Prof. dr Heribert INSAM
Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Institution: University of Innsbruck Department of Microbiology
Current position: Professor of Microbiology
ORCID: 0000-0002-5136-2752
Academic age: 35 years
Website: https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/microbiology/team/insam_heribert/
Scientific key qualifications: Environmental microbiology, biodegradation, compost, soil, wastewater
Most important research achievements: Eduard-Wallnöfer-Preis together with A. Knapp for the Research Project BioTreaT 2010; EU Horizon 2020, Residue2Heat (400 k€), BioTreaT (Research Studios Austria, K-Regio) (700 k€), SARS-CoV-Wastewater Surveillance for Austria (5,200 k€), FWF-project 2strategies4AD (400 k€)
Outline of academic career
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Since 2011 |
Full Professor of Microbiology and Speaker of the Center for Environmental Science and Biotechnology (CERB) |
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2011 – 2021 |
Head of the Dept. of Microbiology |
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2005 – 2007 |
Head of the Research Studio Austria’s Studio BioTreaT |
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1993 |
Habilitation, then Assoc. Prof. at the Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Innsbruck. |
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May 1991 – Jul 1993 |
Research Assistant at the Dept. of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, AT. |
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1988 – Apr 1991 |
Research Scientist at Federal Research Institute for Agriculture, Inst. for Soil Biology, Braunschweig, Germany. |
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Feb. 1986 – Apr 1988 |
Research Assistant at the Kananaskis Centre for Environmental Research, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
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1985 |
PhD "with distinction" in Microbiology, Univ. of Innsbruck |
Research contributions
Heribert Insam (HI) has a high expertise in the field of microbial ecology, ranging from basic to applied research. HI published more than 200 scientific papers in international peer reviewed journals (cited > 10,000 times), his Hirsch-Index is 67 (Google Scholar) and 51 (Web of Science). Initially, the main focus was soil microbiology, since 2007, his central research field became biological waste treatment, including composting, anaerobic digestion and molecular ecology. HI always viewed applied soil microbiology in context with ecological issues, but also in the context of applied science which is reflected in the co-ownership of the spin-off company BiotreaT GmbH, Innsbruck. Outreach activities were always important, as was the connection of Arts and Science. HI has supervised >60 Master’s Thesis and 15 PhD Theses. He is Editor of four books published by Springer: Microbial Communities. Functional versus structural approaches [1997], Microbiology of Composting [2002], Microbes at work [2010] and Recycling of Biomass ashes [2012]. Further, HI is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Applied Soil Ecology and Editorial Board Member of Microorganisms, Anaerobe and Bioresource Technology. Apart from his main affiliations, HI has been working in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, France, Italy, México, South Africa and Thailand.
Supported by Interreg-project CEDRIC
The lecture is carried out with the financial support of The City of Lublin, as part of the Visiting Professors in Lublin Program
