Supported projects since July 2014

Superparamagnetic mesoporous silica nanocomposites for drug delivery applications

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bein Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Faculty for chemistry and pharmacy	Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Zink University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Impact of shrub encroachment due to climate change on soil organic matter stabilization in the Arctic

Dipl.-Geogr. Carolin Bimüller Technische Universität München Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan - Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde	Dr. Margaret S. Torn University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Earth Sciences Division

Innovative applications for the Intel Edison Development Board as an embedded system

Prof. Dr. Bernd Brügge Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Informatik 1 - Angewandte Softwaretechnik	Dr. Bruce Horn Intel Corporation New Devices Group, Smart Device Innovation

Electron optics and negative index of refraction in HgTe quantum wells

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Buhmann University of Würzburg Physikalisches Institut, EP3	Prof. Dr. David Goldhaber-Gordon Stanford University Department of Physics

Neuro-morphic Vision for Autonomous Cognitive Mobile Robots

Prof. Dr. Jörg Conradt Technische Universität München Fakultät für Elektro-/Informationstechnik - Neurowissenschaftliche Systemtheorie	Prof. Dr. Jeffrey L. Krichmar University of California, Irvine Department of Cognitive Sciences

Oncolytic vaccinia viruses: models for cytosolic gene expression and virus-based cancer therapies

Prof. Dr. Utz Fischer University of Würzburg Biozentrum Universität Würzburg	Prof. Dr. Arno J. Mundt University of California, San Diego Radiation Oncology

Electro-Optical Characterization of Structure-Function Relationships in healthy and diseased Muscle using Subcellular-Resolution Technologies

Prof. Dr. Oliver Friedrich Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Biotechnologie	Prof. Dr. Julio Vergara University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology

Space weather prediction via computer simulations

Prof. Dr. Christian Klingenberg University of Würzburg	Dr. Timothy Barth NASA Ames Research Center

Inferring rigid structures in proteins from X-ray data using the null space topology

Prof. Dr. Sigrid Leyendecker Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik	Dr. Henry van den Bedem Stanford University SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Machine learning on multi-site fMRI connectivity data for large-scale clinical neuroscience

Dr. Seyed-Ahmad Ahmadi Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab Technische Universität München Fakultät für Informatik	Dr. Jonas Richiardi Stanford University School of Medicine - Neurology & Neurological Sciences

Sunbeam - Supporting Big Data Exploration by NoSQL Technologies

Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul University of Regensburg Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik I - Informationssysteme	Dr. Rahim Yaseen Couchbase inc

Growth dynamics of Pinus radiata stands and mountain mixed forests under the threat of climate change

Prof. Dr. Hans Pretzsch Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Waldwachstumskunde	Prof. Dr. Douglas Piirto California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Department of Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences

Catalyst Screening for Energy-Related Processes, Using Scaling-Relation Based Kinetic Monte Carlo Modeling

Prof. Dr. Karsten Reuter Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Chemie - Theoretische Chemie	Prof. Dr. Jens K. Norskov Stanford University Department of Chemical Engineering

Small angle X-ray scattering on DNA gold nanostructures

Prof. Dr. Joachim Rädler Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Fakultät für Physik - Physik weicher Materie und Biophysik	Prof. Dr. Cyrus R. Safinya University of California, Santa Barbara Materials Research Laboratory

Driving Security from Software Into Deep Sub-Micron CMOS Manufacturing Variations

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Sigl Technische Universität München Lehrstuhl für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik	Meng-Day (Mandel) Yu Verayo Inc.