Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGBWater Technologies and Resource Recovery
Lukas Kriem is a scientific employee at Fraunhofer IGB since June 2020. In 2014, he received his Bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science from Drury University in Springfield, MO, USA. He then received his Master’s degree in Chemistry with a focus on environmental chemistry from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO, USA in 2017, while working as a teaching assistant in the department. As a scientist for quality assurance and analysis, he further worked for City Utilities in Springfield, MO, USA while receiving his Master’s degree. Since June 2017, he is part of Fraunhofer IGB as a PhD candidate from University of Stuttgart in a Horizon2020 Marie Curie funded project led by Procter&Gamble.
As part of the group Water Technologies and Resource Recovery, his work focuses on the use of Raman technologies for biological and chemical samples, the detection of microorganisms in liquid samples, biological characterization of surfaces and the characterization, avoidance and use of biofilms.