Research Ambassadors Profiles
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Aftab Ahmed
Research Associate Professor, Chapman University School of Pharmacy – Irvine, California
Research Interests: Protein purification and characterization (Proteomics)
University/Research Institution in Germany: Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried- E-mail: aahmedchapman.edu
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Richard S. Ascough
Professor, School of Religion– Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Research Interests: Religious Studies – Origins of Christianity
University/Research Institution in Germany: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Mϋnster- E-mail: rsaqueensu.ca
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Thomas Baumgarte
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
Research Interests: General Relativity
University/Research Institution in Germany: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; MPI Astrophysik, Garching- E-mail: tbaumgarbowdoin.edu
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Jochen Burgtorf
Professor of History – California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Research Interests: Medieval history
University/Research Institution in Germany: Pius Stiftung/Akademie der Wissenschaften (AdW) Göttingen; Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Monumenta Germaniae Historica, München
- E-mail: jburgtorffullerton.edu
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Markus Chmielus
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Program Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science – University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: Advanced and Additive Manufacturing of Bulk, Porous, and Thin Films Metals, Carbides, and Multifunctional Magnetic Materials
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Stuttgart/Technical University Berlin/Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy- E-mail: chmieluspitt.edu
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Albrecht Classen
University Distinguished Professor of German Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson
Research Interests: medieval and early modern German and European literature, cultural history, history of mentality, everyday culture, interdisciplinary research, gender studies, and comparative literature
University/Research Institution in Germany: Universities in Freiburg, Marburg, Frankfurt a. M., Leipzig, Halle, Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel- E-mail: aclassenemail.arizona.edu
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John F. Corrigan
Professor and Chair Department of Chemistry University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Research Interests: Inorganic and Nanomaterials Chemistry
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie- E-mail: johncuwaterloo.ca
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Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
Professor of German – University of North Texas, Denton
Research Interests: German literature and culture, German film, memory studies
Universities/Research Institutes in Germany: Zentrum für zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam, Humboldt Universität, Berlin; Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Marbach -
Carla Damiano
Professor of German - Eastern Michigan University
Research Interests: German Literature - 20th century to present
University Research Institution in Germany: Walter Kempowski Archiv, Berlin; University of Bielefeld- E-mail: cdamianoemich.edu
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Jonathan Fine
Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies – Brown University
Research Interests: German literature and intellectual history
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Potsdam; FU Berlin- E-mail: jonathan_finebrown.edu
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Thian Yew Gan
Research Interests: Hydrologic processes and modeling, climatology, remote sensing, climate change, water resources management and planning, and snow hydrology.
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Technical University Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich- E-mail: tganualberta.ca
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Heidi Gottfried
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology – Wayne State University
Research Interests: Work Transformation, social policy, gender and inequality
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Institute fuer Soziologie, University of Hamburg- E-mail: heidi.gottfriedwayne.edu
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George Heffernan
Professor, Department of Philosophy – Merrimack College, Massachusetts
Research Interests: Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Ethics (esp. Contemporary Moral Problems,e.g. environmental, medical, technological issues)
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: University of Cologne (PhD 1981, sabbatical research 1998); Freie Universitaet Berlin (sabbatical research 2003)- E-mail: George.Heffernanmerrimack.edu
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Boerge Hemmerling
Assistant Professor of Physics – University of California, Riverside
Research Interests: Atomic, molecular and optical physics
University/Research Institution in Germany: Leibniz University of Hannover; Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig; University of Heidelberg- E-mail: boergehucr.edu
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Matthias Hofferberth
Assistant Professor, Political Science & Geography – University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, USA
Research Interests: International relations and globalizationUniversity/Research Institution in Germany: Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main; Westfällische Wilhelms-Universität, Mϋnster
- E-mail: matthias.hofferberthutsa.edu
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Babak Vajdi Hokmabad
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Princeton University
Research Interests: Active Matter, Soft Matter
University/Research Institution in Germany: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen- E-mail: hokmabadprinceton.edu
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Kristopher Imbrigotta
Visiting Assistant Professor of German – University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Research Interests: 18th-20th century German literature and culture, Visual Culture studies, Theater and Performance, Historiography, Narratology
University/Research Institution in Germany: Universität Hamburg; Akademie der Künste / Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv, Berlin- E-mail: kimbrigottapugetsound.edu
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Ivan Korendovych
Associate Professor, Chemistry – Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Research Interests: Biochemistry, biophysics, protein design and engineering
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Marburg; University of Greifswald- E-mail: ikorendosyr.edu
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Ann Lemke
Oboe Instructor – Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Visiting Scholar – Germanic Languages & Literatures, The University of Michigan
Research Interests: German literature and music, women composers & writers, musicology, Goethe
University/Research Institution in Germany: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Karl-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg- E-mail: lemkestudiogmail.com
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Alexander Lerch
Assistant Professor, Center for Music Technology – Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Music Information Retrieval & Music Technology
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Technische Universitaet Berlin- E-mail: alexander.lerchgatech.edu
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Karsten Lunze
Assistant Professor – School of Medicine, Boston University
Research Interests: Maternal and newborn health, HIV prevention among key populations
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Charité Medical School, Berlin- E-mail: karsten.lunzepost.harvard.edu
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Gerhard Multhaup
Professor and Canada Research Chair (CRC) – Tier 1 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences McGill University
Research Interests: Biomedical pharmacology; neurodegeneration and amyloid toxicity
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Freie Universitaet of Berlin (FUB) and the University of Heidelberg (ZMBH)- E-mail: gerhard.multhaupmcgill.ca
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Janine Murphy
Faculty Researcher - College of the North Atlantic
Research Interests: 19th-century Germany; migration and settler colonialism; reconciliation through education
University/Research Institution in Germany: Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Justus Liebig University of Giessen; Goethe University Frankfurt; Carl Duisberg Centrum Dortmund- E-mail: janine.murphycna.nl.ca
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John L. Plews
Associate Professor of Modern Languages (German) – Saint Mary’s University
Research Interests: Second Language Education, Study Abroad for Second Languages
University/Research Institution in Germany: Canadian Summer School in Germany (Kassel); Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main- E-mail: jlplewsdaad-ambassadors.org
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Christoph Schaal
Assistant Professor – California State University, Northridge
Research Interests: Ultrasonics and applied mechanics
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Stuttgart- E-mail: christoph.schaalcsun.edu
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Charlotte Schallie
Professor of Germanic Studies and Chair – University of Victoria
Research Interests: Post-1945 diasporic and transcultural writing/filmmaking, memory studies, Jewish identity in contemporary cultural discourse; Holocaust studies; genocide and human rights education; arts-based action research
University/Research Institution in Germany: Zentrum fuer Antisemitismusforschung (TU Berlin); Stadtmuseum Erlangen- E-mail: schallieuvic.ca
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Ingo Schlupp
Presidential Professor of Biology CAS, University of Oklahoma
Research Interests: Evolutionary Ecology of Fishes
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Potsdam, Brandenburg- E-mail: schluppou.edu
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Simone Seym
Goethe-Institut – Washington, D.C.
Research Interests: German and European Cultural Studies, Sustainable Film and Performing Arts
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: University of Karlsruhe; University of Mannheim- E-mail: s.seymme.com
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Renu Singh
Ph.D. Candidate – Georgetown University
Research Interests: Political science
University/Research Institution in Germany: Hertie School of Governance, Berlin; Helmholtz Zentrum, Muenchen; LMU and MPI for Social Law and Social Policy, Muenchen- E-mail: renu.singh.87gmail.com
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Christa Spreizer
Associate Professor – Queens College/CUNY
Research Interests: German studies
University/Research Institution in Germany: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; Landesarchiv Berlin; Akademie der Künste, Berlin- E-mail: christine.spreizerqc.cuny.edu
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Swen Steinberg
Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant Professor – Queen’s University
Research Interests: History of knowledge/knowledge and migration/knowledge and young immigrants; environmental knowledge; refugees and borderlands; economic history and corporate cultures 19th/20th century
University/Research Institution in Germany: Technische Universitaet Dresden- E-mail: Swen.Steinbergqueensu.ca
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Tricia Striano
Professor, Hunter College &Tricia Striano Inc. | TriciaStriano.com
Research Interests: Infant development, neuroscience, design, real estate
University/Research Institution in Germany: MPI-EVA, Leipzig; MPI-CBS, Leipzig; University of Leipzig, University Osnabrueck- E-mail: triciastrianoagmail.com
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Alanna Tierno
International Programs Coordinator/Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music History - Shenandoah University
Research Interests: Musicology
University/Research Institution in Germany: Universität Augsburg; Herzog August Bibliothek- E-mail: alanna.tiernogmail.com
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William E. Uspal
Assistant Professor - University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Research Interests: Microhydrodynamics, colloids, microswimmers
University/Research Institution in Germany: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart- E-mail: uspalhawaii.edu
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Brian Van Wyck
Assistant Professor - University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research Interests: German History; Turkish History; Migration History
University/Research Institution in Germany: Humboldt University, Berlin; Free University, Berlin- E-mail: bvanwyckumbc.edu
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Jonathan Veinot
Professor, Department of Chemistry – University of Alberta
Research Interests: Materials Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Hybrid Functional Materials
University/Research Institution in Germany: Technische Universitaet Muenchen- E-mail: jveinotualberta.ca
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Gabi N. Waite
Associate Professor, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Research Interests: CTraumatic brain injury, hypoxia, oxidative stress, medical and health education
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Hohenheim, University of Heidelberg (sabbatical)- E-mail: gnindliupui.edu
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David J. Westenberg
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering – Missouri University of Science and Technology
Research Interests: Plant-microbe interactions, antibacterial materials and science education
University/Research Institution in Germany: Institute for Microbiology, Göttingen, Department of Cell Biology and Applied Botany, Marburg- E-mail: djwestenmst.edu