Natalia Konstantinovna FISHER, Dipl. Ing. (27, Russia)

Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Research focus: Treatment of groundwater and untreated water
Since 2007, Natalia Konstantinovna Fisher is investigating the role of microbial processes in the removal of iron and manganese in groundwater aquifers in Khabarovsk. Fisher is conducting her research at the Institute of Water and Ecological Problems at the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the city of Khabarovsk in the far east of Russia. In that region, the drinkable water supply comes from the Amur River, which is heavily polluted. An alternative source of drinkable water would be groundwater, but that water contains a high concentration of those same metals: iron and manganese. Fisher is investigating approaches that would clean the water in the aquifer itself rather than after its extraction.

Through the Green Talents Forum, Natalia Konstantinovna Fisher hopes to learn more about current research and approaches to water remediation from German experts who are leading in the field and to understand the microbiological processes in the ground water better. With its choice of Fisher, the jury honors the young scientist's consistent dedication to the topic of water and water treatment starting with her diploma thesis.