CV of Prof. Dr. Hans-Curt Flemming
Born: September 11, 1947 in Friedrichshafen, Lake Constance
1968 - 1972: Study of chemistry in Stuttgart and Freiburg, Scholarship of Fritz ter Meer-Stiftung, Heinrich-Hörlein-Award of the German Biological Society
1972: Diploma in chemistry
1972 - 1977: Dissertation, Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie, Freiburg: “Biosynthesis of O-Antigens in E. coli“
1977 - 1978: Postdoc, Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie, Freiburg
1978 - 1994: Scientist: Biofouling of ion exchangers and filtration membranes, Institut for Civil Engineering, Univ. Stuttgart; establishment of a biofouling and biofilm research research group
1993: Habilitation: "Biofilms", Universität Stuttgart
1994 - 1996: Establishment of the Department of Biotechnology, Institut for Civil Engineering, TU München
since 1996: Chair for for Aquatic Microbiology, University of Duisburg;
Member of the board of scientific directors of the IWW Centre for Water, Mülheim/Ruhr
since 2001: Managing Director of the Biofilm Centre
since 2001: Concept and implementation of the international Bachelor/Master curriculum "Water science”
Professional experience
1986 – 1996: Managing Director of Consulting company Biofilm Control
1997-1999: Visiting Professor, University of Queensland, Brisbane
1999 – 2001: Honorary Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Since 2003: Member of the IWA Specialist Group Steering Group
2003 - 2006: President, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society
Since 2004: Member of Specialist Group Steering Group of IWA
1998 – 2007: Member of the board of the German Waterchemical Society
Since 2010: Member of Stellenbosch Water Institute Advisory Board
Since 2010: Coordinator of IWA-ISME BioCluster
2011: Guest professor at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Publications: < 250 papers in refereed journals, 9 books (7 in English)
Member of the board of scientific journals:
Biofouling
Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology
International Journal of Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
Reviewer for:
German Research Foundation,
Helmholtz Society
VW-Foundation
Federal Ministry of Research (BMBF)
German Foundation for Environment
EPSRC England
TU Kopenhagen
CSIRO Australia
European Union
Univ. Pretoria, Univ. Stellenbosch
NSF USA, South Africa, Republic of Ireland
NTU, SCELSE
Many microbiological and biotechnological journals
Most recent publications:
Flemming, H.-C., Venkatesan, R., Murthy, P.S., Cooksey, K.C. (eds.): Marine and Industrial Biofouling. Springer, Heidelberg, New York 2009, 328 pp.
Flemming, H.-C., Wingender, J. (2010): The Biofilm Matrix. Nature Rev. Microbiol. 8 623-633
Flemming, H.-C., Wingender, J., Szewzyk, U. (eds.): Biofilm Highlights. Springer Int. Heidelberg, New York, 2011
Flemming, H.-C. (2011): The perfect slime. Coll. Surf. B: Biointerfaces, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 86, 251-259
Wingender, J., Flemming, H.-C. (2011): Biofilms in drinking water and their role as reservoir for pathogens. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health 214, 417-423
Dwidjosiswojo, Z., Richards, J., Moritz, M.M., Dopp, E., Flemming, H.-C., Wingender, J. (2011): Influence of copper ions on the viability and cytotoxicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa under conditions relevant to drinking water. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health 214, 485-492
Flemming, H.-C. (2011): The fate of sins in water. Vom Wasser 109, 15-17
Flemming, H.-C., Bendinger, B., Exner, M., Kistemann, T., Schaule, G., Szewzyk, U., Wingender, J. (2012): The last meters before the tap: where drinking water quality is at risk. In: van der Kooij, D., van der Wielen, P. (eds.): Microbial growth in drinking water distribution systems and tap water installations. IWA Publishing, in press. |