Meet our DAAD Research Ambassadors! They are scholars and scientists in North America who have conducted advanced long-term research projects in Germany and are happy to help by sharing their experiences with you and answering any questions your may have. Use the interactive map below to locate a Research Ambassador near you.
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Aftab Ahmed
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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: aahmed(at)chapman.edu
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Albrecht Classen
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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: aclassen(at)email.arizona.edu
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Alexander Lerch
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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: alerch(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Alina Dana Weber
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Assistant 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 Institution in Germany: Freie Universität Berlin
E-Mail: aweber(at)fsu.edu
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Ann Lemke
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Oboe Instructor – Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Visiting Scholar – Germanic Languages & Literatures, The University of Michigan
Research Interests: German women writers and composers, the interrelationship of music and literature, Goethe songs, music for young children
University/Research Institution in Germany: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Karl-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
E-Mail: mail(at)lemkestudio[dot]com
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Boerge Hemmerling
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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: b.hemmerling(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Brian S. Mitchell
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Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Tulane University
Research Interests: Nanostructured Materials Processing
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Bergakademie Freiberg/BAM; DLR; Max Planck Inst. F. Kolloids
E-Mail: bmitchell(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
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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
E-Mail: carolanne.costabile-heming(at)unt.edu
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Christa Spreizer
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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: ch.spreizer(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Christoph Schaal
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Assistant Professor – California State University, Northridge
Research Interests: Ultrasonics and applied mechanics
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Stuttgart
E-Mail: ch.schaal(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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David J. Westenberg
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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: djwestenberg(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Dr. Jürgen F. Brune
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Research Professor – Mining Engineering, College of Earth Resource Sciences and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Research Interests: Mine Ventilation, Mine Safety and Health, Coal Mining, Mine Fire and Explosion Prevention
University/Research Institution in Germany: TU Clausthal
E-Mail: jbrune(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Elisa H. Barney Smith
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Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department– Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Research Interests: Image Processing and Pattern recognition, with document analysis, biomedical image processing, materials and geo-environmental applications.
University/Research Institution in Germany: TU Dortmund, Universität des Saarlandes
E-Mail: ebarneysmith(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Francois Corriveau
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Professor – McGill University, Canada
Research Interests: Particle physics
University/Research Institution in Germany: DESY, Hamburg; MPI for Physics, Munich
E-Mail: f.corriveau(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Gabi N. Waite
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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: gnindl(at)iupui.edu
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George Heffernan
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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: heffernan(at)daad.org
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Gerhard Multhaup
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Chair and Professor -Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine at 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: gmulthaup(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Heidi Gottfried
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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: hgottfried(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Ingo Schlupp
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Presidential Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Research CAS, University of Oklahoma
Research Interests: Evolutionary Ecology of Fishes
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Potsdam, Brandenburg
E-Mail: ischlupp(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Ivan Korendovych
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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: ikorendovych(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Joe Perry
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Associate Professor, Department of History – Georgia State University
Research Interests: modern and contemporary German social and cultural history; celebration and the senses; the mass media and identity
University/Research Institution in Germany: Technische Universität Berlin
E-Mail: jbperry(at)gsu.edu
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John F. Corrigan
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Professor of Chemistry and Director
Centre for Advanced Materials and Biomaterials Research – The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Research Interests: Inorganic and Nanomaterials Chemistry
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
E-Mail: corrigan(at)uwo.ca
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John L. Plews
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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: jlplews(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Jonathan Fine
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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: j.fine(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Jonathan Veinot
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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: jveinot(at)ualberta.ca
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Julia Lalande
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Manager, High Hazards Unit, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Government of Ontario
Research Interests: Eastern European Migration to Canada
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Hamburg
E-Mail: j.lalande(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Karsten Lunze
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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: klunze(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Kristopher Imbrigotta
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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: kimbrigotta(at)pugetsound.edu
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Manfred Philipp
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Professor Emeritus – City University of New York
Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Enzymology
University/Research Institution in Germany: Universität Freiburg; Universität Ulm; Universität München
E-Mail: m.philipp(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Markus Chmielus
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Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science – University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: Advanced Manufacturing of Bulk and Thin Film (Multifunctional) Metals
University/Research Institution in Germany: University of Stuttgart/Technical University Berlin/Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy
E-Mail: mchmielus(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Matthias Hofferberth
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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: mhofferberth(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Pierre Mertiny
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Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Research Interests: Polymer composite materials, composite pressure vessels and piping, nanocomposites, composite energy storage flywheel rotors
University/Research Institution in Germany: Universität Hannover
E-Mail: pmertiny(at)ualberta.ca
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Renu Singh
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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: r.singh(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Richard S. Ascough
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Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
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: rascough(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Sebastian Luft
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Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy – Marquette University
Research Interests: 19th and 20th century European philosophy, philosophy of culture.
Universities/Research Institutions in Germany: Universität Würzburg, Universität Freiburg i.Br. (Husserl-Archiv)
E-Mail: sluft(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Simone Seym
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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: seym(at)daad.org
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Swen Steinberg
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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: s.steinberg(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Thian Yew Gan
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Professor at the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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: tgan(at)ualberta.ca
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Thomas Baumgarte
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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: tbaumgarte(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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Tricia Striano
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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: tstriano(at)daad-ambassadors.org
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