Working groups

Head: Prof. Dr. Bruno Bühler
Tel. +49 341 6025-4687
bruno.buehler@ufz.de

Head: Dr. Bin Lai
Tel. +49 341 6025-4690
bin.lai@ufz.de

Electro-microbiology with particular focus on the extracellular electron transfer pathway and microbial phenotype
Bottom-up electro-biosynthesis process development driven by quantitative and holistic understandings from biochemistry, electrochemistry and process engineering
Digitalization and modelling of electro-biotechnological process

Head: Prof. Dr. Falk Harnisch
Tel. +49 341 6025-1337
falk.harnisch@ufz.de

Electromicrobiology: Electroactive microorganisms – from fundamentals to potential application
Focus: Novel processes for the generation of platform and fine chemicals (microbial bioelectrosynthesis and bioelectrochemcially steered fermentation)

Head: Prof. Dr. Katja Bühler
Tel. +49 341 6025-4683
katja.buehler@ufz.de

Head: Dr. Sabine Kleinsteuber
Tel. +49 341 6025-1325
sabine.kleinsteuber@ufz.de

Microbial ecology and physiology of anaerobes in natural and engineered environments
Biotechnological application of anaerobic microbiota

Head: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maskow
Tel. +49 341 6025-1328
thomas.maskow@ufz.de

Application, development and validation of thermodynamic rules in ecosystems as well as in biotechnology
Development of ultra-sensitive real time sensors for ecosystems and biotechnology (Biocalorimetry)

Head: Prof. Dr. Jens Krömer
Tel. +49 341 6025-4688
jens.kroemer@ufz.de