Education
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Year |
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Degree |
Institution: |
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1960 |
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Horticulture certificate |
Landwirtschaftskammer Hannover, Germany |
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1968 |
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Vordiplom in Chemistry (B.S.) |
Univ. of Göttingen, Germany |
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1969 |
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Diplom in (Organic) Chemistry) (M.S.) |
Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Univ. Göttingen |
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1973 |
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Dr. rer. nat. (Microbiology) (Ph.D.) |
Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. Göttingen |
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1983 |
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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:
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1960-1961 |
Horticulturist, Gärtnerei Ev. Johannesstift, Berlin-Spandau, Germany. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1977-1979 |
Research Associate, Dept. Biochemistry, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. Postdoctoral advisors: Prof. Dr. Lars G. Ljungdahl & Prof. Dr. Harry Peck |
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1982-1985 |
Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Georgia, USA |
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1985-1990 |
Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Georgia |
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1982-2010 |
Member of Center for Biological Resource Recovery, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA |
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Since 1983 |
Member of the Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens GA, USA |
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Since 1989 |
Adjunct Professor of Department of Biochemistry, and Member of Center for Studies of Metalloproteins, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA USA |
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Since 1990 |
Professor, Department of Microbiology |
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1997-2001 |
Graduate Coordinator, Department of Microbiology |
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Since 2002 |
Member of UGA Faculty of Engineering |
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2005 -2010 |
University of Georgia Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB); Associate member. |
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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
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Detailed c.v. and complete list of publications and names of former lab members are available on request from juergenwiegel@gmail.com