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• Ahmed, Aftab

  

  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

• Ascough, Richard S.

  

  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

• Bauder, Harald

  

  Harald Bauder

  Professor; Geography & Environmental Studies, Graduate Program in Immigration & Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University

  Research Interests: Sanctuary cities; solidarity cities; comparative immigration policy in Canada and Germany; newcomer-Indigenous relations
  
  University/Research Institution in Germany: Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

  E-mail: hbaudertorontomu.ca

• Baumgarte, Thomas

  

  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

• Bennett, Amanda

  

  Amanda Bennett

  Director, Global Partnerships and Engagement and Fulbright Scholar Liaison and Fulbright Program Adviser - University of North Texas

• Biehl, Peter F.

  

  Peter F. Biehl

  Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Graduate Studies Division and Anthropology Department - University of California Santa Cruz

  Research Interests: Climate change in the past, museums and archaeological heritage
  University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Saarland

  E-mail: pbiehlucsc.edu

• Burgtorf, Jochen

  

  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

• Chmielus, Markus

  

  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

• Classen, Albrecht

  

  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

• Corrigan, John F.

  

  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

• Czarnecki, Andrzej

  

  Andrzej Czarnecki

  Professor of Physics, University of Alberta

  Research Interests: Theoretical physics
  University/Research Institution in Germany: Universität Karlsruhe; MPI for Physics; DESY

  E-mail: andrzejcualberta.ca

• Dale Medearis

  

  Dale Medearis

  Senior Regional Planner, Environmental Services - Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) Adjunct Faculty, School of Public and International Affairs – Virginia Tech

  Research Interests: Geosciences, urban planning
  University/Research Institution in Germany: BMUV; FU Berlin

  E-mail: d.medeariscomcast.net

• Damiano, Carla

  

  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

• El-Emam, Rami

  

  Rami El-Emam

  Director of Brilliant Energy Institute, and Senior Advisor on Clean Technologies, Office of Vice President of Research and Innovation – Ontario Tech University

  Research Interests: Hydrogen, clean energy, climate resilience
  University/Research Institution in Germany: Helmholtz Zentrum Berin fuer Materialien und Energie (HZB); TU Berlin; TU Freiburg

  E-mail: Rami.Elemamontariotechu.ca

• Gan, Thian Yew

  

  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

• Gottfried, Heidi

  

  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

• Hemmerling, Boerge

  

  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

• Hoecker, Arne

  

  Arne Hoecker

  Associate Professor, Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures – University of Colorado Boulder

  Research Interests: German studies, history, critical theory
  University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Konstanz

  E-mail: arne.hoeckercolorado.edu

• Hofferberth, Matthias

  

  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

• Huebner, Kurt

  

  Kurt Huebner

  Full Professor; Chair for German and European Studies, Department of Political Science -University of British Columbia

  Research Interests: Comparative political economy
  University/Research Institution in Germany: FU Berlin

  E-mail: kurt.huebnerubc.ca

• Imbrigotta, Kristopher

  

  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

• Jiang, Jing

  

  Jing Jiang

  Distinguished University Professor and Senior Industrial Research Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department – Western University

  Research Interests: Automation, renewable energy systems, electric power systems
  University/Research Institution in Germany: Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg; University of Duisburg-Essen

  E-mail: jjiangeng.uwo.ca

• Korendovych, Ivan

  

  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

• Lemke, Ann

  

  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

• Lerch, Alexander

  

  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

• Lunze, Karsten

  

  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

• Meldrum, Tyler

  

  Tyler Meldrum

  Associate Professor of Chemistry – William & Mary

  Research Interests: Material science, magnetic resonance, cultural heritage
  University/Research Institution in Germany: RWTH Aachen

  E-mail: tkmeldrumwm.edu

• Multhaup, Gerhard

  

  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

• Murphy, Janine

  

  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

• Petrescu, Corina Liliana

  

  Corina Liliana Petrescu

  Professor of German, Department of Modern Languages – The University of Mississippi

  Research Interests: German studies
  University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Potsdam; Rheinische Friedrichs-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn; Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach

  E-mail: petrescuolemiss.edu

• Plews, John L.

  

  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

• Schaal, Christoph

  

  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

• Schallie, Charlotte

  

  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

• Schlupp, Ingo

  

  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

• Seym, Simone

  

  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

• Singh, Renu

  

  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

• Spreizer, Christa

  

  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

• Steinberg, Swen

  

  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

• Striano, Tricia

  

  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

• Tierno, Alanna

  

  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

• Veinot, Jonathan

  

  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

• Waite, Gabi N.

  

  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

• Weber, A. Dana

  

  Dr. A. Dana Weber

  Associate Professor of German, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics – The Florida State University

  Research Interests: Cultural transfers, cultural representation in German literature, theatre, and film; German Romanticism and Realism; folklore in performance, literature, and film
  University/ Research Institutions in Germany: Freie Universität Berlin

  E-mail: aweberfsu.edu

• Westenberg, David J.

  

  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