Prof. Dr. Michael Hans-Peter Studer

• Research group leader 'Laboratory for bioenergy and biochemicals'

• Professor for renewable raw materials and energy sources

• Developing technologies for converting inedible biomass such as waste wood, farmyard manure, slurry and maize straw into high-quality chemicals and fuels

• BA Agronomie

• BLAx522 Material and energetic use of biomass

• BLAx342 Renewable energies

• BLAx952 Biogas

• BUUt032 Novel technologies - energy technology

• Use of renewable energy and raw material sources (from 2022)

• Consolidated Bioprocessing

• Microbial consortia

• Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

• Developing technologies for converting inedible biomass such as waste wood, farmyard manure, slurry and maize straw into high-quality chemicals and fuels

• 08.2012 - today Professor of renewable raw materials and energies BFH-HAFL, Switzerland
• 08.2009 - 07.2012 Prinicipal investigator SNF Ambizione fellowship project ETHZ, Switzerland
• 10.2006 - 04.2009 Post-Doctoral scholar, group prof. Dr. C.E. Wyman University of Califormia, Riverside
• 09.2005 - 05.2006 Post-Doctoral scholar, group of Pfor. Dr. Ph. Rudolf von Rohr ETHZ, Switzerland

• 04.2001 - 09.2005 Dr. sc. techn. ETHZ, group of Prof. Dr. Ph. Rudolf von Rohr ETHZ, Switzerland
• 10.1997 - 04.2000 Dipl. Process-engineer ETHZ ETHZ, Switzerland
• 10.1995 - 10.1997 Basic studies mechanical engineering EPFL, Switzerland

• SNF-Sinergia Verbundprojekt "Optimizing lipid production and in-situ extraction in biofilm immobilized microalgae"

• Shahab, R. L., Brethauer Studer, S., Luterbacher, J. S., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2020). Engineering of ecological niches to create stable artificial consortia for complex biotransformations. In Current Opinion in Biotechnology (Vol. 62). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.9835

• Studer, M. H.-P., Balan, R., Antczak, A., Brethauer Studer, S., & Zielenkiewicz, T. (2020). Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Beechwood. Part 1: Comparison of the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Washed Solids and Whole Pretreatment Slurry at Different Solid Loadings. In Energies (Vol. 13, Issue 14). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.14123

• Brethauer Studer, S., Antczak, A., Balan, R., Zielenkiewicz, T., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2020). Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Beechwood. Part 2: Quantification of Cellulase Inhibitors and Their Effect on Avicel Hydrolysis. In Energies (Vol. 13, Issue 14). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.14121

• Studer, M. H.-P., Brethauer Studer, S., & Shahab, R. L. (2020). Impacts of biofilms on the conversion of cellulose. In Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Vol. 104, Issue 12). Springer. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.14124

• Studer, M. H.-P., Shahab, R. L., Brethauer Studer, S., Davey, M. P., Smith, A. G., Vignolini, S., & Luterbacher, J. S. (2020). A heterogeneous microbial consortium producing short-chain fatty acids from lignocellulose. In Science (Vol. 369, Issue 6507). American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.14125

• Xiros, C., Shahab, R., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2019). A cellulolytic fungal biofilm enhances the consolidated bioconversion of cellulose to short chain fatty acids by the rumen microbiome. In Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (Vol. 103, Issue 8). Springer. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.9595

• Rozmysłowicz, B., Yeap, J. H., Elkhaiary, A. M. I., Talebi Amiri, M., Shahab, R., Questell-Santiago, Y. M., Xiros, C., Le Monnier, B. P., Studer, M. H.-P., & Luterbacher, J. S. (2019). Catalytic valorization of the acetate fraction of biomass to aromatics and its integration into the carboxylate platform. In Green Chemistry (Vol. 21, Issue 10). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.9598

• Seidel, C.-M., Brethauer Studer, S., Gyenge, L., Rudolf von Rohr, P., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2019). Two-stage steam explosion pretreatment of softwood with 2-naphthol as carbocation scavenger. In Biotechnology for Biofuels (Vol. 12, Issue 1). BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.9596

• Shahab, R., Luterbacher, J. S., Brethauer Studer, S., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2018). Consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass to lactic acid by a synthetic fungal-bacterial consortium. In Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Vol. 115, Issue 5). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8112

• Yeap, J. H., Héroguel, F., Shahab, R., Rozmysłowicz, B., Studer, M. H.-P., & Luterbacher, J. S. (2018). Selectivity Control during the Single-Step Conversion of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids to Linear Olefins. In ACS Catalysis (Vol. 8, Issue 11). ACS. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/40154

• Studer, M. H.-P., & Xiros, C. (2017). A Multispecies Fungal Biofilm Approach to Enhance the Celluloyltic Efficiency of Membrane Reactors for Consolidated Bioprocessing of Plant Biomass. In Frontiers in Microbiology (Vol. 8). Frontiers Research Foundation. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10119

• Pielhop, T., Reinhard, C., Hecht, C., Del Bene, L., Studer, M. H.-P., & Rudolf von Rohr, P. (2017). Application potential of a carbocation scavenger in autohydrolysis and dilute acid pretreatment to overcome high softwood recalcitrance. In Biomass and Bioenergy (Vol. 105). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8101

• Brethauer Studer, S., Shahab, R., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2017). Enhanced simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of pretreated beech wood by in situ treatment with the white rot fungus Irpex lacteus in a membrane aerated biofilm reactor. In Bioresource Technology (Vol. 237). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8096

• Pielhop, T., Amgarten, J., Studer, M. H.-P., & von Rohr, P. R. (2017). Pilot-scale steam explosion pretreatment with 2-naphthol to overcome high softwood recalcitrance. In Biotechnology for Biofuels (Vol. 10, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8025

• Seidel, C.-M., Pielhop, T., Studer, M. H.-P., & Rudolf von Rohr, P. (2017). The influence of the explosive decompression in steam-explosion pretreatment on the enzymatic digestibility of different biomasses. In Faraday Discussions (Vol. 202). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/39032

• Pielhop, T., Amgarten, J., von Rohr, P. R., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2016). Steam explosion pretreatment of softwood: the effect of the explosive decompression on enzymatic digestibility. In Biotechnology for Biofuels (Vol. 9, Issue 1). BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8536

• Brethauer Studer, S., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2015). Biochemical Conversion Processes of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals – A Review. In Chimia (Vol. 69, Issue 10). Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.6094

• Pielhop, T., Larrazábal, G. O., Studer, M. H.-P., Brethauer Studer, S., Seidel, C.-M., & Rudolf von Rohr, P. (2015). Lignin repolymerisation in spruce autohydrolysis pretreatment increases cellulase deactivation. In Green Chemistry (Vol. 17, Issue 6). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8355

• Li, M., Cao, S., Meng, X., Studer, M. H.-P., Wyman, C. E., Ragauskas, A. J., & Pu, Y. (2017). The effect of liquid hot water pretreatment on the chemical–structural alteration and the reduced recalcitrance in poplar. In Biotechnology for Biofuels (Vol. 10, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8024

• Trajano, H. L., DeMartini, J. D., Studer, M. H.-P., & Wyman, C. E. (2013). Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Fluidized Sand Bath and a Steam Chamber for Reactor Heating. In Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (Vol. 52, Issue 13). American Chemical Society. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/32124

• Cao, S., Pu, Y., Studer, M. H.-P., Wyman, C., & Ragauskas, A. J. (2012). Chemical transformations of Populus trichocarpa during dilute acid pretreatment. In RSC Advances (Vol. 2, Issue 29). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10124

• Samuel, R., Foston, M., Jaing, N., Cao, S., Allison, L., Studer, M. H.-P., Wyman, C., & Ragauskas, A. J. (2011). HSQC (heteronuclear single quantum coherence) 13C–1H correlation spectra of whole biomass in perdeuterated pyridinium chloride–DMSO system: An effective tool for evaluating pretreatment. In Fuel (Vol. 90, Issue 9). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10125

• Brethauer Studer, S., Studer, M. H.-P., Yang, B., & Wyman, C. E. (2011). The effect of bovine serum albumin on batch and continuous enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis mixed by stirring or shaking. In Bioresource Technology (Vol. 102, Issue 10). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10126

• Studer, M. H.-P., DeMartini, J. D., Davis, M. F., Sykes, R. W., Davison, B., Keller, M., Tuskan, G. A., & Wyman, C. E. (2011). Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release. In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Vol. 108, Issue 15). National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10127

• Studer, M. H.-P., Brethauer Studer, S., DeMartini, J. D., McKenzie, H. L., & Wyman, C. E. (2011). Co-hydrolysis of hydrothermal and dilute acid pretreated populus slurries to support development of a high-throughput pretreatment system. In Biotechnology for Biofuels (Vol. 4, Issue 1). BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10129

• Studer, M. H.-P., DeMartini, J. D., Brethauer Studer, S., McKenzie, H. L., & Wyman, C. E. (2010). Engineering of a high-throughput screening system to identify cellulosic biomass, pretreatments, and enzyme formulations that enhance sugar release. In Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Vol. 105, Issue 2). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10130

• DeMartini, J. D., Studer, M. H.-P., & Wyman, C. E. (2010). Small-scale and automatable high-throughput compositional analysis of biomass. In Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Vol. 108, Issue 2). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10128

• Brethauer Studer, S., & Studer, M. H.-P. (2014). Consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose by a microbial consortium. In Energy & Environmental Science (Vol. 7, Issue 4). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.8237

• Studer, M. H.-P., & Rudolf von Rohr, P. (2007). Novel membrane bioreactor: Able to cope with fluctuating loads, poorly water soluble VOCs, and biomass accumulation. In Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Vol. 99, Issue 1). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.10131

• Member of the library commission

"Novel system for the direct fermentation of pretreated lignocellulosic material to ethanol in a single reactor"

• Robert L. Shahab PhD: Labor division in engineered cross-kingdom consortia: Consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass to carboxylic acids 2019

• David B. Dempfle PhD: Model-based scale-up of a continuously operated consolidated bioprocess based on a microbial consortium for the production of ethanol 2021

• German - Native or bilingual proficiency
• English - Full professional proficiency
• French - Professional working proficiency