Personal Data Name: Schaeffer, Andreas Date of Birth : 17.05.1955 Private address : Alfons-Gerson-Str. 26, 52076 Aachen Contact + ORCID IDandreas.schaeffer@bio5.rwth-aachen.de, +4924180266780000-0002-4110-2631 Professional Experience Since 2004Professor for Environmental Biology and Chemodynamics; Director of the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, www.bio5.rwth-aachen.de Since 2003Head of the Research Institute for Ecosystem analysis and assessment, Aachen, Germany (honorary), www.gaiac-eco.de 2000 - 2007(As a second appointment) Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Schmallenberg, Germany 1997 - 2004Professor for Environmental Analytical Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University, Germany 1989 -1997Research in chemical industry, Basel, Switzerland 1986 - 1989Postdoc, University of Zürich, Switzerland 1984 - 1986Postdoc, Harvard University, Boston, USA 1982 – 1984 PhD thesis, University Münster, Germany1976 – 1982 Study of Chemistry, University Münster, Germany1974 – 1976 Qualification as nurse, Wuppertal, Germany Professional Memberships and awards Since 2019Board member of the International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) 2019Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) award as "distinguished scientist" Since 2014Honorary Professor, Chongqing University, China Since 2012Adjunct Professor, Nanjing University, China Since 2015Member of the Commission Environment, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Since 1997Member of the German Chemistry Association (GDCh, chair of the board, 2007-2014) Since 1997Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Since 1997Member of the Soil Science Society, Germany (DBG) 2000-2012Member of the expert group on risk assessment of pesticides at the ministry of food safety and user protection, Germany (BVL) Since 2009Member of the expert group on risk assessment of pesticides at the ministry of risk assessment, Germany (BfR) 2003-2006, 2009-2012Member of the European Food Safety Authority, scientific panel on risk assessment of pesticides, Parma/Italy (EFSA) Research interest Ecochemistry (degradation, binding and transport of pollutants in soil, plants, water)Bioremediation (using plants)Environmental risk assessment of pollutants in soil, plants and water Supervision of Bachelor, Master, PhD studentsMore than 150 PhD theses and 200 Diploma/Bachelor/Master theses since 1997 Publication record (ISI core collection) No of publications : 248 Citations: > 8000 (without self-citations) h-factor (ISI core) :43 (no publications during industry stay 1989-1997) Projects Funded by DFG, EU, national and international ministerial organizations, industry

Personal Data Name: Schaeffer, Andreas Date of Birth : 17.05.1955 Private address : Alfons-Gerson-Str. 26, 52076 Aachen Contact + ORCID IDandreas.schaeffer@bio5.rwth-aachen.de, +4924180266780000-0002-4110-2631 Professional Experience Since 2004Professor for Environmental Biology and Chemodynamics; Director of the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, www.bio5.rwth-aachen.de Since 2003Head of the Research Institute for Ecosystem analysis and assessment, Aachen, Germany (honorary), www.gaiac-eco.de 2000 - 2007(As a second appointment) Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Schmallenberg, Germany 1997 - 2004Professor for Environmental Analytical Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University, Germany 1989 -1997Research in chemical industry, Basel, Switzerland 1986 - 1989Postdoc, University of Zürich, Switzerland 1984 - 1986Postdoc, Harvard University, Boston, USA 1982 – 1984 PhD thesis, University Münster, Germany1976 – 1982 Study of Chemistry, University Münster, Germany1974 – 1976 Qualification as nurse, Wuppertal, Germany Professional Memberships and awards Since 2019Board member of the International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) 2019Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) award as "distinguished scientist" Since 2014Honorary Professor, Chongqing University, China Since 2012Adjunct Professor, Nanjing University, China Since 2015Member of the Commission Environment, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Since 1997Member of the German Chemistry Association (GDCh, chair of the board, 2007-2014) Since 1997Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Since 1997Member of the Soil Science Society, Germany (DBG) 2000-2012Member of the expert group on risk assessment of pesticides at the ministry of food safety and user protection, Germany (BVL) Since 2009Member of the expert group on risk assessment of pesticides at the ministry of risk assessment, Germany (BfR) 2003-2006, 2009-2012Member of the European Food Safety Authority, scientific panel on risk assessment of pesticides, Parma/Italy (EFSA) Research interest Ecochemistry (degradation, binding and transport of pollutants in soil, plants, water)Bioremediation (using plants)Environmental risk assessment of pollutants in soil, plants and water Supervision of Bachelor, Master, PhD studentsMore than 150 PhD theses and 200 Diploma/Bachelor/Master theses since 1997 Publication record (ISI core collection) No of publications : 248 Citations: > 8000 (without self-citations) h-factor (ISI core) :43 (no publications during industry stay 1989-1997) Projects Funded by DFG, EU, national and international ministerial organizations, industry

Personal Data Name: Schaeffer, Andreas Date of Birth : 17.05.1955 Private address : Alfons-Gerson-Str. 26, 52076 Aachen Contact + ORCID IDandreas.schaeffer@bio5.rwth-aachen.de, +4924180266780000-0002-4110-2631 Professional Experience Since 2004Professor for Environmental Biology and Chemodynamics; Director of the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, www.bio5.rwth-aachen.de Since 2003Head of the Research Institute for Ecosystem analysis and assessment, Aachen, Germany (honorary), www.gaiac-eco.de 2000 - 2007(As a second appointment) Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Schmallenberg, Germany 1997 - 2004Professor for Environmental Analytical Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University, Germany 1989 -1997Research in chemical industry, Basel, Switzerland 1986 - 1989Postdoc, University of Zürich, Switzerland 1984 - 1986Postdoc, Harvard University, Boston, USA 1982 – 1984 PhD thesis, University Münster, Germany1976 – 1982 Study of Chemistry, University Münster, Germany1974 – 1976 Qualification as nurse, Wuppertal, Germany Professional Memberships and awards Since 2019Board member of the International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) 2019Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) award as "distinguished scientist" Since 2014Honorary Professor, Chongqing University, China Since 2012Adjunct Professor, Nanjing University, China Since 2015Member of the Commission Environment, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Since 1997Member of the German Chemistry Association (GDCh, chair of the board, 2007-2014) Since 1997Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Since 1997Member of the Soil Science Society, Germany (DBG) 2000-2012Member of the expert group on risk assessment of pesticides at the ministry of food safety and user protection, Germany (BVL) Since 2009Member of the expert group on risk assessment of pesticides at the ministry of risk assessment, Germany (BfR) 2003-2006, 2009-2012Member of the European Food Safety Authority, scientific panel on risk assessment of pesticides, Parma/Italy (EFSA) Research interest Ecochemistry (degradation, binding and transport of pollutants in soil, plants, water)Bioremediation (using plants)Environmental risk assessment of pollutants in soil, plants and water Supervision of Bachelor, Master, PhD studentsMore than 150 PhD theses and 200 Diploma/Bachelor/Master theses since 1997 Publication record (ISI core collection) No of publications : 248 Citations: > 8000 (without self-citations) h-factor (ISI core) :43 (no publications during industry stay 1989-1997) Projects Funded by DFG, EU, national and international ministerial organizations, industry