Heger, Sebastian, M.Sc. (ESA)

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Project

Development of an integrative test strategy for a comprehensive hazard assessment of biomass-derived biofuels (subproject of the cluster of excellence "Tailor-made fuels from biomass (TMFB)” of RWTH Aachen University)

Curriculum vitae

since 11/2012	phd-study at RWTH Aachen University
07/2012	Master thesis „In vitro testing of biofuels – Cytotoxicity, EROD activity and genotoxicity of potential biofuels in comparison with fossil fuels”, RWTH Aachen University
01/2010 - 07/2012	M.Sc., Ökotoxikologie, RWTH Aachen University
10/2009 - 01/2010	M.Sc., Biologie, RWTH Aachen University
08/2009	Bachelor thesis “Assessing the ecotoxicological effects of biorefinery extraction processes”, RWTH Aachen University
10/2006 - 09/2009	Study of Biology (B.Sc.), RWTH Aachen University
1997 - 2006	Gymnasium Marienschule Krefeld

Extracurricular activities

since 11/2012	Coordinator Students Lab “Fasinating Environment”
since 2012	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
05/2012	Student Volunteer, SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting/ 6th SETAC World Congress in Berlin, Germany
02/2011	Local Organisation Comitee (LOC): Young Environmental Scientist (YES) Meeting 2011 in Aachen
06/2010 - 08/2010	Research internship at the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, NY, USA
since 2008	Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2008 - 2012	Student assistant at the Department of Ecosystem Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (Bio5), RWTH Aachen University

Publications

Paper

Heger S., Bluhm K., Agler M. T., Maletz S., Schäffer A., Seiler T. B., Angenent L. T., Hollert H. (2012). Biotests for hazard assessment of biofuel fermentation. Energy and Environmental Science, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 9778-9788.
Bluhm K., Heger S., Seiler T. B., Hallare A. V., Schäffer A., Hollert H. (2012). Toxicological and ecotoxicological potencies of biofuels used for the transport sector – a literature review. Energy and Environmental Science, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 7381-7392.
Richter H., Qureshi N., Heger S., Dien B., Cotta M. A. and Angenent L. T. (2012). Prolonged conversion of n-butyrate to n-butanol with Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum in a two-stage continuous culture with in-situ product removal. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 109, No. 4, pp. 913-921.
Bluhm K., Heger S., Ernst M., Hallare A. V., Seiler T.B., Schäffer A., Hollert H. (2010). Biofuels in an ecotoxicological context - a literature review. Proceedings annual meeting SETAC/GDCh. In: Environ Sci Europe - Bridging science and regulation on regional and European Level (formerly: Umwelt Wiss Schadst Forsch), in press.

Book sections

Bluhm K., Heger S., Agler M.T., Maletz S., Schäffer A., Seiler T.-B., Angenent L.T. & Hollert H. (2011): The Assessment of the Ecotoxicological & Environmental Effects of Biorefinery. In: The Role of Green Chemistry in Biomass Processing and Conversion. Eds.: Xie H. and Gathergood N., John Wiley & Sons, Inc Hoboken, NJ, USA.

Platform presentations

Heger S., Bluhm K., Lörks J., Seiler T. B., Schäffer A., Hollert H. (2012). Three Potential Biofuels in an Ecotoxicological Investigation. 5th TMFB International Workshop, June 13-14, 2012, Aachen, Germany.
Bluhm K., Heger S., Lörks J., Seiler T. B., Schäffer A., Hollert H. (2011). Two Potential Biofuels in an Ecotoxicological Investigation. 32th Annual Meeting SETAC North America, November 13-17, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Heger S., Bluhm K., Brinkmann M., Winkens K., Schneider A., Maletz S., Agler M.T., Seiler T.B., Angenent L.T., Hollert H., (2011What’s up inside the reactor – Biotests for risk assessment of biofuel fermentation. 32th Annual Meeting SETAC North America, November 13-17, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Angenent L.T., Agler M.T., Werner J.J., Heger S., Hollert H., Dien B.S., Iten L.B., Cotta M.A., (2011). The Effect of Different Lignocellulosic Pretreatment Methods on Diverse Microbial Consortiums in a Bioprocess Step to Generate Fuel Precursors. 32th Annual Meeting SETAC North America, November 13-17, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Heger S., Bluhm K., Brinkmann M., Winkens K., Schneider A., Maletz S., Agler M.T., Seiler T.B., Angenent L.T., Hollert H., (2011What’s up inside the reactor – Biotests for risk assessment of biofuel fermentation. 32th Annual Meeting SETAC North America, November 13-17, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Heger S., Bluhm K., Brinkmann M., Winkens K., Schneider A., Maletz S., Wölz J., Agler M.T., Seiler T.B., Angenent L.T., Hollert H., (2011). Assessing the ecotoxicological effects of bioenergy extraction processes. 2nd Young Environmental Scientists Meeting, 28th February – 2nd March, 2011, Aachen, Germany
Heger S., Winkens K., Schneider A., Wollenweber M., Brinkmann M., Maletz S., Wölz J., Bluhm K., Agler M.T., Seiler T.B., Angenent L.T., Hollert H., (2010). What’s up inside the reactor – Biotests for risk assessment of biofuel fermentation. July 1st, 2010, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Heger S., Winkens K., Schneider A., Wollenweber M., Brinkmann M., Maletz S., Wölz J., Bluhm K., Agler M.T., Seiler T.B., Angenent L.T., Hollert H., (2009). Assessing the ecotoxicological effects of bioenergy extraction processes. 30th Annual Meeting SETAC North America, November 19-23, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Poster

Heger S., Bluhm K., Seiler T. B., Schäffer A., and Hollert H. (2012) In vitro testing of biofuels – Verifying the environmental friendliness of biofuels in comparison with fossil fuels 22nd Annual Meeting SETAC Europe/6th SETAC World Congress, May 20-24, 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Heger S., Bluhm K., Brinkmann M., Winkens K., Schneider A., Wollenweber M., Maletz S., Wölz J., Agler M. T., Seiler T. B., Angenent L. T. and Hollert H. (2011). What’s up inside the reactor – Biotests for risk assessment of biofuel fermentation. 21th Annual Meeting SETAC Europe, May 15-19, 2011, Milan, Italy.
Heger S., Bluhm K., Brinkmann M., Winkens K., Schneider A., Wollenweber M., Maletz S., Wölz J., Agler M. T., Seiler T. B., Angenent L. T. and Hollert H. (2010). What’s up inside the reactor – Biotests for risk assessment of biofuel fermentation. 20th Annual Meeting SETAC Europe, May 23-27, 2010, Seville, Spain.
Bluhm K., Heger S., Ernst M., Wölz J., Schäffer, A., Seiler T.B., Hollert H., (2009) Biofuels and their ecotoxicological relevance – a literature review. 30th Annual Meeting SETAC North America, November 19-23, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Heger S., Winkens K., Schneider A., Brinkmann M., Wollenweber M., Maletz S., Wölz J., Agler M.T., Angenent L.T., Seiler T.B., Hollert H., (2009). Assessing the ecotoxicological effects of bioenergy extraction processes. SETAC German Language Branch Annual Meeting, October 5-7, 2009, Weihenstephan, Germany
Bluhm K., Heger S., Ernst M., Seiler T.B., Wölz J., Schäffer A., Hollert H. (2009). Ökotoxikologische Bewertung von Biokraftstoffen - ein Überblick über bisherige Forschungsarbeiten weltweit. SETAC German Language Branch Annual Meeting, October 5-7, 2009, Weihenstephan, Germany
Heger S., Winkens K., Schneider A., Brinkmann M., Maletz S., Wölz J., Agler M.T., Angenent L.T., Seiler T.B., Hollert H., (2009). Assessing the ecotoxicological effects of bioenergy extraction processes. 19th Annual Meeting SETAC Europe, 31st May – 4th June, 2009, Gothenburg, Sweden
Ernst M., Gerstner A., Heger S., Rnkovic S., Perovic A., Strecker R., Erdinger L., Wölz J., Braunbeck T., Hollert H., Seiler T.B., (2008). Assessing the sediment quality of Lake Shkodra. 3rd Joint Meeting of SETAC-GLB and GDCh, September 23-26, 2008, Frankfurt a.M., Germany