Former Projects

Archaeal CO2 fixation pathways

Duration 01.01.2024-31.12.2025

Funding agency: Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib GmbH)

Project number: #95101

Project leader: Dr. Simon Rittmann, Privatdoz., Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Universität Wien

This project is part of the FFG COMET: #906853 project 'Carbon utilization for bioproduction'.

Cell Division Dynamics in cell-walled Archaea

Duration: 01.09.2022-31.12.2025

Funding agency: FWF Austrian Science Fund: V 931 Richter-Programm

Project leader: Mag. Nika Pende PhD

Bioleaching by the thermoacidophilic archaeon Metallosphaera sedula

Duration: 15.05.2023-29.02.2025

Funding agency: Montanuniversität Leoben

Project coordinator: Dr. Robert Obenaus-Emler, Resources Innovation Center Montanuniversität Leoben

Partners: Dr. Simon Rittmann, Privatdoz., Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Universität Wien

Project team members: Dr. Jennifer Zwicker; Walter Hofmann, MSc; Nicolás Salas  Wallach, BSc

Geomicrobiology of the Kraubath magnesite deposit

Duration: 01.10.2020-30.09.2023

Funding agency: Austrian Science Fund (FWF): T 1189

Flexible acide ex-situ Methanisierung von Biogas mit erneuerbarem Wasserstoff

Duration: 01.10.2021-31.03.2023

Funding agency: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)

Project coordinator: DI Dr. Markus Ungerank, Creonia e.U.

Joint project with Borealis

Duration: 01.04.2021 - 31.12.2021

Project partner: Borealis AG

Model system mimicking the cell envelope of archaea

Duration: 01.10.2016-30.09.2021

Funding agency: Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P 29399