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, Robert L.; Brethauer Studer, Simone; Luterbacher, Jeremy S.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2020). Engineering of ecological niches to create stable artificial consortia for complex biotransformations Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 62, pp. 129-136. Elsevier 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.09.008 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2019.09.008>

• Balan, Robert; Antczak, Andrzej; Brethauer Studer, Simone; Zielenkiewicz, Tomasz; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2020). Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Beechwood. Part 1: Comparison of the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Washed Solids and Whole Pretreatment Slurry at Different Solid Loadings Energies, 13(14), p. 3653. MDPI 10.3390/en13143653 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13143653>

• Brethauer Studer, Simone; Antczak, Andrzej; Balan, Robert; Zielenkiewicz, Tomasz; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2020). Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Beechwood. Part 2: Quantification of Cellulase Inhibitors and Their Effect on Avicel Hydrolysis Energies, 13(14), p. 3638. MDPI 10.3390/en13143638 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13143638>

• Brethauer Studer, Simone; Shahab, Robert L.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2020). Impacts of biofilms on the conversion of cellulose Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 104(12), pp. 5201-5212. Springer 10.1007/s00253-020-10595-y <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10595-y>

• Shahab, Robert L.; Brethauer Studer, Simone; Davey, Matthew P.; Smith, Alison G.; Vignolini, Silvia; Luterbacher, Jeremy S.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2020). A heterogeneous microbial consortium producing short-chain fatty acids from lignocellulose Science, 369(6507), eabb1214. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 10.1126/science.abb1214 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abb1214>

• Xiros, Charilaos; Shahab, Robert; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2019). A cellulolytic fungal biofilm enhances the consolidated bioconversion of cellulose to short chain fatty acids by the rumen microbiome Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 103(8), pp. 3355-3365. Springer 10.1007/s00253-019-09706-1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-019-09706-1>

• Rozmysłowicz, Bartosz; Yeap, Jher Hau; Elkhaiary, Ahmed M. I.; Talebi Amiri, Masoud; Shahab, Robert; Questell-Santiago, Ydna M.; Xiros, Charilaos; Le Monnier, Benjamin P.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Luterbacher, Jeremy S. (2019). Catalytic valorization of the acetate fraction of biomass to aromatics and its integration into the carboxylate platform Green Chemistry, 21(10), pp. 2801-2809. Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/c9gc00513g <http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9gc00513g>

• Seidel, Christoph-Maximilian; Brethauer Studer, Simone; Gyenge, László; Rudolf von Rohr, Philipp; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2019). Two-stage steam explosion pretreatment of softwood with 2-naphthol as carbocation scavenger Biotechnology for Biofuels, 12(1), pp. 1-12. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13068-019-1373-3 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1373-3>

• Shahab, Robert; Luterbacher, Jeremy S.; Brethauer Studer, Simone; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2018). Consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass to lactic acid by a synthetic fungal-bacterial consortium Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 115(5), pp. 1207-1215. Wiley 10.1002/bit.26541 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.26541>

• Yeap, Jher Hau; Héroguel, Florent; Shahab, Robert; Rozmysłowicz, Bartosz; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Luterbacher, Jeremy S. (2018). Selectivity Control during the Single-Step Conversion of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids to Linear Olefins ACS Catalysis, 8(11), pp. 10769-10773. ACS 10.1021/acscatal.8b03370 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b03370>

• Xiros, Charilaos; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2017). A Multispecies Fungal Biofilm Approach to Enhance the Celluloyltic Efficiency of Membrane Reactors for Consolidated Bioprocessing of Plant Biomass Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01930 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01930>

• Pielhop, Thomas; Reinhard, Claudio; Hecht, Christian; Del Bene, Luca; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Rudolf von Rohr, Philipp (2017). Application potential of a carbocation scavenger in autohydrolysis and dilute acid pretreatment to overcome high softwood recalcitrance Biomass and Bioenergy, 105, pp. 164-173. Elsevier 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.07.005 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.07.005>

• Brethauer Studer, Simone; Shahab, Robert; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (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 Bioresource Technology, 237(Elsevi), pp. 135-138. 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.050 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.050>

• Pielhop, Thomas; Amgarten, Janick; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; von Rohr, Philipp Rudolf (2017). Pilot-scale steam explosion pretreatment with 2-naphthol to overcome high softwood recalcitrance Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10(1), pp. 1-13. 10.1186/s13068-017-0816-y <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-017-0816-y>

• Seidel, Christoph-M.; Pielhop, Thomas; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Rudolf von Rohr, Philipp (2017). The influence of the explosive decompression in steam-explosion pretreatment on the enzymatic digestibility of different biomasses Faraday Discussions, 202, pp. 269-280. Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/c7fd00066a <http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7fd00066a>

• Pielhop, Thomas; Amgarten, Janick; von Rohr, Philipp Rudolf; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2016). Steam explosion pretreatment of softwood: the effect of the explosive decompression on enzymatic digestibility Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9(1) BioMed Central 10.1186/s13068-016-0567-1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0567-1>

• Brethauer Studer, Simone; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2015). Biochemical Conversion Processes of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals – A Review Chimia, 69(10), pp. 572-581. Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft 10.2533/chimia.2015.572 <http://dx.doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.572>

• Pielhop, Thomas; Larrazábal, Gastón O.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Brethauer Studer, Simone; Seidel, Christoph-M.; Rudolf von Rohr, Philipp (2015). Lignin repolymerisation in spruce autohydrolysis pretreatment increases cellulase deactivation Green Chemistry, 17(6), pp. 3521-3532. Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/C4GC02381A <http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4GC02381A>

• Li, Mi; Cao, Shilin; Meng, Xianzhi; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Wyman, Charles E.; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Pu, Yunqiao (2017). The effect of liquid hot water pretreatment on the chemical–structural alteration and the reduced recalcitrance in poplar Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10(1), pp. 1-13. 10.1186/s13068-017-0926-6 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-017-0926-6>

• Trajano, Heather L.; DeMartini, Jaclyn D.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Wyman, Charles E. (2013). Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Fluidized Sand Bath and a Steam Chamber for Reactor Heating Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(13), pp. 4932-4938. American Chemical Society 10.1021/ie301869a <http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie301869a>

• Cao, Shilin; Pu, Yunqiao; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Wyman, Charles; Ragauskas, Arthur J. (2012). Chemical transformations of Populus trichocarpa during dilute acid pretreatment RSC Advances, 2(29), p. 10925. Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/c2ra22045h <http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ra22045h>

• Samuel, Reichel; Foston, Marcus; Jaing, Nan; Cao, Shilin; Allison, Lenong; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Wyman, Charles; Ragauskas, Arthur 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 Fuel, 90(9), pp. 2836-2842. Elsevier 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.04.021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2011.04.021>

• Brethauer Studer, Simone; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Yang, Bin; Wyman, Charles E. (2011). The effect of bovine serum albumin on batch and continuous enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis mixed by stirring or shaking Bioresource Technology, 102(10), pp. 6295-6298. Elsevier 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.016 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.016>

• Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; 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 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(15), pp. 6300-6305. National Academy of Sciences 10.1073/pnas.1009252108 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1009252108>

• Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Brethauer Studer, Simone; DeMartini, Jaclyn D; McKenzie, Heather L; Wyman, Charles E (2011). Co-hydrolysis of hydrothermal and dilute acid pretreated populus slurries to support development of a high-throughput pretreatment system Biotechnology for Biofuels, 4(1), p. 19. BioMed Central 10.1186/1754-6834-4-19 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-6834-4-19>

• Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; DeMartini, Jaclyn D.; Brethauer Studer, Simone; McKenzie, Heather L.; Wyman, Charles E. (2010). Engineering of a high-throughput screening system to identify cellulosic biomass, pretreatments, and enzyme formulations that enhance sugar release Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 105(2), pp. 231-238. John Wiley & Sons 10.1002/bit.22527 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.22527>

• DeMartini, Jaclyn D.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Wyman, Charles E. (2010). Small-scale and automatable high-throughput compositional analysis of biomass Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 108(2), pp. 306-312. John Wiley & Sons 10.1002/bit.22937 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.22937>

• Brethauer Studer, Simone; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter (2014). Consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose by a microbial consortium Energy & Environmental Science, 7(4), pp. 1446-1453. Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/C3EE41753K <http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3EE41753K>

• Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Rudolf von Rohr, Philipp (2007). Novel membrane bioreactor: Able to cope with fluctuating loads, poorly water soluble VOCs, and biomass accumulation Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 99(1), pp. 38-48. John Wiley & Sons 10.1002/bit.21532 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.21532>

• 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