Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Marlies Hrad, MSc
Contact e-mail: marlies.hrad(at)boku.ac.at
Short biograph Education
Studies of Energy and Environmental Management at the college of higher education in Pinkafeld, Austria Diploma thesis at the college of higher education in Pinkafeld, Austria:Thermal Investigation of an Integrated Paper Mill by Pinch Analysis
(in cooperation with Mondi Business Paper Austria) '
Studies of Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria and the Lincoln University, Christchurch, Neuseeland Diploma thesis at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria:
Quantification of landfill gas emissions in biocovers – an experimental simulation in lysimeters
(within the frame of the research project NUTZRAUM)
PhD study at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria:PhD thesis:
Quantification of methane emissions from biological waste treatment operations using laser absorption spectroscopy and an inverse dispersion technique
Professional Career
August 2005
Project assistant at the department of Health, Safety and Environment of OMV AG, Vienna, Austria
September 2006 to January 2007
Practical training at BOREALIS Polyolefine GmbH, Schwechat-Mannswoerth, Austria
April 2009 to May 2010
Student assistant at the Institute of Waste Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, participating in the following study: NUTZRAUM - Innovative In-situ Methoden zur Sanierung von Altablagerungen und kontaminierten Standorten on behalf of Kommunalkredit Austria AG and NUA-Abfallwirtschaft GmbH
Since July 2010
Research associate at the Institute of Waste Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Scientific Awards Wissenschaftspreis Abfall- und Ressourcenwirtschaft der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Abfallwirtschaft (DGAW e.V.) for the poster concerning Untersuchungen zur Methanoxidationsleistung unterschiedlicher Abdeckschichten vor und während einer In-Situ-Aerobisierung (Germany, 2011)
Main research
- Emissions from biological waste treatment operations (landfills, composting plant, MBT, biogas facility)
- Remediation of landfills (methane oxidation, in-situ aeration)
