Katja Bühler

Katja Bühler is a Professor at the Chair of Productive Biofilm Technology, jointly appointed with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ in Leipzig since December 2015. Her work bridges teaching, research, and public engagement, with a focus on biofilm-based environmental and industrial applications.

• Born in Hamburg (1973), she emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration in future research.
• She remarks that students keep her aware of her own evolving perspective and age.
• Her research interests span productive biofilms, microbial processes, and biotechnological solutions for environmental challenges.

Bühler advocates for excellence through meaningful knowledge creation combined with a "portion of fun."