Awardees and Fellows

Awardee of 2024

Dr. Chris Funk

Director of the Climate Hazards Center (CHC) at the University of California in Santa Barbara
Research Topic: Optimization of remote sensing methods for monitoring droughts, extreme precipitation events and heat waves in tropical regions
Host Institute: Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research
Google Scholar Profile here
Award received on: Monday, November 25, 2024
Official press release

Fellows of 2024

	Prof. Dr. Susmita Sur Kolay Professor at Indian Statistical Institute Research Stay from 1 October 2024 till 30 November 2024 Research Topic: Design Automation for nanotechnology and quantum circuits, hardware security Host Institute: ITIV, Institut für Technik der Informationsverarbeitung Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Natasha Merat Leader, Human Factors and Safety Group, ITS, Leeds, Human Factors and Transport Systems, Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds Research Stay from 14 June 2024 until 10 August 2024 Research Topic: Interaction of road users with new technologies, understanding human factors implications Host Institute: IFAB Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Uttam Manna Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati Research Stay from 01 June 2024 until 31 July 2024 Research Topic: Develop functional materials for efficient water splitting and controlled drug delivery Host Institute: IFG Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Mine Güngörmüşler Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Izmir University of Economics Research Stay from 31 May 2024 until 30 August 2024 Research Topic: Environmental effects via LCA for the biological water gas shift reaction with thermophilic bacteria Host Institute: ITAS Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Christian Bretter Senior Research Fellow, University of Leeds Research Stay from 20 May 2024 until 19 July 2024 Research Topic: Changes in using different transport modes precede changes in mode-related attitudes Host Institute: IFV Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Christian Beck Professor, Queen Mary University of London Research Stay from 01 May 2024 until 31 July 2024 Research Topic: Modelling the complexity of non-gaussian fluctuations in sustainable energy sytems Host Institute: IAI Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Jason Furtado Associate Professor; Carlisle and Lurline Mabrey Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology Research Stay from 25 March 2024 until 21 June 2024 Research Topic: Drivers and Subseasonal Predictability of Cold Air Outbreaks in the Central United States Host Institute: IMK-TRO Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Yunus Can Gultekin Postdoctoral Researcher, Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology Research Stay from 24 March 2024 until 15 December 2024 Research Topic: Digital signal processing (DSP) for wireless and fiber optical communications (FOC) Host Institute: CEL Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Zhengtao Xu Senior Principal Scientist, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapur Research Stay between May to August 2024 Research Topic: Materials Reserch & Engineering, Crystalline, Electronically Integrated Covalent Networks as Sensors and Catalysts Host Institute: FMS Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. hab. Eng. Sylwia Mozia Professor and Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczeci Research Stay from 04 March until 28 June 2024 Research Topic: advanced processes and materials for water/wastewater treatment Host Institute: IAMT Researchgate Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jianyu Li Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University Research Stay from 25 January until 07 July 2024 Research Topic: Biomaterials and Bioadhesives Host Institute: IFG Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Kai Kunze Professor at Graduate School of Media Design at Keio University, Yokohama Research Stay from 17 January until 15 March 2024 Research Topic: TECO Open Earable enhancement of recognition of affective states of human and augment social interactions Host Institute: Institute for Telematic Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Giovanni Berselli Full Professor, Department of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transportation Engineering, University of Genova Research Stays from 09 January 2024 until 28 February 2024 and from 17 May 2024 until 15 July 2024 Research Topics: Design Methods and Tools for Sustainable Robot Design & AI-based optimal design of compliant components and meta-material for robotics Host Institute: IAR Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xiaozhe Wang Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University Research Stay from December 2023 until June 2023 and from 01 January 2024 until 30 April 2024 Humboldt Research Fellow at KIT (from 01 May 2024) Research Topic: Data-driven control of complex energy grids Host Institute: ITEP Google Scholar Profile here.

2023

Awardee of 2023

Prof. Dr. Thalappil Pradeep

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) in Chennai
Research Topic: Investigating and unveiling the fundamental properties of metallic nanoparticles and of derived materials using various experimental and theoretical methods
Host Institute: Division Physical Chemistry of Microscopic Systems
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Award received on: Monday, November 27, 2023
Official press release
Talk recording on Youtube

Fellows of 2023

	Dr. Michael Andreas Schmidt Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales Research Stay from 19 February 2023 until 20 May 2023 Research Topic: Lepton flavour violating decays at the LHC forward physics detectors Host Institute: Theoretische Astroteilchenphysik Google Scholar Profile here.
	Ph.D. Elena De Momi Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano Research Stay from 01 December 2023 until 31 January 2024 Research Topic: Biomedical Engineering Host Institute: IBT (Institute of Biomedical Engineering) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Fotini Noli Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Research Stay from 16 November 2023 until 15 March 2024 Research Topic: Radiochemistry Host Institute: INE (Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Meltem Elitas Associate Professor, Sabanci University Research Stay from 01 November 2023 until 28 February 2024 Research Topic: Mechatronics Engineering Host Institute: IMT (Institute of Microstructure Technology) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gulistan Cigdem Yalcin Associate Professor, University of Istanbul Research Stay from 10 October 2023 until 10 January 2024 Research Topic: Nonlinear Dynamics and Statistical Physics of Complex Systems Host Institute: IAI (Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Daniel Czisco Professor and Department Head, Purdue University Research Stay from 16 October 2023 until 22 December 2023 Research Topic: Atmospheric Science Host Institute: IMK-AAF (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stephan Sigg Associate Professor, Aalto University Research Stay from 01 September 2023 until 31 October 2023 Research Topic: IT Software Host Institute: PCS (Chair for Pervasive Computing Systems) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Wengui Li Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Research Stay 01 September 2023 until 30 September 2023 Research Topic: Civil/Environmental Engineering Host Institute: IMB (Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dipl.-Ing. (Civil) Ph.D. Stefan Felder Associate Professor, University of New South Wales Research Stay from 01 August 2023 until 31 December 2023 Research Topic: Hydraulics Host Institute: IWG (Institute for Water and River Basin Management) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Ph.D. Claudio Bonizzoni Researcher at University di Modena and Reggio Emilia Research Stay from 01 July 2023 until 31 October 2023 Research Topic: Physics Nanoscience Host Institute: PHI (Physikalisches Institut) and IQMT (Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Peter Junk JCU Distinguished Professor, James Cook University Research Stay from 20 June 2023 until 15 September 23 Research Topic: Geodesy Host Institute: AOC (Institute for Inorganic Chemistry) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Nagamani Jaya Balila Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Stay from 22 May 2023 until 30 July 2023 Research Topic: Micromechanics Host Institute: IAM-MMI (Mechanics of Materials and Interfaces) Mechanics of Materials and Interfaces ResearchGate Profile here.
	Ph.D. Ana Lucía Prieto Santa Assistant Professor and Head of Division, Universidad de Chile Research Stay from 22 May 2023 until 22 July 2023 Research Topic: Civil Engineering Host Institute: ITAS (Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ph.D. Andrés Díaz Lantada Associate Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Research Stay from 15 May 2023 until 14 August 2023 Research Topic: Mechanical Engineering Host Institute: IMT (Institute of Microstructure Technology) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Werner Dietl Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo Research Stay from 02 May until 04 August 2023 Research Topic: IT Host Institute: KASTEL (Institute of Information Security and Dependability) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Zoe Li Associate Professor, McMaster University Research Stay from 23 March 2023 until 30 June 2023 Research Topic: Meteorology Host Institute: IMK-TRO (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Lilas Alrahis Postdoctoral Associate, New York University Abu Dhabi Research Stay from 06 February 2023 until 05 April 2023 Research Topic: New Approaches for Semiconductor Supply-chain Security Host Institute: ITEC-CDNC (hair of Dependable Nano Computing) Google Scholar Profile here.

2022

Fellows of 2022

	Prof. Dr. Danielle Skropeta Professor in Chemistry & Associate Dean (Higher Degree Research), University of Wollongong, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health Research Stay 21 December 2022 until 07 April 2023 Research Topic: Boosting Cancer Treatment Efficacy by Deactivating the Tumour Defence System Host Institute: IBCS-FMS Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Hoshin V. Gupta Regents Professor, Theory and Applications of System Methods to Hydrology at the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, United States Research Stay from 30 August 2022 until 10 September 2022 Research Topic: Towards Physical-Conceptual Modeling of Mass, Energy and Information Flows Using Machine Learning Technology Host Institute: International Excellence Fellow at Institute for Water and River Basin Management - Hydrology (IWG-HYD) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Maria Veronica Ganduglia-Pirovano Scientific Researcher at the Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain Research Stay from 1 September 2022 until 31 October 2022 Research Topic: Rational Design of Materials for Energy Production and a Cleaner Future Host Institute: Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jennifer Pazour Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA Research Stay from 15 September 2022 until 15 December 2022 Research Topic: Optimization Approaches for Omnichannel Facility Designs Host Institute: Institute for Material Handling and Logistics (IFL) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Po-Ya Abel Chuang Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, USA Research Stay from 16 May 2022 until 22 June 2022, and from 5 December 2022 until 13 January 2023 Research Topic: Characterization of 3-D Multiscale Pore Structure in Electrochemical Cells using Diagnostic Imaging Tools Aiming to Develop a Fundamental Understanding of the Interfacial Transport Phenomena for advancing energy conversion and storage technologies Host Institute: Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Martina Gamba Assistant Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina Assistant Professor at the National University of La Plata, Argentina Research Stay from 1 September 2022 until 30 November 2022 Research Topic: Synthesis and characterization of materials for use as a solid electrolyte in lithium batteries Host Institute: Institute for Applied Materials - Ceramic Materials and Technologies (IAM-KWT) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Karen Renaud Chancellor's Fellow at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland Research Stay from 3 November 2022 until 3 December 2022 Research Topic: Supporting Password Manager Selection and Improving the Usability and Accessibility of Password Manager Interfaces Host Institute: Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Kamran Behdinan Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada Research Stay from 1 June 2021 until 31 July 2021 Research Topic: Connecting the Concepts of Knowledge/Design Reuse using the Understanding of the Reference System of the Model of PGE Host Institute: Institute for Product Engineering (IPEK) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Estrin Yuri Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Research Stay from 2 May 2022 until 31 July 2022 Research Topic: Design and Characterization of Novel Structural Materials in Terms of Inner Architecture and Defect Structure Host Institute: Institute of Engineering Mechanics - Continuum Mechanics (ITM-KM) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Pooja Ghosh Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, West Bengal, India Research Stay from 1 May 2022 until 31 August 2022 Research Topic: Peptide-based Polymeric Inhibitors to Ameliorate Alzheimer’s Disease Host Institute: Institute for Biological Interfaces 3 (IBG3) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Raffaela Mirandola Associate Professor at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy Research Stay from 1 May 2022 until 31 July 2022 Research Topic: Uncertainty and View Consistency in Cyber-Physical Systems Design Host Institute: Institute of Information Security and Dependability (KASTEL) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. sc. ETH Zurich Isabella Schalko Senior Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland; Research Affiliate at the Nepf Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, USA Research Stay from 2 May 2022 until 29 July 2022 Research Topic: Design of Wood Retention Structures in Rivers Host Institute: Institute for Water and River Basin Management (IWG-WB) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. John Vinson Research Scientist at the Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA Research Stay from 30 May 2022 until 30 July 2022 Research Topic: Theoretical X-Ray Spectroscopy of Energy-relevant Material Systems Host Institute: Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Edwin Bobga Fohtung Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA Research Stay from 26 June 2022 until 27 October 2022 Research Topic: Topological Excitations and Phase Transitions in Ferroic Nanostructures Host Institute: Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Univ.-Prof. Dr. Adam Jatowt Full Professor at the Institute of Computer Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Research Stay from 1 July 2022 until 31 July 2022 and 1 July 2023 until 31 July 2023 Research Topic: Developing Machine Learning Approaches to Enable Recommendation of Scholarly Content Host Institute: Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Guillermo López Quesada Postdoctoral researcher at Institut clément ader (ICA), National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), Toulouse, France Research Stay from 20 June 2022 until 20 October 2022 Research Topic: Developing a Multi-Stage Micro Pump without Moving Parts and Enabling the Drive of a Micro Cryo Cooler without any Induced Vibrations Host Institute: Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr.-Ing. Maria Paula Zappitelli Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering, La Plata National University (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina Research Stay from 11 June 2022 until 11 September 2022 Research Topic: Meso-scale Mechanical Modelling of Drying Shrinkage of Alkali-activated Slag Concrete using Phase Field Fracture Mechanics Host Institute: Institute for Building Materials and Concrete Structures (IMB) and Materials Testing and Research Laboratory (MPA) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.

2021

Fellows of 2021

	M. Sc., Ph. D. Abraham Alexis Becerra Araneda Junior Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of the University National at San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Research Stay from 27 September 2021 until 26 January 2022 Research Topic: Technical and Environmental Characterization of Plastic Waste in the Context of Industrial Residues Management Host Institute: Institute of Regional Science (IfR) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Shatabdi Mallick Postdoctoral Fellow at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-SERC, Chennai, India Research Stay from 28 October 2021 until 28 Febraury 2022 Research Topic: Creep in Concrete Structures with Sustainable Cement Systems Host Institute: Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Ph.D. David John Jones Senior Research Assistant / Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia Research Stay from 13 September until 17 December 2021 Research Topic: Harvesting Triplet Energy From Singlet Fission Materials Host Institute: Material Research Center for Energy Systems (MZE) Interview, International Excellence Talk Google Scholar Profile here.
	Ph.D. Akira Miyazaki Researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden; Visiting Scientist, CERN BE-RF-SRF section Research Stay from 04 October until 26 November 2021 Research Topic: A Feasibility Study of Dark Matter Experiments with Microwaves Host Institute: KIT Center Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA) and Institute for Pulsed Power and Microwave Technology (IHM) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Eng. Matias Rolf Hampel Researcher at the Instituto de Tecnologias en Teledeteccion y Astroparticulas (ITeDA) (CNEA-CONICET-UNSAM); UTN-FRBA, Argentina Research Stay from 16 August until 15 December 2021 Research Topic: The Development of Cryogenic Quantum-Technology Based Microbolometer Prototype with Applications in Telescope Instruments Host Institute: Institute of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems (IMS) Testimonial iNSPIRE Profile here.
	Dr. Hawwa Kadum Research assistant at the Portland State University, USA Research Stay from 1 September until 30 November 2021 Research Topic: The Impact of Velocity and Scalar Covariances in Heterogeneous Forest Canopies on the Mitigation of Energy Imbalance Host Institute: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Marcel Utz Professor, Department of Chemistry at University of Southampton, UK Research Stay from 15 August until April 2022 Research Topic: Massively Parallel Microfluidic NMR–Towards Metabolomic Cell and Spheroid Cultures (MPM-NMR) Host Institute: Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Eugen Rabkin Professor, Trudy and Norman Louis Chair in Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Research Stay from 1 August to 31 September 2021 Research Topic: Mechanisms of Dislocations Nucleation in Metal Nanoparticles Host Institute: Institute for Applied Materials - Materials- and Biomechanics (IAM-WBM) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Antonina Pirrotta Professor of Civil Engineering at Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy Research Stay from 1 July to 15 August 2021 Research Topic: Line element-less Method Host Institute: Institute of Engineering Mechanics (ITM) Interview I, Interview II, International Excellence Talk Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Goran Vladisavljevic Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK Research Stay from 1 July to 31 August 2021 and 1 July to 31 August 2023 Reseach Topic: Investigation of new microfluidic technology Host Institute: Food Process Engineering (LVT) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Kazunori Okada Associate Professor, Agro-Biotechnology Research Center (AgTECH), Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (GSALS), University of Tokyo, Japan Research Stay from 23 June to 17 September 2021 Research Topic: Defence Compounds (Phytoalexins) in the two Model Crops Grapevine (Host Lab) and Rice (Dr. Okada) for hypothesis-driven Application Host Institute: Institute of Botany, Molecular Cell Biology Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Igor Komarov Head of Supramolecular Chemistry Chair at Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine Research Stay from 4 January to 3 April 2021 Research Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry/Organic Chemistry Host Institute: Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Testimonial, Interview, International Excellence Talk Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Katherina Kuschel Associate Researcher at CENTRUM Graduate at Business School PUCP, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Research Stay from 1 December 2020 to 31 March 2021 Research Topic: Female Innovation and Entrepreneurship Host Institute: Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management, and Innovation (EnTechnon) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.