Steiner, Walter#

* 31. 3. 1946

Ao.Univ.-Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. tit.Univ.-Prof. Walter Steiner

Biotechnologie

Petersgasse 12/I
A-8010 Graz

Tel. +43 316 873 8420
Fax +43 316 873 8434

walter.steiner nospam@TUGraz.at @TUGraz.at
www.biote.tugraz.at

6510 - Institut für Biotechnologie und Bioprozeßtechnik

Technische Universität Graz
Erzherzog-Johann-Universität

Curriculum vitae#

Name: Walter STEINER
Birthday: 31 March 1946
Place of birth: Schärding / Inn, Oberösterreich
Country: Austria

Marital status: married, 3 children

Primary school: 1952 - 1956 Volksschule Ottensheim, O.Ö.
Secondary school: 1956 -1965 Humanistisches Gymnasium Wilhering, O.Ö.

University education and career: #

1965 - 1973 Study: “Technical Chemistry”. Technical University of Graz

9.3.1973 Diploma degree “Diplomingenieur”, in Technical Chemistry

1973 -1974 Assistant at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Techn. Univ. Graz

1974 - 1988 Assistant at the Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Waste Treatment, Techn. Univ. Graz

28.6.1980 Doctoral degree, Dr. techn. (Equivalent to PhD) with honours in Biotechnology, TU- Graz

1982 Postdoc at the “National Institute of Chemistry”, Ljubljana, Slovenia

25.5.1988 Habilitation or Venia legendi in Biotechnology, Academic lecturer/reader, Degree of a “University Docent”

4.10.1988 Associate Professor

since 1988 Member of the board of directors of the Austrian Society for Biotechnology

1988-1994 Local Branch Leader of the Austrian Society for Biotechnology

since 1991 Austrian Delegate at the European Federation of Biotechnology (ESAB), Working Party “Applied Biocatalysis”

1992 - 1994 Vice-President of the Austrian Society for Biotechnology

1.9.1994 a. o. Univ. Professor since

18.9.1995 Honorary Member of the “National Institute Chemistry”, of Slovenia, Ljubljana

1996-1998 Member of the Senate of the University

1994 -1997 President of the Austrian Society for Biotechnology

1997-1999 Vice-President of the Austrian Society for Biotechnology

1.10.2000 - 31.12.2004 Head of Department Institute of Biotechnology, TU Graz

1.1.2005 Vice-Head of Department Institute Biotechnology and Bioprocess technology, TU Graz

since 2008 Member of the Scientific Board and Honorary Member of the “SZI-Dunaj - Slovenski znanstveni institute”, Wien since 1.11.2009 retired.

8.7.2021 Award of the Decoration of Honour of the Provincial Capital of Graz in Gold

20.5.2022 Honorary Member of “alumniTUGraz 1887”

Univ.Prof. Walter Steiner was also head of the “Enzyme - Technology” group in the department of Biotechnology at the Graz University of Technology. In addition to teaching Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Enzyme Technology, Wood Protection, Process Control and Optimisation in Biotechnology at the Graz University of Technology, he was appointed as external examiner and teacher at several Universities at home and abroad and member of the Editorial Board of different scientifically recognized journals. (Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology, J. Biotechnology, Engineering in Life Sciences, Chemical & Engineering Technology, Acta Chimica Slovenica, Food Technology and Biotechnology,….). Evaluator in different national and international activities including EC projects. He was acting as grant holder in the Tempus -Joint project "New curriculum models for educating food engineers" (JEP-40065-2005). He was Member of the scientific reference group of the EC-project: “Reinforcing Georgian international cooperation capacities in the field of Food and Biotechnologies”.

His research was focused on “Enzymes involved in the degradation of natural biopolymers”, “Enzymes for enhanced biogas(methane) production”, on “Enzymes in Pulp and Paper Industries”. on “Isolation and Characterization of Starch-phosphorylases”, in “Biofunctionalization of Polymers” and on “Enzymes involved in the Biodegradation of Environmentally Difficult-degradable Compounds” as well as on “Enzymes from Extremophiles” and on “Biocatalysis and Biotransformations”. He organized several scientific Meetings, Symposia and Summer Schools.

More than 200 publications in refereed journals, 5 patents, over 200 lectures and posters, several other contributions in books, etc. show his scientific record and activities.

Ehrenamtliche Mitarbeit am Austria-Forum als Mitglied des Editorial Boards#

Buch:#

• Ottenheims Vergangenheit (Vom Vater des hier vorgestellten Walter Steiner)

Beispiele vermittelter Bücher:#

• 100 Jahre Steyrdruchbruch
• Der oberösterreichische Landtag