Research Focus

1.) Microbial Physiology
with a focus on
- Quantitative comparative physiology of archaea
- Metabolism of methanogens and other anaerobic archaea
- Archaeal utilization and production of gaseous compounds
- Lipidomics of methanogens
- Synthetic Microbiology

 2.) Biotechnology
with a focus on
- Archaea Biotechnology
- Co-culture design and engineering
- Dark fermentative biohydrogen production
- Biological methane production from H2/CO2 and CO
- Anaerobic cultivation techniques and fermentation
- Bioprocess development and industrial microbiology