Heribert Insam, Univ. Prof. Dr.
Professor of Microbiology
Director of the Institute of Microbiology
Head, Center for Environmental Research and Biotechnology (CERB)

Institute of Microbiology
Technikerstr. 25d
A-6020 Innsbruck

Building V, 1^st floor

Tel.: +43 512 507 51320
Fax: +43 512 507 2938
Mail: Heribert.Insam@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: www.biotreat.eu; Microbial Resource Management

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Research areas

• Soil microbiology, microbiology of composting, carbon and nutrient cycles
• Anaerobic digestion (Biogas) – from molecular tools to demonstration plants
• Global change microbiology
• Molecular Ecology

Teaching

List of courses ›

• Microbiology (Bachelor UE3)
  
• Biological Seminar (Bachelor SE1)
  
• Microbial Ecology (Bachelor VO1 and Master VO2)
  
• Waste Management (Master VO1 and SE1)
  
• Recycling of Organic Wastes (Master VO1 and SE1)
  
• PhD Seminar (PhD SE1)
  

Projects

• Transferschwerpunktzentrum - BioTreaT: Zentrum für mechanisch- biologische Abfall- und Abwasserbehandlung
• ARAferm - Energieautonome Kläranlageninfrastruktur (alpS)
• From waste to feed: Waste products as a source of protein-rich feedstuff (FWF)
• Phosphor aus Gärresten (Univ. Rostock)
• Modellbasierte Prozesssteuerung von Biogasanlagen (BioProfi-MOST) (BMWF, D)
• D.A.CH.-DecAlp- Effect of climate on coarse woody debris decay dynamics and incorporation into the soils of forested Alpine areas
• Innovative Cropping Techniques to Increase Soil Health in Organic Fruit Tree Crops (BIO-INCROP) (Interreg III)
• KLA:R - Klärschlamm und Abwasser: Ressourcen nutzen (FFG talente regional)
  

Other responsibilities

• Head of the Research Centre for Environmental Research and Biotechnology
  
• Key Researcher, Climate Change Adaptation Technologies - AlpS
• Key Researcher of the Austrian Center for Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB)
  
• Managing Director, BIO4GAS GmbH, Innsbruck
• BioTreaT GmbH, Innsbruck, shareholder
• Editor-in-Chief, Applied Soil Ecology (IF 2.2)
• Editorial Board member of Bioresource Technology (IF 5.0)
• Editorial Board Member of Microorganisms

Publications

List of publications since 2000 › 

Lebenslauf

Geboren am  26.09.1957 in  Zell am See