AG Ingenieurökologie

Core Team

Prof. Dr. Petra Schneider
Ms Schneider is Professor of International Water Management, Head of the Master's degree programme in Ecological Engineering and Head of the working group Ecological Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal. Her teaching and research areas include:

International water management and global change
Material flow and resource management
Resource efficiency, environmental management and sustainable resource management
Ecologically oriented planning, environmental planning and ecological monitoring
Nature-based solutions, green infrastructure and climate adaptation
Ecosystem services, engineering biology and implementation of the EU-WFD
Land recycling management, water & soil remediation strategies, substitute building materials and safe working in contaminated areas

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Julia-Marie Zigann, M.Eng.
Ms Zigann studied Recycling and Waste Management at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal in her Bachelor's degree and successfully completed her Master's degree in Ecological Engineering. She has been a climate protection manager at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal since June 2021.

Hooriyeh Piroozmehr, M.Sc.
After completing her Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in Iran, she obtained her Master's degree in Water Engineering at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and wrote her Master's thesis on ‘Urban Water Balance’ in the UGI-Plan project. Since November 2024, Ms Piroozmehr has been a Research Associate in the InterGrad-EGD project, focussing on urban green infrastructure.

Tino Fauk, M.Eng.
After qualifying as a business administrator, Mr Fauk studied Recycling Management at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences in his Bachelor's degree and successfully completed his Master's degree in Ecological Engineering. Since April 2022, he has been a research assistant in the UGI Plan project and is developing a municipal simulation tool for water balance and urban climate in cooperation with the Magdeburg Urban Planning Office. He is also involved in the KontraVital project, in which he is investigating counterproductive ecosystem services of the biodiversity of urban green infrastructure.

Lukas Folkens, M.Sc.
Mr Folkens studied Business Administration (dual) at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal in his Bachelor's degree and successfully completed his Master's degree in Ecological Engineering. Since 2019, he has been working as a research assistant in various projects at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, currently in the DryRivers project, where the focus is on developing tools for sustainable low water risk management (NWRM). Since 2022, he has been a doctoral student at the PhD Centre "Environment and Technology" at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal.

Conrad Dorer, M.Sc.
Mr Dorer studied Biochemistry in Halle/S. and completed the SLE Postgraduate Programme "International Cooperation" at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Among other things, he worked for GIZ in CIS countries and Southeast Asia and was a research assistant for several years at the Environmental Research Centre in Leipzig (isotope biogeochemistry) and at the German Environment Agency in Dessau (resource efficiency, ecodesign and sustainable consumption). Since April 2023, he has been responsible for the Client II project RENO-TITAN at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal.

Assistant Scientists and Tutors

Moritz Fladung holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Ecological Engineering. He was involved in the KontraVital project, focusing on counterproductive ecosystem services, and is now working on the KAT project. In this role, he conducts research and data preparation on climate neutrality and natural climate protection. Additionally, he is a member of the Climate Advisory Board at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences.

Niclas Schuster, who successfully completed his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Protection at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, is now pursuing a Master's degree in Ecological Engineering. For his bachelor's thesis, he investigated the restoration of river continuity through a two-chamber fish passage system. He supports the RENO-TITAN project with literature research and data analysis.

Helge Weiß is pursuing a Master's degree in Engineering Ecology and supports our current project investigating the potential of mineral substitute construction materials to replace primary raw materials in Saxony-Anhalt. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and has gained practical experience in this field.

Gina Wilhelm holds a Bachelor's degree in Recycling and Waste Management and is now studying for a Master's degree in Engineering Ecology. She is involved in the Recycle-Bionet project and is in charge of the demonstrators for green roofs and plastic-reinforced soil on the university campus.

Tim Zaunick supports us in climate protection management with the implementation of measures at the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences.

Last updated on 04th Aug 2025

Former Scientific Employees of our Group

Fengqing Li, PhD
Mr Li studied Ecology at Shandong University Jinan in the People's Republic of China and completed his Master's and Ph.D. in Hydrobiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan in the People's Republic of China. He worked as a research scientist in the Department of Biology at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea, and at the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research in the Division River Ecology and Conservation before joining the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal and completing a Master's degree in Water Management. At the same time, he worked as a research assistant on the TRANSPOND and SAND! projects.

Naveedh Ahmed Sekar, M.Sc.
Mr Sekar holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Biotechnology from Anna University Chennai in India. Afterwards he studied Environmental and Resource Management at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg. In the SAND! project, he worked on sand scarcity and substitute building materials in Vietnam, a key issue that also plays a relevant role in India.

Dominik Mirschel, M.Sc.
Mr Mirschel studied Water Management at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal and then successfully completed his studies in Ecological Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal. He was employed as a research assistant in the Recycle-KBE project in the Ecological Engineering working group.

Paul Stachowiak, M. Eng.
Mr Stachowiak studied Water Management at the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal in his Bachelor's degree and successfully completed his Master's degree in Water Engineering. Between January 2022 and December 2023, he worked as a research assistant in the Recycle-Bionet project and developed alternative substrates for green roofs made of substitute building materials in cooperation with the Magdeburg Urban Planning Office.

"Eco-thusiasts"

Here, we would like to acknowledge some enthusiasts who contribute their time and energy to our working group from afar.

Alexander Marx holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin and a Master's degree in Water Management from Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. In the Recycle-Bionet project, he worked on his Master's thesis, which focused on analysing ecosystem services and habitat connectivity potentials of elements of urban green infrastructure, particularly green roofs, using Magdeburg as a case study. He primarily supports the team with public relations and events..

Subin Babu completed his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Kerala University in India. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Chemical and Energy Engineering at Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg. Subin is actively involved in scientific publications, focusing on environmental engineering solutions, particularly in the area of water balance assessment for convection-tight surface seals (2024).