Torben Lund Skovhus

Presentation

Torben Lund Skovhus  is Docent and Project Manager at VIA University College in the Centre of Applied Research and Development in Building, Energy and Environment (Horsens, Denmark). He graduated from Aarhus University, Denmark, in 2002 with a master's degree (cand.scient.) in biology. In 2005 he earned a PhD from the Department of Microbiology, Aarhus University. In 2005, Torben was employed at Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in the Centre for Chemistry and Water Technology, where he was responsible for the consultancy activities for the oil and gas industry around the North Sea. Torben was heading DTI Microbiology Laboratory while he was developing several consultancy and business activities with the oil and gas industry. He founded DTI Oil and Gas in both Denmark and Norway, where he was team and business development leader for five years. Thereafter Torben worked as project manager at DNV GL (Det Norske Veritas) in the field of corrosion management in both Bergen and Esbjerg. Torben is currently chair of NACE/AMPP TEG286X, NACE/AMPP SC-22 on Biodeterioration and ISMOS TSC, an organization he cofounded in 2006. He is an international scientific reviewer and the author of 140+ technical and scientific papers and book chapters related to industrial microbiology, applied biotechnology, corrosion management, oilfield microbiology, water treatment and safety, reservoir souring, and biocorrosion. He is scientific/technical reviewer with over 25 international journals in the same fields. He is coeditor of Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oilfield Systems (Springer, 2011); 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (Elsevier, 2013); Applications of Molecular Microbiological Methods (Caister Academic Press, 2014); Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry (CRC Press, 2017), Microbiological Sensors for the Drinking Water Industry (IWA Publishing, 2018), Oilfield Microbiology (CRC Press, 2019) and Failure Analysis of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (CRC Press, 2021). Torben was honored with the NACE Technical Achievement Award in 2020 for outstanding research on MIC in the Energy Sector.

1. TL Skovhus, J Lee and D Enning (2017). Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry. CRC Press (ISBN 9781498726566). https://www.crcpress.com/Microbiologically-Influenced-Corrosion-in-the-Upstream-Oil-and-Gas-Industry/Skovhus-Enning-Lee/p/book/9781498726566

1. TL Skovhus, S Caffrey and C Hubert (2014). Applications of Molecular Microbiological Methods. Caister Academic Press (ISBN 978-1-908230-31-7).

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1. FJ Passman, TL Skovhus, C Whitby (2013). Special Issue - 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems. Elsevier. Vol. 81, page 1-146.

             www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09648305/81

1. S Juhler, TL Skovhus and I Vance (2012). A practical evaluation of 21st century microbiological techniques for the oil and gas industry. Energy Institute (ISBN 978-0-85293-638-2). http://publishing.energyinst.org/topics/environment/microbiology/a-practical-evaluation-of-21st-century-microbiological-techniques-for-the-upstream-oil-and-gas-industry

1. C Whitby & TL Skovhus (2011). Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Field Systems. Springer Publisher (ISBN 978-90-481-9251-9).

             www.springer.com/chemistry/biotechnology/book/978-90-481-9251-9

Research and development areas

Torben Lund Skovhus is a researcher and project manager at VIA University College in the Centre of Applied Research and Development in Building, Energy and Environment (Horsens, Denmark). He graduated from Aarhus University, Denmark, in 2002 with a master's degree (cand.scient.) in biology. In 2005 he earned a PhD from the Department of Microbiology, Aarhus University. In 2005, Torben was employed at Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in the Centre for Chemistry and Water Technology, where he was responsible for the consultancy activities for the oil and gas industry around the North Sea. Torben was heading DTI Microbiology Laboratory while he was developing several consultancy and business activities with the oil and gas industry. He founded DTI Oil and Gas in both Denmark and Norway, where he was team and business development leader for five years. Thereafter Torben worked as project manager at DNV GL (Det Norske Veritas) in the field of corrosion management in both Bergen and Esbjerg. Torben is currently chair of NACE TEG286X and ISMOS TSC, an organization he cofounded in 2006. He is an international scientific reviewer and the author of 50+ technical and scientific papers and book chapters related to industrial microbiology, applied biotechnology, corrosion management, oilfield microbiology, water treatment and safety, reservoir souring, and biocorrosion. He is coeditor of Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oilfield Systems (Springer, 2011); 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (Elsevier, 2013); Applications of Molecular Microbiological Methods (Caister Academic Press, 2014); and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry (CRC Press, 2017).