Schließmann, Ursula Dr.-Ing.

Dr. Ursula Schließmann studied process engineering at the University of Stuttgart. In 1995, the engineer joined Fraunhofer IGB, where she first developed new processes in the field of membrane and process technology, and then completed her doctorate on "Development of a Combination Process Based on Membrane Technology for the Treatment of a Fermentatively Produced Product" in 2009. She has continuously expanded the area of wastewater treatment and water purification. In 2011, she became Head of the Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Department, and from 2019 until 2025 she was the coordinator of the Environment and Climate Protection business area of the institute. Since 2026 she heads the Greentech Solutions Division and also the Smart Engineering and Scale-Up Division.

Schließmann is managing director of the Fraunhofer Water Systems Alliance (SysWasser) and has been vice director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform Water-Energy-Food Nexus at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

After several years as a lecturer at the University of Stuttgart, she currently lectures at the University of Hohenheim on bioprocess engineering, environmental process engineering and bioeconomy.