Austria – future location for biotechnology – the US biofuel programme
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Liechtenstein-Hayek-Saal
Plenary
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German and English language
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Dr. Mark EMPTAGE
Biology Team Leader, DuPont Biorefinery Program, Wilmington
| 1972 | Received B.S in Chemistry from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago |
| 1978 | Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois-Urbana |
| 1979-1980 | NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1980-1984 | Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Scientist at the Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1984 | Joined DuPont Central Research & Development as a Principle Investigator in biochemisty. Worked on various programs |
| such as discovery of new herbicides and fungicides, fluorine biochemistry and enzyme biocatalysis. | |
| 1998-2003 | Biochemistry Task leader for the development of successful commercial biocatalyst for production of 1,3-propanediol (PDO) by fermentation |
| since 2004 | Biology Team Leader for DuPont's Biorefinery program to make cellulosic ethanol co-funded by the Department of Energy |
DI Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Martin H. GERZABEK
Rector, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; President, BIOS Science Austria, Vienna
| 1980-1985 | Studies, Agriculture, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna |
| 1984 | Scientific Staff Member, Austrian Research Centers (now: AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology), Vienna |
| 1987 | Promotion, Dr. rer.nat techn. |
| 1993 | Habilitation, Soil Science |
| 1997-2003 | Head, Department of Environmental Research, AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna |
| since 2001 | Full Professor, Environmental Toxicology and Isotopic Methods, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 2003-2010 | Vice-Rector for Research, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna |
| since 2009 | Rector, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna |
