Forskningsresultat per år
Forskningsresultat per år
Senior research scientist
Forskningsoutput per år
Senior research scientist
Phone (work): no current number
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet Homepage: http://www.DrSteffen.com
Previous professional appointments, work experience
current Nanoform Finland Ltd.
2016-2017 Senior researcher at Department of Environmental Sciences, (UHel)
2014-2016 Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Microbiology and Biotechnology
2008-2015 University Lecturer (yliopistonlehtori) in Microbiology
2008-2013 PI appointed by the Univ. of Helsinki for the project
“Microbial degradation of archaeological wood”
2005-2007 Junior research scientist appointed by the Academy of Finland;
litter decomposition by different fungal groups
2005 Post Doc at the:
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic;
cellulolytic enzymes of litter decomposing fungi
- International Graduate School, Zittau, Germany;
novel peroxidases from wood and litter degrading fungi
- Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
aryl alcohol oxidases in litter-decomposing fungi
1995-2004 Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki;
research scientist and assisting teacher mainly of laboratory courses on
numerous occasions in applied microbiology and environmental
biotechnology
1996 Federal Research Center of Agriculture, Braunschweig, Germany;
soil bioremediation
1995 Primalco Biotech, Finland; scale-up production of cellulolytic enzymes
1993 Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig;
Germany; anaerobic bacteria in waste water treatment
Education and academic career
1990 Graduated (Abitur) from the Humboldt Gymnasium, Gifhorn, Germany
1990-1991 Military service in Vekaranjärvi, Finland
1998 M.Sc. (Microbiology), Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
1999-2003 Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Environmental Science and Technology
2003 Ph.D. (Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology), "Degradation of recalcitrant biopolymers and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by litter-decomposing basidiomycetous fungi",
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
2005 Post Doc year in the EU (Czech Republic, Germany, and Spain)
2008 Project leader and university lecturer
17.3.2010 Docent in Microbiology, University of Helsinki
3/2014 Coordinator of MBDP
Academic awards and honors
-First prize for the best doctoral thesis published in series “Dissertationes Biocentri Viikki Universitatis Helsingiensis” 2004.
-Winner of the best mycological photo (#28) during the 8th International Mycological Conference in Cairns, Australia 2006.
Major research funding as principal investigator
2008-2013 "Microbial degradation of archaeological wood"
University of Helsinki Foundation and Wihuri Foundation
2009-2010 "Quantifying microbial degradation in archaeological waterlogged wood with ultrasound" Finnish Cultural Foundation
2005-2007 "Comparative evaluation of degradative activities in litter-decomposing and facultative mycorrhiza-forming fungi" The Academy of Finland
1999-2003 "Degradation of recalcitrant biopolymers and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by litter-decomposing basidiomycetous fungi"
Academy of Finland graduate school funding (EnSTe)
1996 Ekokem master thesis grand
Major research funding as part of a consortium projects
2016-2017 “Soil bioremediation using abattoir waste (REMSOIL)” Tekes
2014-2017 "Space for Science", ERASMUS+ EU-project
2009-2011 "Bioremediation of contaminated soil with fungi (PIMA-FUN)"
Tekes
2006-2010 "Making in situ bioremediation the primary choice (BIOKUNTO)"
Tekes
2007-2009 "Removal of endocrine disruptors from waste waters using fungal oxidative enzymes" Maj & Tor Nessling Foundation
2007-2009 "Fungal reduction of organic matter in contaminated soil (OMPAS)"
Tekes
2001-2009 "Consortium: Soil biology: Remediation, Fertilization, and Control of Plant Disease" Helsinki University Environmental Research Centre (HERC)
2005-2007 "Bioremediation of contaminated soils" Maj & Tor Nessling Foundation and
the Academy of Finland
2002-2007 Microbial Resources Center of Excellence in Research, Academy of Finland
2004-2005 "Fungal bioremediation of wood and soil contaminated by polychlorinated phenols, dioxins and furans in old saw mill areas" Maj & Tor Nessling Foundation, Ekokem
2001-2004 "Bioconversion of recalcitrant soil organic matter by litter-decomposing
basidiomycetous fungi" The Academy of Finland
1999-2002 "Biodiversity and humus: Direct effects of clear-cutting on microbial and micro-faunal biodiversity of pine rhizosphere and humus soil" Finnish Biodiversity Research Programme FIBRE
Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
Steffen, K. (Projektledare)
01/10/2009 → 31/12/2013
Projekt: Forskningsprojekt
Steffen, K. (Deltagare) & Montonen, L. (Deltagare)
01/01/2008 → 31/12/2012
Projekt: Forskningsprojekt
Steffen, K. (Talare: Presentation)
Aktivitet: Typer för deltagande i eller organisering av evenemang › Arrangemang av och deltagande i konferens/workshop/kurs/seminarium
Steffen, K. (Besökande forskare)
Aktivitet: Typer för besök till extern institution › Akademisk besök på annan institution
Steffen, K. (Förhandsgranskare)
Aktivitet: Examinationstyper › Förhandsgranskare av doktorsavhandling
Steffen, K. (Besökande forskare)
Aktivitet: Typer för besök till extern institution › Akademisk besök på annan institution
Steffen, K. (Värd)
Aktivitet: Typer för att vara värd för en besökare › Akademiskt besök på HU