Head of the Institute of Technical Biocatalysis
Institute of Technical Biocatalysis
Hamburg University of Technology
Denickestr. 15
D-21073 Hamburg
Office: DE15, 1512
Secretary’s office: +49 (0)40 42878 3218
Direct: +49 (0)40 42878 3018
Fax: +49 (0)40 42731 4512
E-mail: liese@tuhh.de
Publications
Curriculum vitae
1988 – 1994 | Studies of Chemistry and Technical Chemistry, University of Bonn, DE |
1994 | Diploma (Dipl. Chem.) in Chemistry, University of Bonn, DE |
1994 – 1998 | PhD-thesis (Prof. Dr. C. Wandrey, Institute of Biotechnology, Research Center Jülich, DE) |
1998 | Doctoral Thesis, University of Bonn (Forschungszentrum Jülich), DE |
1998 – 2003 | Head of ‘Enzyme Group’ (Institute of Biotechnology, Research Center Jülich, DE) and assistant professor (Department of Chemistry, University of Bonn, DE) |
2000 | Pfizer Inc, San Diego, USA |
2003 | University of Bonn, DE, Habilitation |
2003 – 2004 | Professor for Biotechnology at University of Münster |
2005 – present | Professor for Technical Biocatalysis, Head of the Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), DE |
Awards
2003 | Award for Up-and-Coming Teachers in Higher Education in the field of biotechnology, DECHEMA e.V. |
Memberships and other activities
2020 – present | Chairman of the Biotechnology section of DECHEMA e.V |
2019-present | Elected member of Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften – acatech |
2016 – present | Review Board Member of Bioprocess Engineering, DFG (German Science Foundation) |
2014 – present | Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of ChemBioEng Reviews |
2013 – 2020 | Elected member of the board of DECHEMA e.V. |
2012 – present | Chairman of the Association of Alumni and Sponsors of the TUHH e.V. |
2012 – present | Member of the board of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Technical University of Hamburg |
2010 – present | Coordinator of Research Center at TUHH
“Integrated Biotechnology and Process Engineering” |
2009 – 2013 | Elected member of the board of the German Catalysis Society, GeCatS |
2007 – 2008 | Dean of Chemical and Process Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) |
2007 – present | Coordinator of “Kinderforscher an der TUHH” Research with youngsters at the Hamburg University of Technology |
2005 – present | Elected member of the board of the “Biotechnology” community of DECHEMA e.V. |
Memberships: DECHEMA, GDCh, VAAM
Research areas
- Bioprocess development
- Characterization and Optimization of Biocatalytic Processes
- Reaction Engineering Development of Bio- and Chemocatalytic Reaction Sequences
- Non-conventional Biotransformations (solvent-free, high pressure, new process windows)
- Smart Bioreactors
- Online Analysis and Process Control of Chemo- and Biocatalytic Processes Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Publications
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ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4867-9935
6 books, 33 book contributions, 6 patents, 14 patent applications, 166 peer-reviewed journal contributions.