Prof. Dr. Andreas Kappler
Professor of Geomicrobiology
Universität Tübingen
Angewandte Geowissenschaften
Schnarrenbergstrasse 94-96
72076 Tübingen
Office: Room 6M40, Schnarrenbergstrasse 94-96
Phone: +49-(0)7071-29-74992
Fax: +49-(0)7071-29-5059
Curriculum vitae
KAPPLER, Andreas (Prof., Dr. rer. nat.)
Born: November 14, 1969
Education and professional background
2016
Honorary Professor of Geomicrobiology
Aarhus University, Department of Biosciences, Center for Geomicrobiology
since 2008
Professor for Geomicrobiology
Stiftungsprofessur (Deutscher Stifterverband); Center for Applied Geoscience, University of Tübingen
2004 - 2008
Head of the Geomicrobiology group
(Emmy-Noether junior research group); Center for Applied Geoscience, University of Tübingen
2002 - 2004
Postdoctoral Scholar, Geobiology
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
2003
Teaching Assistant, Microbial Diversity Summer Course
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
2000 - 2002
Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Chemistry
Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG/ETH) Zürich, Switzerland
2000
Ph.D., Environmental Microbiology/Microbial Ecology
University of Konstanz, Germany
1997
Diploma, Chemistry
University of Konstanz, Germany
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kappler
Recipient of ERC starting grant „Microbial formation of minerals by communities of Fe(II)-oxidizing
bacteria in modern and ancient environments“ in 2012
Editorial board GEOBIOLOGY,
Editorial Board Member ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: PROCESSES & IMPACTS
Reviewer for DFG, NSF, Nature, Nature Reviews Microbiology, Science, Nature Geoscience, PNAS, Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, mBIO, Environmental Science & Technology, Astrobiology, JGR-Biogeosciences, Applied Soil Ecology, Geobiology, Geomicrobiological Journal, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Chemical Geology, Geology.