Jes Vollertsen

In the beginning, his research was focus solely on chemical and biological processes in sewers, and how to measure and model them. He has addressed topics ranging from physical processes such as sewer ventilation over chemical processes such as sulfide precipitation to biological processes such as the formation and fate of malodorous compounds. In 2013 he received the Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal, given out once a year by the Water Environment Federation. Jes is not only an outstanding scientist but also an experienced practitioner with regard to applying the knowledge in real sewer systems. He has led projects analyzing odor and corrosion issues in the complex sewer networks of large cities as well as projects addressing fine details in sewer networks, like developing intelligent and feed-back based dosing strategies to manage hydrogen sulfide.

In 1995 he came back to Aalborg University and did a PhD on the rather ‘down to earth’ topic of sewer sediments. He made extensively use of his practical experience on how to make things work in real life and combined this with an understanding of chemical, biological, and physical processes. Following his PhD, he became assistant professor, then associate professor and finally full professor of environmental engineering at Aalborg University.

Jes Vollertsen (born 23.06.1961) is a Danish professor of environmental studies at Aalborg University. He holds a degree in environmental engineering from 1989 from Aalborg University and began his career working in the private and public sector on topics related to polluted waters. During this time he honed his skills on environmental engineering as well as computer modelling and operation control.