▁deeply ▁supported ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁research ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁university , ▁including ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁bio chem istry ▁and ▁micro bi ology . ▁ ▁The ▁university ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁is ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI , ▁who ▁taught ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Card inal ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Mun ich ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁one ▁year ▁following ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy , ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reg ens burg ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁lecture ▁that ▁gar ner ed ▁the ▁university ▁international ▁attention . ▁The ▁Pope ▁is ▁still ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Another ▁famous ▁former ▁fac ulty ▁member , ▁Karl ▁St etter , ▁worked ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae a ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Among ▁his ▁discover ies ▁were ▁Py roc oc cus ▁fur ios us ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Aqu if ex ▁a e ol icus , ▁Aqu if ex ▁py roph ilus , ▁and ▁N ano arch ae um ▁equ it ans , ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁staff ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁entirely ▁on ▁one ▁central ▁campus , ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁located ▁south ▁of ▁Reg ens burg ' s ▁inner ▁city ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁incl ine ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁River ,