Supported projects since January 2004

APA: Affective Pedagogical Agents

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth André
University of Augsburg
Lehrstuhl für Multimediakonzepte und ihre Anwendungen

Prof. Dr. Lewis Johnson
University of Southern California, Marina del Rey
Center for Advanced Research in Technology for Education (CARTE)

Cellular approaches to the kinetics of neuronal degeneration

Prof. Dr. Cord-Michael Becker
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Dr. Ken Buechler
Biosite Incorporated
Research of Development

New materials for Spintronics

PD Dr. Martin S. Brandt
Technische Universität München
Walter Schottky Institut

Prof. Dr. Martin Stutzmann
Technische Universität München
Walter Schottky Institut

Prof. Dr. E. E. Haller
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Collaborative Research on Humanoid Aware Robots

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Buss
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Steuerungs- und Regelungstechnik (LSR)

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schaal
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Department of Computer Science and the Neuroscience Program

Development of a teaching course on seismic requalification of existing structures

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dimitris Diamantidis
Technische Hochschule Regensburg

Dr. Paolo Bazzurro
Stanford University
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center

Prof. Dr. Allin Cornell
Stanford University
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center

THz photomixer, based on InGaAs

Dr. Stefan Malzer
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Applied Physics

Prof. Dr. Gottfried Döhler
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Applied Physics

Prof. Dr. A. C. Gossard
University of California, Santa Barbara
Materials Department

Dynamic Deformation Behavior

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. G. W. Ehrenstein
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Institute of Polymer Technology

Nicholas Tschoegl
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Prof. Dr. Igor Emri
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Engineering & Appl. Science Division

Protecting Large Research Institutions against Internet Attacks

Prof. Dr. Anja Feldmann
Technische Universität München

Dr. Vern Paxson
University of California, Berkeley
International Computer Science Institute

Intracellular Micro-Electroperturbation

Dipl. Phys. I. Petzenhauser
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Prof. Dr. Klaus Frank
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Prof. Dr. Martin Gundersen
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, Physics and Astronomy

Implementing of small Cantilevers for high resolution force spectroscopy

Prof. Dr. Hermann Gaub
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Dr. Jason Cleveland
University of California, Santa Barbara
Asylum Research

Prof. Dr. Paul Hansma
University of California, Santa Barbara
UCSB Physics Department

What makes the Copper-Oxides to High-Temperature Superconductors?

Prof. Dr. Werner Hanke
University of Würzburg

Prof. Dr. Shoucheng Zhang
Stanford University
Department of Applied Physics

Development of a High-Intensity, Trap-Based Positron Beam for Surface Studies of Metals and Positron Scattering Experiments

Dr. Christoph Hugenschmidt
Technische Universität München
FRM-II

Prof. Dr. Clifford M. Surko
University of California, San Diego
Department of Physics

Structure and dynamics of RNA molecules - a combined NMR/FRET approach

Dr. Dagmar Klostermeier
University of Bayreuth
Spectroscopy of soft Matter

Dr. Mirko Hennig
The Scripps Research Institute California

Doping in ZnO

Dr. Stefan Malzer
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Applied Physics

Prof. Dr. Gottfried Döhler
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Applied Physics

Dr. Peter Kiesel
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
Research Areas

Simulation of Structure Formation in Thin Particulate Films

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Peukert
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Feststoff- und Grenzflächenverfahrenstechnik

Prof. Dr. J. F. Brady
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Numerical Simulation of Lasers

Prof. Dr. Christoph Pflaum
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 10 (Systemsimulation)

Dr. Robert Falgout
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Center of Applied Scientific Computing

Efficient Smart Antenna Architecture For High-Altitude-Platform Communication Systems

Prof. Dr. Peter Russer
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik

Prof. Dr. Tatsuo Itoh
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Department of Electrical Engineering - Microwave Electronics Laboratory

Neutron Reflectivity Study of lipid/protein Interaction

Prof. Dr. Erich Sackmann
Technische Universität München

Prof. Dr. Robijn Bruinsma
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Department of Physics

Prof. Dr. William Gelbart
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Department of Chemistry

Geographical Information System (GIS) - Processing Model Development for Environmental Planning and Management

Prof. Dr. Jörg Schaller
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Landschaftsökologie

Prof. Dr. Karen K. Kemp
University of Redlands, California
Geographic Information Science

Using Internet Protocols in Space - A Case Study with Pico Satellites

Prof. Dr. Klaus Schilling
University of Würzburg
Lehrstuhl für Informatik VII

Dr. Jordi Puig-Suari
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Aerospace Engineering Department

Prof. Dr. Bob Twiggs
Stanford University
Space Systems Development Laboratory

Establishment of Neutron Computed Tomography for scientific and industrial use

Dr. Burkhard Schillinger
Technische Universität München
FRM-II

Dr. Wade Richards
University of California, Davis
Department of Geology

Porous InP: A New Host Material for Biosensing Applications

Dr.-Ing. Thierry Djenizian
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair für Surface Science and Corrosion

Prof. Dr. Patrik Schmuki
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair für Surface Science and Corrosion

Prof. Dr. M. J. Sailor
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Design of inorganic porous Catalysts - Structure-Working Relationship in the oxidation/hydroxylation catalysis

Prof. Dr. F. Wilhelm Schwieger
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering

Prof. Dr. Alexis T. Bell
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemical Engineering

Numerical Simulation and Design Optimization of SMA Actuators

Prof. Dr. Bernd Simeon
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Numerische Mechanik

Prof. Dr. Linda Petzold
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dept. of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering

Development of a Comprehesive Database to Be Coupled with Microarray Approaches to Alternative Splicing

Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamm
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Dr. Xiang-Dong Fu
University of California, San Diego
Department of Cellular und Molecular Medicine

Acquisition and Compression of Image-based Scene Representations

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckehard Steinbach
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Kommunikationstechnik

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Girod
Stanford University
Department of Electrical Engineering

Mechanism of Antiinflammatory Effects of Natriuretic Peptides

Prof. Dr. Angelika M. Vollmar
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie - Zentrum für Pharmaforschung

Prof. Dr. Bruce Zuraw
The Scripps Research Institute California
Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine

Role of cytomegalovirus in atherosclerosis after heart transplantation

PD Dr. Michael Weis
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Prof. Dr. John P. Cooke
Stanford University
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Library for Scientific Computing on Graphics Hardware

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Westermann
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 15 - Computer Graphik und Visualisierung

Prof. Dr. Peter Schröder
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Computer Science