CURRICULUM VITAE
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Jens Aage Hansen
Professor emeritus
Environmental Engineering
Aalborg University, Denmark
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24. August, 1938
Wife Lis Asger Hansen, born 1938
Son Thomas Asger Hansen, born 1967
Son Troels Asger Hansen, born 1970
Section of Environmental Engineering
Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology & Env. Eng.
Aalborg University
Sohngaardsholmsvej 57
DK-9000 Aalborg
DENMARK
+45 99 40 84 87 (also mobile)
+45 96 35 05 58
[email protected]
www.bio.aau.dk
SKOVLY, Hovhedevej 7
DK-9530 Stoevring, Denmark
Telephone: +45 98 38 51 51 (+45 40361584 mobile)
LANGUAGES
Well: Danish, English
Fair: German, French, Swedish
Poor: Spanish, Portuguese
EDUCATION
MSE Hydraulics and Sanitary Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 1959-64.
B.Sc. Economics, organization and statistics, Copenhagen School of Economics,1968-71.
Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 1974-1975.
HONOURS
Oscar Hansen Foundation, Research Prize, "Limprisen", 1973.
Ib Henriksen Foundation, Research Prize, 1993
Knight of the order of Dannebrog, 1993
Honorary member of International Solid Waste Association, 1997.
PROFESSIONAL FIELDS & AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Coastal pollution control
Solid waste management
Biodegradable wastes
Wastewater sludge management
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Heavy metals and nitrogen
Transport of water and solutes in soil
Capacity development in higher education, research and innovation
University Internationalisation and Educational Accreditation
EMPLOYMENT
 1980Aalborg University, Denmark
o 2007Emeritus professor
o 1998-2002
Managing Director, DUCED-I&UA, Danish University
Consortium for Environment and Development - Industry and Urban
Areas
o 1980-2007
Professor, Environmental Engineering
 1971-1980
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby
o 1972-1980
Associate professor
o 1971
Assistant professor
 1964-1971
Danish Isotope Centre, Copenhagen
o 1968-1971
Department head
o 1964-1967
Project engineer
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING AND EXPERIENCE
IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency (1970, 1971)
WHO, World Health Organization, Geneva (1968)
WHO, World Health Organization, Copenhagen (1977)
PAHO, Pan-American Health Organization (1976)
NEDECO, Netherlands Consulting Engineers (1968)
DANIDA, Danish International Development Agency (1983)
Montgomery/Kampsax-Krüger/World Bank (1979)
Stays of work or study in Spain, Senegal, Brazil, Sweden, Iceland,
Japan, Nigeria, Ghana, USA, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.
Professional visits to Botswana, Mali, Niger, Thailand, Malaysia, Zambia,
South Africa, Indonesia, Singapore, and most European countries.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND TASKS
Memberships
DIF, Danish Association of Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
DIF MILJØ, DIF chapter for environmental engineering.
DAKOFA, Danish National Association for Solid Waste Management.
ISWA, International Solid Wastes Association
ATV, Danish Academy of Technical Sciences.
Board Activities and Tasks
STVF, Danish Technical Research Council, 1986-1993, vice-chair 1991-93
STVF, Chair 1986-93 Permanent Committee on Bio-, Food- and Environmental Technology
ATV, The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences
ATV, Permanent Group on Biology, Hygiene and Environment, chairman 1984-1988.
DAKOFA, Executive committee member 1983-1990; Governing Board 1990-.
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DIF MILJØ, Chairman 1977-1983.
ISWA, Executive & Strategic Planning Committee, 1984-1996.
Swedish Government, Committee on coal for energy production, 1981-1983
European Economic Community
o Management Committee on Sewage Sludge, COST 681, 1971-1974 and 1987o Advisory Committee on Programme Management for "Recycling of Urban and
Industrial Waste", 1980-1983
o Research and Development Programme in the Field of Environment, 1991-1995.
Danish delegate and chairman of the Danish Reference Group for Environmental
Research, Ministry of Research & Technology, Copenhagen
Danish Environmental Agency, Committee on sludge management, 1980-1982.
NORDFORSK, Scandinavian Research Cooperation Council
o Committees on Solid Wastes and Sewage Sludge, 1971-1979.
Aalborg University board activities:
 Department Board
1982 Dean's Board
1982-1984
 President's Board
1984-1987 & 1991-1993
 Board for study curricula
1987-1990 & 1993-1995
 Chair, Development Research and Education Programme, 2003-06
Danish Ministry of Agriculture (now Food, Agriculture and Fisheries)
 Advisory Research Council, 1990-1996, chair 1996
 Main Board for a National Research Strategy, 1994-1995
 Danish Organic Farming Research, mid-term evaluation, chair 1999
 VMP III, Research Programme Writing Group, chair 2004
 Non-Food Research Programme, Steering group member 2006
Danish Ministry of Research
 EU Environment Research Reference Group, 1989 Follow group, Risø National Research Laboratory, 1994-1996
 COST-TCE, European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research,
Technical Committee on the Environment, 1999-2006
 The Danish Committee on Scientific Dishonesty, 2003-2006
 COST DC ESSEM 2006Netherlands Accreditaion Organisation (NVAO)
 Twente University, New Int. Curriculum in Environmental Engineering, Nov. 2007
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
 Centre for Academic Advancement, November 2008
 Faculty of Engineering, November 2007
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professional areas
 Reactor & process hydraulics
 Dispersion and jet diffusion
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 Coastal pollution control
 Statistical effluent control
 Wastewater treatment
 Sludge treatment & land application
 Municipal solid wastes, including collection, treatment, recycling and disposal
 Incineration and composting of wastes
Teaching and supervision
 Undergraduate and graduate university courses, Denmark and abroad
 Post graduate extension courses, e.g. for WHO, IAEA, and PAHO on Coastal
Pollution Control
 Supervision of graduate (M.Sc.) and post-graduate (Ph.D.) students at the Technical
University of Denmark, University of Washington, Seattle, and Danish and
international students at University of Aalborg.
INITIATION & MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
 WHO, World Health Organization: Training Courses on Coastal Pollution Control.
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (together with P. Harremoës, Technical University of
Denmark), 1976 & 1978.
 WM&R: Waste Management & Research, Journal published first by Academic Press,
Lndon. Initiator and founder of the journal (1982) and chairman of Journal Committee
within ISWA (1983-1996).
 ISWA, International Solid Wastes Association: Specialized Seminar on "Incinerator
Emissions of Heavy Metals and Particulates", Copenhagen 1985.
 ISWA, International Solid Wastes Association: Specialized Seminar on "Emission of
Trace Organics from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators", 1987
 ISWA, International Solid Wastes Association: Specialized Seminar on "Nitrogen in
Organic Wastes Applied to Soils", September 1988 in Aalborg and published by
Academic Press, London, 1989.
 ATV, Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, International Seminar "The
Environmental Edge of My Profession", September 1990, Elsinore, Denmark
 .ISWA/DAKOFA: Management of Urban Biodegradable Wastes. May 1995, Aalborg,
Denmark.
 Waste Management & Research, Int. Journal, SAGE Publications, London, Editor in
Chief, 2001 –
 ISWA, International Solid Waste Association, Chair, Task Force on Greenhouse Gas
Emission Reduction in Sustainable Waste Management, 2007MAJOR RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
 "Tracer studies in coastal waters; jet diffusion experiments; and mathematical
modelling for predictive purposes". Researcher and manager. Experimental and
applied research at the Danish Isotope Centre, 1964-1970.
 "Heavy metals in sludge". Experimental and theoretical studies, mainly on occurrence
and plant uptake of heavy metals in sewage sludge, 1971-1981. Researcher and coordinator for a comprehensive programme, funded mainly by the Danish Agricultural
and Veterinary Research Council.
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"Heavy metals and other elements in human excreta". Research at the Technical
University of Denmark, 1978-1979. Researcher and coordinator. Funding from the
Danish Technical Research Council.
 "Sewage sludge to fertilize giant grasses for cellulosis production". Research at the
University of Aalborg 1983-1987. Researcher and coordinator. Funding from the
Danish Technical Research Council.
 "Microbial stabilization of organic wastes and their turn-over in agricultural soils".
Part of the research team at University of Aalborg, 1988-1990.
 "Sludge dewatering". Researcher and coordinator. Funding from the Danish Technical
Research Council, 1989-1992.
 "Solids in Sewage Systems". Researcher and coordinator. Funding from the Danish
Technical Research Council, 1993-1997.
 “Enhanced Sludge Dewatering”. EFP contract 1999-2002 no 1383/99-0015. Project
manager
 “Water Based Cities”. EU-ASEAN University Network Programme 2004-2006.
Coordinator (4 cities and 5 universities in Malaysia, Thailand, Netherlands and
Denmark)
Research conducted entirely for University or other internal funding is not listed.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (Excerpts)
140 Johnson, B., Poulsen, T.G., Hansen, J.Aa., Lehmann, M. (2011) Cities as development
drivers: from waste problems to energy recovery and climate change mitigation, Waste
Management & Research, vol. 29, issue no. 10, pp. 1008-1017
139 Prapaspongsa, T., Poulsen, T.G., Hansen J.Aa., Christensen, P. (2010) Energy
production, nutrient recovery and greenhouse gas emission potentials from integrated
pig manure management systems, Waste Management & Research, vol. 28, issue no.
5, pp. 411-422
138 Poulsen, T.G., Hansen J. Aa. (2009) Assessing the impacts of changes in treatment
technologies on energy and greenhouse gas balances for organic wastes and
wastewater treatment using historical data, Waste Management & Research, vol. 27,
issue no 9, pp.861-870
133 Prapaspongsa, T., Poulsen, T.G., Hansen, J.Aa., Christensen, P. (2009) Energy
production, nutrient recovery and greenhouse gas emission potentials from integrated
pig manure management systems, Waste Management & Research, DOI:
10.1177/0734242X09338728
130 Agamuthu, P., Hansen, J.Aa. (2007) Universities in Capacity Building in Sustainable
Development: Focus on Solid Waste Management & Technology, Waste Management
and Research, vol. 25, issue no 3., pp. 241-247
129 Lehmann, M.,Christensen,P., Hansen, J.Aa. (2006) Public-Private Partnership and the
Role of Universities in Sustainable Development, 4’ International Conference on
Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU), 24-26.06.06,
Stevens Point, WI, USA
128 Gaardhoje, J.J., Hansen, J.Aa.&Thulstrup, E.W. (2006) Capacity Building in Higher
Education and Research: A Key Component of Efficient Global Development, in
Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research on a Global Scale, Workshop
Proceedings published by the Danish National Commission for UNESCO, ISBN 8787081-02-4, pp. 20-30 (also available at www.unesco.dk)
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126. Hansen, J. Aa. and Lehmann, M. (2006) Agents of Change-Universities as
Development Hubs, Journal of Cleaner Production 14, pp. 820-829
125. Hansen, J.Aa., Lindegaard, K. and Lehmann, M. (2004), Universities as Development
Hubs, in Fincham, R. et al (Ed): “Sustainable Development and the University – New
strategies for research, teaching and practice”, ISBN 1-87-4976-47-3, Brevitas,
Howick, South Africa.
123. Poulsen, T.G., Hansen, J.Aa. (2003), Strategic Environmental Assessment of
Alternative Sewage Sludge Management Scenarios. Waste Management & Research,
21 1, pp. 19-28.
122. Poulsen, T.G., Moeldrup, P., Soerensen, K.B., and Hansen, J.Aa. (2002), Linking
landfill hydrology and leachate chemical composition at a controlled municipal landfill
(Kaastrup, Denmark) using state-space analysis. Waste Management & Research, 20 5,
pp. 445-456.
110. Novak. J.T., Agerbaek, M., Soerensen, B.L. and Hansen, J.Aa. (1999), Conditioning,
Filtering and Expressing Waste Activated Sludge. Journal of Environmental
Engineering, ASCE, 125, 816-824.
109. Poulsen, T.G., Moldrup, P., Schjønning, P., Massmann, J.W. and Hansen, J.Aa. (1998),
Gas permeability and diffusivity in undisturbed soil: SVE Implications. Journal of
Environmental Engineering, ASCE 124, 10, pp. 979-986.
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING REPORTS
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Hansen, J.Aa. (1972), Use of Radioisotopes in Water Pollution. Report to the
Government of Brasil, IAEA, WP/5/731, 13 March, 1972.
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Hansen, J.Aa. (1975), Sewage Dilution and Tracer Studies as Related to Coastal
Pollution Control with particular Reference to Lake Maracaibo; Report to Pan American
Health Organization, October 1975.
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Hansen, J.Aa., Kristensen, K.K. (1977), Guidelines for Health Related Monitoring of
Coastal Water Quality, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen
1977.
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Hansen, J.Aa. (1979), Report Montgomery/Kampsax-Krüger (World Bank Study)
regarding on-site studies and alternative sanitation systems for the city of Manila.
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Tjell, J. Chr., Christensen, T.H., Hansen, J.Aa. (1980), Prediction of Cadmium Levels
in Danish Soils; Communication to the Scientific Committee on Ecotoxicology, Environment
and Consumers Protection Service, EEC, Brussels, Department of Sanitary Engineering,
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, March 1980.
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Hansen, J.Aa., Nilsson, P. (1983), Waste Management and Disposal for the City of
Harare. Report to the Government of Zimbabwe, Ministry of Local Government and Town
Planning, March 1983.
Additionally, as part of my employment at the Danish Isotope Centre, about 30 client reports
on coastal pollution control studies in Danmark and overseas.
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