Nora Sutton

Nora Sutton is an Associate Professor in Environmental Technology at Wageningen University, with over a decade of research expertise in water quality, micropollutant biodegradation, and sustainable water reuse systems. Her interdisciplinary work bridges environmental engineering and microbial ecology.

• Current research focuses on organic micropollutant removal from wastewater
• Leadership in cyclic water risk assessment projects
• Recipient of NWO Vidi grant for contaminant mitigation

Research Themes: Active in environmental biotechnology, her work addresses micropollutant fate in water systems through advanced treatment technologies (activated carbon filters, constructed wetlands) and microbial community engineering. Key areas include pharmaceutical discharge monitoring, rapid sand filter biodegradation, and groundwater protection against emerging contaminants.

Publication Trends: Recent 2025 articles emphasize circular economy approaches in hospital wastewater management, non-target screening of transformation products, and aerobic granular sludge performance under climate variability. Her work spans experimental (biochar applications) and large-scale risk modeling of chemicals like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Awards:

• Vidi Grant (NWO, 2021)

Supervision: Mentoring 10+ PhD candidates on topics ranging from constructed wetland phytoremediation to nanofiltration membrane synergies in municipal wastewater treatment.