Karl Schügerl

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Karl Wilhelm Schügerl (born June 22, 1927 in Sopron (Ödenburg), Hungary ; † October 20, 2018 ) was a German professor of technical chemistry .

Life

Karl Schügerl studied chemical engineering at the University of Budapest . From 1949 he worked as a research engineer in Hungary in organic chemistry and the chemical industry before he found a job at Riedel-de Haën in Seelze near Hanover in 1956 . In 1959 he completed his doctorate at the University of Hanover under the direction of Professor Schiemann at the Institute for Technical Chemistry and after research stays at New York University and Princeton in the field of chemical engineering, he successfully completed his habilitation in 1964 at the Technical University of Hanover. The subject of his habilitation thesis was "Interpretation of mixing processes in fluidized beds by means of models". In 1966 Schügerl moved to the Technical University of Braunschweig and in 1969 followed a call to the University of Hanover as head of the Institute for Technical Chemistry (successor to Prof. Schiemann).

While Schügerl dealt with the kinetics and rheology of mixed bed systems and the molecular beam method during his habilitation , his work in Hanover concentrated on the newly developing field of biotechnology , but without the work on molecular beams, fluidized bed reactors and the To neglect mixing processes on individual drops. In German-speaking countries, Schügerl was the first technical chemist to deal intensively with biological processes. His work initially focused on the cultivation of bacteria, yeasts and various fungi, later also on the cultivation of mammalian cells. In process development, the processing, analysis and modeling of complex biotechnological processes were in the foreground. In the area of ​​environmental protection, Schügerl investigated various biotechnological processes to break down pollution and regenerate soils.

Since 1995, the Karl Schügerl Prize has been awarded by the Institute for Technical Chemistry and Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft Hannover eV every odd year. The prize is endowed with 2500 euros.

His scientific work is summarized in over 860 publications and numerous books. Karl Schügerl turned down various appointments at other universities and received numerous scientific honors. As a member of numerous national and international associations, he has shaped and developed biotechnology sustainably, not only in Germany.

The honorary doctorate died, according to one of Volker Epping and Udo Klaus Schmitz signed for the University of Hanover Death October 20, 2018 aged 91 years.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary notice in the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , supplement family advertisements from November 10, 2018, p. 4
  2. ^ Karl Schügerl Prize . Homepage of the Leibniz University Hannover. Version from 05/09/18.
  3. ↑ Karl Schügerl's obituary, accessed on April 29, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Schügerl, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schügerl, Karl Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist, biotechnologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Sopron (Ödenburg), Hungary
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 2018