International Excellence Fellows

	Prof. Dr. Hoshin V. Gupta Regents Professor, Theory and Applications of System Methods to Hydrology at the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, United States Research Stay from 30 August 2022 until 10 September 2022 Research Topic: Towards Physical-Conceptual Modeling of Mass, Energy and Information Flows Using Machine Learning Technology Host Institute: International Excellence Fellow at Institute for Water and River Basin Management - Hydrology (IWG-HYD) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Maria Veronica Ganduglia-Pirovano Scientific Researcher at the Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain Research Stay from 1 September 2022 until 31 October 2022 Research Topic: Rational Design of Materials for Energy Production and a Cleaner Future Host Institute: Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jennifer Pazour Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA Research Stay from 15 September 2022 until 15 December 2022 Research Topic: Optimization Approaches for Omnichannel Facility Designs Host Institute: Institute for Material Handling and Logistics (IFL) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Po-Ya Abel Chuang Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, USA Research Stay from 16 May 2022 until 22 June 2022, and from 5 December 2022 until 13 January 2023 Research Topic: Characterization of 3-D Multiscale Pore Structure in Electrochemical Cells using Diagnostic Imaging Tools Aiming to Develop a Fundamental Understanding of the Interfacial Transport Phenomena for advancing energy conversion and storage technologies Host Institute: Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Martina Gamba Assistant Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina Assistant Professor at the National University of La Plata, Argentina Research Stay from 1 September 2022 until 30 November 2022 Research Topic: Synthesis and characterization of materials for use as a solid electrolyte in lithium batteries Host Institute: Institute for Applied Materials - Ceramic Materials and Technologies (IAM-KWT) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Karen Renaud Chancellor's Fellow at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland Research Stay from 3 November 2022 until 3 December 2022 Research Topic: Supporting Password Manager Selection and Improving the Usability and Accessibility of Password Manager Interfaces Host Institute: Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Kamran Behdinan Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada Research Stay from 1 June 2021 until 31 July 2021 Research Topic: Connecting the Concepts of Knowledge/Design Reuse using the Understanding of the Reference System of the Model of PGE Host Institute: Institute for Product Engineering (IPEK) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Estrin Yuri Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Research Stay from 2 May 2022 until 31 July 2022 Research Topic: Design and Characterization of Novel Structural Materials in Terms of Inner Architecture and Defect Structure Host Institute: Institute of Engineering Mechanics - Continuum Mechanics (ITM-KM) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Pooja Ghosh Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, West Bengal, India Research Stay from 1 May 2022 until 31 August 2022 Research Topic: Peptide-based Polymeric Inhibitors to Ameliorate Alzheimer’s Disease Host Institute: Institute for Biological Interfaces 3 (IBG3) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Raffaela Mirandola Associate Professor at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy Research Stay from 1 May 2022 until 31 July 2022 Research Topic: Uncertainty and View Consistency in Cyber-Physical Systems Design Host Institute: Institute of Information Security and Dependability (KASTEL) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. sc. ETH Zurich Isabella Schalko Senior Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland; Research Affiliate at the Nepf Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, USA Research Stay from 2 May 2022 until 29 July 2022 Research Topic: Design of Wood Retention Structures in Rivers Host Institute: Institute for Water and River Basin Management (IWG-WB) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. John Vinson Research Scientist at the Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA Research Stay from 30 May 2022 until 30 July 2022 Research Topic: Theoretical X-Ray Spectroscopy of Energy-relevant Material Systems Host Institute: Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Edwin Bobga Fohtung Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA Research Stay from 26 June 2022 until 27 October 2022 Research Topic: Topological Excitations and Phase Transitions in Ferroic Nanostructures Host Institute: Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Univ.-Prof. Dr. Adam Jatowt Full Professor at the Institute of Computer Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Research Stay from 1 July 2022 until 31 July 2022 Research Topic: Developing Machine Learning Approaches to Enable Recommendation of Scholarly Content Host Institute: Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Guillermo López Quesada Postdoctoral researcher at Institut clément ader (ICA), National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), Toulouse, France Research Stay from 20 June 2022 until 20 October 2022 Research Topic: Developing a Multi-Stage Micro Pump without Moving Parts and Enabling the Drive of a Micro Cryo Cooler without any Induced Vibrations Host Institute: Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr.-Ing. Maria Paula Zappitelli Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering, La Plata National University (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina Research Stay from 11 June 2022 until 11 September 2022 Research Topic: Meso-scale Mechanical Modelling of Drying Shrinkage of Alkali-activated Slag Concrete using Phase Field Fracture Mechanics Host Institute: Institute for Building Materials and Concrete Structures (IMB) and Materials Testing and Research Laboratory (MPA) Testimonial ResearchGate Profile here.
	M. Sc., Ph. D. Abraham Alexis Becerra Araneda Junior Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of the University National at San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Research Stay from 27 September 2021 until 26 January 2022 Research Topic: Technical and Environmental Characterization of Plastic Waste in the Context of Industrial Residues Management Host Institute: Institute of Regional Science (IfR) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Dr. Shatabdi Mallick Postdoctoral Fellow at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-SERC, Chennai, India Research Stay from 28 October 2021 until 28 Febraury 2022 Research Topic: Creep in Concrete Structures with Sustainable Cement Systems Host Institute: Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB) ResearchGate Profile here.
	Ph.D. David John Jones Senior Research Assistant / Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia Research Stay from 13 September until 17 December 2021 Research Topic: Harvesting Triplet Energy From Singlet Fission Materials Host Institute: Material Research Center for Energy Systems (MZE) Interview, International Excellence Talk Google Scholar Profile here.
	Ph.D. Akira Miyazaki Researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden; Visiting Scientist, CERN BE-RF-SRF section Research Stay from 04 October until 26 November 2021 Research Topic: A Feasibility Study of Dark Matter Experiments with Microwaves Host Institute: KIT Center Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA) and Institute for Pulsed Power and Microwave Technology (IHM) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Eng. Matias Rolf Hampel Researcher at the Instituto de Tecnologias en Teledeteccion y Astroparticulas (ITeDA) (CNEA-CONICET-UNSAM); UTN-FRBA, Argentina Research Stay from 16 August until 15 December 2021 Research Topic: The Development of Cryogenic Quantum-Technology Based Microbolometer Prototype with Applications in Telescope Instruments Host Institute: Institute of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems (IMS) Testimonial iNSPIRE Profile here.
	Dr. Hawwa Kadum Research assistant at the Portland State University, USA Research Stay from 1 September until 30 November 2021 Research Topic: The Impact of Velocity and Scalar Covariances in Heterogeneous Forest Canopies on the Mitigation of Energy Imbalance Host Institute: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Marcel Utz Professor, Department of Chemistry at University of Southampton, UK Research Stay from 15 August until April 2022 Research Topic: Massively Parallel Microfluidic NMR–Towards Metabolomic Cell and Spheroid Cultures (MPM-NMR) Host Institute: Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Eugen Rabkin Professor, Trudy and Norman Louis Chair in Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Research Stay from 1 August to 31 September 2021 Research Topic: Mechanisms of Dislocations Nucleation in Metal Nanoparticles Host Institute: Institute for Applied Materials - Materials- and Biomechanics (IAM-WBM) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Antonina Pirrotta Professor of Civil Engineering at Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy Research Stay from 1 July to 15 August 2021 Research Topic: Line element-less Method Host Institute: Institute of Engineering Mechanics (ITM) Interview I, Interview II, International Excellence Talk Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Goran Vladisavljevic Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK Research Stay from 1 July to 31 August 2021 Reseach Topic: Investigation of new microfluidic technology Host Institute: Food Process Engineering (LVT) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Dr. Kazunori Okada Associate Professor, Agro-Biotechnology Research Center (AgTECH), Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (GSALS), University of Tokyo, Japan Research Stay from 23 June to 17 September 2021 Research Topic: Defence Compounds (Phytoalexins) in the two Model Crops Grapevine (Host Lab) and Rice (Dr. Okada) for hypothesis-driven Application Host Institute: Institute of Botany, Molecular Cell Biology Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here.
	Prof. Dr. Igor Komarov Head of Supramolecular Chemistry Chair at Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine Research Stay from 4 January to 3 April 2021 Research Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry/Organic Chemistry Host Institute: Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Testimonial, Interview, International Excellence Talk Google Scholar Profile here. "The collaboration with KIT has demonstrated to be a perfect match of expertise and knowledge which is necessary to solve challenging problems for society."
	Dr. Katherina Kuschel Associate Researcher at CENTRUM Graduate at Business School PUCP, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Research Stay from 1 December 2020 to 31 March 2021 Research Topic: Female Innovation and Entrepreneurship Host Institute: Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management, and Innovation (EnTechnon) Testimonial Google Scholar Profile here. "Say “yes” to every opportunity that appears at KIT.