• Optical Spectroscopy,
• Process Analytical Technology (PAT),
• On-line Hyperspectral Imaging
• Data Mining and Multivariate Statistics

Leiter des Lehr- und Forschungszentrums Process Analysis & Technology

Prüfungsbeauftragter Studiengang ACB und CNB

Vorsitzender des Prüfungsausschuß ACB und CNB

Mitglied der Studienkommission AC

Mitglied Prüfungsausschußes PPA

HS Reutlingen, Professur für Photonik und Prozessanalytik

Senior Manager Prozessanalysentechnik

Uni Tübingen, Promotion in Physikalischer Chemie

WiMa Arbeitsgruppe Prozessanalytik

2020     Auszeichnung Exzellenter Technologietransfer Neckar-Alb (hier geht es zur Pressemitteilung)

2010     Forschungspreis der Hochschule Reutlingen für hervorragende wissenschaftliche Leistungen in den Arbeitsbereichen optische Spektroskopie und Prozessanalytik

2010     Process Analytics Award, Beste Qualifizierungsarbeit auf dem Gebiet der Prozessanalytik

2006     Otto Johannsen Preisträger, Anerkennung für herausragende und innovative Diplomarbeiten

37. Wahrendorff, P.; Stefanakis, M.; Steinbach, J.C.; Allnoch, D.; Zuber, R.; Kapfhammer, R.; Brecht, M.; Kandelbauer, A.; Rebner, K. Simultaneous Determination of Droplet Size, pH Value and Concentration to Evaluate the Aging Behavior of Metalworking Fluids. Sensors 2021, 21, 8299. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248299

36. Bassler, M.C., Stefanakis, M., Sequeira, I., Ostertag, E., Wagner, A., Bartsch, J.W., Roeßler, M., Mandic, R., Reddmann, E.F., Lorenz, A., Rebner, K., Brecht, M. Comparison of Whiskbroom and Pushbroom darkfield elastic light scattering spectroscopic imaging for head and neck cancer identification in a mouse model. Anal Bioanal Chem 413, 7363–7383 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03726-5

35. Detailed characterization of a mosaic based hyperspectral snapshot Imager… Hahn

34. Bäuerle, T., Ulitzsch, S., Lorenz, A., Rebner, K., Chassé, T., Kandelbauer, A., & Lorenz, G. (2020). Effects of process parameters on silane grafting of liquid ethylene-propylene copolymer by reactive extrusion as quantified by response surface methodology. Polymer, 122601.

33. Hahn, R., Haist, T., Hämmerling, F. E., Fleischle, D., Schwanke, O., Hauler, O., Rebner, K., Brecht, B.,& Osten, W. (2020, April). Detailed characterization of a hyperspectral snapshot imager for full-field chromatic confocal microscopy. In Optics and Photonics for Advanced Dimensional Metrology (Vol. 11352, p. 113520Y). International Society for Optics and Photonics.

32. Drieschner, T., Ostertag, E., Boldrini, B., Lorenz, A., Brecht, M., & Rebner, K. (2020). Direct optical detection of cell density and viability of mammalian cells by means of UV/VIS spectroscopy. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 1-13.

31. Uharek S, Baratchi S, Zhu JY, Alshehri MA, Mitchell A, Rebner K, Karnutsch C, Khoshmanesh K. Water Jacket Systems for Temperature Control of Petri Dish Cell Culture Chambers. applied sciences. 2019;9(4):  p. 1-18. ISSN: 2076-3417. DOI: 10.3390/app9040621.

30. Graf A, Claßen J, Solle D, Hitzmann B, Rebner K, Hoehse M. A novel LED-based 2D-fluorescence spectroscopy system for in-line monitoring of Chinese hamster ovary cell cultivations – Part I. Engineering in Life Sciences. 2019;19(5):  p. 352-362. ISSN: 1618-0240. DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201800149.

29. Stiedl J, Green S, Chassé T, Rebner K. Auger electron spectroscopy and UV–Vis spectroscopy in combination with multivariate curve resolution analysis to determine the Cu2O/CuO ratios in oxide layers on technical copper surfaces. Applied Surface Science. 2019;486:  p. 354-361. ISSN: 0169-4332. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.05.028.

28. Stiedl J, Azemtsop M G, Boldrini B, Green S, Chassé T, Rebner K. Characterisation of oxide layers on technical copper based on visible hyperspectral imaging. Journal of Spectral Imaging. 2019;8(1):  p. 1-12. ISSN: 2040-4565. DOI: 10.1255/jsi.2019.a10.

27.. Ostertag E, Scholz M, Klein J, Rebner K, Oelkrug D. Pigmentation of White, Brown, and Green Chicken Eggshells Analyzed by Reflectance, Transmittance, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. ChemistryOpen. 2019;8(8):  p. 1084-1093. ISSN: 2191-1363. DOI: 10.1002/open.201900154.

26. Bäuerle, T., Ostertag, E., Drieschner, T., Lorenz, A., Mannhardt J., Lorenz, G., Rebner, K. (2018). Cleaning in Place Konzept zum Dauerbetrieb optischer Sonden in der Prozessanalytik der Polymerextrusion. Zeitschrift Kunststofftechnik. 1. 348-366. 10.3139/O999.03052018.

25. Stiedl, J., Green, S., Chassé, T. and Rebner, K. (2018) Characterization of Oxide Layers on Technical Copper Material Using Ultraviolet Visible (UV–Vis) Spectroscopy as a Rapid On-Line Analysis Tool; (2018) Applied Spectroscopy ; 72(10), 1467- 1473.

24. Mannhardt, Joachim; Ostertag, Edwin; Bäuerle, Tim; Lorenz, Günter; Rebner, Karsten (2018): Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Analyse eines Materialstroms. Datum der Offenlegung: 08.02.2018. Veröffentlichungsnr: DE 10 2016 009 650 A1.        

23. Hitzer, P., Bäuerle, T., Drieschner, T., Ostertag, E., Paulsen, K., van Lishaut, H., Lorenz, G., Rebner, K. (2017). Process analytical techniques for hot-melt extrusion and their application to amorphous solid dispersions. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 409(18), 4321-4333.

22. Ostertag, E., Stefanakis, M., Rebner, K., Kessler, R. W. (2017). Elastic and inelastic light scattering spectroscopy and its possible use for label-free brain tumor typing. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 409(28), 6613-6623.

21. Rebner, K., Ostertag, E., & Kessler, R. W. (2016). Hyperspectral backscatter imaging: a label-free approach to cytogenetics. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 408(21), 5701-5709.

20. Oelkrug, D., Boldrini, B., Rebner, K. (2016). Comparative Raman study of transparent and turbid materials: models and experiments in the remote sensing mode. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 1-9.

19. Rabus, D. G.; Sada, C.; Rebner, K. (2018): Optofluidics. Process analytical technology. Boston: De Gruyter (De Gruyter textbook). Seiten: 476. ISBN: 3110546159.

18. Kessler, R. W., Ostertag, E., & Rebner, K. (2017). Markerfreie Karyotypisierung von Chromosomen durch spektrales Imaging. BIOspektrum, 23(3), 282-28

17. Barsan, N., Gauglitz, G., Oprea, A., Ostertag, E., Proll, G., Rebner, K., Weimar, U. (2016). Chemical and biochemical sensors, 1. Fundamentals. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.

16. Barsan, N., Gauglitz, G., Oprea, A., Ostertag, E., Proll, G., Rebner, K., Weimar, U. (2016) Chemical and biochemical sensors. 2. Applications. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.

15. Technologie-Roadmap „Prozess-Sensoren 4.0“ Thesen und Handlungsfelder, VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft, NAMUR (2015); DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3331.5921

14. Ostertag, E., Lorenz, A., Rebner, K., Kessler, R. W., and Meixner, A. J. (2014). Extension of solid immersion lens technology to super-resolution Raman microscopy. Nanospectroscopy, 1(1).

13. Oelkrug, D., Brun, M., Hubner, P, Rebner, K., Boldrini, B. and Kessler, R.W.(2013) Penetration of Light into Multiple Scattering Media: Model Calculations and Reflectance Experiments. Part II: The Radial Transfer. Applied Spectroscopy, 67, 385-395.

12. Oelkrug, D., Brun, M., Rebner, K., Boldrini, B. and Kessler, R.W. (2012) Penetration of Light into Multiple Scattering Media; model calculations and reflectance experiments. Part I: The Axial transfer. Applied Spectroscopy, 66, 934-943.

11. Boldrini, B., Kessler, W., Rebner, K. and Kessler, R. W. (2012) Hyperspectral imaging: a review of best practice, performance and pitfalls for in-line and online applications. J. Near Infrared Spectrosc. 20, 438 – 508

10. Luckow, S., Rebner, K., Oelkrug, D. and Kessler, R.W. (2012) Hyperspectral stray light imaging of chromosomes: a novel concept for label-free karyotyping. SPIE Proceedings. Biomedical Applications of Light Scattering VI, Adam P. Wax; Vadim Backman, Editors, 82300G.

9. Rebner,K.,Ostertag, E. and Kessler, R. W. (2011) Online Spectral Imaging in Process Analytics. GIT Lab Journal Europe, 8, 18-20.

8. Kessler, R. W., Rebner, K., Boldrini, B., and Kessler, W. (2011) Stray Light- and Photon Diffusion Spectroscopy: A new Tool to Separate Chemical from Morphological Information; Proceedings of 2nd European Conference on Process Analytics and Control Technology, Glasgow, UK, 2, 68-71.

7. Rebner, K., Kessler, W. and Kessler, R. W. (2010) Science based spectral imaging: combining first principles with new technologies, Near Infrared Spectroscopy: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, ISBN 978-1906715-03-8. 12, 919 – 927.

6. Rebner, K., Schmitz, M., Boldrini, B., Kienle, A., Oelkrug, D., and Kessler, R. W. (2010) Dark-field scattering microscopy for spectral characterization of polystyrene aggregates, Opt. Express 18, 16-3127.

5. Rebner, K., Ostertag, E., Oelkrug, D. Kessler, W. and Kessler, R. W. (2010) Dark field scattering imaging: linking first principles with chemometrics to extract chemical and morphological information,from microstructured systems. Proceedings of the Intern. Conference 10. on Spectral Imaging, IASIM- 10, Dublin Ireland, 137, 20-23.

4. Rebner, K., Ostertag, E., Merz T. and Kessler, R. W. (2010), Markierungsfreies Chromosomen-screening. BIOforum 1, 30-31.

3. Rebner, K., Merz, T., and Kessler, R. W. (2008) Hyperspectral imaging - a novel concept for marker free chromosome characterization, Procceedings of the 14th EMC 3, 281–282.

2. Rebner, K., Merz, T. and Kessler R. W. (2008) Optische Spektroskopie verbessert den Prozess. PROCESS 15, 34-37.

1. Kessler, R. W., Kessler, W., Rebner, K. & Merz, T. (2007) Chemical Imaging: Perspektiven für die Prozessanalytik, G.I.T. Laboratory Journal, 51, 269-272.