aus Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft, Munich; pp. 111 - 132.
• Londong, J. et al. (co-author Christ, O), 2008: Novel sanitation systems; DWA-Themen KA 1; ISBN 978-3-941089-37-2; DWA, 12/2008, 333 pages, Bad Hennef
• Mitsdoerffer, R., Christ, O., 2008: Water, climate and resource protection through energetic plant optimisation. 3 goals - 1 strategy; 36th Wastewater Technology Seminar; Energy-efficient wastewater treatment; ed. H. Horn, F. W. Günthert; 10 July 2008; Reports from Water Quality and Waste Management, Munich
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2008: Wärmequelle Abwasser; WWT-Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik; Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin; 05/2008; pp. M6 - M12
• Mitsdoerffer, R., Christ, O., 2008: Identifying and using energy potentials; WWT-Water management, water technology; Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin; 05/2006; pp. 17 - 25
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2007: Utilisation of wastewater heat in separation systems by means of bypass heat exchangers, 3rd Frankfurt Wastewater Symposium: Energy - Extraction, Utilisation and Optimisation in Drainage, Technical Academy Hanover, ed. Frank R. Kolb, pp. 33 - 47
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2007: The energy map - the first step to utilising wastewater heat, Expert Conference: Energy from Wastewater; Forum Institute for Management; Vol. II, pp. 196 - 204
• Mitsdoerffer, R., Christ, O., Moeser, C., 2006: For heating and cooling there is wastewater; WWT-Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik; Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin; 11-12/2006; pp. 8 - 12
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., 2006: Operating problems of medium-sized wastewater treatment plants - Part 2; WWT-Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik; Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin; 1-2/2006, pp. 8 - 16
• Christ, O., Mitsdoerffer, R., Körner, H., 2005: Operational problems of medium-sized wastewater treatment plants - Part 1; WWT-Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik; Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin; 3-4/2005; p. 10-16
• Christ, O., Heindl, F., 2004: Full-scale implementation of a water- and nutrient recycling concept; International Conference on Wastewater Treatment for Nutrient Removal and reuse, January 26-29, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand
• Christ, O., 2003: Material flow oriented wastewater treatment; WWT-Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik, Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin, 10-11/2003, p. 26-32
• Christ, O., Frommmann, C., 2003: Eco-efficient use of scarce financial resources through wastewater special screening; 5th GVC Wastewater Congress, ed.: GVC-VDI Society for Process and Chemical Engineering, 22-24 September 2003, Bremen, pp. 273-280
• Christ, O., 2003: Large-scale implementation of a water and nutrient cycle-oriented, decentralised wastewater treatment; 5th GVC Wastewater Congress, ed.: GVC-VDI Society for Process and Chemical Engineering, 22-24 September 2003, Bremen, pp. 701-708
• Christ, O., 2003: Decentralised water management concepts; WWT-Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik, Huss-Medien GmbH, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin, 9/2003, pp. 30-35
• Hackner, T., Christ, O., 2003: Vacuum Rotation Membrane - the new membrane bioreactor technology; 9th Aachen Membrane Colloquium, 18 - 20.03.2003, pp. OP 6-1 to OP 6-11
• Christ, O. Huber, H., 2003: Solid-liquid-separation as the first step and VRM-Membrane-Bioreactor as an elementary component of ecosan;^1st International IWA-Conference on Ecological Sanitation, 7-11 April 2002, Lübeck, Germany
• Christ, O., Huber, H., 2003: Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems, Virtual IWA Conference on Water in China; Stream 6: Biological Wastewater Treatment, Water Intelligence Online, IWA Publishing 2003
• Christ, O., 2002: Machine-solutions for decentralized wastewater treatment - approaches for new developments; Commemorative Publication for the 60th Birthday of Hans G. Huber, ed.: P. Wilderer, S. Paris, Berichte aus Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft No. 174, pp. 163 - 194
• Christ, O., 2002: Decentralised diversity; Umweltmagazin 9/2002, pp. 56-58
• Christ, O., Huber, H., 2001: Technologies for Sustainable Environmental Protection; Budapest, Oct. 2001, Annals of the European Academy of Science and Arts, Vol. 34, No. XI, pp. 147-153
• Christ, O., Wilderer, P.A., Angerhöfer, R., Faulstich, M., 2000: Mathematical Modelling of the hydrolysis of anaerobic processes; Water Science and Technology, Vol. 41, No. 3, IWA Publishing, S. 61 - 65
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., Dalhoff, R., 1999: Suitability of different anaerobic processes for the treatment of co-substrates; Symposium "Anaerobic Biological Waste Treatment", 21-22 February 2000, Eds.: Bilitewski, Weltin, Dresden
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., 1999: Efficiency of different Microbial Communities for treating organic solid waste;^15th International Conference on solid waste technology and management, Philadelphia, PA, 12 - 15 December 1999
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., 1999: Operational strategies to influence the quantity and quality of wastewater; 28th Wastewater Technology Seminar, 19th Waste Technology Seminar, Process Wastewater from Biowaste Fermentation, 7 December 1999, Berichte aus Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft, pp. 35 - 52
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., Wilderer, P., 1999: Two stage anaerobic digestion of municipal organic waste,^17th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium; Sardinia 99, 4 - 8 Oct. 1999, Vol. V, Pg. 413 - 420
• Christ, O., 1999: Performance characteristics of one- and two-stage thermophilic and mesophilic digestion of organic waste; No. 148, Berichte aus Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft, München
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., Wilderer, P.,1999: Mathematical Modelling of the hydrolysis of anaerobic processes;^2nd International Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Waste, Barcelona, 15 - 18 June 1999, Pg. 5 - 8
• Christ, O., Wilderer, P., Faulstich, M., 1998: Performance of different biocenoses in biowaste digestion; Tagung: Technology of Anaerobic Processes, 7-9 October 1998, Dechema, Hamburg-Harburg, pp. 55 - 66.
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., 1998: Fundamentals and Optimization of Anaerobic Treatment of organic Waste (Original in Czech); Proceedings of the International Conference Waste Prague 1998, Ed.: Nesvaba, J., Kuras, M., Dvorak, F., Christinova, A., May 27 - 29, 1998, Prague
• Faulstich, M., Christ, O., 1998: Fermentation of biowaste - basic principles and optimisation approaches; 9th Kassel Waste Forum, 21-23 April 1998, Bio- und Restabfallbehandlung II, Baeza-Verlag, pp. 411 - 436
• Christ, O., Rabus, J., Faulstich, M., 1998: Modelling approaches for anaerobic processes; Symposium "Anaerobic biological waste treatment", Ed.: Bilitewski, Weltin, 2/3 February 1998, Dresden
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., 1997: Biological waste utilisation, in: Environment, 6/97, Springer VDI-Verlag, S, 58 - 59
• Christ, O., Wilderer, P.A., Faulstich, M., 1997:The TherMes-Process - Two-stage thermophilic/mesophilic anaerobic treatment of suspended organic waste;^1st International Conference, Narbonne, 28-29 April 1997, Treatment of Solid Waste and Wastewater, ed. Wilderer, Delgenes, Tartler, Graja, Pg. 265 - 271
• Burtscher, C., Wilderer, P.A., Christ, O., Wuertz, S., 1997: Detection and Survival of Pathogens During Anaerobic Digestion of Suspended Organic Waste;^1st International Conference, Narbonne, 28-29 April 1997, Treatment of Solid Waste and Wastewater, eds. Wilderer, Delgenes, Tartler, Graja, Pg. 143 - 151
• Faulstich, M., Wilderer, P., Christ, O., 1996: Two-stage anaerobic thermophilic/mesophilic treatment of wet-processed biowaste; Report 5 on the 4th BayFORREST status seminar, 24/25 October 1996, pp. 129 - 134
• Christ, O., Wilderer, P., 1996: Test to determine the hydraulic performance of multi-chamber settling pits; Beton und Fertigteil Jahrbuch 1996, 44th edition, Bauverlag GmbH, pp. 86 - 93
• Wilderer, P., Christ, O., Faulstich, M., 1995: Two-stage anaerobic thermophilic/mesophilic treatment of wet-processed biowaste; Report Book 4 on the 3rd BayFORREST status seminar, 24/25 October 1995, pp. 253 - 260
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., 1995: What is the right digestion technology?; 18th Waste Technology Seminar, Practice of Biological Waste Treatment, No. 121, Berichte aus Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft, TU München, pp. 71 - 88
• Christ, O., Faulstich, M., Wilderer, P., 1994: The Kaufbeuren biostab process; Dechema Monographs Vol. 130, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, pp. 299 - 303
• Christ, O., Niedermeier, K., Wilderer, P., 1994: Biostabilisation Process of the Model Kaufbeuren;^17th International IWA Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion, 23 - 27 January 1994, Cape Town, South Africa, Pg. 128 - 131
• Steger, M., Christ, O. Wilderer, P., 1993: Processes for sewage sludge disposal, Thermal waste treatment Quo vadis?; Colloquium 30.9 - 1.10.1993, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Pg. 187 - 208
• Christ, O., 1993: Fermentation of biowaste in the city of Kaufbeuren, Biological treatment and utilisation of waste; Seminar of the Bavarian State Office for Environmental Protection, 25 May 1993, Wackersdorf, S. 131 - 140
• Christ, O., 1993: Changes in the design of septic tanks in the USA; Bauingenieur, Kurzer Technischer Bericht, 68th Jahrgang, Heft 4, Springer-Verlag, April 1993, p. 166
• Christ, O., 1993: Vergärung contra Kompostierung, Seminar Kompostierung von Bioabfällen; Kempten/Wiggensbach, Innovative Abfallwirtschaft, ed. Dipl.-Ing. Werner P. Bauer, 11/12 March 1993