Dr. rer. nat.
Prof. Dr. Maren Scharfenberger-Schmeer
Professor of Microbiology
Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Functions at the Wine Campus
- Deputy Chairwoman of the Examination Board
- Member of the library committee
Teaching areas
Bachelor:
- General Microbiology
- Microbiology of wine
- Practical course in microbiology
- Molecular biological diagnostics
- Chemical basics
Master:
- Advanced microbiology of wine
- Newer methods in microbiology
- Professional Integration and Transformation
Main research areas
- Innovative methods to avoid microbiologically caused off-flavors
- Modern microbiological diagnostics for the detection of microorganisms in winemaking
- Investigation of metabolic pathways in microorganisms that lead to off-flavors in winemaking (gene expression studies)
- Influence of pomace application in the vineyard on the soil microbiome (microbiome analyses)
- Fermentative processing of pomace