
Dr.-Ing. habil. Oliver Schlüter
Speaker of the PA Healthy Foods
Department: Dep. System Process Engineering
Telefon: +49 (0)331 5699 613
E-Mail: oschlueter@ atb-potsdam.de
Program areas
Research areas
- Emerging bio-resources for human and animal nutrition (hemp, insects, macro-algae, etc.)
- Novel technologies in postharvest preparation and processing (high pressure, atmospheric pressure plasma, pulsed electric fields, etc.) of fresh food (fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, etc.)
- Smart inactivation of biological contaminants (viruses, bacteria, spores, etc.)
- Quality and safety monitoring (spectral-optical methods, flow cytometry, MALDI-ToF, etc.) to control process steps along the value chain of perishables
Scientific activities
- Chair of the Technical Board of CIGR Section VI: Bioprocesses
- Chair of EFFoST Standing Committee on Careers Development & Education
- Member of DFG Senate Commission on Food Safety, Working Group „Food Technology and Safety“
- German representative of IFA (ISEKI Food Association)
- GHI (Global Harmonization Initiative)
- Chair / Co-Chair INSECTA International Conference (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021…)
- Member of Editorial Board of Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
- Member of Editorial Board Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
- Member of Editorial Team of the book entitled “Cold Plasma in Food and Agriculture”
Projects
- reKultI4Food – Sustainable and resilient cultivation of insects for innovative use in feed and food production Hochwertige tierische Proteine sind in der Fütterung von karnivoren Fischen und omnivoren monogastrischen Nutztieren über weite Strecken nu…
- InnoHof – Leibniz-Innovationshof für nachhaltige Bioökoomie Auf dem Leibniz-Innovationshof für nachhaltige Bioökonomie werden künftig innovative Konzepte und Technologien für eine nachhaltige, zirkuläre Bioökonomie entwickelt und erprobt, indem Landw…
- DAAD-PPP-Serbien – Non-thermal plasma potential in the hemp seed sprouting Ziel des Projekts ist es, die Möglichkeiten der nicht-thermischen Plasmabehandlung zu testen, wie sie für die Sterilisation (direkte Plasmabehandlung) und das Einweichen (Verw…
- AquaTech4Feed – Neue nachhaltige Aquakulturtechnologien für die Produktion innovativer Futtermittel für verbesserte Fischbestände (Novel sustainable aquaculture technologies for the production of innovative feeds for improved fish stocks) Ziel des tr…
- PlAgri – Plasma applications for smart and sustainable agriculture Ein kontinuierlicher Anstieg der Nachfrage nach Lebensmitteln aufgrund des Bevölkerungswachstums stellt eine ernsthafte Herausforderung für die Menschheit dar. Selbst in Regionen, in …
- PulpIng – Entwicklung einer Kürbisfruchtmarkzubereitung durch Anwendung eines nachhaltigen und integrierten Technikkonzepts. Teilvorhaben Nicht-thermische Verfahren und Aspekte der Produktsicherheit bzw. -qualität EN: Development of Pumpkin Pulp Form…
- inTech – Eco-innovative technologies for sustainable exploitation of macromolecules from insects as alternative resource in bioeconomy Das Gesamtziel des inTECH-Projekts ist die Entwicklung öko-innovativer technologischer Lösungen für die nachhaltige…
- food4future – Agrarsysteme der Zukunft: F4F - Nahrung der Zukunft, Teilprojekt I food4future setzt sich aus vier inter- und intra-agierenden Forschungsfeldern (FF) zusammen: FF I: Organismen, FF II: Urbane Bioräume, FF III: Smart Nutrition & Sensor …
- SHEALTHY – Non-Thermal physical technologies to preserve fresh and minimally processed fruit and vegetables (SHEALTHY) SHEALTHY zielt darauf ab, eine optimale Kombination von nicht-thermischen Hygienisierungs-, Konservierungs- und Stabilisierungsmeth…
- SPLASH – Entwicklung eines innovativen Waschverfahrens für frischen Schnittsalat auf Basis der nicht-thermischen Plasmatechnologie zur Erhöhung der Produktsicherheit, -qualität und Nachhaltigkeit (SPLASH) Plasmaverfahren stellen einen besonders inter…
Publications
- Durek, J.; Fröhling, A.; Stüpmann, F.; Neumann, S.; Ehlbeck, J.; Schlüter, O. (2023): Optimized cleaning of conveyor belts using plasma-processed water assisted by optical detection of food residues. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. (June 2023): p. 103379. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103379
- Rossi, S.; Maares, M.; Kieserling, H.; Rohn, S.; Schlüter, O.; Patrignani, F.; Lanciotti, R.; Haase, H.; Keil, C. (2023): Zinc Tolerance of Special Yeasts and Lactic Acid Bacteria for Use in the Food Industry. Fermentation. (6): p. 521. Online: https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9060521
- Durek, J.; Fröhling, A.; Bußler, S.; Hase, A.; Ehlbeck, J.; Schlüter, O. (2022): Pilot-scale generation of plasma processed air and its influence on microbial count, microbial diversity, and selected quality parameters of dried herbs. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. (January 2022): p. 102890. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2021.102890
- Rossi, S.; Parotta, L.; Gottardi, V.; Del Duca, S.; Dalla Rosa, M.; Patrignani, F.; Schlüter, O.; Lanciotti, R. (2022): Unravelling the potential of cricket-based hydrolysed sourdough on the quality of an innovative bakery product. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. (8): p. 921-935. Online: https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0184
- Psarianos, M.; Dimopoulos, G.; Ojha, S.; Cavini Moreno, A.; Bußler, S.; Taoukis, P.; Schlüter, O. (2022): Effect of pulsed electric fields on cricket (Acheta domesticus) flour: Extraction yield (protein, fat and chitin) and techno-functional properties. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. (3): p. 102908. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2021.102908
- Psarianos, M.; Ojha, S.; Schneider, R.; Schlüter, O. (2022): Chitin isolation and chitosan production from house crickets (Acheta domesticus) with environmentally friendly methods. Molecules. (15): p. 5005. Online: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27155005
- Psarianos, M.; Fricke, A.; Ojha, S.; Baldermann, S.; Schreiner, M.; Schlüter, O. (2022): Effect of Narrowband UV-B Irradiation on the Growth Performance of House Crickets. Foods. (21): p. 3487. Online: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213487
- Fricke, A.; Psarianos, M.; Sabban, J.; Reipsch, R.; Schlüter, O.; Dreyer, C.; Vogt, J.; Schreiner, M.; Baldermann, S. (2022): Composite materials for innovative urban farming of alternative food sources (macroalgae and crickets). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. : p. 1-14. Online: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1001769
- Song, X.; Bredahl, L.; Diaz Navarro, M.; Pendenza, P.; Mincione, S.; Pellegrini, G.; Schlüter, O.; Torrieri, E.; di Monaco, R.; Giacalone, D. (2022): Factors affecting consumer choice of novel non-thermally processed fruit and vegetables products: Evidence from a 4-country study in Europe. Food Research International. (March): p. 110975. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.110975
- Johne, R.; Wolff, A.; Gadicherla, A.; Filter, M.; Schlüter, O. (2021): Stability of hepatitis E virus at high hydrostatic pressure processing. International Journal of Food Microbiology. (2 Februar 2021): p. 109013. Online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.109013
Curriculum Vitae
Positions and Qualification
- 05/2020 – ongoing: Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna (UNIBO)
- 12/2019 – ongoing: Leadership team of the Microbiomics Laboratory for Bioeconomy, CIRCLE, ATB
- 12/2019 – ongoing: Project leader “genetic engineering” according to § 3 GenTG und §§ 14, 15 GenTSV
- 07/2019: Habilitation in food technology, thesis on “Cold atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of food systems: Impact on safety and quality attributes along the value-added chain”, Fakultät Maschinenwesen, Technische Universität Dresden
- 09/2016: Permission holder according to §§ 2, 4 TierSeuchErV
- 07/2013: Permission holder according to § 44 IfSG
- 01/2011 – today: Coordinator, Research Programme on Quality and Safety of Food and Feed, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
- 01/2008 – 03/2020: Head of Food Hygiene Lab, Dept. Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
- 08/2007 – today: Vice-head, Dept. Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
- 08/2003 – today: Senior Scientist, Dept. Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
- 06/2003: Doctorate degree, thesis title: Impact of High Pressure - Low Temperature Processes on Cellular Materials Related to Foods, Technische Universität Berlin
- 11/1996 – 07/2003: Research Associate, Ph.D. Candidate, Food Biotechnology and Food Processing Technology, Technische Univerität Berlin