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