Prof. Dr. Frank-Jürgen Methner

Holder of the brewing chair (the faculty of III technologies in Berlin Technical University.

Berlin Technical University
Institute of Food Technology and Chemistry
Specialty: brewing

1975 - 1981 Study of food technology in Berlin Technical University (specialty: brewing technology);
1981 - Member of the Quality Control Department in the brewing plant Schlösser,  Dusseldorf;
1982 - 1986 Research fellow of the brewing experimental academy in Berlin;
1987 - Defense of a doctoral thesis in Berlin Technical University “Aroma development of “Berliner Weiße”, taking into account acids and esters influence”;
1987 – 1994 - Head of the Technology and Development Department in the brewing plant Bitburger;
1995 - 2004 - Head of the Technology and Quality Control Department Bitburger;
Since 2004 Holder of the brewing chair (the faculty of III technologies in Berlin Technical University.

Topical research issues:

• Development of beer and beer-based beverages by mixing of cultures with an accent on forming of “by-products fermentation”;
• Influence of antioxidant and transition metal ions of raw materials to sensory beer stability;
• Online monitoring of malt and barley roasting for purposes of process optimization;
• Formation of oxidative products during hop production;
• Beer filtration with the use of environmentally sound filter aid;
• Cold hopping of beer with the use of innovation methods;
• Oxidizing and recovering of dimethyl sulfide during malt process and beer production;
• Water preparation by crystallization for beer production.

Konstantin Kobelev

Born in 1955.

In 1972 entered the Moscow Technological Food Institute and in 1977 got a diploma “Fermentation technologies”

From December 1980 to 1982 - studied for a PhD and held a doctorate degree in engineering sciences.  

From 2009 till present – Deputy Director for Science in All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Brewing, Alcohol-Free and Wine Production – now a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Center of Food Systems named after V.M. Gorbatov” of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Responsible for beer, kvass, alcohol-free and mineral water production issues.

From 2018 – Deputy Chairman of the Technical Committee for Standardization TK 175 “Beer and beverages”.

In October 2018 defended D.Sc. in engineering.

Was awarded Certificates of Merit for “Dedicated work” by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Academy of Science and Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation and the Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow".
 
An author of 140 scientific papers, 23 of them – the RF patents and one monography.
 

Igor Loskutov

Born in March 17, 1956

Chief Research Associate, Head of Oat, Rye and Barley Genetic Resources Department of the Federal Research Institute of Genetic Resources named after N.I. Vavilov

In November 1978 began working in All-Russian Plant Institute named after N.I. Vavilov as a senior assistant.

From 1981 to 1984 passed a full-time doctoral program in the Federal Research Institute of Genetic Resources named after N.I. Vavilov.

In 1985 defended PhD thesis. Diploma of the Master of Agriculture for selection and seed production.  

In 1991 was on a genetic resources course in the USA led by the famous breeder Dr. Fry, Iowa State University.

In 2004 defended doctoral thesis. Diploma of PhD in biological sciences.

From 2001 till present - Professor of Agro-Chemical Chair of the St.-Petersburg State University.
 
In the last five years gave lectures in Universities and Scientific institutions of China, Brazil, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Finland, France, Turkey, the Great Britain, and Israel.   
 
Is a member of the editorial board of foreign magazines: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Advances in Plant Sciences Research, Journal of Agricultural Science and Applications, Journal of Biology and Earth Sciences, American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Mediterranean Journal of Biosciences, Asian Research Journal of Agriculture, Vavilovia.

At present – Chief Research Assistant, Head of Oat, Rye and Barley Genetic Resources Department of the Federal Research Institute of Genetic Resources named after N.I. Vavilov

Has over 350 publications 6 of them are monographies in different languages and 80 English publications.

Pavel Dostálek

Professor of biotechnologies, the Head of brewing and malt laboratory of the Institute of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, Chemical Technology Institute, Prague, the Editor of Czech food magazine

Prof. Ing. Pavel Dostálek, CSc. –there are only two Czech professors for brewing (commonly with Prof.Ing.Gabriela Basařová, Dr.Sc.)

Recent position: Department of Biotechnology, Brewing and malting laboratory, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague 6, Czech Republic Professor of biotechnology, responsible person for brewing and malting education at university master level, responsible person for education of employes from czech breweries, alumni from this university work at about 40 breweries in the Czech Republic at different positions

1985 Graduated from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague (Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology).
1991 PhD degree in biotechnology (Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague).
1993 Teaching stay at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
1996 Course of Food Technology at Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel.
2004 Member of Editorial Board of the journal “Kvasny Prumysl”.
2007 Assoc. Prof. degree in biotechnology (Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague).
2012 Professor of Biotechnology (Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague).
2013 Visiting professor possition at Department of Agraria, Sassari University, Sardinia, Italy.
2015 F.O.Poupe lifetime Achievement Award for malting and brewing from Czech Brewing and Malting Association.
2015 Award from Czech and Moravian Brewing Academy for year 2016 for education of brewers.
2016 Editor of Czech Journal of Food Sciences.