About us
The IEES was founded in 1993, with the idea to bring together experts and conduct Ecological Engineering activities within an international society
Our goals
IEES is a non-profit organization seeking to promote and advance a broad view of Ecological Engineering (working definition of IEES) through these four core activities:
Connect
Facilitate and improve the cooperation between ecologists, engineers and other scientific fields
Exchange
Promote the exchange between scientific and educational organizations, enterprises, and (non-)governmental organizations
Educate
Support the development of a common Ecological Engineering curriculum
Promote
Raise the awareness of Ecological Engineering practice worldwide
Our history
The idea to bring together experts and conduct Ecological Engineering activties within an international society was born at the 1st Conference on Ecological Engineering in Stensund, Sweden in 1991.
The Stensund Ecological Center with its ‘Vattenbruket’, a Wastewater Aquaculture greenhouse demonstrating Ecological Engineering principles of closed nutrient cycles served as a unique crystallization point.
Two years later, in October 1993 the society was officially founded in Utrecht, Netherlands by thirteen engaged participants. The first annual meeting was held in June 1994 in Stangvik, Norway. Since then the network has been spanning widely around the globe with its headquarter today located in Switzerland at ZHAW Wädenswil.
Meet our amazing team
IEES is run by a group of voluntary professionals.
Alexandros Stefanakis, M.Sc., Ph.D.
IEES President
Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
David Finger
IEES Vice President
Assistant Professor, Reykjavik University, Iceland
Raffael Kaenzig
Treasurer
Entrepreneur, Phoster Ltd. Switzerland
Andreas Schoenborn
Lecturer & researcher Zurich University of Applied Science, Institute of Natural Resources Science, Waedenswil, Switzerland
Tjaša Griessler Bulc
Lecturer & researcher University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences & Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tess Thompson
Associate Professor & Turner Faculty Fellow Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Mark Dyer
Associate Professor & Turner Faculty Fellow Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Become part of the change
Join our cause and become an IEES member
Become part of our worldwide network of ecological engineering enthusiasts and take part in regular conferences, become a co-editor and submit your own lighthouse projects