Supported projects since July 2007

Optimizing combined detection efficiency and spatial resolution in fast neutron radiography

Dr. Thomas Bücherl
Technische Universität München
Institut für Radiochemie

Dr. James Hall
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Physics & Advanced Technologies, N-Division

Mitochondrial protein transport machineries of parasitic protozoa

Dr. Marcel Deponte
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Institut für physiologische Chemie

Prof. Dr. Walter Neupert
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Institut für physiologische Chemie

Prof. Dr. Larry Simpson
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
David Geffen School of Medicine, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology and Mol. Gen

Oxygen isotope partitioning - volcanic impact on the environment

Prof. Dr. Donald B. Dingwell
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Fakultät für Geophysik - Department Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften - Geodynamik

Prof. John Eiler
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Institute Technology Div. Geol. & Planet.Sci.

Catalytic mechanisms of flavoenzymes in the degradation of N-heteroaromatic compounds

Prof. Dr. Holger Dobbek
University of Bayreuth
Lab. Proteinkristallographie

Prof. Dr. Russell Hille
University of California, Riverside
Department of Biochemistry

MicroRNAs as therepeutic targets for heart failure

Prof. Dr. Dr. Stefan Engelhardt
University of Würzburg
Rudolf Virchow Zentrum/DFG-Forschungszentrum für Experimentelle Biomedizin

Dr. Mark Mercola
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research
Stem Cell and Regeneration Program

Using fiber optics for distributed temperature sensing (DTS) in groundwater-surface water systems

Dr. Jan Fleckenstein
University of Bayreuth
Department of Hydrology

Dr. Christopher Green
US Geological Survey (USGS)
National Research Program

Spin Dynamics of Excitons in Micropatterned Electrostatic Traps in GaAs Heterostructures

Prof. Dr. Alexander W. Holleitner
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Prof. Dr. David Awschalom
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Physics

Surface-initiated chain walking polymerization

PD Dr. Rainer Jordan
Technische Universität München
Wacker-Lehrstuhl für Makromolekulare Chemie

Prof. Dr. Zhibin Guan
University of California, Irvine
School of Physical Sciences

Materials with electronic and magnetic inhomogeneity on a nanoscale

Dr. Fritz Keilmann
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics

Prof. Dr. Dimitri Basov
University of California, San Diego
Department of Physics

The ADER-DG Method for Dynamic Earthquake Modelling

Dr. Martin Käser
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Fakultät für Geophysik - Department Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften

Prof. Dr. Steven M. Day
San Diego State University
Department of Geological Sciences

Nanostructured Semiconductor Oxide Films as Photocatalysts: Growth, Characterization and Evaluation of Device Potential

Prof. Dr. Sanjay Mathur
University of Würzburg
Institut für Anorganische Chemie

Prof. Dr. Samuel S. Mao
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering

High Tec Sport Device for Wheelchair Users

Prof. Dr. Christoph Maurer
University of applied sciences München
Fakultät 03 - Maschinenbau, Fahrzeugtechnik, Flugzeugtechnik

Prof. Dr. J. Kevin Taylor
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
College of Science and Mathematics, Kinesiology Department

Computational Design of Complex Oxide Heterostructures as New Materials

PD Dr. Rossitza Pentcheva
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
Fakultät für Geowissenschaften - Geo- und Umweltwissenschaft - Kristallographie

Prof. Dr. Warren E. Pickett
University of California, Davis
Department of Physics

Alzheimer protein structure and dynamics: a combined NMR and Raman spectroscopic approach

PD Dr. Sebastian Schlücker
University of Würzburg
Institute of Physical Chemistry

Assist. Prof. Dr. Tobias S. Ulmer
University of Southern California, Annenberg
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine

Optimum Design of Experiments in Automotive Applications

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

Prof. Dr. Panayiotis Papadopoulos
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Nanobioanalytics in mammography risk assessment

Dr. Stefan Thalhammer
Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
Biotechnologie

Dr. Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff
University of California, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Laboratory, Dept. of Cancer Biol., Life Science Division

Glycochips with synthetic glycoprotein sugars

Prof. Dr. Carlo Unverzagt
University of Bayreuth
Bioorganic Chemistry

Prof. Dr. James C. Paulson
The Scripps Research Institute California

Potential of high pressure to quantify protein-protein interaction of membrane proteins in vivo

Prof. Dr. Rudi F. Vogel
Technische Universität München
Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie

Prof. Dr. Douglas Bartlett
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography