Microbial Bioelectrocatalysis and Bioelectrotechnology
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
Richard Hönig
Guest
Dr. Christin Koch
PhD Students
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)
Katharina Neubert
Technicians
Anne Kuchenbuch (plus assistance to BMBF-project ElektroPapier and Manager of
STROMER
)
Cornelia Dilßner
Angelika Wichmann
Philip Haus (apprentice)
Undergraduates & Guests
Felix Bachnik
Part of a vibrant international community
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)
Current third-party-funded projects
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - VIP+
MolkeKraft: Microbial-electrochemical exploitation of sour whey for the production of drop-in aviation fuel
PI: F. Harnisch
Partner: Tübingen University (Prof. Dr. L.T. Angenent)
Funding period: 05/2018 - 04/2022
Link to project - 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 - 12/2019
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