Link: Aerospace Microbiology Research Group

Current research activities:

• Microbial physiological studies under simulated and real spaceflight-relevant conditions
• Characterization and optimization of biological indicators (BIs) for conventional and novel decontamination approaches (bacterial spores as biosensors)
• Molecular biological experiments to study DNA repair of microbial model systems (impact of solar UV and galactic cosmic radiation)
• Microbiological studies supporting human health (investigations of antimicrobial materials and surfaces for ongoing and future spaceflight activities)

Curriculum Vitae:

• since 2020  Professor for Space Microbiology, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
• since 2015  Research group leader (Space Microbiology Research Group)
• 2008-2014  Research scientist (Astrobiology Research Group)
• 2005-2013  Guest scientist and various research exchanges (NASA KSC, University of Florida, National
                     Institute of Radiological Science, Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology)
• 2004-2007  PhD thesis in cooperation with the DSMZ (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell
                     Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig) and the Technical University Braunschweig
• 2002-2003  Diploma thesis (Microbiology), Technical University Braunschweig
• 1998-2002  Study of Biology (Major in Microbiology), Technical University Braunschweig
• 1997           Study of Biology, University of Osnabrück

Diploma, awards, functions:

• Diploma in Biology, Technical University Braunschweig
• PhD in Microbiology and Genetics, Technical University Braunschweig
• 2008: ESA Award “Contribution to Columbus Increment 17”
• since 2012 Radiation protection office of the Institute for Aerospace Medicine
• 2013: DLR Forschungssemester (research sabbatical) at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL)) in cooperation with the University of Florida
• since 2013 European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) elected council member
• since 2015 European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA) elected ELGRA mentor
• 2015 DLR Award Senior Scientist
• Membership: EANA, ELGRA, VAAM (Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie), ASM (American Society for Microbiology)
• Reviewer and editor in major microbiology, space biology and astrobiology-relevant peer-reviewed journals

Publications

See Publications of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine and
elib - Publications of the DLR -> Ralf Möller