International Excellence Fellows

	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)
	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)
	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) Google Scholar Profile here.
	Ph.D. Akira Miyazaki Researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University; 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) 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)
	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) 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) 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) Testimonia l, 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."