Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Marion Huber-Humer

Contact e-mail: marion.huber-humer(at)boku.ac.at

Short biograph
Education Degree in Landscape Architecture + Planning (MSCE) Ph.D at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna Assignment to professorship "Global Waste Management" Habilitation (venia docendi) for "Global Waste Management"

Professional Career
Studies of Landscape Planning and Environmental Studies at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Diploma thesis at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institut für Wasservorsorge, Gewässerökologie und Abfallwirtschaft:
Stellenwert von Kompost im anthropogen gestörten Kohlenstoffhaushalt - Am Fallbeispiel Methanoxidation
PhD study at the Institut of Waste Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences: Abatement of Landfill Methane Emissions by Microbial Oxidation in Biocovers Made of Compost

Scientific Awards 
Ehrenzeichen der Stadt Wr. Neustadt 2016
Österreicherin des Jahres 2015 in der Kategorie Forschung
ISWA-Publication Award 2009 from the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) for the publication "Biotic systems to mitigate landfill methane emissions" by M. Huber-Humer, J. Gebert and H. Hilger

Main research

  • Emissions from biological waste treatment operations (landfills, composting plant, MBT, biogas facility)
  • landfill technology, disposal technology
  • Remediation of landfills (methane oxidation, in-situ aeration)
  • Nano-waste.