Dr. Simon K.M.R. Rittmann, Privatdoz.

Leader of the Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group

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1030 Wien, Djerassiplatz 1
T: +43-1-4277-76513
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Mail: simon.rittmann@univie.ac.at 

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Curriculum Vitae

Work experience

Since 07/2021Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Arkeon GmbH, Tulln a.d. Donau, Austria
Since 01/2017

PI and Head of the Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

01/2014 - 12/2016

Universitätsassistent, Post Doc, University of Vienna, Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, Department of Ecogenomics and Systems Biology, Vienna, Austria

11/2012 - 12/2013

Post Doc - Krajete GmbH, Linz, Austria

10/2009 - 12/2012

"Development of an optimized application portfolio of biological methanogenesis", FFG Project, No. 830003, Department of Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

02/2007 - 04/2009

Research Assistant, Intercell AG, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Vienna, Austria

01/2006 - 11/2006

“Cropgen” - Renewable energy from crops and agrowastes, EU project, Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

05/2003 - 04/2004

“Halobakterien aus permischem Salz”, FWF Project: P 13995, Institute of Genetics and General Biology, Faculty of NaturalSciences, University of Salzburg, Austria

Education

07/2020

Habilitation
Venia docendi in Microbiology and Biotechnology at the University of Vienna, Austria

04/2013

Graduation: Dr. techn. 
Doktor der Technischen Wissenschaften, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

10/2009 - 12/2012

Doctorate
"Bioprocess development and quantitative analysis of biomethane production and dark fermentative biohydrogen production”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

03/2009

Graduation with honours: MSc 
Magister der Biologie, University of Salzburg, Austria

01/2008 - 01/2009

Diploma Study 
“Overview on fermentative microorganisms capable of biohydrogen production - a putative comprehensive survey of literature", Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, Austria

02/2006

Graduation with honours: MSc 
Magister der Biologie, University of Salzburg, Austria

09/2004 - 10/2005

Diploma Study 
"Identification of 14-3-3 isoforms in Lilium longiflorum pollen”, Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, Austria

03/2005 - 02/2006

University Studies 
Magisterstudium: Botanik/Pflanzenbiologie, University of Salzburg, Austria

04/2003 - 03/2009

University Studies 
Magisterstudium: Genetik/Biotechnologie, University of Salzburg, Austria

03/2003

Graduation: Bachelor 
Bakkalaureus der Biologie, University of Salzburg, Austria

10/1999 - 03/2003

University Studies 
Bakkalaureatstudium: Genetik/Molekularbiologie, University of Salzburg, Austria

Publications

Utilization of formate by the Crenarchaeon Desulfurococcus amylolyticus DSM 16532. / Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Reischl, Barbara; Ergal, Ipek.
Book of Abstracts – Workshop on Gas in Biotechnology. 2019.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in BuchBeitrag in Konferenzband


Intact polar lipid and core lipid inventory of the hydrothermal vent methanogens Methanocaldococcus villosus and Methanothermococcus okinawensis. / Baumann, Lydia; Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Bauersachs, Thorsten et al.
in: Organic Geochemistry, Band 126, 12.2018, S. 33-42.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


The physiological effect of heavy metals and volatile fatty acids on Methanococcus maripaludis S2. / Abdel Azim, Annalisa; Rittmann, Simon K-M R; Fino, Debora et al.
in: Biotechnology for Biofuels, Band 11, Nr. 1, 301, 02.11.2018.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Metabolic reconstruction and experimental verification of glucose utilization in Desulfurococcus amylolyticus DSM 16532. / Reischl, Barbara; Ergal, Ipek; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: Folia Microbiologica, Band 63, Nr. 6, 10.1007/s12223-018-0612-5, 11.2018, S. 713-723.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikel


Physiology and methane productivity of Methanobacterium thermaggregans. / Mauerhofer, Lisa-Maria; Reischl, Barbara; Schmider, Tilman et al.
in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Band 102, Nr. 17, 09.2018, S. 7643-7656.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Biohydrogen production characteristics of Desulfurococcus amylolyticus DSM 16532. / Reischl, Barbara; Ergal, Ipek; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Band 43, Nr. 18, 03.05.2018, S. 8747-8753.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftShort CommunicationPeer Reviewed


Evidence for archaeal methanogenesis within veins at the onshore serpentinite-hosted Chimaera seeps, Turkey. / Zwicker, Jennifer; Birgel, Daniel; Bach, Wolfgang et al.
in: Chemical Geology, Band 483, 20.04.2018, S. 567-580.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Kinetics, multivariate statistical modelling, and physiology of CO2-based biological methane production. / Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Seifert, Arne; Bernacchi, Sebastian.
in: Applied Energy, Band 216, 15.04.2018, S. 751-760.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Host-Polarized Cell Growth in Animal Symbionts. / Pende, Nika; Wang, Jinglan; Weber, Philipp M et al.
in: Current Biology, Band 28, Nr. 7, 02.04.2018, S. 1039-1051.e5.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Biological methane production under putative Enceladus-like conditions. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Pappenreiter, Patricia; Zwicker, Jennifer et al.
in: Nature Communications, Band 9, Nr. 1, 748 , 27.02.2018.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Methan auf Enceladus könnte teilweise biologischen Ursprungs sein. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Bach, Wolfgang.
in: Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Band 9, 2018, S. 16-17.

Veröffentlichungen: Anderer Beitrag in PeriodikumZeitungs-/Magazinartikel


The physiology and biotechnology of dark fermentative biohydrogen production. / Ergal, Ipek; Fuchs, Werner (Mitarbeiter*in); Hasibar, Benedikt (Mitarbeiter*in) et al.
in: Biotechnology Advances, Band 36, Nr. 8, 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.10.005, 2018.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


The physiology of trace elements in biological methane production. / Abdel Azim, Annalisa; Pruckner, Christian; Kolar, Philipp et al.
in: Bioresource Technology, Band 241, 10.2017, S. 775-786.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Evidence for archaeal methanogenesis within in situ veins at the onshore peridotite-hosted Chimaera seeps, Turkey. / Zwicker, Jennifer; Birgel, Daniel; Bach, Wolfgang et al.
2017. GeoBremen 2017, Bremen, Deutschland.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag zu KonferenzSonstiger Konferenzbeitrag


Method for indirect quantification of CH4 production via H2O production using hydrogenotrophic methanogens. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso.
in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Band 7, 532, 29.04.2016.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


Habitability beyond the snow line: The potential of icy moons to serve as a habitat for life-as-we-know it; / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Leitner, Johannes et al.
in: Abstracts of the Astrophysics of Planetary Habitability Conference, 2016.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftMeeting Abstract/Conference PaperPeer Reviewed


Assessing the Ecophysiology of Methanogens in the Context of Recent Astrobiological and Planetological Studies. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Schleper, Christa; Firneis, Maria G et al.
in: Life, Band 5, Nr. 4, 03.12.2015, S. 1652-1686.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed


The potential of Methanogenic Life in the Solar System. / Taubner, Ruth-Sophie; Firneis, Maria Gertrude; Leitner, Johannes et al.
in: Abstracts of the EPSC-DPS, Band 10, ESPC2015-583, 10.2015.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftMeeting Abstract/Conference Paper


Meteorite-associated growth physiology of the iron oxidizing extremophile Metallosphaera sedula. / Zebec, Ziga; Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Schleper, Christa et al.
2015. Beitrag in EGU General Assembly 2015, Wien, Österreich.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag zu KonferenzPaper


One-carbon substrate-based biohydrogen production: Microbes, mechanism, and productivity. / Rittmann, Simon Karl-Maria Rasso; Lee, Hyun Sook; Lim, Jae Kyu et al.
in: Biotechnology Advances, Band 33, Nr. 1, 01.01.2015, S. 165-177.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelPeer Reviewed