California Institute of Technology

Roland S. Hatzenpichler
Roland S. Hatzenpichler's CV

Full CV available on request


Postdoc

since Jul. 2011, advisor: Victoria Orphan, Professor of Geobiology

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, USA

current position: Marie Curie fellow, supported via an Erwin Schroedinger postdoctoral scholarship of the Austrian Science Fund

Jul. 2011-Jul. 2012: O.K. Earl postdoctoral scholar in Geobiology




PhD

May 2006 - Jun. 2011, advisor: Michael Wagner, Full Professor for Microbial Ecology

Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Austria

Thesis title: Identification and characterization of novel ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria

Title of qualification: Doctor rerum naturalium (Doctor of natural sciences, PhD)

2007-2009: DOC-fellow of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 

2012: Doc.Award for outstanding PhD-thesis by the City of Vienna, Austria


Master of science

Apr. 2005 - Apr. 2006, advisors: Dr. Holger Daims and Michael Wagner, Full Professor for Microbial Ecology

Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Austria

Thesis title: Diversity analyses and in situ detection of nitrifying prokaryotes in hot springs and primeval forest soil

Title of qualification: Magister rerum naturalium (Master of natural sciences)



Undergraduate studies

Oct. 2001 - Apr. 2005, University of Vienna, Austria. Study of microbiology and genetics. Completion of studies with distinction

 

Additional training

Jun. 13 - Jul. 30, 2009

Participation in the Microbial Diversity course led by Assoc. Prof. Daniel Buckley and Prof. Steven Zinder

Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole (MA), USA



Grants and fellowships (totaling ~333,000 $)

2011, O.K. Earl postdoctoral fellowship in Geobiology by the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology [Jul. 2011 - Jul. 2012]

2011, Erwin Schrӧdinger postdoctoral scholarship of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) at Caltech. Project title: Detection, identification and localization of crucial proteins of microbial consortia involved in the anaerobic oxidation of methane. Top-down: from meta- to subcellular level [Jul. 2012 - Jul. 2014]

2007, Doctoral fellowship (DOC) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Project title: Ammonia-oxidation at extreme temperatures: on the origin and limits of nitrification at the Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria [Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2009]

 

Awards, scholarships & competitive travel grants (totaling ~12,000 $)

2012, Travel award of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)

2011, Doc.Award for outstanding PhD-thesis by the City of Vienna, Austria

2010, Scholarship by the Gordon and Betty Moore foundation

2009, Scholarship by the University of Vienna

2009, Scholarship by the Gordon and Betty Moore foundation

2009, Scholarship by the Austrian federal state Styria

2008, Travel award of the University of Vienna

2008, Travel award of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)

2007, Poster award of the Thermophiles conference. Bergen, Norway

-2007, Three travel grants of the European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA)

 

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