Prof. Dr. Sonja Berensmeier

Ordinarius

Tel. +49.89.289.15750
Fax: +49.89.289.15766
E-Mail: s.berensmeier@tum.de
Raum: 2439
Gebäude: MW 4, 2. Obergeschoß, TUM School of Engineering and Design
Anschrift: Chair of Bioseparation Engineering Technische Universität München Boltzmannstr. 15 85748 Garching

Profil

Professional activities

since 10/2022 Chair of Bioseparation Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
since 09/2009 Associate Professorship - Bioseparation Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
03/2008 - 08/2009 Professorship - Enzyme Technology, University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
05/2004 - 02/2010 Group leader - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Functional Interfaces, WG Biofunctional Surfaces, Germany
10/2006 - 08/2009 Lecturer – Industrial Biocatalysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Faculty of
Chemical Engineering und Process Engineering, Germany
02/2005 - 08/2009 Lecturer – Biocatalysis, Fortbildungszentrum für Technik und Umwelt, Karlsruhe,
Germany
01/2001 - 01/2004 PhD student – Technical University Braunschweig, Institute of Technical
Chemistry, Germany


Studies

12/2003 PhD at Technical University Braunschweig, Institute of Technical Chemistry,
Germany
10/1996 - 03/2002 Studies Dipl. Biotechnology at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
10/1995 - 10/2000 Studies Dipl. Biology at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany


Scientific key data

Reviewed papers 77
Book chapters 2
h-Index 21
Patent pending 6


Awards

2020 Supervisory Award, Technical University of Munich
2019 Supervisory Award, Mechanical Engineering, TUM
2019 top teaching trophy t3, best bachelor lecture, MSE, TUM
2010 Nominated for the Alfried Krupp-award for young scientists

 

Qualifications

2021 Reputation W3 at University Stuttgart (Interfacial Process Engineering and
Institute Director IGVP incl. management function at Fraunhofer IGB
2021 Reputation at BOKU, Vienna (Professorship DSP and Institute Director
Biochemical Engineering)
since 2021 Member of School Council of TUM School of Engineering and Design
since 2021 DECHEMA - Advisory Board Bioprocess Technology
2021 Guest Editor, Special Issue - Bioseparation, Engineering in Life sciences
2019 Nominated DFG Fachkollegienwahl ,Biochemical Engineering’
since 2019 Editorial Board, Journal ‘Engineering in Life Sciences’
since 2019 Scientific Committee, Affinity 2019, Stockholm, Sweden
2018 Conference Chair, ISPPP International Symposium on the Separation of
Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides, 2018, Berlin
2016,2018 Scientific Committee, IBF Industrial Biotechnology Forum, Garching
since 2018 Advisory Board TUM:Junge Akademie
since 2017 Trustee of Bavarian EliteAcademy
since 2016 Scientific Committee, ISPPP International Symposium on the Separation of
Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides,
since 2012 Member of different internal boards of TUM (faculty board, faculty awards,
Honorary doctorates, honorary professorships)
since 2009 Member of the ‚Technikum für Weiße Biotechnologie‘, TUM
seit 2007 Reviewer for different journals and the DFG
2007 - 2008 Junior Professional Management Program at ZWM, Speyer
since 2005 Membership - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und
Biotechnologie e.V.
since 2005 Project manager and responsible for biological safety class S1 and S2
Laboratories in accordance with § 15 GenTSV

 
International Experience

07/2019 - 09/2019 Visiting researcher, MIT Cambridge, USA, Prof. Alan Hatton
08/2006 - 11/2006 Visiting researcher, ETH Zurich, CH, Prof. Peter Seeberger
04/2000 - 09/2000 Diploma theses at Iowa State University, USA, Prof. Peter Reilly