Institute of Biosciences
Research Group Biohydrometallurgy & Microbiology
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Sabrina Hedrich
Focus in Teaching:
- Biomining for Engineers and Geoscientists
- Molecular ecology
Focus in Research:
- Physiology and taxonomy of acidophiles
- Iron-/sulfur-metabolising acidophiles
- Acidophilic sulfate-reducers
- Biomining of primary and secondary resources
- Selective metal recovery from mine-impacted waters (biosorption and biomineralisation)
- Microbial diversity and ecology
Research Group Biology & Ecology
Prof. Dr. Hermann Heilmeier
Focus in Teaching:
- Principles of biology and ecology
- Field ecology and applied ecology
- Nature conservation and landscape ecology
- Ecosystem analysis and ecosystem management
- Habitat and landscape management
Focus in Research:
- Ecophysiology of plants
- Phytomining, phytoextraction, phytoremediation
- Vegetation and community ecology
- Biodiversity, nature conservation biology
- Bioindication, indicator concepts
- Management of post-mining landscapes
Research Group Environmental Microbiology
Prof. Dr. Michael Schlömann
Focus in Teaching:
- General microbiology
- Protein biochemistry
- Molecular genetic
- Microbial degradation of environmental pollutants
- Molecular ecology
- Biotechnology in mining
Focus in Research:
- Microbial treatment of mine waters
- Synthesis of fine chemicals, e.g. enantiomerically pure chemicals, by bacteria or their enzymes
- Microbial degradation of environmental pollutants
- Microbiology in the subsurface
- Microbial leaching of metals from ores and residual materials