CV for Kenneth Wasmund:

Academic positions:

Lecturer for Environmental Microbiology                                                  2022-current

University of Portsmouth, UK.

Research: Aquatic & marine microbiology & ecogenomics; wastewater microbiology.

Postdoctoral Researcher                                                                                       2020-2021

Center for Microbial Communities,University of Aalborg, Denmark/

University of Vienna, Austria.  (Joint-position).

Specialisations: Metagenomics and ecology of wastewater microbiomes.

Supervisors: Prof. Per Halkjaer Nielsen & Prof. Michael Wagner.

Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Associate                                            2013-2020                                              

            Division of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Austria.

Specialisations: Functional genomics and ecology of sulfur-cycling and 

organic matter-degrading microorganisms in marine sediments.

Supervisor: Prof. Alexander Loy.

           Postdoctoral Researcher                                                                               2010-2013

           Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry,

 Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany.

           Specialisations: Single-cell genomics and molecular ecology of Chloroflexi in the marine subsurface.

           Supervisor: Prof. Lorenz Adrian.

Education:

 Doctor of Philosophy                                                                                                2005-2009

 University of the Sunshine Coast/Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia.

 Specialisation: Molecular microbial ecology of hydrocarbon seeps in the Timor Sea.

 Supervisors: Dr Ipek Kurtböke and Dr David Bourne, 

          Bachelor of Science (Honours)                                                                                     2004

 University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia/Department of Primary Industries, Australia.

 Specialisation: Molecular detection of bacterial contaminants in banana tissue cultures.

 Bachelor of Science (Microbial Ecology)                                                          2000-2003

 University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.                                     

 Specialisations: Environmental microbiology, biotechnology, clinical microbiology & immunology.

Awards/funding:

•  Austrian Science Foundation (FWF): Stand-alone Project: ‘Missing links in the sulfur cycle’ (PI). (2016-2019)

o   3 years full project funding for salary and research consumables. (300k €)

• Joint Genome Institute (United States) – Community Sequencing Program (2016).

o   Sequencing grant for 48 single-cell genomes (PI).

• Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Postgraduate Scholarship (2005).

• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)  Postgraduate ‘Top-Up’ Scholarship (2005).

• Maroochy Shire Council Young Achievers Award - Research Funding Award (2006).

• CSIRO International Conference Travel Grant (2006).

• Australian Biological Resources Study - Domestic Conference Travel Grant (2008).

Editorial work:

• Associate Editor for Microbiome and Environmental Microbiome (current).

• Recommender (Associate Editor) for Peer Community In Microbiology (current).

• Co-editor for Frontiers special issue topic on Sulfur Microbiology (2018-2019).

• Reviewer for journals including: The ISME Journal, PNAS, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Environmental Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, mBio, mSystems, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Nature Geoscience, Environmental Science & Technology and others.