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  • Aftab Ahmed

    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
  • Richard S. Ascough

    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
  • Harald Bauder

    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
  • Thomas Baumgarte

    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
  • Amanda Bennett

    Amanda Bennett

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

  • Peter F. Biehl

    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
  • Jochen Burgtorf

    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
  • Markus Chmielus

    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
  • Albrecht Classen

    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
  • John F. Corrigan

    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
  • Andrzej Czarnecki

    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
  • Carla Damiano

    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
  • Rami El-Emam

    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
  • Thian Yew Gan

    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
  • Heidi Gottfried

    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
  • Boerge Hemmerling

    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
  • Arne Hoecker

    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
  • Matthias Hofferberth

    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
  • Kurt Huebner

    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
  • Kristopher Imbrigotta

    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
  • Jing Jiang

    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
  • Ivan Korendovych

    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
  • Ann Lemke

    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
  • Alexander Lerch

    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
  • Karsten Lunze

    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
  • Tyler Meldrum

    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
  • Gerhard Multhaup

    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
  • Janine Murphy

    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
  • Corina Liliana Petrescu

    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
  • John L. Plews

    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
  • Christoph Schaal

    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
  • Charlotte Schallie

    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
  • Ingo Schlupp

    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
  • Simone Seym

    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
  • Renu Singh

    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
  • Christa Spreizer

    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
  • Swen Steinberg

    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
  • Tricia Striano

    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
  • Alanna Tierno

    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
  • Jonathan Veinot

    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
  • Gabi N. Waite

    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
  • Dr. A. Dana Weber

    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
  • David J. Westenberg

    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

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