Supported projects since July 2003

Structure and electro-optical properties of III-nitride based heterostructures and alloys

Dr. Martin Albrecht
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Biomaterialien)

Prof. Dr. Horst P. Strunk
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Biomaterialien)

Prof. Dr. Zuzanna Liliental-Weber
University of California, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Materials Science Division


Influence of grain boundaries on deformation resistance and deformation kinetics of crystalline materials

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Blum
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften)

Prof. Dr. Michael E. Kassner
University of California, San Diego
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


Interaction of Spin Waves with Conduction Electrons in Magnetic Materials

Prof. Dr. Ralph Claessen
University of Augsburg
Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik II

Dr. Jörg Schäfer
University of Würzburg
Lehrstuhl für experimentelle Physik 4

Prof. Dr. Herbert Hopster
University of California, Irvine
Department of Physics and Astronomy


Plenoptic Models in 2D/3D Image Registration for Computer Assisted Surgery and Intraoperative Navigation

Dr. Joachim Denzler
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Computer Science Department 5 - Pattern Recognition Lab

Dr. Torsten Rohlfing
Menlo Park University of California
Stanford Research Institute, SRI International


Long-Term Creep

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. G. W. Ehrenstein
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Institute of Polymer Technology

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Knauss
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics


Using theory to screen for new thermoelectric materials

Prof. Dr. Volker Engel
University of Würzburg
Institute of Physical Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Horia Metiu
University of California, Santa Barbara


Isotopic Anomalies and Long range transport of Atmospheric Pollutants (IALAP)

Prof. Dr. Peter Fabian
Technische Universität München
Chair of Ecoclimatology

Prof. Dr. Mark H. Thiemens
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Synthesis of Single Molecule Magnets incorporating ferric wheels

Thomas Gottschalk
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Institut für Organische Chemie I

Prof. J. Fraser Stoddart
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Development of an International Online Access Panel

Dr. Anja Göritz
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Psychologie insbes. Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie

Prof. Dr. Klaus Moser
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Psychologie insbes. Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie

Prof. Dr. Michael Birnbaum
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Psychology


Development of a fluoreszence based testsystem to investigate the mechanism of activation of G protein-coupled receptors

Dr. Carsten Hoffmann
University of Würzburg
Chair of Pharmacology

Prof. Dr. Mark H. Ellisman
University of California, San Diego
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Biomedical Informatics R.


Mechanism of allelic exclusion at the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus

Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Jäck
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Prof. Dr. Matthias Wabl
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Microbiology and Immunology


Fast Micro-CT for Small Animal Imaging

Prof. Dr. Sandy Napel
Stanford University
Molecular Imaging and Small Animal Imaging Group

Prof. Dr. Willi A. Kalender
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Physik


Periodic Orbits of the n-body problem of Celestial Mechanics

Prof. Dr. Andreas Knauf
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Mathematik

Prof. Dr. Richard Montgomery
University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Mathematics


New bioanalytical techniques for human biomonitoring

PD Dr. Dietmar Knopp
Technische Universität München

Prof. Dr. Bruce Hammock
University of California, Davis
Entomology Cancer Research Center


Protease regulation of colonic ion transport

Prof. Dr. Christoph Korbmacher
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Institut für Zelluläre und Molekulare Physiologie

Prof. Dr. Nigel Bunnett
University of California, San Francisco
Departments of Surgury and Physiology


Biophysical investigations of the membrane-permeabilizing activities of the pentraxins

Prof. Dr. Matthias Leippe
University of Würzburg
Molekulare Parasitologie, Zentrum für Infektionsforschung

Prof. Dr. Peter Armstrong
University of California, Davis
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology


Coding and Transmission Aspects for Wireless Multimedia

Prof. Dr. Antonio Ortega
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Department of Electrical Engineering, Signal and Image Processing Institute SIPI

Dipl.-Ing. Günther Liebl
Technische Universität München

Dr. Thomas Stockhammer
Technische Universität München

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hagenauer
Technische Universität München


Sialic-acid interactions of CD22, a B-lymphocyte specific transmembrane receptor

Prof. Dr. Lars Nitschke
University of Würzburg
Institut für Virologie und Immunologie

Prof. Dr. James C. Paulson
The Scripps Research Institute California


Calculation of optical absorption of electronic materials using Time Dependent Density Functional Theory

Prof. Dr. Oleg Pankratov
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Festkörperphysik

Dr. John E. Klepeis
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)


Efficient Mining of Molecular Fragments with Cluster computing

Prof. Dr. Michael Philippsen
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 2 (Programmiersysteme)

Dr. Michael Berthold
Tripos Data Analysis Research Lab
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Raf kinases and apoptosis control

Prof. Dr. Ulf R. Rapp
University of Würzburg
Institut für Medizinische Strahlenkunde und Zellforschung

Prof. Dr. John C. Reed M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Department Molecular Pathology and Biology


Cowpea mosaic virus supported catalysts and their application towards drug synthesis

Prof. Dr. Oliver Reiser
University of Regensburg

Prof. Dr. M. G. Finn
The Scripps Research Institute California
Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology


Activation of mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinases in primary sensory neurons and spinal cord associated with neuropathic pain

Dr. Maria Schäfers
University of Würzburg
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik

Prof. Dr. Claudia Sommer
University of Würzburg
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik

Prof. Dr. Linda S. Sorkin
University of California, San Diego
Anesthesiology Research Laboratory


On-line analysis of bioparticles in the ambient aerosol

Prof. Dr. Ralf Zimmermann
University of Augsburg
Lehrstuhl für Festkörperchemie, Institut für Physik

Dr. Matthias Frank
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
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