Department of Natural Sciences
Unit
Department of Natural Sciences
Research fields
- Space biology
- Microbiology
- Radiation biology
Location
Rheinbach
Address
von-Liebig-Straße 20
53359, Rheinbach
Profile
Current research activities:
- Microbial physiological studies under spaceflight-relevant conditions
- Microbiome research: changes under spaceflight-relevant conditions
- Molecular biological experiments to study DNA repair
- Experiments on the impact of solar UV & galactic cosmic radiation
- Characterization & optimization of biological indicators decontamination approaches
- Microbiological studies supporting human health
- Investigations of antimicrobial materials & surfaces for space exploration
Curriculum vitae
since 2020: Professor for Space Microbiology, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
since 2015: Research group leader (Space microbiology), German Aerospace Center
2008-2014: Research scientist (Astrobiology research group), German Aerospace Center
2005-2013: Guest scientist & research exchanges (NASA KSC, University of Florida)
2004-2007: PhD thesis at the Technical University Braunschweig, in cooperation with German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) & the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
2002-2003: Diploma thesis (Microbiology), Technical University Braunschweig
1998-2002: Study of Biology (Major in Microbiology), Technical University Braunschweig
1997: Study of Biology, University of Osnabrück
Publications