Professor of Biotechnology
Contact
|
Room: |
A121 |
|
Phone: |
+420 220 44 4126 |
|
E-mail: |
karel.melzoch@vscht.cz |
Education and Employment
| 1982 | MSc. degree (Ing.), ICT Prague. |
| 1984-1989 | Research Engineer at the Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, ICT Prague. |
| 1989 | PhD degree in Fermentation Chemistry and Technology, ICT Prague. |
| 1989-1997 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, ICT Prague. |
| 1997 | Associate Professor in the field of Biotechnology, ICT Prague. |
| 1997-2006 | Vice-dean of Faculty of Food and Biochemistry Technology, ICT Prague. |
| 2002-2011 | Head of the Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, ICT Prague. |
| 2006-2011 | Dean of Faculty of Food and Biochemistry Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague. |
| 2007 | Professor of Biotechnology, ICT Prague. |
| since 2002 | Rector of UCT Prague. |
Study stays abroad
| 1986 | 2 month stay at Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Moscow, USSR (Bilateral agreement). |
| 1990 | 6 month stay at the Department of Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Bilateral Agreement of Governments). |
| 1993 | 6 month stay at the Department of Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Tempus mobility). |
| 1996 | 3 month stay at the INETI Lisbon, Portugal (Copernicus). |
Teaching Activity
Supervisor of Bachelor, Diploma and PhD Theses.
Lectures in downstream processing in Biotechnology and participation in several other subjects offered by the Department and Faculty.
Current Research Topics
Bioproduction of ethanol, butanol, lactic acid, biomass, ergosterol, antibiotics, etc.
Production of alternative biofuels
Biorefinery (biomass treatment)
Waste management, exploitation of wastes from agriculture and food processing
Methods of microbial cultivation, integrated fermentation systems and down-stream processing
Knowledge-based control and modelling of bioprocesses
Immobilization of microbial cells
Microbial physiology