Guest staff

dr. Dipl.-Ing. E.C. Fuchs (Elmar C.)

Researcher (Guest)
TNW-ANP-OS
e.c.fuchs@utwente.nl
Business card

Expertise

  • Engineering

    • Vortex
    • Aeration
    • Volumetrics

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Investigation

  • Chemical Engineering

    • Scalability
    • Water
    • Acid
    • Potable Water

Organisations

Fields of research


At the Graz University of Technology:

At the Wetsus Center of Sustainable Water Technology and University of Twente:

Publications

2024

Characterization of a hyperbolic vortex plasma reactor for the removal of aqueous phase micropollutants (2024)Journal of physics D: applied physics, 57(21). Article 215204. Klymenko, R., de Kroon, E., Agostinho, L. L. F., Fuchs, E. C., Woisetschläger, J. & Hoeben, W. F. L. M.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad2b22

2023

Preparation of Free-Surface Hyperbolic Water Vortices (2023)Journal of visualized experiments, 2023(197). Article e64516. Klymenko, R., Nanninga, H., de Kroon, E., Agostinho, L. L. F., Fuchs, E. C., Woisetschläger, J. & Hoeben, W. F. L. M.https://doi.org/10.3791/64516

2022

Investigation of the effect of sustainable magnetic treatment on the microbiological communities in drinking water (2022)Environmental Research, 213. Article 113638. Liu, X., Pollner, B., Paulitsch-Fuchs, A. H., Fuchs, E. C., Dyer, N. P., Loiskandl, W. & Lass-Flörl, C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113638Vortex Impeller-Based Aeration of Groundwater (2022)Water, 14(5), 795. Article 795. van de Griend, M. V., Warrener, F., van den Akker, M., Song, Y., Fuchs, E. C., Loiskandl, W. & Agostinho, L. L. F.https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050795Enhanced Oxygen Volumetric Mass Transfer in a Geometrically Constrained Vortex (2022)Water, 14(5). Article 771. Agostinho, L. L. F., Pecnik, R., Woisetschläger, J., de Kroon, E., Şişcanu, N., van de Griend, M. V., Loiskandl, W. & Fuchs, E. C.https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050771

Other contributions

  • X. Liu, G. Zarfel, R. van der Wijden, W. Loiskandl, B. Bitschnau, I.J.T. Dinkla, E.C. Fuchs, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, Density-dependent microbial calcium carbonate precipitation by drinking water bacteria via amino acid metabolism and biosorption, Water Research 202 (2021) 117444
  • E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, A.D. Wexler, R. Pecnik, G. Vitiello, Electrically induced liquid-liquid phase transition in a floating water bridge identified by refractive index variations, Water (MDPI) 13(5) (2021) 602
  • Astrid H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, Natalia Stanulewicz, Bernhard Pollner, Nigel Dyer, Elmar C. Fuchs,Strong gradients in weak magnetic fields affect the long-term biological activity of tap water, Water (Seattle) 12 (2021) 28-45
  • Adam D. Wexler, Jakob Woisetschläger, Ursula Reiter, Gert Reiter, Michael Fuchsjäger, Elmar C. Fuchs, Lothar Brecker, Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Mapping of Spin Relaxation in Electrically Stressed Glycerol, ACS Omega 5 (2020) 22057-22070
  • Gerwin W. Steen, Adam D. Wexler, Elmar C. Fuchs, Herman L. Offerhaus, Gerwin W. Steen, Adam D. Wexler, Elmar C. Fuchs, Herman L. Offerhaus, A First Step towards Determining the Ionic Content in Water with an Integrated Optofluidic Chip Based on Near-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy,MDPI Optics 1(2) (2020), 175-190
  • M. van de Griend, E.C. Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, N. Dyer, W. Loiskandl, Consequences of the integration of a hyperbolic showerhead for droplets, jet break-up and physical-chemical parameters, MDPI Water 11 (2019) 2446
  • E.C. Fuchs, G. Oudakker, M. Justinek, N. Dyer, J. Woisetschläger, K. Godines, M. Mäder, F.T. Freund, Solar eclipses and the Surface Properties of Water, Earth, Moon, and Planets 123 (2019) 15-43
  • A.D. Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, G. Vitiello, Electrically induced liquid-liquid phase transition in water at room temperature,PCCP 21 (2019) 18541-18550
  • E.C. Fuchs, D. Yntema, J. Woisetschläger, Raman spectroscopy and shadowgraph visualization of excess protons in high-voltage electrolysis of pure water, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 52 (2019) 365302
  • G.W. Steen, A.D. Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, H.A. Bakker, P.D. Nguyen, H.L. Offerhaus, Role of temperature in de-mixing absorbance spectra composed of compound electrolyte solutions, Appl. Opt. 57 (2018) 1-7
  • G.W. Steen, E.C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, H.L. Offerhaus, Design considerations to realize differential absorption based optofluidic sensors for determination of ionic content in water, IEEE Sensors 18 (2018) 6051-6058
  • L.L.F. Agostinho, B.Bo, A.Kamau, S.P. Brouwer, E.C. Fuchs, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Simple-jet mode electrosprays with water. Description, characterization and application in a single effect evaporation chamber, J. Aerosol Sc. 125 (2018) 237-250
  • A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, A. Zsohár, A.D. Wexler, A. Zauner, C. Kittinger, J. de Valença, E.C. Fuchs, Behavioral study of selected microorganisms in an aqueous electrohydrodynamic liquid bridge, Biochem. Biophys. Rep 10 (2017) 287–296
  • A.D. Wexler, S. Drusová, E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, G. Reiter, M. Fuchsjäger, U. Reiter, Magnetic resonance imaging of flow and mass transfer in electrohydrodynamic liquid bridges,J. Vis. 20 (2017) 97
  • A.D. Wexler, S. Drusová, J. Woisetschläger and E.C. Fuchs, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and collective vibrational modes of liquid water in an inhomogeneous electric field,PCCP 18 (2016) 16281-16292
  • E.C. Fuchs, M. Sammer, A.D. Wexler, P. Kuntke, J. Woisetschläger, A floating water bridge produces water with excess charge,J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 49 (2016) 125502
  • M. Sammer, C. Kamp, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, C.J.N. Buisman, E.C. Fuchs, Strong Gradients in Weak Magnetic Fields Induce
    DOLLOP Formation in Tap Water,Water 8 (2016) 79
  • E.C. Fuchs, B. Bitschnau, A.D. Wexler, J. Woisetschläger, F.T. Freund, A Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering Study of the Dynamics of Electrically Constrained Water,J. Phys. Chem. B 119 (52) (2015) 15892–15900
  • M. Sammer, A.D. Wexler, P. Kuntke, H. Wiltsche, N. Stanulewicz, E. Lankmayr, J. Woisetschläger, E.C. Fuchs, Proton production, neutralisation and reduction in a floating water bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 48 (2015) 415501
  • G.W. Steen, E.C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, H.L. Offerhaus, Identification and quantification of 16 inorganic ions in water by Gaussian curve fitting of near-infrared difference absorbance spectra, Appl. Opt. 54 (2015) 1–6
  • M. Sammer, B. Laarhoven, E. Mejias, D. Yntema, E.C. Fuchs, G. Holler, G. Brasseur, E. Lankmayr, Biomass measurement of living Lumbriculus variegatus with impedance spectroscopy, J Electr Bioimp. 5 (2014) 92–98
  • A. D. Wexler, M. López Sáenz, O. Schreer, J. Woisetschläger, E.C. Fuchs, The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids, J. Vis. Exp. 91, e51819 (*)
  • E.C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, D. Yntema and J. Woisetschläger, The Armstrong Experiment Revisited, Eur. J. Phys. Special Topics 223 (2014) 959-977 (*)
  • L.L.F. Agostinho, C. U. Yurteri, J. Wartena, S. P. Brouwer, E.C. Fuchs, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Insulated multinozzle system for electrohydrodynamic atomization in the simple-jet mode, Appl. Phys. Let. 102 (2013) 194103
  • L.L.F. Agostinho, G. Tamminga, C.U. Yurteri, S.P. Brouwer, E.C. Fuchs, J.C.M. Marijnissen, Morphology of water electrosprays in the simple-jet mode, Phys. Rev. E 86 (2012) 066317
  • E.C. Fuchs, A. Cherukupally, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, A.D. Wexler, J. Woisetschläger and F.T. Freund, Investigation of the Mid-Infrared Emission of a Floating Water Bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45 (2012) 475401
  • L.L.F. Agostinho, C. Yurteri, E.C. Fuchs and J.C.M. Marijnissen, Monodisperse water microdroplets generated by electrohydrodynamic atomization in the simple-jet mode, Appl. Phys. Let. 100 (2012) 244105
  • A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, E. C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, F.T. Freund, L.J. Rothschild, A. Cherukupally and G.-J. W. Euverink, Prokaryotic transport in electrohydrodynamic structures, Phys. Biol. 9 (2012) 026006 (11pp)
  • J. Woisetschläger, A. D. Wexler, G. Holler, M. Eisenhut, K. Gatterer, E. C. Fuchs, Horizontal bridges in polar dielectric liquids, Exp. Fluids 52 (2012) 193-205
  • E.C. Fuchs, A.D. Wexler, L.L.F. Agostinho, M. Ramek, J. Woisetschläger, Methanol, Ethanol and Propanol in EHD liquid bridging, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 329 (2011) 012003
  • L. Piatkowski, A.D. Wexler, E.C. Fuchs, H. Schoenmaker, H.J. Bakker, Ultrafast vibrational energy relaxation of the water bridge,PCCP 14 (2012) 6160-6164
  • E.C. Fuchs, B. Bitschnau, S. Di Fonzo, A. Gessini, J. Woisetschläger, F. Bencivenga, Inelastic UV Scattering in a Floating Water Bridge, J. Phys. Sc. Appl. 1 (2011) 135-147 (*)
  • M. Sammer, C. Kamp, D. Yntema, M. Horner, E.C. Fuchs, G. Holler, J. Woisetschläger, E. Lankmayr, The Bioscope System - Testing and validating a novel sensor for aqueous solutions, J. Water Chem. Tech. 33 (2011) 369-376
  • L.L.F. Agostinho, E.C. Fuchs, S.J. Metz, C.U. Yuteri, J.C. Marijnissen, Reverse movement and coalescence of water microdroplets in electrohydrodynamic atomization, Phys. Rev.. E 84 (2011) 026317 (12pp)
  • M. Eisenhut, X. Guo, A.H. Paulitsch-Fuchs, E.C. Fuchs, Aqueous Phenol and Ethylene Glycol Solutions in Electrohydrodynamic Liquid Bridging, Cent. Eur. J. Chem. 9(3) (2011) 391-403 (*)
  • E.C. Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, A. Wexler, R.M. Wagterveld, J. Tuinstra, J. Woisetschläger, The behavior of a floating water bridge under reduced gravity conditions, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 44 (2011) 025501 (8pp)
  • E.C. Fuchs, L.L.F. Agostinho, M. Eisenhut, J. Woisetschläger, Mass and charge transfer within a floating water bridge, Proc. SPIE 7376 (2010) 73761E1-15
  • E.C. Fuchs, Can a Century Old Experiment Reveal Hidden Properties of Water?, Water (MDPI) 2(3) (2010) 381-410 (*)
  • E. Del Giudice, E.C. Fuchs, G. Vitiello, Collective Molecular Dynamics of a Floating Water Bridge, Water (Seattle) 2 (2010) 69-82
  • E.C. Fuchs, P. Baroni, B. Bitschnau, L. Noirez, Two-Dimensional Neutron Scattering in a Floating Heavy Water Bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 43 (2010) 105502 (5pp)
  • J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E.C. Fuchs, Experiments in a Floating Water Bridge, Exp. Fluids 48 (2010) 121-131
  • E.C. Fuchs, B. Bitschnau, J. Woisetschläger, E. Maier, B. Beuneu, J. Teixeira, Neutron scattering of a Floating Heavy Water Bridge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 (2009) 065502-6
  • E.C. Fuchs, C. Sommer, F.P.Wenzl, B. Bitschnau, A.H. Paulitsch, A. Mühlanger, K. Gatterer, Polyspectral white light emission from Eu3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Tm3+ co-doped GdAl3(BO3)4 phosphors obtained by combustion synthesis,Materials Science and Engineering B 156 (2009) 73–78
  • E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, G. Holler, J. Woisetschläger, Dynamics of the Floating Water Bridge,J. Phys. D:Appl. Phys. 41 (2008) 185502-7
  • E.C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, Colour change of co-doped yttrium aluminium borate crystals under illumination with different white light sources, Cent. Eur. J. Chem. 6(4) (2008) 497–504 (*)
  • M.A.S. Goher, B. Sodin, B. Bitschnau, E.C. Fuchs, F.A. Mautner, Ladders, rings and cubes as structural motifs in three new zinc(II) azide complexes. Synthesis, spectral and structural characterization, Polyhedron 27 (2008) 1423 - 1431
  • E.C. Fuchs, J. Woisetschläger, K. Gatterer, E. Maier, R. Pecnik, G. Holler, H. Eisenkölbl, The floating water bridge, J. Phys. D:Appl. Phys 40 (2007) 6112 - 6114
  • L. Brecker, D. Wicklein, H. Moll, E. C. Fuchs, W.-M. Becker, A. Petersen, Structural and immunological properties of arabinogalactan polysaccharides from pollen of timothy grass (Phleum pratense L.), Carbohydrate Research 340 (2005) 657-663
  • M. H. Bartl, E. C. Fuchs, K. Gatterer, H. P. Fritzer, M. Bettinelli, and A. Speghini, Spectroscopic and Crystal Field Investigation of Kramers-Ions: Nd3+:YAB - a Case Study of the Crystal Field Structure of the 4I9/2 Ground State,J. Solid State Chem. 167 (2002) 386-392

Research profiles

In the press

Press reports

  • Leeuwarder Courant (Okt 2019) Raadselwater
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Apr 2019) Nieuw Wetsus-lab onderzoek bliksem
  • De Volkskrant (Feb 2018) Fries onderzoek op de Zuidpool naar eigenaardig water
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Feb 2018) Bijzonder experiment met water op zuidpool
  • Die Presse (Apr 2016) Kann Wasser zugleich fest, flüssig und gasförmig sein?
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Mar 2016) Waterbrug opent venster naar waterbatterij
  • Friesch Dagblad (Mar 2016) Wetsus-onderzoekers maken water met elektrische lading
  • De Telegraaf (Mar 2016) Wetenschappers maken milieuvriendelijk sop
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Sep 2014) Waarom is water essentieel voor het leven?
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Mar 2014) Van waterbrug naar computer
  • Science in Society (Summer 2013)
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Jul 2013) Waterbrug
  • Dagblad van het Noorden (Jul 2013) Waterbrug is nog een mysterie
  • Science to Sage (Dec 2012) Water Revolution
  • Leeuwarder Courant (Nov. 2012) Wetsus test waterbrug in ruimtevaartcentrifuge
  • Friesch Dagblad (Nov 2011) Bijzonder water in een zwevende waterbrug
  • Volkskrant (Nov 2011) Magische waterbrug bevat raar water
  • Wasser Biennale (2010) Eine kurze Geschichte über die Wasserbrücke
  • Salzburger Nachrichten (May 2010) Schwebende Wasserbrücke nutzen
  • Pressebeilage "energy 2.09" (Sep 2009) Wenn Wasser schwebt und Strom reinigt
  • Österreichische Apothekerzeitung (3, Feb 2009, p 164f)
  • Corriere della Sera (28 Jun 2008) Un ponte d’aqua per capire la vita
  • Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau (Apr 2008) Brücke aus Wasser
  • PM Magazin (Feb 2008) Wasser fließt nicht bergauf? Falsch!
  • ViA International (Jan 2008) Spin Doctors in Matters of H2O
  • Galileo (Nov 2007)
  • La Recherche (414, Dec 2007, p.12) Un pont d’eau suspendu
  • Science et Vie (Nov 2007) Un pont d’eau pure sur du vide
  • Wiedza i Zycie (Dec 2007) Wodne Niespodzianki
  • Die Presse (8 Nov 2007) Physik: Eine Brücke aus H2O
  • Salzburger Nachrichten (10 Nov 2007)
  • Spektrum der Wissenschaft (1 Oct 2007)
  • VPRO Noorderlicht (Oct 2007)
  • Nature (Oct 2007) Water doesn’t mind the gap
  • NRC Handelsblad (Oct 2007) Duitse fyisci bouwen een brug van water tussen twee glazen
  • Neue Zürcher Zeitung (7 Oct 2007)
  • Russky Newsweek (41, Oct 2007, p.52)
  • physorg.com (28 Sep 2007)

Radio Reports

TV - Reports

  • Bayrischer Rundfunk, ("Faszination Wissen: Unser Wasser - tot oder lebendig?") broadcasted on March 27th 2008, 21:15
  • Channel 4, Yomiuri TV station ("Dream Vision") broadcasted on December 20th 2007 (Japan)
  • 3sat ("nano: Die schwebende Wasserbrücke") broadcasted on December 18th    2007, 19:30
  • ORF ("Newton: Die schwebende Wasserbrücke") broadcasted on November 17th  2007, 19:20, Repetition in "Highlights von 2007" on the 29th of December, 2007, 19:30
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