Speaker

Education
09/1991 – 08/1992 Master of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
10/1994 Diplom Lebensmittelingenieur, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
11/1998 Doctor rerum naturae, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Professional Experience
12/1998 – 6/2003 Research Associate at the Technische Universität München
7/2003 – 2/2005 Assistant Professor at the Technische Universität München
3/2005 Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
3/2005- 2/2015 Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Food Microbiology and Probiotics
7/2009 Associate Professor, University of Alberta
7/2011 - Full Professor, University of Alberta
3/2013 – 5/2017 Lecturing Professor at the Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
7/2013 – 6/2016 Director of the “Food Science and Bioresource Technology” Division, Dept. of
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta.
4/2017 - Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Food Microbiology and Probiotics, Univ. of Alberta
6/2018 – 5/2023 Distinguished Professor at the Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
7/2019 – 6/2020 Director of the “Food Science and Bioresource Technology” Division, Dept. of
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta.
11/2023 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Sciences.