Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)

The Scientific Advisory Panel is a pool of a limited number of high-ranking distinguished scientists and professionals, appointed by the Board in view of their high reputation and standing. They act as a kind of think tank and support the Board. In addition, the SAP is preparing policy papers for the IWWG on current waste topics. These papers can be reviewed under the IWWG website section "Publications" as well as in the official journal of the IWWG, Waste Management.

Currently, the SAP consists of the following members:

Antoni Sánchez

Gudrun Obersteiner

Aldo Muntoni

solid-state fermentation, composting, anaerobic digestion, nanotechnology

waste prevention, food waste, LCA

solid waste management, energy & material recovery from waste, hazardous waste stabilization

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Lingyue Zhang

Marco Ritzkowski

Lidia Lombardi

Leachate Treatment, MSW Management, LCA

landfill aftercare, landfill remediation, MBT

LCA, thermal treatments, energy recovery

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Francisco Oliveira

Dimitrios Komilis

Maria Aivalioti

sanitary landfills and WM in DCs, closed dump sites, biogas recovery & solid waste valorization

MSW management, composting, landfilling, LCA

hazardous waste, site remediation

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Maria Cristina Lavagnolo

Wenjing Lu

Dezhen Cheng

Leachate management, environmental sustainability, WM in DCs

solid waste management, landfill processes and technology, microbiological processes

WtE, hydrothermal processes, LCA

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Hua Zhang

Ilje Pikaar

Jianguo Liu

characterization, treatment, disposal and beneficial utilization of solid waste

wastewater treatment, resource recovery, beneficial uses of waste

biological waste treatment, MSWI flyash treatment, solidification/stabilization of soil

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Alexandre Cabral

Luca Alibardi

Michael Nelles

biosystems for the reduction of GHG emissions, cover systems with capillary barrier effect

organic waste, hydrogen production, biorefinery

technologies of solid waste management, oragnic waste & residues, international projects on EP

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Mohamed Osmani

Kaimin Shih

Susanne Mahnik

C&D waste management

Materials Recovery, E-Waste, Beneficial Uses of Waste

Hospital waste management, pharmaceutical residues

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Morton Barlaz

Alessandra Polettini

Ian Williams

LCA, heat accumulation in landfills, methane production

AD, recycling of TT residues, environmental behavior of waste materials

Waste resource managment, carbon management, air pollution

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Stefan Salhofer

Christian Zurbruegg

Kurt Spokas

LCA, WEEE management, capacity development

sanitation, solid waste and water in DCs

GHG emissions in agricultural systems, soil systems

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The Scientific Advisory Panel is composed of selected IWWG members. Scientific Advisory Panel Members are approved by the Board by consensus or vote. Members may nominate themselves to the Board for Scientific Advisory Panel Membership. In addition, Scientific Advisory Panel members may be nominated by a Board member, and seconded by two other Board members.