Dr. Michael Radke CV Curriculum Vitae - ITM

Dr. Michael Radke CV
updated 2012-03-20
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Date of Birth: 16.4.1972 in Biberach/Riß, Germany
Nationality: German
Professional Experience
since 5/2011 Researcher, Department of Applied Environmental Sciences (ITM), Stockholm
University, Sweden
11/2010-
3/2011
8/2010-
10/2010
4/2010-
7/2010
1/2010-
3/2010
1/2009-
12/2009
Assistant Professor ("Wissenschaftlicher Assistent", C1), Leader of the "Organic
Environmental Chemistry" group at the Department of Hydrology, University of
Bayreuth
Visiting Scientist, Department of Applied Environmental Sciences (ITM), Stockholm
University, Sweden (funded by the German Research Foundation)
Assistant Professor ("Wissenschaftlicher Assistent", C1), Leader of the "Organic
Environmental Chemistry" group at the Department of Hydrology, University of
Bayreuth
Researcher, Department of Applied Environmental Sciences (ITM), Stockholm
University, Sweden (project ScreenPOP)
Visiting Scientist, Department of Applied Environmental Sciences (ITM), Stockholm
University, Sweden (funded by the German Research Foundation)
2004-2008 Assistant Professor ("Wissenschaftlicher Assistent", C1), Leader of the "Organic
Environmental Chemistry" group at the Department of Hydrology, University of
Bayreuth. Responsibilities: Research, teaching; laboratory manager (approx. 20
personnel), administrative issues, radiation protection (radioactive isotopes lab), IT
2001 - 2003 Research and teaching associate ("Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter") with duties
equivalent to assistant professor level (see above), Department of Hydrology (Prof.
Reimer Herrmann), University of Bayreuth
1998 - 2001 Research associate ("Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter") in project "Surface-film building
organic compounds in aerosols from aerated waste water treatment tanks",
Department of Hydrology, University of Bayreuth (Prof. Herrmann)
1992 - 1998 Student assistant in several laboratory courses
1991 - 1992 Military Service
Education
1/2012 Habilitation Venia legendi for "Environmental Chemistry", Faculty of Biology,
Chemistry and Geosciences, University of Bayreuth
1998 – 2003 PhD
(Dr. rer. nat)
University of Bayreuth, Department of Hydrology
Dissertation: "Aerosol-bound emission of organic chemicals from
aerated wastewater treatment tanks“
Date of defense: 27.10.2003, grade: magna cum laude
1992 – 1998 Diploma Geoökologie (environmental natural sciences), University of Bayreuth
grade 1.1, "passed with distinction"
Diploma thesis: "Development of an HPLC-ESP-MS method for the
determination of cationic surfactants"
Major fields: Hydrology, Meteorology, Soil Physics, Numerics,

Dr. Michael Radke CV
1978 – 1991 School
education
Ecological Modelling
Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach; "Abitur" (German university entrance
qualification), grade: 1.1
Awards
� Prize of the German Water Chemistry Society, Division of the German Chemical Society
GDCh (2011)
List of peer-reviewed Publications
17. Barthel, P; Thüns, S; Shunthirasingham, C; Westgate, JN; Wania, F; Radke, M (2012):
Application of XAD-resin based passive air samplers to assess local (roadside) and regional
patterns of persistent organic pollutants, Environmental Pollution, accepted
16. Kunkel, U, Radke, M (2011): A reactive tracer test to evaluate the fate of pharmaceuticals in
rivers. Environmental Science and Technology 45 (15), 6296-6302
15. Strauss, C, Harter, T, Radke, M (2011): Solute displacement experiments to study effects of dairy
farm manure and pH on transport and fate of sulfonamide antibiotics in a sandy loam soil.
Journal of Environmental Quality 40, 1652-1660
14. Lewandowski, J, Putschew, A, Schwesig, D, Neumann, C, Radke, M (2011): Fate of organic
micropollutants in the hyporheic zone of a eutrophic lowland stream: results of a preliminary field
study, Science of the Total Environment 409 (10), 1824-1835
13. Einsiedl, F, Radke, M, Maloszewski, P (2010): Occurrence and transport of pharmaceuticals in a
karst groundwater system affected by domestic wastewater treatment plants, Journal of
Contaminant Hydrology, 117(1-4), 26-36
12. Gutierrez, IR, Watanabe, N, Harter, T, Glaser, B, Radke, M (2010): Effect of sulfonamide
antibiotics on microbial diversity and activity in a Californian Mollic Haploxeralf, Journal of Soils
and Sediments, 10(3), 537-544
11. Radke, M, Ulrich, H, Wurm, C, Kunkel, U (2010): Dynamics and attenuation of acidic
pharmaceuticals along a river stretch, Environmental Science & Technology, 44(8), 2968–
2974
10. Radke, M., Lauwigi, C., Heinkele, G., Mürdter, T.E., Letzel, M. (2009): Fate of the antibiotic
sulfamethoxazole and its two major human metabolites in a water sediment test. Environmental
Science and Technology 43 (9), 3135–3141
9. Kunkel, U., Radke, M. (2008): Biodegradation of acidic pharmaceuticals in bed sediments: insight
from a laboratory experiment. Environmental Science and Technology 42 (19), 7273-7279
8. Fahrner, S., Radke, M., Karger, D., Blodau, C. (2008): Organic matter mineralization in the
hypolimnion of an eutrophic Maar lake. Aquatic Sciences 70, 225-237
7. Beck, M. und Radke M. (2006): Determination of sterols, estrogens and inorganic ions in waste
water and size-segregated aerosol particles emitted from waste water treatment. Chemosphere
64 (7), 1134-1140
6. Dreyer, A., Blodau, C., Turunen, J., Radke, M. (2005a): The spatial distribution of PAH
depositions to peatlands of Eastern Canada, Atmospheric Environment 39 (20), 3725-3733
5. Dreyer, A. und Radke, M. (2005): Evaluation and optimisation of extraction and clean-up
methods for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in peat samples, International
Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 85 (7), 423-432
4. Dreyer, A., Radke, M., Turunen, J., Blodau, C. (2005b): Long-term change of PAH deposition to
peatlands of Eastern Canada, Environmental Science and Technology 39 (11), 3918-3924
3. Radke, M. (2005): Sterols and anionic surfactants in urban aerosol: emissions from waste water
treatment plants in relation to background concentrations, Environmental Science and
Technology 39 (12), 4391-4397
2. Radke, M. und Herrmann, R. (2003): Aerosol-bound emissions of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and sterols from aeration tanks of a municipal waste water treatment plant,
Environmental Science and Technology 37 (10), 2109 - 2113

Dr. Michael Radke CV
1. Radke M., Behrends T., Förster J., Herrmann R. (1999): Analysis of cationic surfactants by
Microbore High Performance Liquid Chromatography - Electrospray Mass Spectrometry,
Analytical Chemistry 71 (23), 5362-5366
List of 3 rd party funded Research Projects
� Contamination of water bodies with antibiotics from shrimp farms: current situation and
reclamation technologies, International Bureau, VNM/A10, Exploratory Visit; 9.000 €
� Formation and fate of transformation products of pharmaceutically active substances in the
aquatic environment, DFG RA 896/10-1 and -2; 01.01.2009-31.10.2010; 40.000 €
� Atmospheric transport of persistent organic pollutants to bogs in Eastern Canada, DAAD
D/08/11087; 01.01.2009-31.12.2009; 7.500 €
� System oriented assessment of pharmaceuticals in rivers, DFG RA 896/8-1; 1.8.2007-31.7.2010;
208.000 €
� Application of the peat archive as tool in environmental chemistry, DFG RA 896/6-1; 1.5.2007-
30.4.2010; 210.000 €
� Evaluation of direct push techniques for the assessment of natural attenuation, Bayerisches
Landesamt für Umwelt, Hof; 1.8.2007 – 31.12.2007; 5.000 €
� Veterinary pharmaceuticals in dairy farm groundwater, BaCaTeC; 01.07.2006 - 31.12.2007;
7.400 €
� Mobilization and immobilization of arsenic in aquifer sediment by seepage water with high DOC
content, Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Hof; 1.10.2006-31.11.2006 (Co-applicant); 11.000 €
� Sediment-water test for the assessment of sulfamethoxazole, Bayerisches Landesamt für
Umwelt, München; Az. 76-4402.6-48; 5.000 €
� Organic contaminants and heavy metals in northern peatlands, Internationales Büro des BMBF;
CAN 05/A07; 01.09.2005 - 31.12.2005; 2.000 €

Dr. Michael Radke CV
Teaching Experience
since 2009 Behaviour of pollutants in soils, ground and surface water
(lecture and laboratory exercises).
� thermodynamic principles of partitioning
� behaviour of organic contaminants in ground and surface water
� microbial degradation of contaminants
� contaminated sites
2001 – 2008 Environmental organic trace analysis
(2 courses per year; laboratory exercises; graduate level).
� basic extraction and clean-up techniques in organic trace analysis (SPE, column
chromatography, ASE, Soxhlet, …)
� determination of pharmaceuticals in water samples using SPE and HPLC-MS/MS
� determination of BTX in soil samples (headspace method)
� determination of PCB in sediment samples
2001 – 2008 Assessment and remediation of contaminated sites
(2 courses per year, seminar and project; graduate level)
� fundamentals of the behaviour of contaminants in the environment (organics and
heavy metals), environmental chemistry
� case studies: PAH, chlorinated ethenes, heavy metals, radioactive compounds, …
� sampling strategies, leaching tests
� application of stable isotopes for evaluation of contaminated sites
2001 – 2008 Aquatic chemistry
(1 course per year; laboratory exercises; undergraduate level)
� spectrophotometric, amperometric (O2) and potentiometric (pH) analyses
� solubility products, indices of carbonate equilibria, kinetics of iron oxidation,
biological and chemical oxygen demand, redox and acid base titrations
2001 – 2005 Project seminar on hydrological systems
(seminar, field project and lab work; graduate level; biennial)
� Biogeochemistry of crater lakes (2003 and 2005)
� Hydrology of a small island in the Baltic Sea (2001)
For all these classes (except for Aquatic Chemistry), I was in charge of developing the didactic and
scientific concept, preparation and provision of the educational material, and for the assessment of
student performance. Moreover, I was responsible for developing the concept of several new classes
for the new M.Sc. program in geoecology at the University of Bayreuth that started in 2008.
Pedagogical Education
I completed a continuing education program by the "Center for University Didactics of the Universities
Bamberg, Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Würzburg". Qualifications were obtained in the following
fields (120 sessions, 45 min/session), qualifying for the "Bavarian Certificate on University Didactics":
� Teaching and learning at university level: Theory, methods, and materials
� Presentation and communication: Skills for effective public speaking
� Evaluation in higher education: Assessing teaching practices
� Time management
� Academic advising: Problem solving, referral, and conflict management skills
� Oral exams: Assessing student performance

Dr. Michael Radke CV
Supervision of PhD Theses
Guidance of Students
1. Uwe Kunkel (since 2008): Behaviour of pharmaceuticals in surface water and the hyporheic zone
2. Sabine Thüns (since 2007): Application of peat archives as tool in organic environmental
chemistry
3. Zhe Li (since 2011): Behaviour of transformation products of organic micropollutants in aquatic
systems
Supervision of Diploma/M.Sc. Theses
1. Stephanie Wilde (ongoing): Säulenversuche zur Eliminierung von Arzneimittelwirkstoffen in
Fließgewässer-Sedimenten
2. Clara Laugsch (ongoing): Development and validation of miniaturized push-pull tests for
quantifying the fate of pharmaceuticals in the hyporheic zone
3. Michael Maier (2010): Evaluation of degradation kinetics and identification of transformation
products of pharmaceuticals using a sediment water test system
4. Paul Barthel (2010): Einfluss der Emission von Straßenverkehr auf die Deposition von
organischen Schadstoffen und Metallen in kanadischen Hochmooren
5. Carolin Wurm (2009): Photochemischer Abbau von Arzneimitteln im Roten Main
6. Claudia Strauß (2009): Effect of pH and liquid manure on fate and transport of sulfonamide
antibiotics in soil columns packed with loamy sand
7. Hanna Ulrich (2009): Untersuchung der Dynamik saurer Pharmaka in Fließgewässern am
Beispiel des Roten Mains
8. Christine Pechmann (2008): Behaviour of acidic pharmaceuticals in rivers: determination of
elimination characteristics in a sediment-water test system
9. Iris Gutiérrez (2008): Effect of sulfonamide antibiotics in dairy manure on soil organisms
10. Katharina Edmaier (2008): Bewertung der Eignung der Direct-Push-Technologie für die
Beurteilung natürlicher Abbauprozesse
11. Uwe Kunkel (2008): Behaviour of pharmaceuticals in rivers: flume experiments on the effect of
different hydraulic conditions on elimination kinetics
12. Christoph Lauwigi (2007): Abbau und Verteilung von Sulfamethoxazol und dessen
Hauptmetaboliten im Wasser/Sediment-System
13. Eva Pfeilschifter (2006): Sorption ausgewählter Pharmazeutika in einem Sediment-Wasser-
System
14. Sven Fahrner (2006): Der Kohlenstoffkreislauf im Meerfelder Maar, Eifel
15. Annekatrin Dreyer (2004): Reconstruction of the Deposition of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PAH in Peatlands of Eastern Canada
16. Isabel Seifert (2003): Entwicklung einer Methode zum Nachweis von Arzneimittelrückständen in
kommunalem Abwasser
17. Melanie Beck (2003): Beziehung zwischen Abwasser- und Aerosolzusammensetzung bei der
Entstehung von Aerosolpartikeln während der Abwasserbehandlung
Supervision of BSc Theses
1. Daniela Braun (2010): Untersuchungen zur Verschlammung von Sohlsubstraten in
Perlgewässern
2. Klaus Kasparbauer (2010): Analyse eines Experiments mit konservativem und reaktivem
Stofftransport in einem Fließgewässer mit dem Modell OTIS
3. Anja Belser (2009): Bestimmung der Transient Storage-Parameter für zwei Abschnitte des Roten
Mains mit Hilfe des Modells OTIS
4. Christiane Clemens (2008): Tracerversuch zur Bestimmung der Fließzeit des Roten Mains
zwischen Bayreuth und Neudrossenfeld
5. Christina Deibl (2008): Einfluss von Oberflächenwasser-Sediment-Interaktionen auf das
Verhalten von Arzneimittelwirkstoffen

Dr. Michael Radke CV
6. Eva Obermaier (2008): Temperatur als Tracer zur Bestimmung von Flusswasser-Grundwasser-
Austauschraten in einem Abschnitt des Roten Mains
7. Hannes Müller (2008): Erfassung der Totholz-Ausstattung an der oberen Röslau - Entwicklung
und Anwendung einer Kartiermethode
8. Laura Klüpfel (2008): Transport von Sulfonamid-Antibiotika in Böden