Prof. Dr. rer. nat Volker Nischwitz

General and inorganic chemistry, environmental chemistry, environmental analytics

Porträt von Volker Nischwitz, Mitarbeiter an der HSWT.
Address
E.124
Steingruberstraße 2
91746 Weidenbach
Functions
Practical representative of the Environmental Engineering department
Programme Director Energy and Water Management from WS 2025/2026
Laboratory Manager Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Analysis

Academic education

1995 - 1997

Undergraduate programme in Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg

1997 - 2000

Chemistry major specialising in environmental chemistry at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena

1999 / 2000

Diploma thesis at the Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Environmental Analysis (Prof. Dr J.W. Einax), Friedrich Schiller University Jena: „Investigations on heavy metal mobility in partially anaerobic river sediments“

2001 - 2003

PhD student at the Institute of Ecological Chemistry, GSF Research Centre for Environment and Health, Neuherberg (Supervisor: Univ. Doz. Dr. B. Michalke)

2001 - 2004

PhD at the Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Department of Basic Biosciences, Chair of Ecological Chemistry and Environmental Analysis (Prof. Dr. Dr. A. Kettrup), Technical University of Munich „Species-preserving extraction methods for solid samples“

21 April 2004

Dr rer. nat. (Summa cum Laude)

Professional / academic background

2004 - 2006

PostDoc in the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece (Dr S.A. Pergantis)

2006 - 2009

Scientist at the Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environment and Health, Neuherberg in the Trace Element Analysis and Speciation Group (Univ. Doz. Dr. B. Michalke)

2010

Scientist, Speciation Analysis in the „Chemical Measurements and Calibration“ team at LGC, Teddington, United Kingdom

2011 - 2012

Science Leader, Speciation Analysis at LGC, Teddington, United Kingdom

2013 - 2022

Scientist at the Central Institute of Engineering, Electronics and Analytics: Analytics (ZEA-3), Research Centre Jülich

1 October 2022

Professor of Forensic Environmental Chemistry, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Triesdorf Campus