Mirjam Blokker PhD

Mirjam Blokker is the Domain Leader of the Environmental Engineering research domain and a Senior Researcher in the field of Urban Water Networks. She is an expert in drinking water demand and developed the SIMDEUM model, which can predict water demand for activities such as showering, toilet flushing and consumption. Using this model, she also investigated the effects of flow velocities and residence times on water quality in drinking water distribution networks, for which she obtained her PhD in 2010.

Building on this work, Mirjam has conducted research and contributed to the implementation of measures to improve water quality in drinking water distribution networks. Her research has covered topics including drinking water temperature, the risk of brown water discolouration, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and microbial regrowth in distribution networks. In collaboration with colleagues from the microbiology team, she developed models for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) covering water abstraction, treatment and distribution.

Mirjam is also an Associate Professor at TU Delft, Department of Water Management (https://www.tudelft.nl/citg/over-faculteit/afdelingen/watermanagement/staff/), where she works one day a week. She is also a member of the TVVL Expert Group on Sanitary Engineering.