Board

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ternes (Chair), German Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz
Prof. Dr. Martin Elsner (Deputy Chair), Technical University of Munich
Dr. Ralph Fliege, Bayer AG, Monheim
PD Dr. Elisabeth Janssen, Eawag, Dübendorf (Switzerland)
Dr. Alexander Kämpfe, German Environment Agency, Bad Elster
Dipl.-Ing. Björn Marquardt, Hamburg Wasser
Dr. Stephanie Spahr, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christian Zwiener, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Permanent guests of the Executive Board
Dr. Frank Brauer (Main Committee for Analytical Methods – Development and Standardisation)
Dipl.-Ing. Regina Gnirss, Berliner Wasserbetriebe
Prof. Dr. Holger Lutze, Technical University of Darmstadt (Main Committee for Research)
Dr. Marco Scheurer, State Institute for the Environment of Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe
Dipl.-Geoökol. Sebastian Sturm, DVGW Water Technology Centre, Karlsruhe
Dr. Markus Weber, Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG, Leverkusen
Dr. Rudi Winzenbacher, Landeswasserversorgung Water Board, Langenau
Rotating representative Young Water Forum
Honorary Chairs
Prof. Dr. Fritz Frimmel (Chair: 1992–2003)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Jekel (Chair: 2004–2012)
Prof. Dr. Torsten C. Schmidt (Chair: 2013–2021)
2025
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ternes (Chair), German Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz
Prof. Dr. Martin Elsner (Deputy Chair), Technical University of Munich
Dr. Rudi Winzenbacher (Deputy Chair), Landeswasserversorgung Special-Purpose Association, Langenau
Dr. Ralph Fliege, Bayer AG, Monheim
Dipl.-Ing. Regina Gnirss, Berliner Wasserbetriebe
PD Dr. Elisabeth Janssen, Eawag, Dübendorf (Switzerland)
Dr. Alexander Kämpfe, German Environment Agency, Bad Elster
Dipl.-Ing. Björn Marquardt, Hamburg Wasser
Dr. Marco Scheurer, Baden-Württemberg State Institute for the Environment, Karlsruhe
Dr. Stephanie Spahr, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin
Dipl.-Geoökol. Sebastian Sturm, DVGW Water Technology Centre, Karlsruhe
Dr. Markus Weber, Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG, Leverkusen
Prof. Dr. Christian Zwiener, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Permanent guests of the Executive Board
Dr. Frank Brauer (Main Committee for Analytical Methods – Development and Standardisation)
Prof. Dr. Holger Lutze, Technical University of Darmstadt (Main Committee for Research)
Rotating representative Young Water Forum