Supported projects since July 2012

Bridging the gap between single molecules and meso- to device-scale architectures for next-generation organic photovoltaic materials

Dr. Wilhelm Auwärter Technische Universität München	Dr. Alexander Weber-Bargioni Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry

Scalable Tsunami and Atmospheric Simulation on Heterogeneous Manycore Platforms

Prof. Dr. Michael Bader Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Informatik V	Prof. Francis X. Giraldo Naval Postgraduate School - NPS Department of Applied Mathematics

Influence of molecular orientation in organic optoelectronic devices

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brütting University of Augsburg Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik IV	Prof. Dr. Mark E. Thompson University of Southern California, Los Angeles Department of Chemistry

Semiconductor Integrated Quantum Optical Circuits

Prof. Dr. Jonathan Finley Technische Universität München Walter Schottky Institut	Prof. Dr. Jelena Vuckovic Stanford University Ginzton Laboratory

Single-cell analysis of heterogeneous bacterial gene regulation strategies in dynamically controlled microfluidic environments

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Gerland Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Fakultät für Physik - Statistical and Biological Physics	Prof. Dr. Alex Groisman University of California, San Diego Department of Physics

Possible involvement of the plasminogen receptor (Plg-RKT) in proteolytic activation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC)

Dr. Silke Härteis Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Institut für Zelluläre und Molekulare Physiologie	Prof. Robert J. Parmer University of California, San Diego Division of Nephrology-Hypertension

Computational Earthquake Dynamics In Thick Fault Zones

Christian Pelties Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Fakultät für Geophysik - Department Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften	Prof. Jean-Paul Ampuero California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH) Seismological Laboratory

Silicon compatible plasmonic nanocircuitry with embedded subwavelength waveguides

Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Lehrstuhl für Optik	Prof. Dr. Harry A. Atwater California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH) Engineering & Appl. Science Division

Dynamic-MRI assessment of knee kinematics and validation of rotational axes

Dr. Alexander Nedopil University of Würzburg Orthopädische Klinik - König-Ludwig-Haus Prof. Dr. Maximilian Rudert University of Würzburg Orthopädische Klinik - König-Ludwig-Haus	Prof. Dr. Stephen Howell University of California, Davis Biomedical Engineering

Environmentally-Friendly Power Generation through Safe and Reliable Combustion of Hydrogen-Rich Fuels

Prof. Dr. Thomas Sattelmayer Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Thermodynamik	Prof. Vincent McDonell University of California, Irvine Combustion Laboratory

Syntheses and evaluation of photoactivated CO-releasing materials for site-specific cytoprotection

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schatzschneider University of Würzburg Institut für Anorganische Chemie	Prof. Pradip K. Mascharak University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Prehospital stroke diagnosis using telemedical transmission of contrast-enhanced transcranial color-coded sonography images

Dr. Felix Schlachetzki University of Regensburg	Dr. med. Thilo Hölscher University of California, San Diego Department of Radiology and Neurosciences

Effective Mechanical Structures attributed to the presence of microstructures

Prof. Dr. Anja Schlömerkemper University of Würzburg	Prof. Dr. Carlos Garcia-Cervera University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Mathematics

Programming dynamic growth of nucleic acid structures through biochemical signaling: a step toward the design and synthesis of reconfigurable bio-materials

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Simmel Technische Universität München Chair of Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems (E14)	Prof. Elisa Franco University of California, Riverside Department of mechanical Engineering

Mixed autonomous and telepresence control for robotic systems in remote environments

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Walter Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Raumfahrttechnik	Prof. Dr. Marcello Romano Naval Postgraduate School - NPS Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Development of PET Analysis Strategies based on Microfluidic Nuclear Imaging Systems

Prof. Dr. Sibylle I. Ziegler Technische Universität München Nuklearmedizinische Klinik Rechts der Isar	Prof. Dr. Sung-Cheng (Henry) Huang University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Molecular & Medical Pharmacology