Curriculum Vitae
2008 – 2010
Head of the Department of NanoBiotechnology
2004 – 2008
Head of the „Center for NanoBiotechnology“
(formerly „Center for Ultrastructure Research“)
1986 – 2004
Head of the Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute
for Molecular Nanotechnology, Vienna
1982
Full Professorship
1980
Head of the Center of Ultrastructure Research
1977 – 1978
Visiting Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
Temple University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
1977
University Professor for „Microbiology“
1974 – 1975
Senior Visiting scientist at the Strangways Research Laboratory and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England
1973
Habilitation in microbiology
1972 – 1973
Visiting scientist at the Strangways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, England
1970
Doctoral degree
1966
Diploma
Statistik Austria, science classification
macromolecular chemistry; biochemistry; biophysics; microbiology; molecular biology; biological engineering; ultrastructure research; nanotechnology (nanoengineering); electron microscopy; medical diagnostics
Expertise
Nanobiotechnology; Biomimetics; sythetic biology; General Microbiology; Membrane Technology; Studies on the Structure, Chemistry, Genetics, Function and Application Potential of S-Layers
Awards
2014
Ehrennadel des Österreichischen Gewerbevereins
2014
Ehrenmitglied des Österreichischen Gewerbevereins
2013
Ehrenprofessur an der Schanghai Jiao Tong Universität , China
2012
Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2010
Ehrenprofessur an der China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong
2008
Ordentliches Mitglied der Europäischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste
2006
Ehrenprofessur an der Sichuan-Universität, Chengdu, China
1999
Preis der Stadt Wien für Natur- und technische Wissenschaften
1998
Wilhelm Exner-Medaille des Österreichischen Gewerbevereins
1998
Philip Morris Forschungspreis (gemeinsam mit M.Sára)
1997
Ehrenmitglied der Tschechoslowakischen Gesellschaft für Mikrobiologie
1995
Mitglied der New York Academy of Sciences
1994
Wirkliches Mitglied der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
1992
Korrespondierendes Mitglied der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
1989
Kardinal Innitzer-Würdigungspreis für Naturwissenschaft, Erzdiözese Wien
1988
EUREKA-Erfindermedaille
1983
Förderungspreis für Wissenschaft der Stadt Wien
1983
Wissenschaftspreis der Wiener Wirtschaft
1982
Life Member des Clare Hall College, Cambridge
1975
Diplom der Royal Microscopical Society, Oxford
1971
Sandoz-Preis (jetzt: Novartis-Preis), Sandoz-Forschungsinstitut GmbH
1970
Schwackhöfer-Preis, Verein Österreichischer Lebensmittel- und Biotechnologen
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
2015 -2019
Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften; delegate
2015 –
Gentechnikkommission; member of the commisson
2011 –
Member of the „Science and Ethics Committee“ of the Austrian academy of Sciences; member
2007 -2016
Ambassador of the ÖAW in the assembly of delegates of the FWF; member
2006 -2010
CALIT NanoBio Steering Committee, Center of Advanced Learning in Information Technologies; member
2004 -2010
Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Society for Nanoscale Science, Computation and Engineering (ISNSCE); member
2002 -2004
Erwin Schrödinger Society for Nanosciences, Austria; vice-president
2001 -2014
Committee of the Exner Medal Award of the Austrian Association for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; managing director
1999 -2002
Erwin Schrödinger Society for Nanosciences; president
1998 -2008
Novartis Award; member of the Board of Trustees
1997 -2001
Austrian Industrial Research Promotion Fund (FFF); ‚real‘ member
1994 -1998
Council of the Österreichischer Forschungsförderungsrat; member
1994 -2009
Board of the Institute for Integrated Sensor Systems and the Institute for Biophysics and Nanosystems Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences; member
1993 -2002
Advisory Committee for APART Scholarships (ÖAW); member
1992 -1994
Austrian Academy of Sciences; corresponding member
1990 -1992
Chairman of the 1st diploma examination board of the section Food Science and Biotechnology (BOKU); chairman
1988 -2000
Senate of the Austrian Christian Doppler Society; member
1988 -1996
Erwin Schrödinger Society for Microsciences; vice-president
1987 -1993
DECHEMA-GVC-Commission on Membrane Technology; member
1986 -2004
Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology; head
1983 –
Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine; member of the managing board
1982 -1990
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Section Biology and Microbiology; field specialist
1980 -1996
Austrian Society for Electron Microscopy; member of the managing board
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
2006
J BIONANOSCI: Editorial Board Member
2004
J BIOMED NANOTECHNOL: Editorial Board Member
2004
Small: Editorial Board Member
2001
J NANOSCI NANOTECHNO: Editorial Board Member
1994 – 1997
J BACTERIOL: Editorial Board Member
1994 – 1996
SUPRAMOL SCI:Editorial Board Member
1985 – 1988
J ULTRASTRUCT RES: Editorial Board Member
1983
APPL BIOCHEM BIOTECH: Editorial Board Member
1980 – 1991
J MICROSC-OXFORD: Editorial Board Member
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
1996
4. Int. Workshop für Struktur, Biochemie, Molekularbiologie, und Anwendungen von S-Schichten – 4. Int. Workshop on Structure, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Applications of Microbial S-Layers; scientific member of the advisory board
1987
2. Int. Workshop für kristalline bakterielleZelloberflächen Schichten – 2nd Int. Workshop on crystalline bacterial cell surface Layers; member of the organisation committee
1984
1. Internationaler S-Schicht Workshop – 1st International Workshop on S-Layers; member of the organisation committee
1974
4th International Symposium on Yeast; member of the organisation committee