portrait of PD Dr. Olaf Kruse

 

 

  

Curriculum vitae

Education

1991     MSC (Diploma) in Biology at University of Bielefeld.
1994     PhD in Biological Sciences at University of Bielefeld.
2001     Habilitation and venia legendi in Plant Molecular Biology.
2007     Professorship at the University of Bielefeld (apl. Professur)
2009     Chair for Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy (W3-Professur)

Appointments

1991 - 1994 Post Graduate Assistant / University of Bielefeld, Department of Biology.
1994 - 1996 Post Doctoral Research Fellow / Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine London.
1996 - 2000 Research Lecturer / University of Bielefeld, Department of Biology.
2001 - 2005 Research Reader / University of Bielefeld, Department of Biology. Leader of an independent research group.
2006 - 2006 Head of Life Science Unit (LESC) / European Science Foundation(ESF).
2006 - now Head of Algae Biotech Group / University of Bielefeld, Department of Biology.
2007     Member of the Institute of Biochemistry and Bioengineering / University of Bielefeld, Centre of Biotechnology CeBiTec.

Main projects

Algae Biotechnology

Photosynthetic micro-organisms have got the ability to utilize light energy to build up complex, chemical compounds. These cellular substances can be used for cell grow, replication or for the synthesis and storage of energy rich products (e.g. starch). Certain algae can furthermore synthesize molecular hydrogen, which is an interesting and environmental friendly alternative to today’s fuels. We investigate the conversion from light energy into chemical energy as well as the applied, biotechnological utilization in a number of scientific projects.

Keywords

Solar Biohydrogen, Hydrogen, LHC, NAB1, MOC1, Chlamydomonas, Biogas, Biomass



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