Microbial Proteomics I am starting to work with gelfree microbial proteomics approaches using LC-MS/MS techniques.
Metabolomics Simultaneous quantitative determination of many metabolite concentrations in terms of µmol/g by GC/MS to get more insights in virulence mechanisms of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and heterologous protein production of Aspergillus niger.
Teaching lecturer in practical courses of - food microbiology - microbial systematics and taxonomy - ecophysiology of bacteria - physiology of bacteria - technical applied microbiology
Previous fields of work:
Bioremediation of contaminated soils Investigating causes for persistence of organic pollutants in saturated and unsaturated soils, development of ecophysiological methods to continue microbial degradation in laboratory, semi technical scale, technical scale and in situ.
Biofilters Development of conventional and floating biofilters to degrade organic and anorganic pollutants in waste gas and air emissions. Analysis of problems of running biofilters and improvement of the process.
In situ activity measurements Determination of microbial activities in open systems, for example soil habitats
Microbial waste treatment Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of waste or landfills to reduce acute toxicity and emissions as well as long term emissions
Prediction of long term emissions from landfills by experimental based determination of waste stability and inertness. Assessment of critical parameter levels indicating reactivation and emissions in short terms.
