Notburga Gierlinger (PI)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Notburga Gierlinger

burgi.gierlinger@boku.ac.at
0043-1-47654-80338

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Institute of Biophysics
Muthgasse 11
1190 Vienna
Austria

 

EDUCATION

•1989 – 1995 Study of Biology (Plant physiology) at the University of Salzburg
(Graduation to Mag. rer. nat. )

•1996 – 1999 Study of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Technical University Vienna and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna

•1999 – 2003 PhD at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria (Graduation to Dr. rer. nat. tech., predicate excellent)

•2017 Habilitation „Physical and chemical biology“ at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

 

PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM

•1996-1999: Analytical chemist at BIUTEC (Biotechnology and Environmental Technology Research & Development), Vienna, Austria
•01.10.1999 – 30.06.2003: Research associate at the Institute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
•01.08.2002 – 31.12.2002: Junior Researcher Wood K plus (Competence Center for Wood Composites and Chemistry), Linz, Austria
•01.07.2003 -31.12.2003: Post-doc at the Institute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
•01.01.2004 – 30.09.2006: Post-doc at the Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department Biomaterials, Potsdam, Germany
•01.10.2006 – 30.06.2009: APART fellowship (Austrian program for advanced research and technology, Austrian Academy of Sciences): “From plant cell walls to bioinspired nanocomposites”
•01.07.2009 – 30.09.2010: Research assistant at the Institute of Polymer Science, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
•01.10.2010 – 31.10.2012: Research assistant at the Institute of Wood Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
•01.11.2012 – 31.03.2014: Senior assistant (Oberassistentin) at the Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
•01.04.2014 – 30.04.2016: Assistant professor at the Institute of Physics and Material Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

•01.05.2016 -31.01.2018 : Assistant professor at the Institute of Biophysics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

•01.02.2018 – * : Associate professor at the Institute of Biophysics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

AWARDS

•2003: Special award in the contest „Intelligent Applications for Renewable Raw Materials“; program „Factory of Tomorrow“, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation, and Technology (BMVIT)

•2003: Klaus Fischer – Innovationspreis für Technik und Umwelt; Austria•2006: APART fellowship (Austrian program for advanced research and technology), Austrian Academy of Sciences
•2007: Poster award CEMARE workshop “Structure and function of primary and secondary cell wall, Potsdam, Germany
•2013: Travel award 19th Penn State Plant Biology Symposium on “Cellulose synthesis, structure, matrix interactions and technology”, Penn State University, USA
•2013: START award, Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Austria
•2015: ERC consolidator grant