Keywords: Hydrogeologie, Environmental Geologie, Aquatic Geochemisty, Colloids, Nanotechnology and Environemnt, Contaminant, Inorganic and Organic Pollutants

Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Thilo Hofmann

Department of Environmental Geosciences                                                 Tel.: +43-1 4277 53320

University of Vienna                                                                                         Fax: +43-1 4277 9533

Althanstrasse 14                                                                         E-Mail: [email protected]

Professional Experience

2012    Dean Faculty of Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy at Vienna University

2006    Vice Dean Faculty of Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy at Vienna            University, Head Department of Environmental Geosciences

2005    Chair and Full Professor for Environmental Geosciences, Vienna University, Austria

2003    Lecturer (C2), Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany

2002    Visiting Professorship, Civil Engineering, Stanford University, U.S.

2001    Visiting Professorship, NationalUniversity of Hoh Chi Minh City, Vietnam

1999    Research Associate (C1) for Applied Geology at Mainz University, Germany

1996    Ph.D. student, BremenUniversity and Institut für Wasserforschung, Schwerte, Germany

Education

2002    Habilitation, Transport of colloids and seepage water prognosis, Johannes

Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany

1999    Ph.D. (summa cum laude), Transport of colloidal and suspended particles during

            artificial recharge, University of Bremen, Germany

1995    M.Sc. (with first class honours), Geology, Berlin Technical University, Germany

Affiliation with Professional Societies and Activities

• American Chemical Society
• International Association of Hydrological Sciences
• International Association of Hydrologists
• German, Austrian and European Chemical Society
• Member of steering committee of the Water Chemical Society (GDCH)
• German and Austrian Geological Society (DGG), Section Hydrogeology
• Reviewer for numerous scientific journals
• Reviewer for Austrian and German research funding agencies

Research Areas

• Behaviour of PAHs in sediments and soils, interaction with nanomaterials
• Sorption of organic contaminants to heterogeneous geosorbents
• Colloid bound contaminant transport
• Environmental relevance of engineered nanoparticles

Awards

• Affiliation to the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e.V., Bonn" for highly gifted students, 1993
• B.Sc. with highest honours (1,0), 1993
• M.Sc. with highest honours (1,0), 1995
• Awarded with the „Erwin-Stephan Prize“ from the BerlinTechnicalUniversity for an outstanding M.Sc. thesis and M.Sc. degree, 1996
• Ph.D. Thesis (Dissertation) with „summa cum laude“, 1998
• Awarded from Dortmund Water Works for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis, 1999
• Awarded from the German Water Chemical Society for an outstanding contribution to water
  chemistry, 2000
• Society Medal (Fachgruppenpreis) from the German Water Chemical Society. 2005