ITAS welcomes biohydrogen expert

Until September, ITAS is hosting Mine Güngörmüşler, one of KIT’s International Excellence Fellows in 2024. In Karlsruhe, the associate professor from Izmir University of Economics will analyze the potential benefits of a novel biohydrogen technology.
Portrait von Mine Güngormüsler vor dem ITAS Gebäudeeingang
Researcher, start-up entrepreneur, and now International Excellence Fellow at KIT hosted by ITAS: Mine Güngörmüşler. (Source: ITAS)

As the first KIT International Excellence Fellow at ITAS, Mine Güngörmüşler joins the research group “Research for Sustainable Energy Technologies.” During her stay, she will focus on investigating the environmental impacts of a novel biotechnological route for hydrogen production using a prospective approach. The new procedure offers a sustainable alternative to conventional hydrogen production technologies by converting industrial waste gases (such as CO) into biohydrogen.

Drawing on the life cycle assessment (LCA) expertise of her ITAS colleagues, Mine Güngörmüşler aims to assess the environmental impact of the novel “green hydrogen” production method. The results will include an LCA guide for biohydrogen production, highlighting the potential environmental, economic, and social benefits.

“I am honored to join Dr Marcel Weil’s research group as a KIT International Excellence Fellow. ITAS offers a great platform with a wealth of resources and in-depth knowledge on methodologies, in order to predict and minimize environmental impacts of technologies from the outset,” says Mine Güngörmüşler. “This fellowship creates a solid platform for the assessment of scaling up biohydrogen production systems, and offers channels for future collaboration between Germany and Türkiye.”

Mine Güngörmüşler is a bioengineer, trained in several countries, who aims to address critical environmental challenges through innovative biotechnological solutions. Since 2017, she has been an associate professor at Izmir University of Economics in the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering. In addition to her academic career, she was one of the co-founders of the start-up company HOPE Biotechnology established in 2022. (15.07.2024)

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