Robert A. SAMSON
Curriculum vitae
- Since 1970 employed by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Science (Amsterdam) at
the CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre and groupleader of the Applied and
Industrial Mycology
- Adjunct Professor in Plant Pathology of the Faculty of Agriculture,
Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand since July 15, 2002.
- Since January 2009 visiting professor at Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e
Biologica of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal.
- Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences of the Faculty of Natural Resources and
Agricultural Sciences at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in
Uppsala (October 3 2009).
Specialization
(I) main field: Systematic mycology of Penicillium and Aspergillus, food-borne fungi
(II) other fields: Mycoflora of indoor environments, entomopathogenic, thermophilic
fungi, Scanning electronmicroscopy
(III) current research interests
- Taxonomy of Penicillium and Aspergillus
- Food-borne fungi with emphasis on heat resistant and xerophilic moulds
- Moulds in indoor environments
- Entomogenous fungi
Honours, Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies
- Secretary General of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS)
- Member of the Executive Board of the International Union of Microbiological
Societies since 1986
- Chairman of the IUMS International Commission on Penicillium and Aspergillus
- Vice Chairman and member of the IUMS International Commission on Food
Mycology;
- Member of the International Commission of the Taxonomy of Fungi.
- Chairman of the IUMS International Commission on Indoor Fungi
- Honorary Member of the American Mycological Society,
- Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society of Microbiology
Publications