Dr. Sabine Sané

Sabine Sané studied Biology with a main focus on ecology/evolution, botany, and animal behavior at the University of Freiburg. She did her diploma (master) thesis on “Group coordination in chacma baboons” in South Africa in cooperation with the German Primate Centre (GPC) in Göttingen. After her biological studies, she worked in the field of animal behavior at the GPC with a stay abroad in Senegal and then at the Max-Planck-Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg. Her subsequent PhD studies at the department of Microsystems Engineering at the University Freiburg investigated biotechnological approaches to regenerative energy systems. Her research concentrated on bio-electrochemical, enzymatic systems to produce electricity and to degrade micropollutants in waste water.

Short Vita

• Since 2014: Lecturer and Course Coordinator for Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, University College Freiburg, Germany
• 2010–2015: PhD (Dr.- Ing.), Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany
• 2009: Research Assistant, Max-Planck-Institut of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
• 2006–2008: Research Assistant at the Research Group for Cognitive Ethology, German Primate Centre, Göttingen, Germany, including Field Research at Niokolo Koba Nature Reserve, Senegal (2008) and at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa (2006)
• 2000–2007: Studies in Biology, Diploma (MSc equivalent), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany

Dr. Sané is responsible for the Major Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (formerly: Earth and Environmental Sciences). This includes the development of the curriculum, the course offerings per semester, recruiting and supporting Teaching Fellows, as well as thesis supervision. Her own teaching profile covers the Environmental and Sustainability Sciences such as:

• Sustainable city development
• Sustainable food transformation and gardening
• Energy technologies
• Transdisciplinary projects and citizen science
• Supervision of various Bachelor’s theses

A full list of publications and courses can be downloaded here. 

• uni wissen 01/2015, page 28, “One Fungus, two uses”
• Bioökonomie BW, “Pilzsuppe als Kläranlage und Biobrennstoffzelle”
• Science Daily July 2015, “New concept for biofuel cells: Tree fungus lets current flow”
• c’t, issue 17/2013, S. 40: “Baumpilz lässt Strom fließen”
• TV: SWR Fernsehen, Landesschau aktuell Baden-Württemberg, August 17, 2013: “Sauberer Strom mit Baumpilzen”

• Elected member of  the “Gesellschaft für transdisziplinäre und partizipative Forschung” and co-speaker of the workgroup “Transdisziplinäre Didaktik”
• Member of the sustainability council of the university of Freiburg

• 2014: International Huber Technology Prize: Future Water
• 2013–2014: Stipendiary of the Landesgraduiertenförderung
• 2010–2013: Stipendiary in the research training group “Micro Energy Harvesting” funded by the German Research Foundation