FEATURED AUTHOR
Torben Lund Skovhus
I'm a specialist in industrial microbiology, applied biotechnology, corrosion management, oilfield microbiology, water treatment and safety, reservoir souring and biocorrosion. I work enjoy working in the interface between academia and industry.
Biography
Dr. Torben Lund Skovhus is Researcher and Project Manager at VIA University College in the Centre of Applied Research & Development in Building, Energy & Environment (Horsens, Denmark).He graduated from Aarhus University, Denmark in 2002 with a Master's degree (cand.scient.) in Biology. In 2005 he finished his PhD from 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 & 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 co-founded 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.
Education
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PhD, University of Aarhus, 2005
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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industrial microbiology
applied biotechnology
corrosion management
oilfield microbiology
water treatment and safety
reservoir souring
biocorrosion/MIC
Websites
A practical evaluation of 21st century microbiological techniques for the oil and gas industry (2012)
Applications of Molecular Microbiological Methods (2014)
Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Field Systems (2011)
Managing Microbial Corrosion in Canadian Offshore and Onshore Oil Production (2015)
Special Issue - 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (2013)
Books
Videos
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
Published: Feb 20, 2017
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a serious corrosion threat that impacts the operating integrity and reliability of assets in the oil and gas, maritime, power generation, and other industries. Yet MIC is also commonly misunderstood, leading to ineffective mitigation programs, wasted resources and deterioration of vital assets.