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Giuliana Ferrero PhD, MSc

Senior Lecturer in Water Supply Engineering

Biography

She graduated in Environmental Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) in 2004, she was awarded a Master degree in Experimental Geology from the University of Barcelona in 2005 and a MSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of Girona in 2010. Her PhD was awarded in 2011 from the University of Girona. Her dissertation title was: Development of an air-scour control system for membrane bioreactors.

Prior joining UNESCO-IHE she worked as postdoctoral researcher (2011-2012) at the Catalan Institute for Water Research in Girona (Spain). In 2011 she was based in Mallorca (Spain) where she worked for AQUAGEST Medio Ambiente (Agbar group) within the framework of the European project MEDIWAT. She has been employed as teaching assistant at the University of Girona (2009-2010) while she was conducting her PhD research (2008-2010). In 2007 she worked for one year as UN fellow at the Italian Development Cooperation Office of the Italian Embassy in New Delhi (India).

Her work at UNESCO-IHE focuses on teaching, developing lecturing material and supervising MSc and PhD research in the fields of drinking water disinfection, water quality, water safety plans and advanced oxidation processes. She has been involved in capacity building projects in Suriname, Rwanda, Georgia, South Africa.

Conference Proceedings

[based on work carried out at UNESCO-IHE from August 2012 till date]

Buttiglieri, G., Ferrero, G., Petrovic, M., Perez, C., Coloma, E., Rodriguez-Roda,  I. Occurrence of organic micropollutants in the water cycle of a Euro-Mediterranean resort. Micropol & Ecohazard conference, 22 – 25 November 2015, Singapore.

Boakye-Ansah, A., Rusca, M., Ferrero, G., van der Zaag, P. Inequalities in drinking water quality: the case of Lilongwe. WaterNet conference, 28-30 October 2015, Ile Maurice.

Bang, H., Slokar, Y.M., Ferrero, G., Kruithof, J.C., Buijs,  P., Kennedy, M.D. Removal of taste and odor causing compounds by LPUV/H2O2 – Effect of water matrix. IUVA Americas Regional Conference, 26-28 October 2014, White Plains, NY.

Bang, H., Slokar, Y.M., Ferrero, G., Kruithof, J.C., Buijs,  P., Kennedy, M.D. Removal of taste and odor causing compounds by LPUV/H2O2 – Effect of water matrix. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, 16-20 November 2014, New Orleans.

Mesele, S., Haule, B., Ferrero, G., Salinas-Rodriguez, S.G., Bachert, L., Buijs, P.,  Kruithof, J.C., Kennedy M.D. Synergism of Low Pressure UV and Chlorine for Water Disinfection. IUVA EMEA Regional Conference, 4-5 June 2013, Karshruhe.

Sanya, S.C., Kiwitu, B.S., Ferrero, G.,  Slokar, Y.M.,  Buijs, P., Kruithof, J., Kennedy M.D. Degradation of Selected Pharmaceuticals and T&O Causing Compounds by UV Photolysis and UV/H2O2 Treatment. IUVA EMEA Regional Conference, 4-5 June 2013, Karshruhe.

Mesele, S., Haule, B., Ferrero, G., Salinas-Rodriguez, S.G., Bachert, L., Buijs, P.,  Kruithof, J.C., Kennedy M.D. Synergism of Low Pressure UV and Chlorine for Water Disinfection. IUVA and IOA World Congress, 22-26 September 2013, Las Vegas.

Kiwitu, B.S., Sanya, S.C., Ferrero, G.,  Slokar, Y.M.,  Buijs, P., Kruithof, J., Kennedy M.D.Degradation of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Taste & Odor Causing Compounds by UV Photolysis and UV/H2O2 Treatment. IUVA and IOA World Congress, 22-26 September 2013, Las Vegas.

Publications

Bang, H., Slokar, Y. M., Ferrero, G., Kruithof, J.C., Kennedy, M.D. (2016). Removal of taste and odor causing compounds by LPUV/H2O2: Effect of the organic and inorganic water matrix. Desalination and Water Treatment (in press).

Ekowati, Y., Buttiglieri, G., Ferrero, G., Valle-Sistac, J., Diaz-Cruz, M.S., Barcelo, D., Petrovic, M., Villagrasa, M., Kennedy, M.D., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2016). Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and UV filters in swimming pools and spas. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (in press).

Boakye-Ansah, A.S., Ferrero, G., Rusca, M., van der Zaag, P. (2016). Inequalities in microbial contamination of drinking water supplies in urban areas. The case of Lilongwe, Malawi. Journal of Water and Health (in press).

Monclus, H., Dalmau, M., Gabarron, S., Ferrero, G., Rodriguez-Roda, I., Comas, J. (2015). Full-scale validation of an air scour control system for energy savings in membrane bioreactors. Water Research 79, 1-9.

Gabarron, S., Ferrero, G., Dalmau, M., Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2014). Assessment of energy-saving strategies and operational costs in full-scale membrane bioreactors. Journal of Environmental Management,134, 8-14.

Ferrero, G., Rodriguez-Roda, I., Comas, J. (2012). Automatic control systems for submerged membrane bioreactors: a state-of-the-art review. Water Research 46 (11) , pp. 3421-3433.

Monclus, H., Buttiglieri, G., Ferrero, G., Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2012). Knowledge-based control module for start-up of flat sheet MBRs. Bioresource Technology, 106, 50-54.

Monclus, H., Ferrero, G., Buttiglieri, G., Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2011). Online monitoring of membrane fouling in submerged MBRs. Desalination, 277 (1-3), 414-419.

Ferrero, G., Monclus, H., Garrido, J.M., Sancho, L., Comas, J., RodriguezRoda, I. (2011). A knowledge-based control system for air-scour optimization in membrane bioreactors. Water Science and Technology, 63 (9), 2025-2031.

Ferrero, G., Monclus, H., Buttiglieri, Gabarron, S., G. Comas, J., RodriguezRoda, I. (2011). Development of a control algorithm for air-scour reduction in membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment. Journal of Chemical Technology and biotechnology, 86 (6), 784-789.

Ferrero, G., Monclus, H., Buttiglieri, G. Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2011). Automatic control system for energy optimization in membrane bioreactors. Desalination, 268 (1-3), 276-280.

Comas, J., Meabe, E., Sancho, L., Ferrero, G., Sipma, J., Monclus, H. and Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2010). Knowledge-based system for automatic MBR control. Water Science and Technology, 62 (12), 2829-2836.

Monclus, H., Sipma, J., Ferrero, G., Comas, J. and Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2010). Biological nutrient removal in an MBR treating municipal wastewater with special focus on biological phosphorus removal. Bioresource Technology, 101 (11), 3984-3991.

Monclus, H., Sipma, J., Ferrero, G., Comas, J. and Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2010). Optimization of biological nutrient removal in a pilot plant UCT-MBR treating municipal wastewater during start-up. Desalination, 250, 592-597.

Sipma, J., Osuna, B., Collado, N., Monclus, H., Ferrero, G., Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2010). Comparison of removal of pharmaceuticals in MBR and activated sludge systems. Desalination, 250, 653-659.

Canals, J., Ferrero, G., Rovira, S., Monclus, H., Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2010). Sistema de control avanzado para la optimizacion energetica de biorreactores de membranas. Ingenieria Quimica, 478, 66-72.

Munoz, J., Monclus, H., Ferrero, G., Plensa, M., Rovira, S., Comas, J., Rodriguez-Roda, I. (2008). Control integrado de los biorreactores de membrana para la eliminacion de nutrientes de las aguas residuales. Ingenieria Quimica, 460, 124-129.