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!!!Steiner, Walter
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__Ao.Univ.-Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. tit.Univ.-Prof. Walter Steiner__
Biotechnologie
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[{Image src='Walter Steiner.jpg' caption='' class='image_left' alt='Professor Steiner'}]
Petersgasse 12/I \\
A-8010 Graz\\
Tel. +43 316 873 8420\\
Fax +43 316 873 8434 \\
[walter.steiner@TUGraz.at|mailto:walter.steiner@TUGraz.at]\\
[www.biote.tugraz.at|https://www.tugraz.at/institute/biote/home] \\
6510 - Institut für Biotechnologie und Bioprozeßtechnik \\
Technische Universität Graz \\
Erzherzog-Johann-Universität
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!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.
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!!Ehrenamtliche Mitarbeit am Austria-Forum als Mitglied des Editorial Boards
Walter Steiner hat viel wichtige Kontakte geknüpft. Er hat aber auch ein Buch über seine Heimatstadt selbst beigetragen und andere vermittelt.
!Buch:
*[Ottenheims Vergangenheit|web-books/ausottensheims00de1997iicm] (Vom [Vater|AEIOU/Steiner,_Walter] des hier vorgestellten Walter Steiner)
!Beispiele vermittelter Bücher:
*[100 Jahre Steyrdruchbruch|web-books/100jahresteyer00de2008iicm]
*[Der oberösterreichische Landtag|web-books/ooelandtag00de1998iicm]
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