Supported projects since July 2013

Understanding degradation mechanisms in highly efficient organic solar cells

Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Brabec Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology	Prof. Mike McGehee Stanford University Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Design of FRET Nano Sensors for in vivo metal studies in hyper accumulating plants

Prof. Dr. Stephan Clemens University of Bayreuth Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenphysiologie	Dr. Hans-Henning Kunz University of California, Davis Center for Molecular Genetics

Ceramic Microlattice Materials

Dr. Tobias Fey Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Glas und Keramik)	Dr. Tobias Schaedler HRL Laboratories Sensors & Materials Lab

High-performance Computing of Earthquake Dynamics on Natural Fault Structures

Dr. Alice-Agnes Gabriel Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Fakultät für Geophysik - Geo u. Umweltwissenschaften - Seismologie	Dr. Geoffrey Ely University of Southern California, Los Angeles Department of Earth Sciences

Synthesis and Optimization of Automotive Information & Communication Networks

Prof. Dr. Andreas Herkersdorf Technische Universität München Institute for Integrated Systems	Prof. Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vicentelli University of California, Berkeley EECS - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Role of drug transporters in the pulmonary absorption of inhaled drugs

Prof. Dr. Petra Högger University of Würzburg	Prof. Dr. Kathleen M. Giacomini University of California, San Francisco Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

Imaging of molecular biomarkers for clinical heterogeneity and disease progression in Parkinson disease

Dr. Dr. Ioannis Ugo Isaias University of Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik	Prof. Dr. Johannes Czernin University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Explorative synthesis of new magnetic and possibly superconducting phosphorus compounds

Prof. Dr. Dirk Johrendt Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Faculty for chemistry and pharmacy	Prof. Ram Seshadri University of California, Santa Barbara Materials Research Laboratory

Understanding photocurrent generation in organic solar cells

Prof. Dr. Anna Köhler University of Bayreuth Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik II	Prof. Dr. Thuc-Quyen Nguyen University of California, Santa Barbara Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Algebraic proof theory of modal logic

Dr. Tadeusz Litak Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Lehrstuhl für Informatik 8 - Theoretische Informatik	Prof. Andrew Moshier Chapman University Center of Excellence in Computation, Algebra and Topology

Characterization of Archaea in human skin samples by SR-FTIR

Dr. Christine Moissl-Eichinger University of Regensburg Fakultät für Biologie - Lehrstuhl f. Mikrobiologie / Archaeenzentrum	Dr. Hoi-Ying Holman Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Earth Sciences Division

A radiobiological model for hypofractionated cancer treatments with ion beams

Prof. Dr. Katia Parodi Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Fakultät für Physik - Experimentalphysik/Medizinische Physik	Dr. Eleanor Blakely Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Cancer & DNA Damage Responses Department

Ultrafast Characterization of New Materials for Carrier Multiplication by Exciton Fission for 3rd Generation Solar Technology

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Riedle Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Fakultät für Physik - BioMolekulare Optik	Prof. Dr. Stephen E. Bradforth University of Southern California, Los Angeles Department of Chemistry

Towards Clinical X-Ray Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography

Dr.-Ing. Christian Riess Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Computer Science Department 5 - Pattern Recognition Lab	Prof. Dr. Garry Gold Stanford University School of Medicine - Dept. of Radiology

Effects of different grean teas with stevia additives on chemoprevention

Prof. Dr. Iryna Smetanska University of applied sciences Weihenstephan Fakultät Landwirtschaft	Dr. Susanne Henning University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Human Nutrition

Epigenetic modifications that promote reprogramming of breast cancer stem cells

Dr. Roland Stein University of Würzburg Frauenklinik und Poliklinik	Dr. Mark Wossidlo Stanford University School of Medicine - Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine

Real-Time Reactive Motion Planning for Human-Robot Interaction

Florian Walter Technische Universität München Computer Sciences 6 - Robotics & Embedded Systems	Prof. Dr. Oussama Khatib Stanford University Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

2D Layered nanosystems for Solar Hydrogen Production

Dr. Ursula Wurstbauer Technische Universität München Walter Schottky Institut - Holleitner Group E24	Dr. Joel Ager Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis