Emeritus Professor of Microbiology Education Year Degree Institution: 1960 Horticulture certificate Landwirtschaftskammer Hannover, Germany 1968 Vordiplom in Chemistry (B.S.) Univ. of Göttingen, Germany 1969 Diplom in (Organic) Chemistry) (M.S.) Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Univ. Göttingen 1973 Dr. rer. nat. (Microbiology) (Ph.D.) Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. Göttingen 1983 Dr. habil. (Dr. Sc.) (venia legendi for Microbiology) Fachbereich Biologie, Univ. of Göttingen TITLE OF MASTER'S THESIS: "Chemical synthesis of deoxyribonucleotides and deoxyribooligonucleotides with repeating dinucleotide sequence" (engl. transl.). TITLE OF DOCTORAL THESIS: "a-Isopropylmalate synthase from Hydrogenomonas eutropha H16" (engl. transl.). TITLE OF THESIS FOR VENIA LEGENDI IN MICROBIOLOGY: "Isolation and characterization of new thermophilic anaerobic bacteria and their potential for biotechnological processes. (engl. transl.). POSITIONS HELD: 1960-1961 Horticulturist, Gärtnerei Ev. Johannesstift, Berlin-Spandau, Germany. 1969-1973 Diplom-Chemist, Institute for Microbiology (Göttingen) of the "Gesellschaft für Strahlen-und Umweltforschung, München" (Research Inst. for Radiation and Environment) and Univ. Göttingen. 1973-1984 (From 1977 until 1979 and 1982-1984 on the basis of leave of absence). Microbiologist and Diplom-chemist, Inst. for Microbiology, in Göttingen, Germany. 1977-1979 Research Associate, Dept. Biochemistry, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. Postdoctoral advisors: Prof. Dr. Lars G. Ljungdahl & Prof. Dr. Harry Peck 1982-1985 Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Georgia, USA 1985-1990 Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Georgia 1982-2010 Member of Center for Biological Resource Recovery, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA Since 1983 Member of the Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens GA, USA Since 1989 Adjunct Professor of Department of Biochemistry, and Member of Center for Studies of Metalloproteins, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA USA Since 1990 Professor, Department of Microbiology 1997-2001 Graduate Coordinator, Department of Microbiology Since 2002 Member of UGA Faculty of Engineering 2005 -2010 University of Georgia Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB); Associate member. 2006-2010 UGA-Academy of the Environment, Member 2008- Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor in Microbiology HONORS: 1) Fulbright travel grant to Kristjanson, Reikjavik Iceland, 1992 2) Included into Who's Who in Science, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World , Who’s Who in American Education in various years 3) Member of American Academy of Microbiology (elected Fellow 1995) 4) Recognized through Thermoanaerobacterium wiegelii (IJSB46::123-127 (1996) 5) P.R. Edward Award for Outstanding Service and Accomplishments in Microbiology Southeastern Branch of American Society for Microbiology, 1997. 6) American Academy of Sciences-(elected Fellow 2007) 7) UGA Freshman Seminar Teaching Award 2007 8) Bergey’s Medal 2007 Award 9) 2008 UGA-Distinguished Research Professor in Microbiology 10) 2013 Recognized through Bacillus wiegelii Studied subjects AEROBIC– MESOPHILES Leucine Biosyntheis in Knallgas bacteria; Xanthobacter, a chemithoautotrophic microaerophilic associative N2-fixer ANAEROBIC MESOPHILES: Chlorophenol & PCB Dehalogenation Hydroxybenzoate decarboxylation/phenol carboxylation Isolation & Description of novel taxa ANAEROBIC – (EXTREME)THERMOPHILES Isolation & Description of various novel taxa Ethanol Formation by anaerobic thermophiles Acetogenic Bacteria and production of Ca-Mg-Acetate as environmental safe deicer FeIII-dissimilatory Bacteria Alkalithermophiles with doubling times of 10 minutes Cellulose and Hemicellulose degradation Alkaline thermophilic Lipases Development of a rudimentary genetic system for thermophilic anaerobes ANAEROBIC POLYEXTREMOPHILES: Halophilic-alkalithermophiles AEROBIC andPOLYEXTREMOPHILES Isolation / characterization of various hydrolytic enzymes for industrial use Total publications: 241 plus 3 patents. (Partial available at ResearchGate) Detailed c.v. and complete list of publications and names of former lab members are available on request from juergenwiegel@gmail.com
