Dr. Stephanie Spahr
Dr. Stephanie Spahr
Credit: David Ausserhofer
Dr. Stephanie Spahr is a tenure track research group leader at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on the sources, fate, and removal of trace organic contaminants such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals in natural and engineered aquatic ecosystems. Currently, she investigates pollutant dynamics during storm events, oxidative transformations of organic contaminants, and stormwater purification in biochar-amended urban blue-green infrastructure.