Research Ambassadors Profiles
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 above or the modules below to locate a Research Ambassador near you.
Aftab Ahmed
Research Associate Professor, Chapman University School of Pharmacy - Irvine, California
- E-mail: aahmed@chapman.edu
Richard S. Ascough
Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science Professor, School of Religion– Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- E-mail: rascough@daad-ambassadors.org
Elisa H. Barney Smith
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department– Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Thomas Baumgarte
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA
- E-mail: tbaumgarte@daad-ambassadors.org
Dr. Jürgen F. Brune
Research Professor - Mining Engineering, College of Earth Resource Sciences and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- E-mail: jbrune@daad-ambassadors.org
Markus Chmielus
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science – University of Pittsburgh
- E-mail: mchmielus@daad-ambassadors.org
Albrecht Classen
University Distinguished Professor of German Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson
- E-mail: aclassen@email.arizona.edu
John F. Corrigan
Professor of Chemistry and Director Centre for Advanced Materials and Biomaterials Research - The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- E-mail: corrigan@uwo.ca
Carol Anne Costabile-Heming
Professor of German - University of North Texas, Denton
Jonathan Fine
Visiting Assistant Professor of German Studies – Brown University
- E-mail: fine@daad-ambassadors.org
Thian Yew Gan
Professor at the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- E-mail: tgan@ualberta.ca
Heidi Gottfried
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology - Wayne State University
- E-mail: hgottfried@daad-ambassadors.org
George Heffernan
Professor, Department of Philosophy - Merrimack College, Massachusetts
- E-mail: heffernan@daad.org
Boerge Hemmerling
Assistant Professor of Physics – University of California, Riverside
Matthias Hofferberth
Assistant Professor, Political Science & Geography – University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, USA
Kristopher Imbrigotta
Visiting Assistant Professor of German - University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
- E-mail: kimbrigotta@pugetsound.edu
Ivan Korendovych
Associate Professor, Chemistry – Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Julia Lalande
Manager, High Hazards Unit, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Government of Ontario
- E-mail: lalande@daad-ambassadors.org
Ann Lemke
Oboe Instructor - Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Visiting Scholar - Germanic Languages & Literatures, The University of Michigan
- E-mail: mail@lemkestudio.com
Alexander Lerch
Assistant Professor, Center for Music Technology – Georgia Institute of Technology
- E-mail: alerch@daad-ambassadors.org
Sebastian Luft
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy – Marquette University
- E-mail: sluft@daad-ambassadors.org
Karsten Lunze
Assistant Professor - School of Medicine, Boston University
- E-mail: klunze@daad-ambassadors.org
Pierre Mertiny
Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- E-mail: pmertiny@ualberta.ca
Brian S. Mitchell
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Tulane University
- E-mail: bmitchell@daad-ambassadors.org
Gerhard Multhaup
Chair and Professor -Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine at McGill University
- E-mail: gmulthaup@daad-ambassadors.org
Joe Perry
Associate Professor, Department of History - Georgia State University
- E-mail: jbperry@gsu.edu
Manfred Philipp
Professor Emeritus – City University of New York
- E-mail: m.philipp@daad-ambassadors.org
John L. Plews
Associate Professor of Modern Languages (German) - Saint Mary's University
- E-mail: jlplews@daad-ambassadors.org
Christoph Schaal
Assistant Professor – California State University, Northridge
- E-mail: ch.schaal@daad-ambassadors.org
Ingo Schlupp
Presidential Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Research CAS, University of Oklahoma
- E-mail: ischlupp@daad-ambassadors.org
Swen Steinberg
Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant Professor – Queen’s University
- E-mail: s.steinberg@daad-ambassadors.org
Swen Steinberg
Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant Professor – Queen’s University
- E-mail: s.steinberg@daad-ambassadors.org
Tricia Striano
Professor, Hunter College &Tricia Striano Inc. | TriciaStriano.com
- E-mail: tstriano@daad-ambassadors.org
Jonathan Veinot
Professor, Department of Chemistry – University of Alberta
- E-mail: jveinot@ualberta.ca
Gabi N. Waite
Associate Professor, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine
- E-mail: gnindl@iupui.edu
Alina Dana Weber
Assistant Professor of German, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics – The Florida State University
- E-mail: aweber@fsu.edu
David J. Westenberg
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Missouri University of Science and Technology
