Microbial Bioelectrocatalysis and Bioelectrotechnology

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(c) A. Künzelmann/ UFZ

Head

PD Dr. Falk Harnisch

Scientists

Dr. Luis F.M. Rosa
Dr. Claus Härtig
Tobias Hübner
Dr. Benjamin Korth
Dr. Yuting Guo jointly with WG Flow Cytometry
Dr. Laura Rago

Guest

Dr. Christin Koch

PhD Students

Jenny Tschörtner (jointly with WG Systems Biotechnology )
Francesco Scarabotti (jointly with WG Catalytic Biofilms ) in STROMER
Johannes Nelles (jointly with Department UBZ ) in STROMER
Shixiang Dai (jointly with WG Aquifer Biogeochemistry )
Daniel Dzofou Ngoumelah (DBFZ)

Technicians

Anne Kuchenbuch (plus assistance to BMBF-project ElektroPapier and Manager of STROMER )
Cornelia Dilßner
Angelika Wichmann
Philip Haus (apprentice)

Undergraduates & Guests

Felix Bachnik
Rebecca Weiß (Leipzig University)

Group picture 01 2019
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Group History 

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Alumni

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Research Topics

The group is active in the following areas:

  • Development of new bioelectrotechnological processes
  • Bioelectrochemical steering of microbial cultures
  • Study of the microbial ecology of electroactive microbial cultures
  • Development of new methods and protocols in the field
  • Fancy ad hoc projects (related to microbiology and/ or electrochemistry)
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Publications

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Theses

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Pictures

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Teaching (in German)

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Current third-party-funded projects

  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - ERANETMED
    WAFRA - Wireless Aquaponic Farming in Remote Areas: A smart adaptive socio-economic solution
    PI: F. Harnisch
    Partner: Ain Shams University (Egypt,  Coordination), National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (Egypt), The University of Tunis El Manar (Tunesia), University of Girona (Spain), University of Salerno (Italy)
    Funding period: 11/2018 - 10/2020

  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
    BioFAVOR II – Entwicklung und Evaluierung einer mobilen Demonstrationsanlage für die dezentrale Verwertung menschlicher Fäkalien
    PIs: T. Hübner & F. Harnisch (Host)
    Funding period: 04/2018 - 03/2020
    Link to project

  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
    ElektroPapier - Entwicklung papierbasierter Elektroden für die mikrobielle elektrochemische Abwasserreinigung
    Work package 5: Microbial analyis
    PIs: F. Harnisch & S. Müller
    Partners: EnviroChemie (Coordinator), FuMATech GmbH, Koehler Greiz GmbH & Co KG, Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH, Papiertechnische Stiftung, TU Braunschweig (IÖNC und ISWW),
    Funding period: 05/2016 - 04/2019
    Homepage of the project (in German)

  • The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
    Award Biotechnology 2020+
    PI: F. Harnisch
    Funding period: 11/2012 - 12/2018

  • The Helmholtz-Association and the UFZ
    Helmholtz Young Investigators Group
    PI: F. Harnisch
    Funding period: 11/2012 - 12/2018

  • German Environmental Foundation (DBU)
    Microbial Bioelectrotechnology: A plattform-initiative for Germany
    PIs: F. Harnisch, M. A.-Rosenbaum (RWTH Aachen), U. Schröder (TU Braunschweig)
    Funding period: 10/2013 - 12/2018

  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
    BioFAVOR: Entwicklung einer mobilen Anlage zur Erzeugung von Biokohle aus Fäkalschlamm
    PIs: T. Hübner & F. Harnisch (Host)
    Funding period: 09/2016 - 05/2017

  • The Helmholtz-Association and the UFZ - Helmholtz-PostDoc-Fellowship

    Development of a platform for the visualization and analysis of electroactive microbial biofilms
    Fellow: G. Schkolnik
    Hosts: F. Harnisch and N. Musat
    Funding period: 10/2014 - 06/2016

  • Electrochemical Society (ECS)
    A Fully Cardboard Based Microbial Fuel Cell
    PI: F. Harnisch
    Partners: DBFZ, TU Braunschweig
    Funding period: 07/2015 - 01/2016