Brigitte Helmreich received her PhD from Technische Universität München (TUM) in Chemistry in 1992. In 2010, she was awarded her Postdoctoral lecture qualification (Habilitation) and Teaching Certificate for the field Urban Water Systems Engineering. In 2014, she has been appointed asAssociate Professor at TUM.

Her research interests and expertise are monitoring of organic and inorganic pollutants in storm water runoff, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDs), multifunctional stormwater management systems for urban flooding, waster sensitive urban design, water reuse, and rainwater harvesting.