• German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA):
  • Deputy spokeswoman of the technical committee KA 1 “resource orientated sanitation”
  • Member of the task group KA 1.4 “system integration”
  • Member of the task Group KA 1.8 “research and development”
  • Member of the task group KA 6.2 “SBR –technology”
  • Member of the technical committee KA 8 “advanced wastewater treatment”
  • Member of the technical committee ES 2 “system oriented planning”
  • Member of the coordination group energy in the water and waste management
  • Member of FA BIZ 6 “Ausbildung an Hochschulen”
  • Member of the advisory committee of the German Water Association (DWA) in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg
• International Water Association (IWA)
• Society of Engineers for water resources, solid waste management and land reclamation (BWK)
• German Society for Limnology (DGL)
• Program Committee of the IWA Austrian Young Water Professional Conference 2010
• Scientific board Shanghai Chongming Eco- Island International Forum 2010
• Scientific board “Aqua Urbanica” (since 2013)
• Editorial Board “gwf-Wasser/Abwasser” (since 2012)
• Editorial board „Wasser und Abfall“ (since 2012)
• Managing Director „Research and Development Institute for Urban and Industrial Water Management and Solid Waste Management e.V. Stuttgart (FEI) (2009 – 2015)
• Foundation Council Willy- Hager Foundation
• Chairperson of the technical expert board Willy- Hager Foundation
• Jury of Ernst-Kunze Preis (DWA)
• Jury of Aqua-Preis (University of Stuttgart) (2007 - 2015)
• Jury Karl-Heinz Hunken Preis (University of Stuttgart) (2013 - 2015)

• concepts and Technologies for a resource efficient wastewater management
• nutrient recovery
• energy on wastewater treatment plants
• anaerobic technologies
• production of biopolymer (biopastic) from wastewater and sewage sludge
• optimisation of processes on waste water treatment plants
• black water treatment
• Elimination of micropollutants

2021

Morandi, Carlo; Schreiner, Gerhard; Moosmann, Patrizia; Steinmetz, Heidrun (2021): Elevated Vertical-Flow Constructed Wetlands for Light Greywater Treatment. In: Water 13 (18): 2510. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182510

Eisenberg, Bernd; Morandi, Carlo; Richter, Philipp; Well, Friederike; Winker, Martina; Minke, Ralf; Steinmetz, Heidrun; Ludwig, Ferdinand (2021): The Impulse Project Stuttgart—Stimulating Resilient Urban Development Through Blue-Green Infrastructure. In: Gérard Hutter, Marco Neubert und Regine Ortlepp (Hg.): Building Resilience to Natural Hazards in the Context of Climate Change. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden (Studien zur Resilienzforschung), S. 157–171. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-33702-5_7 

Xiao, J.; Alewell, U.; Bruch, I.; Steinmetz, H. Development of a Self-Sustaining Wastewater Treatment with Phosphorus Recovery for Small Rural Settlements. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031363https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/3/1363

Wasielewski S, Rott E, Minke R, Steinmetz H. Application of Natural Clinoptilolite for Ammonium Removal from Sludge Water. Molecules. 2020 Dec 29;26(1):114. doi: http://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26010114, PMID: 33383775 ; PMCID: PMC7796350.

Altmann, Korinna; Braun, Ulrike; Heller, Claudia; Fuchs, Monika; Scheid, Christian; Abusafia, Attaallah; Steinmetz, Heidrun; Heymann, Sven; Ricking, Mathias; Kerndorff, Alexander (2021) Untersuchungsverfahren von Mikroplastikgehalten im Wasser für Praxis und Wissenschaft, Artikel aus: KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, Jg.14, Nr. 3, 2021, S. 147-152, ISSN: 1865-9926 DOI: 10.3243/kwe2021.03.002

2020

Gretzschel, Oliver; Schäfer, Michael; Steinmetz, Heidrun; Pick, Erich; Kanitz, Kim; Krieger, Stefan (2020): Advanced Wastewater Treatment to Eliminate Organic Micropollutants in Wastewater Treatment Plants in Combination with Energy-Efficient Electrolysis at WWTP Mainz. In: Energies 2020, 13, no. 14: 3599; Special Issue: Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143599

Uhrig Thomas; Zimmer, Julia; Rankenhohn, Florian; Steinmetz, Heidrun (2020): Biopolymerproduktion aus Abwasser-strömen für eine kreislauforientierte Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. In: Wasser und Abfall, Nr. 6 (22), Seiten 13-18;  doi.org/10.1007/s35152-020-0229-2

Schäfer, Michael; Gretzschel, Oliver; Steinmetz, Heidrun (2020): The Possible Roles of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Sector Coupling; In: Energies 2020, 13, 2088; Special Issue: Energy-Water Nexus; doi.org/10.3390/en13082088. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/8/2088

Monea, Marlena Cristina; Meyer, Carsten; Steinmetz, Heidrun; Schönberger, Harald; Drenkova-Tuhtan, Asya (2020): Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge – phosphorus leaching behavior from aluminum-containing tertiary and anaerobically digested sludge. In: Water Sci Technol 82 (8), S. 1509–1522. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.414

Monea, M.C.; Löhr, D.; Meyer, C.; Preyl, V.; Xiao, J.; Steinmetz, H.; Schönberger, H.; Drenkova‑Tuhtan, A. (2020). Comparing the leaching behavior of phosphorus, aluminum and iron from post-precipitated tertiary sludge and anaerobically digested sewage sludge aiming at phosphorus recovery. Journal of Cleaner Production, 247 (2020), 119129; https:\\doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119129

Valerius, B.; Knerr, H.; Steinmetz, H.; Schmitt, T. G.; Taudien, Y.; Kolisch, G.; Hasselbach, R.; Vollerthun, T. (2020): Zielgerechte Erhebung von Messdaten zur Spurenstoffbilanzierung größerer Gewässersysteme. In: KA - Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall, 2020 (67), Nr. 11, S. 868-875.

2019

Morandi, Carlo; Steinmetz, Heidrun (2019): How does greywater separation impact the operation of conventional wastewater treatment plants? (Editor's Choice). In: Water Science and Technology 79 (8), S. 1605–1615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2019.165

2018

Amoatey, P., Bardossy, A., Steinmetz, H. (2018): Inverse Optimization based Detection of Leaks from Simulated Pressure in Water Networks, Part 1: Analysis for a Single Leak. Journal of Water Mamagement Modelling. doi.org/10.14796/JWMM.C460

Amoatey, P., Bardossy, A., Steinmetz, H. (2018): Inverse Optimization based Detection of Leaks from Simulated Pressure in Water Networks, Part 2: Analysis for Two Leaks. Journal of Water Mamagement Modelling. https://doi.org/10.14796/JWMM.C461

Amoatey, P. K.; Minke, R.; Steinmetz, H. (2018): Leakage estimation in developing country water networks based on water balance, minimum night flow and component analysis methods. In: Water Pract Technol 13 (1), S. 96–105. DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2018.005.

Carsten Meyer, Volker Preyl, Heidrun Steinmetz, Werner Maier, Ralph-Edgar Mohn, Harald Schönberger (2018): The Stuttgart Process (Germany). In: Othake, H. und Tsuneda S. (Hrsg.), Phosphorus Recovery and Recycling (pp. 283-296). Singapore: Springer Nature. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8031-9

Carsten Meyer, Volker Preyl, Heidrun Steinmetz, Werner Maier, Ralph-Edgar Mohn, Harald Schönberger, Tyler Pierson (2018): Chapter 21, The Stuttgart Process (Germany). In: Christian Schaum (Hrsg.), Phosphorus: Polluter and Resource of the Future. Removal and Recovery from Wastewater (pp. 283-296). London: IWA Publishing. doi.org/10.2166/9781780408361

Gottardo Morandi, C., Wasielewski, S.; Mouarkech, K.; Minke, R.; Steinmetz, H. (2018): Impact of new sanitation technologies upon conventional wastewater infrastructures, Urban Water Journal, 15:6, 526-533. Open Access. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2017.1301502

Wasielewski, S., Rott, E., Minke, R., Steinmetz, H. (2018): Evaluation of Different Clinoptilolite Zeolites as Adsorbent for Ammonium Removal from Highly Concentrated Synthetic Wastewater. In: Water, 10 (5), 584. doi.org/10.3390/w10050584

Knerr, H., Gretzschel, O., Schmitt, T. G., Steinmetz, H., Taudien, Y., Kolisch, G. (2018): Modellbasierte Strategienentwicklung zur Reduktion des Mikroschadstoffeintrags in Gewässer aus Abwassersystemen. In: Pinnekamp, J. (Hrsg.), Gewässerschutz – Wasser – Abwasser 247, 51. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft „Wasserwirtschaft im Umbruch“ vom 14.3.-16.3.2018 in Essen. Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., 2018, S. 54/1-54/16

Rott, E., Steinmetz, H., Metzger J. W. (2018): Organophosphonates: A review on environmental relevance, biodegradability and removal in wastewater treatment plants. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 615, 1176-1191

2017

Steinmetz, H. (2017): Perspektiven der kommunalen Abwasserbehandlung. In: Porth, M., Schüttrumpf (Hrsg.), Wasser, Energie und Umwelt. Aktuelle Beiträge aus der Zeitschrift Wasser und Abfall I. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-15922-1

Wasielewski, S., Gottardo Morandi, C., Mouarkech, K., Minke, R. and Steinmetz, H. (2017): Impacts of blackwater co-digestion on biogas production in the municipal wastewater treatment sector using pilot-scale UASB and CSTR reactors. Desalination and Water Treatment (91) 121–128, doi: 10.5004/dwt.2017.21236.

Knerr, H.; Gretzschel, O.; Schmitt, T.G.; Steinmetz, H.; Taudien, Y.; Kolisch, G. (2017). Reduzierung des Eintrags von Mikroschadstoffen in Gewässer aus Abwassersystemen - Stoffflussmodellierung verschiedener Maßnahmen. In: Muschalla, D; Gruber, G. (Hrsg.). Aqua Urbanica 2017 - Urbanes Niederschlagswassermanagement im Spannungsfeld zwischen zentralen und dezentralen Maßnahmen, Schriftenreihe zur Wasserwirtschaft der Technischen Universität Graz, Bd. 75 (pp. T1-T18). Graz: Technische Universität Graz. doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-534-8

Pittmann, T. ;Steinmetz, H. (2017): Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production on Waste Water Treatment Plants: Process Scheme, Operating Conditions and Potential Analysis for German and European Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plants. Bioengineering 2017, 4, 54; doi:10.3390/bioengineering4020054

Rott, E., Minke, R. and Steinmetz, H. (2017): Removal of phosphorus from phosphonate-loaded industrial wastewaters via precipitation/flocculation. Journal of Water Process Engineering, ISSN 2214-7144, 17, 188–196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2017.04.008

Rott, E., Minke, R., Bali, U. and Steinmetz, H. (2017): Removal of phosphonates from industrial wastewater with UV/FeII, Fenton and UV/Fenton treatment. Water Research, ISSN 0043-1354, 122, 345–354, doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.009

Juliane Gasse, Tobias Reinhardt, Carsten Meyer, Gerd Kolisch, Yannick Taudien, Heidrun Steinmetz , Tobias Morck, Peter Baumann, Birgit Poppe, Werner Maier (2017): Energieverbrauch von Teilprozessen auf kommunalen Kläranlagen. Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall, (64) Nr. 9, 802-808. 10.3242/kae2017.09.004

Amoatey, P. K., Minke, R., Steinmetz, H. (2017): Minimum night flow method for leakage estimation in developing country water networks. Water Solutions, (2), 52-57.

Haberkamp, J., Steinmetz, H. , Wilhelm, C. (2017): Abwasser als Ressource – Entwicklungen in der Wasserwiederverwendung. Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall 2017 (64) Nr. 5 S. 384-385, ISBN 1866-0029

Drenkova-Tuhtan, A., Schneider, M., Franzreb, M., Meyer, C., Gellermann, C., Sextl, G., Mandel, K., Steinmetz, H., 2017. Pilot-scale removal and recovery of dissolved phosphate from secondary wastewater effluents with reusable ZnFeZr adsorbent @ Fe3O4/SiO2 particles with magnetic harvesting. Water Res. 109, 77-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.039

Zukunftspreis Re-Water Braunschweig 2013 (together with partners): prize worth 10.000 € about “Recycling, quality and global considerations” for the work “Phosphate recovery from wastewater with engineered superparamagnetic composite particles using magnetic separation”