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Location International Research Institution RUB Faculty, Institute Type of activity Name Career stage Outgoing/Incoming Time Frame Country for search report copartner researchfield chairhome chair keywords description
Sao Paulo, Brazil University of Sao Paulo, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Abel , Laura doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA My PhD project is focused on the development of the immune system during aging and should clarify, if there exists a connection between neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and the formation of special antibodies, which are directed against agents that are naturally occuring in the body, so called autoantibodies. During March and April 2014 I got the opportunity to work in the laboratory of the Brazilian Aging Brain Study Group, which is part of Brazil's most famous Medical School, located at the University of Sao Paulo. As I am looking for autoantibodies against special brain cells, which could be used as diagnosic tool for Parkinson's disease, I learned how to prepare human brain tissue samples for my studies. I lived in an international guesthouse and met people from all over the world. Together we experienced Sao Paulo and tried nearly all the Brazilian sweets available. It was a great time. www5.usp.br / / / /
Chicago, United States /, Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Medicine conference visit Aarse , Janna doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School PLUS allowed us to invite three internationally leading scientists to a symposium that we hosted at the RUB. Our guests stayed for several days, a time filled with interesting presentations, brainstorming sessions and stimulating discussions. Following this, we attended the Society for Neuroscience meeting (SfN) in Chicago. There we had the chance to present our research to the neuroscience community and attend high-quality talks, as well as meet our guests again, through which we made new contacts with scientists working on related topics. Looking back, this undertaking has been a great way to take first steps onto the platform of international research. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil /, WCIPT Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Abrolat , Jan Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA With this RS+ package application, two international conference visits and one research stay were realized. The conference participation at the World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography allowed the presentation of our research results to a highly specialized international audience. The following research stay at KROHNE Altometer was utilized to explore cooperation opportunities with an industrial manufacturer. Furthermore, the participation at the IEEE Sensors enabled the presentation of our results to international scientists working in a broader research area. In summary, the package application allowed for a wide extension of our international research network. / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Istanbul, Turkey Kadir Has University, / IEE conference visit Addis , Annalisa doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR Thanks to funding granted from the Research School PLUS, I attendedthe World Conference of Humanitarian Studies (WCHS) in Istanbul.It was the first time I was able to participate inthis major conference in the field of humanitarian studies,and also the last before the end of my doctoral studies, as it is held every two years. The conference gathered over three hundredparticipantsfrom all over the world, including leading scholars whose works are listed in my thesis’ bibliography, but also fellow doctoral students and early-stage researchers, experienced field practitioners as well aspolicy consultants and policy makers. I was able to expandmyown network of contacts, and to receivevaluable feedback on theresearchI presented together with my professor. What is more, the editor of a relevant journal attended the panel we were presenting in, and he launched the idea of a special issue including contributions from some of the panellists. While it is early to say whether our paper will be included in the publication, for sure we would not have had this opportunity, if we had not attended the conference. www.khas.edu.tr/en / / / /
St. Andrews, United Kingdom /, Society of Biblical Literature Catholic Theology conference visit Agbagnon , Kodjo Mawunedi doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.sbl-site.org / / / /
Grenoble, France /, ISTerre: Institut des Sciences de la Terre Geosciences conference visit Ahrens , Benedikt doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The financial support from the Research School Plus enabled me to present my first scientific output on the internationally acclaimed 10th Euroconference on Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics in Aussois (Rhone-Alpes region in south-eastern France) in May 2014 . I have just started my Ph.D.-project and especially at such an early phase it was very important to participate at such a conference to understand academic and scientific problems, approaches and communications. The given presentations in neighboring fields allowed me to broaden my horizon. Also I largely benefited from discussions with international experts, who are working on the same topics as I do. Their feedback is highly motivating and this helps me to pursue my own research. All in all, it was a magnificent experience and opportunity to state my views and to get the mostup to date state of relevant research studies. http://isterre.fr/?lang=fr / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Munich, Germany Technische Universität München, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Al Kadi, Muhammed doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU I did not only presented my poster in FPL'14 but also used the chance to inform myself about recent research activities that are similar to mine. In FPL'14 I could establish a very important contact and get valuable feedback about my research from a pioneer researcher. I got also some new ideas from other talks that I will integrate into my work. This conference was a very good chance to redirect my research activities. http://www.fpl2014.org / / / /
Dordrecht, Netherlands /, KROHNE Altometer Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Abrolat , Jan Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD With this RS+ package application, two international conference visits and one research stay were realized. The conference participation at the World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography allowed the presentation of our research results to a highly specialized international audience. The following research stay at KROHNE Altometer was utilized to explore cooperation opportunities with an industrial manufacturer. Furthermore, the participation at the IEEE Sensors enabled the presentation of our results to international scientists working in a broader research area. In summary, the package application allowed for a wide extension of our international research network. / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Orlando, United States /, IEEE Sensors 2016 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Abrolat , Jan Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With this RS+ package application, two international conference visits and one research stay were realized. The conference participation at the World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography allowed the presentation of our research results to a highly specialized international audience. The following research stay at KROHNE Altometer was utilized to explore cooperation opportunities with an industrial manufacturer. Furthermore, the participation at the IEEE Sensors enabled the presentation of our results to international scientists working in a broader research area. In summary, the package application allowed for a wide extension of our international research network. / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Toronto, Canada /, Communications Group in Bahen research centre Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Alameer , Ahmad Alaa doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN My Phd focus is on cloud radio access networks for next generation of wireless networks 5G. During the fall semester 2017 I have got the opportunity to visit the communication group at university of Toronto. During my visit I learned a lot on the recent techniques and standards used to optimise the work of cloud radio access networks. I also had fruitful discussions with colleagues there which helped me to developed new ideas in the field. After my research sty in Toronto I joined a conference where I presented the most recent results I obtained during my stay there where I also had the opportunity to discuss with international research community. https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/communications/research/ / Digital communication systems / /
Oklahoma, United States University of Oklahoma, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Al-Anbaki , Usama doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I have visited the University of Oklahoma OU in the United States for 2 months between March and April 2014. The aim of the trip was to perform tests in the laboratory of Professor Gerald Miller and also to exchange knowledge and experience and to get valuable feedback to improve my research topic. I had the chance to follow scientific lectures, and to join presentations and academic meetings which were very useful. From other hand, I had great time enjoying the atmosphere inside the campus joining the sport events, musical consorts, and the activities offered by the graduate college. I also visit Professor Jorge Zornberg at the University of Texas at Austin. I had a discussion with him about my research topic and visited his experimental laboratory and received valuable feedback and literature about my research topic. The whole experience in the United States was positive and helpful to my research and valuable personal experience as well. I am very grateful and appreciative for the help and support from the research school. www.ou.edu/ / / / /
Honolulu, United States Univerity of Hawai'i at Manoa , / Physics and Astronomy research stay Albrecht , Malte doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The grant from RSPlus enabled me to realize a very fruitful research stay at the University of Hawai'i (UH) in fall 2014. The physicists at UH as well as the group here at RUB are part of an international collaboration called BES-III, which is operating a particle detector located at an electron-positron accelerator in Beijing, China. One of the goals of this experiment is to search for yet unobserved ("exotic") particles. During my stay I was able to analyze data from the BES-III experiment with the help of the experts at UH. The project I carried out is an important addition to my studies here in Bochum and I could greatly benefit from the knowledge and support of the team at UH. www.phys.hawaii.edu / Experimental Hadron Physics / /
Raleigh, United States /, American Physical Society, Gaseous Electronics Conference 2014 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Alexejev , Alexander doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The goal of the trip was to attend a international conference for the first time. For me it was a first opportunity to discuss my research internationally, which surely will help me further in my project. / ETIT/ AEPT / /
Barcelona, Spain /, International Federation of Operational Research Societies Economics conference visit Armborst , Kathrin doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The International Conference IFORS 2014 - The art of modeling - was the 20th conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) and was held in Barcelona, Spain. Invited by Luce Brotcorne, senior researcher and chair of the session Revenue Management and Pricing, I submitted an abstract which was accepted after going through a competitive review process. At the conference I gave a talk on 'Optimization of flight business travel procurement'. It was a great opportunity for me to present results and applications of my dissertation to a top international audience at IFORS 2014. Numerous discussions with researchers and practitioners revealed great interest in my research activities and confirmed the importance of my decision support system and its significant impact on minimization of flight business travel expenses and corporate's success. / / / /
Muscat, Oman Sultan Qaboos University, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Arnolds , Oliver doctoral researcher Outgoing OMN The funding granted by the Research School PLUS allowed me to travel to Dublin and attend the XXVIII ICMRBS in August 2018, the largest international conference for magnetic resonance in biological systems. Attending this conference not only enabled me to present my research to peers but also gave me great insight and inspiration for my further research. In October 2018, I was then able to visit the Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, where I was introduced to fluorescence spectroscopy as well as a to me completely unknown culture. This experience and the chance to meet with scientists from different fields and cultures really broadened my horizon, both scientifically as well as personally. www.squ.edu.om / / / /
Princeton, United States /, American Physical Society Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Arshadi , Ali doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.aps.org / / / /
Vienna, Austria /, The Austrian State Archives (Österreichisches Staatsarchiv) History research stay Arslan , Calik Zeynep doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT My purpose with the realized Vienna project was mainly to produce primary data for my PhD dissertation by reaching unedited and unknown sources. I can safely state that I have accomplished a considerable amount of the tasks that I set out to carry out in Vienna and thereby I have completed the third and at the same time the most challenging stage of my doctoral study schedule’s source collection part. Through this project, I was able to obtain the data in the Austrian State Archives —namely, manuscripts and archival documents— for which no remote access is available. Thus, I have got the chance to employ Viennese archives as well for my doctoral dissertation. https://www.oesta.gv.at / History_Center for Mediterranean Studies / /
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia /, International Water Management Institute IEE research stay Assefa , Micheal Tsegay doctoral researcher Outgoing ETH Research school plus funded research stay at IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) in Addis Ababa, which includes data collection activities, was invaluable for my PhD thesis and overall career development. The six months research stay and data collection time exposed me to enormous theoretical as well as practical knowledge and skills relevant to my dissertation. The formal and informal contacts throughout my stay with IFPRI staff in general and Dr. Guush Berhane in particular helped me a lot in many ways. Discussions on the data collection process, data management and data analysis tools were the most important gains from my stay in the institute. Discussions with researchers from IWMI (International Water Management Institute) were also very helpful in many activities accomplished during the research stay and data collection period. On the whole, my stay was very educational and helpful for my thesis and future research networking. www.iwmi.cgiar.org/about/overview / / / /
White Plains, NY, United States /, Burke Medical Research Center-Weill Cornell Medical College Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Athanasopoulos , Panagiotis doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my PhD in Bochum, my work was focused on identifying sodium selenate (s.s) as a potential therapeutic target of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) through the activation of the Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A). A reason for that could be that PP2A has been shown by others to enhance the Ras pathway whose activation is neuroprotective for diseases such as PD and also Glaucoma. During my visit in US I was interested in investigating whether s.s could activate the Ras pathway locally in the eye region of glaucoma-mice models. Our initial data support this hypothesis and suggest that s.s. could be a chemical compound that could be potentially be used for glaucoma patient treatment. http://www.burke.org/research/faculty/23 / / / /
Atlanta, United States /, Georgia Institute of Technology Psychology conference visit Aust , Frederik doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Cognitive Aging Conference is a competitive conference that is attended by over 400 researchers from around the world. Visiting this conference allowed me to present my research to an international audience of experts on cognitive aging. My collaborator from the University of South Florida Dr. Edwards introduced me to leading researchers of my field. During the discussions with these colleagues, I received helpful suggestions that have greatly improved the validity of my findings. Meeting with Dr. Edwards personally also provided an opportunity to discuss the outline of our manuscript, which we plan to submit in the coming months. Dr. Edwards, furthermore, extended an invitation to visit her laboratory to conduct further research. All things considered, the attendance of the conference was a very valuable experience and a great opportunity to discuss my work with researchers from all over the world---I am grateful I was given this opportunity. www.gatech.edu / / / /
Suzhou, China /, CSH-Asia.or. Physics and Astronomy conference visit Bachler , Peter doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN International conference on small GTPases , their mechanisms and ground-lying interactions and applications. http://www.csh-asia.org/ / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Physics and Astronomy conference visit Bachler , Peter doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN http://english.sibs.cas.cn/ / / / /
Orlando, United States /, National Radio Science Meeting Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Baer , Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.nrsmboulder.org / / / /
Queenstown, New Zealand /, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Baer , Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing NZL The RS+ funding enabled my participation at the 'Sensors Application Symposium 2014' hold in Queenstown, New Zealand. Presenting my latest research results in front of international experts in the field of sensor design and applications was a great oppurtunity to raise international reputation. Furthermore, discussing state of the art sensor technologies with experts from different fields was an excellent way to get in contact with potential collaboration partners for future research projects. www.ieee.org / / / /
Palm Beach, Aruba /, International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Baer , Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing ABW The funding of RS+ enabled my participation at the 'International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications' hold in Palm Beach, Aruba. Beeing invited to this conference and presenting my latest research results in front of international experts in the field of electromagnetics was excellent to gain international reputation. Further discussions on research topics at RUB as well as closely connected research topics from other international universities were fertile and might lead international collaboration projects in the future. / / / /
Rome, Italy /, EUMA Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Baer , Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The RS+ funding enabled my participation at the 'European Microwave Week 2014' hold in Rome, Italy. Taking part at the largest microwave conference in Europe and presenting my latest research results in front of international experts in the field of electromagnetics was excellent to gain international reputation. Further discussions on research topics at RUB as well as closely connected research topics from other international universities were fertile and will lead to international collaboration projects in the future. / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Singapore, Singapore /, Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society Mechanical Engineering conference visit Baer , Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing SGP http://10times.com/organizers/asia-pacific-chemical-biological / Institut for Product and Service Engineering / /
Singapore, Singapore /, International Congress on Ultrasonics Mechanical Engineering conference visit Baer , Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing SGP www.icultrasonics.org / Institute of Product and Service Engineering / /
Dublin, Ireland /, XXVIII ICMRBS Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Arnolds , Oliver doctoral researcher Outgoing IRL The funding granted by the Research School PLUS allowed me to travel to Dublin and attend the XXVIII ICMRBS in August 2018, the largest international conference for magnetic resonance in biological systems. Attending this conference not only enabled me to present my research to peers but also gave me great insight and inspiration for my further research. In October 2018, I was then able to visit the Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, where I was introduced to fluorescence spectroscopy as well as a to me completely unknown culture. This experience and the chance to meet with scientists from different fields and cultures really broadened my horizon, both scientifically as well as personally. www.squ.edu.om / / / /
Melbourne, Australia Monash University, / Social Science research stay Bakhshizadeh , Marziyeh doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS Monash University organized an international conference on “the Transnational and the Transgenerational in Central and West Asia and their Diasporas” in March 2015 in Melbourne. Fortunately, with the support of Research School Plus I was able to participate in this event and present a part of outcomes of my dissertation which resulted in very constructive feedback from other delegates, who include leading researchers in social science as well as other fields from around the world. Furthermore, I have been able to meet some leading professors in my field at Monash, Melbourne, and Sydney University and discussed my specific research interests.I am grateful to RS for this opportiy. / / / /
Arequipa, Peru /, World Resource Forum 2014 Mechanical Engineering conference visit Bakir , Dennis doctoral researcher Outgoing PER Financial support from the Research School PLUS enabled my participation in the Word Resource Forum 2014. Over 1,000 participants coming from 40 countries and international organizations attended and actively contributed to the World Resources Forum 2014 in Arequipa, Peru, 20-22 October 2014. It was a unique opportunity to get to know other active researchers and their various lines of study. For sure, this will also help to establish new international cooperations. http://www.worldresourcesforum.org/wrf-2014-arequipa-peru-19-22-october-2014 / Chair of Production Systems / /
San Francisco, United States /, SPIE -The International Society for Optics and Photonics Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Balzer , Jan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The aim of my research is the development of a compact, easy to use and cost effective source for ultra short laser pulses. Ultra short laser pulses have a wide range of applications, like ultrafast spectroscopy, material processing, biomedical imaging and tattoo removal. In order to present my latest research I visited the Photonics West Conference in San Francisco. The Photonics West is one of the most influential event for the laser and photonics community and hence an excellent platform to make new contacts and see advances on the field of my research. I got some good ideas how to improve by experimental setup from a researcher from France. In addition I was able to make contact with a person from a Scottish company, who was very interested in my laser source. In summary it can be said that the conference was both a professional and a personal success. http://spie.org/ / / / /
Davis, California , United States University of California, Davis & University of Delaware, Newark, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Barciaga , Thomas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My doctoral work is focussed on the influence of the complex mechanical behavior of soft soils on mechanized tunneling processes. Precise prognoses for the settlements of the ground surface require an adequate constitutive model. To improve my constitutive soil model, I applied for an international research exchange program in the US. It took place between February and May, 2014. I worked with Prof. Dafalias (Chair for Structural Mechanics and Geomechanics at the University of California, Davis) and Prof. Kaliakin (Chair for Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Delaware), as they are leading scientists in the field of computational geomechanics. Furthermore, they are the developers of a plasticity theory, which is the basis for my evolutionarily formulated constitutive soil model. The collaboration resulted in the extension of my model to a more sophisticated model, as well as its efficient numerical implementation to a finite element code. www.ucdavis.edu / / / /
Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia, Department of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Barciaga , Thomas doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN In the framework of my doctoral work on complex mechanical behavior of structured soils with application to mechanized tunneling processes, I undertook a research stay with Prof. Taiebat at UBC in Vancouver, Canada (February/March 2015). It was the continuation of the international research project with Prof. Dafalias (UCDavis) and Prof. Kaliakin (UDel) on adequate constitutive modeling of natural soil behavior, funded by RUB Research School Plus in the beginning of 2014. The collaboration with Prof. Taiebat resulted in successful numerical implementation, calibration and validation of a sophisticated constitutive soil model using an innovative approach. http://www.ubc.ca/ / Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics / /
Strasbourg, France University of Strasbourg, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Barile , Davide doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA What is the political and philosophical meaning of the Anthropocene? I tried to answer this question during my research stay at the University of Strasbourg, from May 1st to September 30th, and the relevant holdings of the local university libraries (among which the recently renewed National and University Library) allowed me to gather useful material not just on this matter, but also in order to complete my doctoral dissertation. Furthermore, my experience got enhanced by discussing my research with Professors Fischbach and Rogozinski and by getting interested in the activities of the Amicale de Philosophie. I am thankful to the RS for this meaningful opportunity. https://www.unistra.fr/index.php?id=19981 / / / /
Wachtberg, Germany /, Fraunhofer-Institut für Hochfrequenzphysik und Radartechnik FHR Electrical Engineering and Information Technology workshop/summer school Barowski , Jan doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.fhr.fraunhofer.de / / / /
New Orleans, United States /, 255th ACS National Meeting Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Barwe , Stefan postdoc Outgoing USA I got the possibility to attend one of the largest conferences for chemists. The large diversity of symposia allowed me to get an interesting insight invarious disciplines and broadened my personal view for future projects. / / / /
Okinawa, Japan /, Symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Battistel , Alberto doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN www.rs.tus.ac.jp/eis2013/ / / / /
Lausanne, Switzerland /, Laboratoire d’électrochimie physique et analytique (LEPA) at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Battistel , Alberto postdoc Outgoing CHE Title: Study of the dynamic gas-electrolyte interface at hydrogen evolving catalyst layers for energy conversion by means of scanning electrochemical microscopy http://www.epfl.ch / / / /
Melbourne, Australia Monash University, / Social Science conference visit Bakhshizadeh , Marziyeh doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS Monash University organized an international conference on “the Transnational and the Transgenerational in Central and West Asia and their Diasporas” in March 2015 in Melbourne. Fortunately, with the support of Research School Plus I was able to participate in this event and present a part of outcomes of my dissertation which resulted in very constructive feedback from other delegates, who include leading researchers in social science as well as other fields from around the world. Furthermore, I have been able to meet some leading professors in my field at Monash, Melbourne, and Sydney University and discussed my specific research interests.I am grateful to RS for this opportiy. / / / /
Dubrovnik, Croatia /, The Diversity of Human Rights Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV I participated in the long-standing annual course on The Diversity of Human Rights with this year's focus on Human Rights and Security. I presented parts of my doctoral research (on the protection of property in crises) and received fruitful feedback from other participants. I further greatly benefited from other talks, presenting different perspectives and combining legal and philosophical approaches and issues. / IFHV / /
Jerusalem, Israel /, Israel Democracy Institute Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR I attended the IDI's workshop on Proportionality and Civilian Casualties in Asymmetrical Armed Conflicts. It was a very interesting conference, with various high profile researchers and practitioners that gave new insights in the practical application of international humanitarian law. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Hamburg, Germany /, Bucerius Law School Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU I gave a presentation at the Bucerius Law Journal Conference on International Investment Law and Arbitration on parts of my doctoral research, received new input, and got a publication opportunity. The very international audience and collegues have given me new ideas. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Frankfurt am Main, Germany Goethe University, / Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU I gave a presentation at the 17th graduate reunion on International Economic Law on my doctoral research, received new inputs, and got a publication opportunity. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Frankfurt, Germany Goethe University, / Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU I attended the Frankfurt Investment Law Workshop 2016, titled ICSID at 50: Investment Arbitration as a Motor of General International Law? Highly eminent and young international scholars gave presentations on investment law. I gained a better understanding of that field of law which will be highly important for my dissertation. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Washington D.C., United States /, Jessup International Law Moot Court & ASIL Conference Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I judged at the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competitions, thereby deepening my understanding of Public International Law (in particular Human Rights). I met practicioners and scholars with whom I plan to cooperate in the future. Also, I attended the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law and received input directly relevant to my doctoral project. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
New York City, United States Columbia University and Yale University , / Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I attented a presentation at Columbia University and gained new insights regarding my dissertation. Afterwards, I presented a paper at the Doctoral Scholarship Conference on an international law topic. The conference gave me the opportunity to meet with interesting people from around the world and discuss research ideas. Altogether, the trip gave me important input for my professional work - with regard to my doctoral project and beyond. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Jerusalem, Israel /, Israel Democracy Institute Law conference visit Ackermann , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR I attended the IDI's workshop on Proportionality and Civilian Casualties in Asymmetrical Armed Conflicts. It was a very interesting conference, with various high profile researchers and practitioners that gave new insights in the practical application of international humanitarian law. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford, University of Oxford Chemistry and Biochemistry lab visit Banh, Dan Hung doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I have visited the group of Prof. Simon Aldridge at the University of Oxford for three months. It is a renowned group in the field of main group organometallic chemistry and especially known for its diverse boryl ligand based chemistry. For example they have established these ligands for the preparation of novel organometallic clusters. This research is very close to my Ph.D. project, which deals with the preparation and isolation of novel ligand protected metal clusters making this group the perfect place for my research stay. I have acquired new experimental techniques, enjoyed scientific discussions with researchers from all over the world and expanded my chemical and cultural horizon. aldridge.chem.ox.ac.uk / / / /
Rio Claro, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista, / Biology and Biotechnology field research Bauer , Dennise Stefan doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA I did field work (collecting plants and habitat data) in the areas of Bauru, Rio Claro, Itirapina, São Gonçalo, Ubatuba, and in the national parks Reserva Ducke, Sempre Vivas, and Itatiaia. These plants were analyzed at the state university Rio Claro. I did herbarium work (identifiying plants) in the state universities Rio Claro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Diamantina, Rio de Janeiro, and Manaus. I did herbarium work in the Botanical Gardens of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and herbarium work in the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. I gave lectures and presentations (about my project work, analyzed data, and publications) at the state universities of Rio Claro, Diamantina, and Manaus. / Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants / /
Rio Claro, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Bauer , Dennise Stefan doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA I did field work (collecting plants and habitat data) in the areas of Bauru, Rio Claro, Itirapina, São Gonçalo, Ubatuba, and in the national parks Reserva Ducke, Sempre Vivas, and Itatiaia. These plants were analyzed at the state university Rio Claro. I did herbarium work (identifiying plants) in the state universities Rio Claro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Diamantina, Rio de Janeiro, and Manaus. I did herbarium work in the Botanical Gardens of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and herbarium work in the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. I gave lectures and presentations (about my project work, analyzed data, and publications) at the state universities of Rio Claro, Diamantina, and Manaus. / Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants / /
New York, United States /, New School for Social Research Economics research stay Bauermann , Tom doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School Plus allowed me to present my recent research projects at the Eastern Economic Conference (EEA). As one of the most important conferences in economics in the US, it attracts prominent researchers from the field. Senior researchers in the field of agent-based modeling provided very helpful comments and helped me to improve my PhD thesis. Following the EEA, I had a research stay at the New School for Social Research. Prof. Setterfield hosted me and we continued to work on a joint research project. It was a great opportunity to start the final project of my PhD thesis and to take first steps to international research career. https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/faculty/ / Management and Economics / /
New York, United States /, Eastern Economic Conference (EEA) Economics conference visit Bauermann , Tom doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School Plus allowed me to present my recent research projects at the Eastern Economic Conference (EEA). As one of the most important conferences in economics in the US, it attracts prominent researchers from the field. Senior researchers in the field of agent-based modeling provided very helpful comments and helped me to improve my PhD thesis. Following the EEA, I had a research stay at the New School for Social Research. Prof. Setterfield hosted me and we continued to work on a joint research project. It was a great opportunity to start the final project of my PhD thesis and to take first steps to international research career. https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/faculty/ / Management and Economics / /
Paris, France Université Paris XIII, / Economics research stay Bauermann , Tom doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Due to the support of the Research School Plus, I was able to work on a joint international research project with experienced researchers at the Université Paris XIII and the New School for Social Research (New York). We are developing an agent-based model on the capacity utilization of firms We made enormous progress on the research paper since we could work on a daily base in Paris and New York. The computer simulations of our model show that it is able to capture the main stylized facts of the capacity utilization of US-American firms. Apart from my work on the mentioned project, I presented and discussed my research projects and, thus, come into contact with other researchers. https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/faculty/ / Management and Economics / /
Corvallis, United States Oregon State University, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Becker , Kordula doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In fall 2012 I spent two month at Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon, USA) to get trained on a new method called ChIP-seq. The technique enables the genome wide identification of specific transcription factor binding sites - knowledge that is crucial for the optimization of fungal strains used for the large scale production of the ß-lactam antibiotic penicillin. Back at Bochum I established the method for the use in our lab. One year later, in fall 2013, I presented some of my first results at the Annual Meeting of the German Genetics Society in Braunschweig where I was awarded the 1st poster prize for the presentation of my data. Both, the research stay and the conference participation were funded by the Ruhr-University Bochum Research School. I’m very thankful for this support all the great opportunities opened up by the RURS which constitute a big enrichment for my time as a PhD student at our University. http://oregonstate.edu/ / / / /
Seville, Spain /, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Becker , Kordula doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP As one of the biggest international conferences focused on fungal genetics, ECFG12 offered a unique opportunity to get deep insight into latest research topics. Talks given by leading international experts together with presentations given by conference attendees and poster presentations made a good framework for personal exchange, discussion and development of new ideas especially between young scientists and experienced researchers. Furthermore, taking part at ECFG12 offered a good chance to cultivate contacts to cooperation partners and former co-workers and to get to know specialists in my own field of research. As I was awarded a poster prize in the end of the conference, I'm happy to say that participation in ECFG12 was a full success. / / / /
Clearwater, United States /, Coal Technologies Associates Mechanical Engineering conference visit Becker , Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.coaltechnologies.com/index / Institute for Energy and Environmental Engineering / /
New York, United States /, New School for Social Research Economics research stay Bauermann , Tom doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Due to the support of the Research School Plus, I was able to work on a joint international research project with experienced researchers at the Université Paris XIII and the New School for Social Research (New York). We are developing an agent-based model on the capacity utilization of firms We made enormous progress on the research paper since we could work on a daily base in Paris and New York. The computer simulations of our model show that it is able to capture the main stylized facts of the capacity utilization of US-American firms. Apart from my work on the mentioned project, I presented and discussed my research projects and, thus, come into contact with other researchers. https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/faculty/ / Management and Economics / /
New London, NH, United States /, Aqueous Corrosion Gordon Research Conference and Seminar Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Beese-Vasbender , Pascal doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I went for one week to New London, NH, USA to attend the Aqueous Corrosion Gordon Research Conference and Seminar, a high-quality but cost-effective and one of the world’spremier scientific meetings on corrosion research. I had the opportunity to meet leading investigators from around the globe to discuss their latest work and future challenges in a uniquely informal and interactive format. An oral presentation in the seminar, gave me the chance to share my newest research results with international early-career scientists at the frontier of science. At the Aqueous Corrosion Gordon Research Conference, new objectives of corrosion science and engineering to reduce the risk to society from corrosion and improve the sustainability of engineered systems were discussed, to which I successfully contributed with a poster presentation. The Gordon Research Conference and Seminar stimulated a unique interaction among all participants, which I have not experienced at other conferences before and greatly enabled networking. / / / /
Istanbul, Turkey Marmara University, / Social Science conference visit Behmer , Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR The RS plus grant enabled me to attend the third World Cobference of Humanitarian Studies: 'Human Security: Humanitarian Perspectives and Response', Which took place in Istanbul, from 24-27 October 2013. For the first time, I organized a Panel jointly with a more advanced expert in the area of Gender & Humanitarianism and presented two papers on different aspects of my PhDresearch jointly with different collegues. The participation in the conference thus enormously contributed to the further development of my PhD Project, helped to improve my academic presentation & Networking skills and provided me with the unique opportunity to get to know the international community in the nascent field of Humanitarian Studies. www.marmara.edu.tr/en / / / /
Manchester, United Kingdom /, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) Social Science conference visit Behmer , Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR At the current stage of my interdisciplinary Ph.D. project, it is crucial for me to present my research in an international scholarly environment. Funded by the Research School, I attended the International Conference on Gender and Migration: Critical Issues and Policy Implications“, in May 2013 (Istanbul), and the Second Annual International Association for Peace and Conflict Studies Conference (IAPCS), which took take place at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at University of Manchester, on 12 and 13 September 2013. Both conferences enabled me to present parts of my research – each paper focusing on a different aspect of my theoretical approach. The feedback on my papers, as well as the other presentations and discussions in the context of the conferences has provided great inspiration and further strengthened the elaboration of my theoretical concepts. Moreover, I had the chance to build skills in academic debate and networking. For me, international conferences offer the chance to understand different academic cultures which shape theoretical approaches and perspectives and make them accessible through discussion and personal exchange of ideas. www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk / / / /
Istanbul, Turkey Kadir Has University, / Social Science conference visit Behmer , Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR www.khas.edu.tr/en / / / /
Karlsruhe, Germany /, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Beier , Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.kit.edu / / / /
Seville, Spain Universidad de Sevilla, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Beier , Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The 12th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG12) in Seville from March 23 to 27 2014 and the European Neurospora Meeting on 23th of March were an excellent opportunities to get an expert feedback on my Ph.D. project. I held my first talk on an international conference during the second session of the European Neurospora Meeting. This was a rather challenging experience. But it went well and I discussed my data with very experienced researchers in the field of fungal development. During the poster session of the ECFG12 I presented my data. In lively discussions I was able to achieve new ideas. Further the list of plenary speakers was very interesting to me. Listening to talks turned out extremely valuable for developing new ideas that leaded to a more comprehensive view on fungal genetics. www.us.es / / / /
Rabat, Morocco /, various IEE field research Beier , Raffael doctoral researcher Outgoing MAR In March 2015 I went to Rabat and Casablanca to prepare for field research and to conduct some interviews with local associations like Initiatives Urbaines, Réseau Marocain pour le Logement Décent or IDMAJ, and local researchers from the Centre Jacques Berque and the Institut National d’Aménagement et de l’Urbanisme . I was also able to talk to resettled former shantytown dwellers and to people that are currently facing resettlement and eviction. Thanks to the interviews I got more information about the conditions and procedures of resettlement programmes and about the making of urban policy in Morocco. Moreover, I got a lot of new contacts that can help me during future research stays. / / / /
Delhi, India /, India Habitat Centre IEE conference visit Beier , Raffael doctoral researcher Outgoing IND Because of my Int.Mo.P funding from Research School, I had the opportunity to participate in the RC21 Conference 2019 that took place at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi, India. I presented the findings of my recently completed PhD in the session "Urban Displacement: Drivers, Impacts and Experiences", jointly organised by Alan Morris, University of Technology Sydney, and Paul Watt, Birkbeck, University of London. My presentation had the title "Bringing People Back to Centre – Dwellers’ Expectations and Experiences of Shantytown Resettlement in Casablanca." I got very much inspiring feedback on my research and it is likely that I will have the opportunity to publish in a special issue. https://rc21delhi2019.com / / / /
Tunis, Tunisia /, n/a IEE field research Beier , Raffael doctoral researcher Outgoing TUN In February 2015 I went to Tunis to conduct expert interviews with specialist on urban development and urban policy in Tunisia. The expert interviews were necessary to better embed my own Morocco-based research topic in the whole regional framework that has heavily changed after 2011. Fortunately, due to the help of several colleagues, I was able to meet with leading representatives of the GIZ Tunis, the Tunisian City Association (FNVT) and the Association of Tunisian City Planners (ATU) as well as with founders of bottom-up initiatives dealing with urban issues. Thanks to that I have got an improved understanding of the impact of the Arab Spring on urban development in North Africa. / / / /
Cairo, Egypt /, n/a IEE field research Beier , Raffael doctoral researcher Outgoing EGY In the early days of February 2015 I went to Cairo to conduct expert interviews with several experienced persons on urban development and urban policy in North Africa after the Arab Spring. The aim was to get a better understanding of the current urban dynamics in the North African region and, further, to be able to embed my Morocco-based research topic in the whole regional framework. Fortunately, due to the help of several colleagues, I was able to meet leading people of the World Bank and UN-Habitat as well as founders and activists of so called bottom-up organisations that tackle urban issues in the overwhelming city of Cairo. I had a really great and productive time in Cairo. / / / /
Colcheste, United Kingdom University of Essex, / Social Science conference visit Beil , Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.essex.ac.uk / / / /
Ulm, Germany Universität Ulm, / Mathmatics conference visit Berghaus , Betina doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.uni-ulm.de / / / /
New York City, United States New York University, / Economics conference visit Bergheim , Ralf doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.nyu.edu / Economics and Business Administration / /
Madrid, Spain /, IMEBE Economics conference visit Bergheim , Ralf doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.imebe.com / Economics and Business Administration / /
Rome, Italy LUISS Università Guido Carli, / Economics workshop/summer school Bergheim , Ralf doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.luiss.it / Economics and Business Administration / /
Haifa, Israel /, Society for mathemaitcal psychology Economics workshop/summer school Bergheim , Ralf doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR http://www.mathpsych.org/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Curitiba, Brazil /, / Biology and Biotechnology field research Bernardino de Souza Pereira, Jovani doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA I was doing a field research in Brazil during February to April 2014. There, I collected the plants, that I am studying in my PhD, in the different Brazilian vegetation types. It was a great opportunity for me as a plant taxonomist, to get to know these species in their natural habitat. This experience helps me to understand better this group of plants. I should also point out that during my field research I met other plant specialists which enabled me to learn more about plant diversity in Brazil. In the same sense the contact with the Brazilian PhD students allowed me to exchange knowledge with my future professional colleagues. In Brazil, I was also meeting research partners, and we discussed together the details of the next steps of our scientific researches. I am grateful that the Research School gave me the possibility to realize my scientific activities in Brazil. / / / /
Washington DC, United States /, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Bernardino de Souza Pereira, Jovani doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During the period of 16th May to 6th June, I was in the USA, in order to visit two herbaria, as well as to take part in a conference. Particularly in New York herbarium, I got to know Dr. Robbin Moran, one of the biggest pteridophytes expect. Besides consulting the plants collection in Washington DC., I met there Dr. Carl Taylor (one expert in the genus Isoetes) and Dr. Elisabeth Zimmer (research botanist and herbarium curator). We arranged a meeting in which we discussed a collaboration involving studies with the genus Isoetes. In Washington DC. I attended a Conference in which the new studies in pteridophytes were introduced to me. I am thankful to the RUB Research School for its funding. / / / /
New York, United States /, The Herbarium the New York Botanical Garden, and United State Herbarium Biology and Biotechnology research stay Bernardino de Souza Pereira, Jovani doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During the period of 16th May to 6th June, I was in the USA, in order to visit two herbaria, as well as to take part in a conference. Particularly in New York herbarium, I got to know Dr. Robbin Moran, one of the biggest pteridophytes expect. Besides consulting the plants collection in Washington DC., I met there Dr. Carl Taylor (one expert in the genus Isoetes) and Dr. Elisabeth Zimmer (research botanist and herbarium curator). We arranged a meeting in which we discussed a collaboration involving studies with the genus Isoetes. In Washington DC. I attended a Conference in which the new studies in pteridophytes were introduced to me. I am thankful to the RUB Research School for its funding. / / / /
Warschau, Poland Warsaw University of Technology, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Besaga , Vira doctoral researcher Outgoing POL Thanks to the RS PLUS funding I was able to take part in one of the most important topical conferences in my research field - OSA Digital Holography and 3-D Imaging in Bordeaux, France. I had an opportunity to meet acknowledged international experts and to present my own research results to a broad audience. New contacts were established and promising co-operations are now expected. Later, I have spent a two-day research stay at the Warsaw University of Technology. I had fruitful discussions and knowledge exchange with members of the Photonics Engineering Division group as well as presented RUB and research projects of PTT department and my own in particular. zif.mchtr.pw.edu.pl/en/ / Photonics and Terahertz Technology / /
Urbana-Champaign, United States University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, / Philology research stay Beutel , Mirja Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My four week research stay at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had two central goals. The first was to get feedback on my dissertation project from Illinois researchers Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope. I was able to present my work to them and a group of visiting scholars. Two options for international cooperation on follow-up projects have arisen from this discussion; one with a Brazilian university and one with a different department at UIUC. The second goal was to gain insights into US teacher education. I talked to a number of teacher educators and participated in a module on digital learning. I will use the resulting ideas to improve my own classes in higher education. illinois.edu / / / /
Trieste, Italy /, Associazione Italiana di Studi Nordamericani Philology conference visit Bidlingmaier , Selma doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA AISNA’s(Associazione Italiana di Studi Nord Americani) 22nd biennial international conference took place in Trieste this year and with the support of the Research School’s travel grant, I was able to participate and present my paper at the event. The panel I presented in—Topographies of Freedom: The Urban Experience in Asian American Communities, dealt with literary treatments of the cityscape as a cultural historical reflection of Asian American’s experience at various critical moments such as the formation of ethnic enclaves in the 19th century, the first and second World Wars, and contemporary readings of the city as an “multi ethnic” and “post ethnic” space. My paper, entitled Reinhabiting the Emptied ‘Ghettos’: The Everyday Spaces of Literary Chinatowns theoreticized a new approach to the reading of Chinese American Literature and Chinatowns from a phenomenological perspective. The extended discussion and feedback following the presentation was very encouraging and generated new ideas and directions I could pursue in the near future. Moreover, I had the opportunity to network with a diverse, international group of scholars that specialized in other fields in American Studies from History to Sociology that further enriched my experience and understanding of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to my current work. With the agreement of a group of scholars I met, I have started a mailing list to continue our dialogues and exchanges that began at the conference with the hope also for a greater cooperation between our various institutions. www.aisna.net / English Seminar / /
Copenhagen, Denmark University of Copenhagen, / Philology workshop/summer school Bidlingmaier , Selma doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK With the funding I received from the RUB Research School Plus, I had the opportunity to attend the international workshop Feeling Space: Towards a History of Emotion, Affect, and Space in Copenhagen. The aim of the conference was to investigate the “multiple, mutually constitutive relations between spaces and affect/emotions in different historical contexts”. The very interesting papers presented at the workshop discussed how emotions are elicited by specific habitus, and simultaneously how emotions, as a social and cultural practice in turn affect the formation of spatial configurations such as courts, laboratories, churches, urban landscape, dormitories, etc. Due to the small-group format of the workshop, I had the chance to have long discussions about my work with imminent scholars outside my field of work and gain new insights from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Aside from the stimulating academic exchange, the workshop provided ample opportunity to network with other scholars working on space. http://www.ku.dk/english/ / English Seminar / /
Bochum, Germany Ruhr-University Bochum, / Philology conference visit Bidlingmaier , Selma doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The international conference Spatial Histories, Constructs and Practices, held on March 27-28, 2014, brought together a group of cross-disciplinary scholars from fields such as anthropology, history, literature, cultural studies, and urban studies working on spatial and urban transformations in the United States. These scholars from Germany, the UK, Denmark, the United States, and Canada discussed a wide variety of topics ranging from literary cartographies, processes of suburbanization, the antropocene, to the relationship between antebellum architectural discourse and the “creation” of the modern (white) subject. The conference was a huge success as it inspired new ideas and instigated the formulation of new strategies in the exigent understanding of the current changes in North American cities. It also created a network between various international scholars from esteemed institutions that will continue the dialogue as well as work together on new projects in the future, putting the Ruhr-University in the forefront of urban/spatial research. / English Seminar / /
Boston, United States Boston University, Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory Psychology research stay Bieda , Angela doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The aim of my one-month research stay at Prof. Dr. Stefan G. Hofmann`s Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory (PERL) at Boston University (BU), U.S. in October 2016 was to work on a protocol for a group therapy for depressive disorders merginga certain kind of meditation with cognitive behavioral therapy and to translate the manual into german. www.bostonanxiety.org / Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie / /
Entebbe, Uganda /, / IEE field research Biira , Catherine doctoral researcher Outgoing UGA With funding from the RUB Research school plus, between February and May 2014, I traveled to East Africa for a second round of field work to collect data for my PhD Project. I reviewed internal reports and other documents of the East African Community (EAC) and conducted in depth interviews with the lead negotiators of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in the negotiations of the East African Community Common Market Protocol. Given the bureaucracy and apparent sensitivity, without the possibility to physically visit the institutions of interest, access to internal reports and connection with respondents would have been very difficult. / / / /
Bordeaux, France /, OSA Digital Holography and 3-D Imaging Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Besaga , Vira doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Thanks to the RS PLUS funding I was able to take part in one of the most important topical conferences in my research field - OSA Digital Holography and 3-D Imaging in Bordeaux, France. I had an opportunity to meet acknowledged international experts and to present my own research results to a broad audience. New contacts were established and promising co-operations are now expected. Later, I have spent a two-day research stay at the Warsaw University of Technology. I had fruitful discussions and knowledge exchange with members of the Photonics Engineering Division group as well as presented RUB and research projects of PTT department and my own in particular. zif.mchtr.pw.edu.pl/en/ / Photonics and Terahertz Technology / /
Chicago, United States University of Chicago, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Bleckmann , Jana doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My thesis is concerned about the question of how ambivalent impressions effect the soul in Plato's Republic. I spent the winter term 2015 at the University of Chicago to discuss my thesis with experienced researchers like Prof. Elizabeth Asmis and Prof. Gabriel Lear. I got two opportunities to present my research. In Chicago, I gave a presentation about “The Use of Ambivalent Impressions” in the “Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Workshop”. In March, I was invited to give a talk about "Objective Moral Values and Ambivalence in Plato's Republic" at the Midterm Meeting of the International Plato Society at the Emory University, Atlanta. On both occasions I got valuable feedback. / Institute for Philosophy II / /
San Francisco, United States /, Materials Research Society Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Bledowski , Michal doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.mrs.org/about / / / /
Philadelphia, United States Drexel University, National Cancer Institute / AstraZeneca Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Bobersky , Sandra doctoral researcher Outgoing USA At the end of my phD studies, I was fortunate to be invited to the Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, USA and the National Cancer Institute in Washington D.C. to present my research projects and to initiate PostDoc Opportunities as well as executing touch up research complementing my phD. At Drexel and the NCI, researchers were highly interested in my studies and my future, therefore I now have several opportunities for my next steps as a young scientist. Also, an NCI employee organized a job interview with AstraZeneca in Waltham, MA, USA, including a meet and greet with four of their vize presidents. Thus, the Research School Plus funding has supported a possibly bright future. Thanks! / / / /
Sunderland, United Kingdom /, Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies (CRMCS) Philology research stay Böhm , Svenja doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My research stay at the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies (CRMCS) at the University of Sunderland gave me the opportunity to discuss my PhD thesis on enemy concepts in the James Bond series with experts in my field of research and helped me to expand my academic network. The intense exchange of ideas and productive discussions of my results with other Bond scholars and experts in the field of popular culture provided me with valuable input and opened up new perspectives for my further analysis. The resources available at the university libraries in Sunderland and Newcastle enabled me to collect useful material for my PhD project. www.crmcs.sunderland.ac.uk / English Seminar / /
Columbus, United States Ohio State University , / Physics and Astronomy research stay Böhm , Patrick doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School Plus gave me the opportunity to visit the Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, Ohio for a three months research stay. The investigations were based on a diagnostic technique which both of us had applied independently before. Here the extended and modified it to a parameter regime unreached beforehand. The stay included intense lab work, data processing, and exchange of knowledge. The end of the stay concluded the work in form of a presentation of the results at one of the biggest conferences in the field, the Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Further, the work will be published in an international scientific journal. https://mae.osu.edu/ / Institute for Experimental Physics V / /
Suita, Japan Osaka University, / Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Böhm , Patrick Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN This project supported the participation of the researchers from our institute for plasma and atomic physics at the IS-NPCS (International Symposium on Non-equilibrium Plasma and Complex-System Sciences) at Osaka University in Osaka, Japan. Through the funding support of the Research School Plus it was possible for us as doctoral candidates to join this meeting and by this present our very own progress in research on our topics on an international basis and to get to know about the latest progress in a very broad field of plasma research and applications. During this workshop also the connections between Ruhr-University Bochum and Osaka University which already led to several student exchanges in the past were improved. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Cambridge, United Kingdom /, European Bioinformatics Insitute Chemistry and Biochemistry workshop/summer school Böing , Marion doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.ebi.ac.uk / / / /
Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Borg , AnneMarie doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR With my PR.INT project I was able to visit Prof. Ofer Arieli two times twoweeks, at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College in Israel. Because these stays are planned in advance and all the collaborators (both at the RUB and in Israel) were aware of it, additional time was made, to work on joint projects. This way, we were able to finish several of our more challenging papers and work on my dissertation. Also, working in the same corridor made it much easier to ask some questions that otherwise might never have been asked (and answered). Moreover, the experience in general, of working at a different institute, in a different culture, will be beneficial for future international collaborations. / Institute for Philosophy II / /
Atlanta, United States Emory University, Midterm Meeting of the International Plato Society Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Bleckmann , Jana doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My thesis is concerned about the question of how ambivalent impressions effect the soul in Plato's Republic. I spent the winter term 2015 at the University of Chicago to discuss my thesis with experienced researchers like Prof. Elizabeth Asmis and Prof. Gabriel Lear. I got two opportunities to present my research. In Chicago, I gave a presentation about “The Use of Ambivalent Impressions” in the “Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Workshop”. In March, I was invited to give a talk about "Objective Moral Values and Ambivalence in Plato's Republic" at the Midterm Meeting of the International Plato Society at the Emory University, Atlanta. On both occasions I got valuable feedback. / Institute for Philosophy II / /
Dundee, United Kingdom /, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral, Law and Policy Law research stay Brauner , André doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My dissertation is about a new electricity market design in Germany and its European and Consitutional Law framework. My project title for my research stay was “Analysis of the United Kingdom's new capacity market for electricity and its implications for Germany“. I did research for 3 months at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy in Dundee, Scotland. I got my own desk in the Centre and the members were very friendly and helpful. All in all it was a wonderful experience and helped me proceed with my dissertation. www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/ / Institute for Mining and Energy Law / /
Berkeley, United States University of California, / Law research stay Braunroth , Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Grants from the RUB Research School’s PR.INT programme allowed me to conduct my comparative research on collective mechanisms to enforce anti-discrimination laws at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. During my four month research stay I benefitted in particular from the strong network the Law School has with U.S. anti-discrimination experts and practitioners.I interviewed scholars, lawyers, government officials and non-governmental organizations in the anti-discrimination field with whom my supervisor connected me. They provided me with an expert understanding on which collective enforcement mechanisms in the U.S. have proven to be most and least effective. https://www.law.berkeley.edu / / / /
Boston, United States /, Society of Labor Economists Economics conference visit Bredtmann , Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sole-jole.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
San Antonio, United States /, Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Catholic Theology conference visit Bremer , Johannes postdoc Outgoing USA Due to funding granted by the Research School PLUS I was able toparticipate at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) , which is the most important international meeting of Biblical scholars and scholars in adjunct research fields. My participation was connected with a paper in the well-established Psalms section. Here, I presented my just published dissertation to international scholars. In addition, due to the funding I further participated a trans-continental meeting of Old Testament Psalm scholars at Baylor University. I read a second paper which was also based on my doctoral thesis. I am grateful for new contacts that help me for my further research. www.sbl-site.org / / / /
Brisbane, Australia /, International Society for Rock Mechanics Geosciences conference visit Brenne , Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.isrm.net / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Buenos Aires, Argentina /, Academia Argentina de Letras Philology research stay Brunke , Dirk doctoral researcher Outgoing ARG library research stay in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay) www.aal.edu.ar / Romanisches Seminar / /
Leiden, Netherlands Universiteit Leiden / ABRE, / Philology conference visit Brunke , Dirk postdoc Outgoing NLD I participated in the interdisciplinary ABRE conference 2017(Association of Brazilianists in Europe), which took place at the University of Leiden (Netherlands). This conference was the first of its kind in Europe because it is the launching event of the Association of Brazilianists in Europe. I held a presentation about my current research project of contemporary Brazilian literature, which received a very positive feedback; I was told to publish my speech and to go on studying the novels of Luis Krausz as this is pioneer’s work. The rather small group made it easy to get in contact with such important academics as Prof. Leslie Bethell (University of London), Prof. James Green (Brown University) abre.eu/2017-conference/ / Romanisches Seminar / /
Montevideo, Uruguay /, / Philology research stay Brunke , Dirk doctoral researcher Outgoing URY library research stay in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay) www.aal.edu.ar / Romanisches Seminar / /
Glasgow, United Kingdom University of Strathclyde, / Psychology research stay Buchmüller , Thimo doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I went to a conference in Washington, D.C. to present findings of an intervention study for refugee children. Here, I had fruitful discussions which allowed me to precise my research question. Second part of my package was a two-month research stay in Glasgow. I analyzed data of a survey on refugees and prepared a joint-publication. With the feedback of my supervisor I managed to conclude the data analysis and prepared a draft of the paper, which will be submitted this year. The research stay allowed me to incorporate new statistical methods. Moreover, my supervisor helped me to see important policy-related implications of our data due to his experience in political consulting. https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofeducation/ / / / /
Washinton DC, United States /, / Psychology conference visit Buchmüller , Thimo doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I went to a conference in Washington, D.C. to present findings of an intervention study for refugee children. Here, I had fruitful discussions which allowed me to precise my research question. Second part of my package was a two-month research stay in Glasgow. I analyzed data of a survey on refugees and prepared a joint-publication. With the feedback of my supervisor I managed to conclude the data analysis and prepared a draft of the paper, which will be submitted this year. The research stay allowed me to incorporate new statistical methods. Moreover, my supervisor helped me to see important policy-related implications of our data due to his experience in political consulting. https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofeducation/ / / / /
Minneapolis, United States University of Minnesota, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Bui , Hoang Giang doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The visit sets the first landmark on the collaboration between Statik & Dynamik department in Bochum and the Computational Mechanics group in Minnesota. At there I have developed a high performance tool that are capable of performing large scale simulation using finite cell method. This method is new, yet offer versatility over traditional modeling and simulation method. Under host professor's supervision, the code is refined and improved until it satisfied crucial standard to be used for production run. The first draft of the paper is written and expected to finish by end of the year. The preliminary results has been presented in the respective conference. https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/dominik/ / Statik & Dynamik / /
Ceský Krumlov, Czech Republic /, / Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Büker , Britta doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE / / / / /
Leeuwarden, Netherlands /, Wetsus – Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology Geosciences conference visit Bürger , Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD The IAP2014 conference, International Conference on Interfaces against Pollution (IAP), took place in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, from the 25th till 28th of May 2014 and offers me the opportunity to get in contact with scientists from all across Europe or even the whole world. Presenting my work with the title Differences in the amino acid adsorption on relaxed and unrelaxed magnetite-(111) and hematite-(001) surfacesto the outstanding experts who visited the conference, allows me to discuss my intermediate results with them. Especially during the social events and the poster presentations I got in discussion about further ideas or got a lot of suggestions how to continue with my work. Additionally it was very interesting to see which problems other groups have to deal with and how they solve them. Altogether it was very helpful for me as a PhD-student to join a conference like the IAP2014. www.wetsus.nl/iap2014 / / / /
Warwick, United Kingdom /, European Crystallographic Association Geosciences conference visit Bürger , Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.ecanews.org / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Barcelona, Spain /, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB) Geosciences research stay Bürger , Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB) in Barcelona, Spain is a well known institute in materials science. Scientists in this institute deal with a lot of different experimental aspects of materials research. During my stay in this institute I learned a lot about analysis strategies and experimental set-ups. Working in another surrounding and under different conditions was a very interesting experience. Out of these strategies and theses experts experiences I analyzed different data sets for my PhD project. Altogether it was very helpful for me as a PhD-student to work for three months in a well known research institute like the ICMAB and learn from the outstanding experts icmab.es / Institute of GMG Group of chemical Crystallography / /
New York City, United States New York University, Steinhardt, Global TIES for Children Psychology research stay Busch , Julian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Research stay at the New York University in New York City to learn about early childhood intervention programs for refugee children in conflicted regions worldwide. Research teams in New York City monitor the implementation of large-scale programs in the Lebanon, Jordan and Bangladesh. Programs target at children, immediate caregivers and communities. Beyond impact research on the efficacy of such programs this work provided insights into collaborations with governments and international non-governmental organizations. https://research.steinhardt.nyu.edu/ihdsc/global-ties/ / Developmental Psychology / /
Dublin, Ireland /, International Association for Media and Communication Research IEE conference visit Butt , Atif Ikram doctoral researcher Outgoing IRL http://iamcr.org/ / Institute of Development Research and Development Policy / /
Riva del Garda, Italy /, Civil Comp Opti 2019 Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Cao , Ba Trung postdoc Outgoing ITA This is the fifth in this series of conferences concerned with the application of soft computing and optimisation to civil, structural and environmental engineering. www.civil-comp-opticonf.com / Institute for Structural Mechanics / /
Udine, Italy /, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences Civil and Environmental Engineering workshop/summer school Cao , Ba Trung doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.cism.it / Institute for Structural Mechanics / /
San Francisco, United States /, SPIE -The International Society for Optics and Photonics Mechanical Engineering conference visit Chakif , M'Barek doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The financial support from the Research School PLUS enabled me to participate in this conference. This work described the functionality of the laser ablation in liquids and how to generate pure iron particle without toxic precursors. The results distinguish from sample to sample. A highlight of the conference was the sub-conference dinner (A Night at the Movies). Here I got the chance to talk to a lot of authors who talked in the sessions Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications IX. I would like to say that the participation at the SPIE Photonics West 2014 offered by a funding of the Research School Plus was very profitable for my doctoral work and my own career to personally meet, talk to other researchers and to exchange experience and ideas. I would like to thank the Research School Plus for the funding of my conference participation. http://spie.org/ / / / /
Montréal, Canada University of Montreal, / IEE conference visit Chattoraj , Diotima doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN This paper addresses the relationship and the degrees of belonging that the Sri Lankan displaced Tamils have to their homes. To understand this relationship between the displaced Tamil with their original home (or Ur) and their negotiations with displacement and resettlement, I propose to analyze the three dimensions of belonging, that is commonality, mutuality and attachment. This provides a useful tool to analyze the various forms of belonging, which I observed among the displaced persons in relation to their original homes. I conducted my ethnographic fieldwork in Sri Lanka and South India. The empirical point of departure is drawn from the stories about displacement of quite a few Sri Lankan Tamils from their place of origin in the Northern province of Sri Lanka. Finally after analyzing the different narratives, I conclude by showing that they exhibit a diverse range of belonging to their homes which depends on a number of factors like time and socio-economic needs. www.umontreal.ca/english/ / / / /
Buenos Aires, Argentina /, International Association for the Study Medicine conference visit Chehadi , Omar doctoral researcher Outgoing ARG From the 6th until the 11th of October, 2014, I attended the 15th World Congress on Pain in Buenos Aires. The World Congress on Pain is the premier congress devoted to research on and treatment of pain. The Congress boasts a hearty program of refresher courses, plenary lectures, topical workshops, and poster presentations. I did not only presented my poster in the Congress but also used the chance to inform myself about recent research activities that are similar to mine. Furthermore I could establish a very important contact and get valuable feedback about my research from a pioneer researcher. This conference was a good chance to get some new ideas to integrate it into my work. http://www.medpsych.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/englisch/start.html / Department of Medical Psychology / /
Bangkok, Thailand /, National Metal and Materials Technology Center Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Chew , Ly May doctoral researcher Outgoing THA The RUB research school PLUS has given me the opportunity to attend an International conference in Bangkok. The 8th International Conference on Materials Science and Technology is recognized as one of the major conferences in materials science and technology. It was organized by the National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Chulalongkom University and Thai Ceramic Society. It was a great opportunity for me to present my work through an oral presentation and to discuss my results with the international experts from academia, government agencies and industry in the field of materials science and catalysis. www.mtec.or.th/MSAT-8/ / / / /
Bern, Switzerland Universität Bern , / Philology workshop/summer school Christ , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE I participated on a doctoral Workshop about Pacific literature around 1800/2000, organised by the Institut für Germanistik, Universität Bern (12th/13th march 2016). By interesting lectures and discussions on voyage accounts and their reception in German literature (G. Forster, J.-J. Rousseau, G. Lichtenberg, F. Hölderlin, A. v. Chamisso) and contemporary fictional Pacific discourses in the recent novels of Ch. Kracht and H. Ch. Buch and others I learned a lot of new things about German literature and its construction of cultural alterity in connection with colonialism. www.germanistik.unibe.ch / Germanistisches Institut / /
London, United Kingdom Imperial College London, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Clausmeyer , Jan doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www3.imperial.ac.uk/ / / / /
Canberra, Australia Australian National University, Australian National University Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Coninx , Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS During my research stay at the ANU Canberra, I was allowed to collaborate with my second supervisor Prof. Colin Klein as well as his research group of PostDocs and PhDs. philosophy.cass.anu.edu.au / / / /
Memphis, TN, United States University of Memphis, University of Memphis Philosophy and Educational Research lab visit Coninx , Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Due to the International Realization Budget, I was able to visit Prof. Shaun Gallagher at the University of Memphis. During my stay, I deepened my knowledge in the recent debate concerning the embodied, embedded, enactive and extended theories of mind. Moreover, I tried to connect these discussions with my PhD project and further developed my own account of pain, especially with regard to the influence of physical and social factors. / Institute of Philosophy II / /
Halifax, Canada Mount Saint Vincent University, Mount Saint Vincent University Social Science research stay Conrads , Judith doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN The research stay at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) gave me the possibility to discuss and broaden the findings of my doctoral project with colleagues and experts on an international level. Through a public lecture that I held at MSVU and discussions I had with Canadian students I was able to expand my experiences on a professional and a personal level. The exchange with my host Prof. Dr. Marnina Gonick was very fruitful and participating in the academic life at a Canadian University provided an interesting insight and new impressions. https://www.msvu.ca/en/home/programsdepartments/education/default.aspx / / / /
Delft, Netherlands TU Delft, Microwave Sensing, Signals and Systems (MS3) group Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Dahl , Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD The funding of the Research School PLUS enabled me to conduct aresearch stay of two month at the Delft University of Technology. For my doctoral project, I am utilizing radar systems with multiple transmit and receive antennas in order to assess the filling volume of materials in tanks and silos. During my stay at the Microwave Sensing, Signals and Systems research group, I was able to discuss and improve the sensor concept and to evaluate the concept by performing measurements. Furthermore, I was able to intensify my network of international contacts and to initiate further cooperation. radar.tudelft.nl / Institute of Microwave Systems / /
Herzogenhorn, Germany /, / Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Dahlmann , Tim Alexander doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The attendance at the Black Forest Research School 2013 in bioinformatics for molecular biologists, in Herzogenhorn, Germany was a great opportunity to improve my bioinformatics skills. During three days it was all about bioinformatics and the newest methods and programs. It started with the Swiss-knife type tool of all bioinformatics BLAST and ended into discussions about large scale multivariate data analyzes. During the several workshops, including qPCR setup and analyzes or next generation sequencing analyzes, the poster sessions and the social events gave me a great opportunity to present and discuss my research with other PhD students and established researchers. The participation at the Summer School allows me get closer insights and a lot of information about bioinformatics and helped me to get in contact with other PhD students around Europe. The participation at the Summer School was a great experience and I want to take the opportunity to thank the RUB Research Schoolplus, who have made it possible for me to take part at the Black Forest Summer School 2013 by funding the participation and traveling costs of 600 euros. / / / /
San Francisco, United States /, AGU American Geophysical Union Geosciences conference visit Damtew , Aychluhim Debebe doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://sites.agu.org/ / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Tokyo, Japan /, Center for English Language Education in Science and Engineering (CELESE) Social Science research stay Dankwart-Kammoun , Saskia doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN During my stay from Nov. 19 until Dec. 18, 2015, I developed a comprehensive methodology under the supervision of Prof. Anthony and presented my PhD project during a CELESE colloquium. In preparation of my research stay, I built a text corpus. At CELESE, the 1st working step comprised cleaning and organizing this corpus. The prepared corpus files were split into single files. The files’ encodings were detected using EncodeAnt and converted into the correct encoding using Notepad++. Finally, the files were lemmatized using TagAnt. The 2nd working step was the corpus analysis. I created word lists and keyword lists using AntConc and profiled the corpus files using AntWordProfiler for keywords. www.laurenceanthony.net / / / /
Fara San Martino, Italy /, Biochemical Society Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Danne , Linna doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.biochemistry.org / / / /
Singapore, Singapore National University of Singapore, / Mathmatics conference visit Darnstädt , Malte doctoral researcher Outgoing SGP With the help of Research School Plus I was able to participate in the “International Conference on Learning Theory” in Singapore in October 2013. The conference was held at the National University of Singapore, which so large that they need several bus lines on campus. The conference itself was very interesting; it offered the rare opportunity to meet and discuss with many fellow PhD students and post-docs from my own field of research in one place. Since my own paper, written together with co-authors from Bochum and Canada, was accepted to appear in the proceedings, I also had to give a talk. This talk at one of the major conferences of my own field was a great opportunity to highlight my research and our group in Bochum. It is also good opportunity to draw attention to problems you are interested in and to start new collaborations. Overall the experience was extremely valuable to me and I have to thank Research School Plus to have made my travel to Singapore possible. www.nus.edu.sg / / / /
Prague, Czech Republic Charles University , / Philology conference visit de Waal, Ariane doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE www.cuni.cz / English Seminar / /
Evanston, United States Northwestern University, / Philology workshop/summer school Degeling , Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I attended a workshop entitled „Queer Temporalities and Media Aesthetics“with Graduate Students from different disciplines such as Queer Theory, Critical Race Theory, Performance Studies, Gender Studies… – all taking part in the Critical Theory Program at Northwestern. Particularly the interdisciplinarity allowed gaining deep insights into those ongoing contemporary critical research debates which are dominantly North American. Also, the format of the workshop helped to engage into a deep discussion since it included several responses by colleagues as well as faculty members to every paper. / Medienwissenschaft / /
Singapore, Singapore /, National Institute of Education (NIE)/Nanyang Technological University(NTU) Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Demski , Denise postdoc Outgoing SGP With the help of Research School PLUS funding I was able to attend theInternational Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) held in Singapore. I presented findings from my PhD project and benefited from the fruitful discussions and from socializing. Our symposium proposal entitled “Building data, literacy and cultures that inform instructional decision making” was accepted for presentation. In this symposium, colleagues from New Zealand, the US, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany presented and discussed their research. / / / /
Brisbane, Australia University of Queensland, / Geosciences conference visit Deutscher , Jelena doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.uq.edu.au / Geographical Institute / /
Milan, Italy /, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies IGSN conference visit Dietz , Birte Elisabeth doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Funding by RUB Research School PLUS enabled me to visit the FENS conference in Milan 2014. FENS is the federation of all European neuroscience societies. Its activities are of interest for neuroscientists all over the world. Therefore I submitted an abstract related to my proposed project. Since the abstract was accepted as a poster presentation at the FENS meeting in Milan, I had the opportunity to present my results to experts in the field of neuroscience. There, I discussed my approach with people from different backgrounds and different positions. I received very positive feedback for my work and established contacts with experts in my field of research. As I was able to use the features implemented during my stay in Milan immediately to produce results and communicate these to a high-level scientific audience I consider my time at the FENS meeting was highly valuable for my PhD project. www.fens.org / / / /
Douala, Cameroon /, Field Research in Cameroon Social Science field research Djatou , Medard doctoral researcher Outgoing CMR As part of my doctoral research in Social Anthropology entitled „LIVING BETWEEN SOCIAL STIGMATISATION AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN AFRICA: THE COPING MECHANISM OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM IN CAMEROON “, I travelled to Cameroon for a three months field research funded by the Research School Plus. The qualitative data collected were focused on problems and difficulties face persons with albinism at different levels in the nowadays Cameroonian society and the mechanisms or strategies they developed to cope with. I was an exciting experience because I had the opportunity to share with persons with albinism their living conditions and to discuss about with executive members of their associations and some cameroonian Ministry´s stakeholders. I discuss with my research partners on the next steps of our research collaboration and I would like to thank the Research School for the opportunity it offered to me. / / / /
Squaw Valley, United States /, 27th Rare Earth Research Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Doffek , Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing USA / / / / /
Vienna, Austria /, AIT Austrian Institute of Techology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Dost , Philip doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.ait.ac.at / / / /
Tallinn, Estonia /, European Accounting Annual Congress (EAA) Economics conference visit Downar , Benedikt doctoral researcher Outgoing EST The 37th European Accounting Annual Congress (EAA) was held in Tallinn (Estonia). I submitted a full-paper which was accepted after going through a competitive double-blind review process. At the conference I gave a talk on my current research project 'The Monitoring Effect of More Frequent Disclosure'. It was a great opportunity for me to present my results in front of excellent researchers from all over the world. During my session but also during several discussions with other researchers, I received some valuable comments that will considerable improve the quality of my research project. Beyond that other researchers confirmed the importance and contribution of my research project to the ongoing debate on the optimal reporting frequency. / / / /
Jerusalem, Israel Hebrew University Jerusalem, / Protestant Theology research stay Drees , Malin doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR Thanks to the Research School Plus funding I was able to visit the National Library Israel as well as to meet my second supervisor for my doctoral thesis. It was the second time I was able to discuss my PhD project with my second supervisor in person. Discussing my work face-to-face really helped shaping and improving my project. Next to face-to-face discussions, I was also able to work in and with the collection of the National Library Israel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which was most helpful for my work. As I am working in the field of late medieval and early modern Jewish Studies, I really appreciate the possibilities that the library offers. / CERES / /
Cold Spring Harbor, United States /, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory IGSN workshop/summer school Dubovyk , Valentyna doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.cshl.edu / / / /
Limerick, Ireland Mary Immaculate College, / Philology conference visit Dudzik , Yvonne doctoral researcher Outgoing IRL Participating at an international conference overseas and presenting a thesis in front of the international scientific community is an important experience - even more so in a field of research like German Studies. Intercultural German Studies, however, is as important and relevant as ever. Hence I am glad that my abstract to take part at the 2014 conference of the GiG in Ireland, one of the major conferences in the field of Intercultural German Studies, was accepted, especially since the topic of transit spaces portrayed an interesting aspect of modern society. Discussing my current approach with researchers from all around the world was an enriching experience that provided innovative aspects that could only become apparent because of the fruitful intercultural exchange. www.mic.ul.ie / Germanistisches Institut / /
Wroclaw, Poland Wroclaw University Library, / History research stay Ehms , Jule doctoral researcher Outgoing POL syndicalist Freie Arbeiter-Union Deutschlands. The sources on the FAUD a sparse. However, recently the survival of the syndicalist newspaper “Die Freiheit” in the university library of Wroclaw, has been discovered. My archive stay lasted one week in April. The communication with the staff of the library was not easy, but eventually I got access to all numbers available. Since duplication was allowed, the week was sufficient to peruse the entire material and to duplicate relevant articles. Unfortunately the newspaper did not address union matters too often. But nevertheless the source material of my work is now more profound. www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/en / / / /
Sydney, Australia /, GSAA - German Studies Association of Australia Philology conference visit Eickenboom , Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The International Connference of the GSAA (26.-28.11.2014) was titled: Das Fremde und das Eigene - The Self and the Other. I submitted an abstract discussing special aspects of my ph.d. project and had the opportunity of discussing this with a wide range of international academics also researching in my field of interest. The possibilities for exchange besides the talks gave another great chance to intensify discussion and international contacts. The conference was very well organized and took place in wonderful ambience and atmosphere, so it was a really helpful and efficient way to come into international contact and exchange, which will continue for a long time. / Institute of German Philology / /
Beijing, China /, Chinese Academy of Sciences Mechanical Engineering conference visit Elskamp , Frederik doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN Um einen Ueberlick zum Stand der Forschung zu erhalten und meinen Fortschritt bei meiner Forschungsarbeit im Vergleich zu anderen Universitaeten einzuordnen, stellte ich meine Forschungsergebnisse auf dem 7th World Congress on Particle Technology in Peking vor. Der Fokus der Konferenz lag auf der Darstellung von Partikeln mit Simulationsmethoden, z.B. der Diskreten Elemente Methode, als auch die Vorstellung neuer experimenteller Messmethoden. Mein Praesentationsthema 'A comparative study of phenomenological screening process models based on discrete element simulations' passte thematisch zur Konferenz. Nach dem Vortrag hatte ich die Moeglichkeit mit einigen Fachleuten aus meinem Themenbereich Kontakt zu knuepfen und ueber verschiedene Modellansaetze zu diskutieren. Dadurch bekam ich ausgiebig Feedback zu meiner bisherigen Arbeit und konnte mir neue Anregungen fuer zukuenftige Untersuchungen bezueglich meiner Promotion holen. http://english.cas.cn/ / Institute of Energy Technology / /
Lisbon, Portugal /, Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies Law conference visit Engelbert , Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing PRT www.aegis-eu.org / / / /
Passau, Germany University of Passau, / Law workshop/summer school Engelbert , Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU How much can you learn in only one week? After having participated in the workshop „The Economics of Corruption: Experimental Approaches to Responsible Governance”, organized by the University of Passau, I can confirm: pretty much. Conducting research in a highly interdisciplinary field as I do can make things rather complicated or incredibly inspiring. The latter was the case for my workshop, bringing together Master and PhD students from all over the world to scenic Bavaria, all with different scientific backgrounds, but with a common research passion: corruption – or, to make it sound a bit nicer, anti-corruption. During one intense week of both lectures and hands-on activities such as games, experiment modeling and simulations, I got not only the opportunity to present my research project to a knowledgeable audience and to receive important feedback on it, but also to get acquainted with the world of behavioral economics. Talking to my fellow participants over coffee, dinner or “Weizenbier”, I learned that not all of them were as lucky as I was to receive funding from my home institution. Personally, I think this workshop was a wonderful experience, and I enjoyed very much being part of an international research community! www.uni-passau.de / / / /
Laxenburg, Austria /, International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy Law workshop/summer school Engelbert , Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT Neither practice nor science have yet found powerful responses to the persisting problems located within the nexus of development and corruption; the topic is hence highly debated in the public and the private sector, the media, civil society, and academia. The International Anti-Corruption Academy in Austria brings together almost 70 participants from 50 countries to discuss current anti-corruption issues with world-leading experts, and to share practical experiences. As a participant with a scientific background, I could benefit from the Summer Academy in a double sense: On the one hand, I had the chance to get insights into valuable know-how from practice and counter-check my own theoretical findings against their applicability, and to hear and discuss about newest developments in anti-corruption research on the other. These past eleven days were incredibly intense and inspiring, and I take home a broad range of new ideas to be integrated into my PhD project. / / / /
Nara, Japan /, The International Society on Plasma Medicine Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Engelhardt , Max doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN I attended a scientific conference in Japan where I was able to present my project to an international audience. The International Conference in Plasma Medicine is a very interesting conference and leading in the emerging field of using plasma in medial situations. The diversity of scientists attending this conference is pretty unique, there are many physicists, biologists, medical doctors and also some engineers like me. Since this field of study is very complex with many different aspects to take into account, a conference is really a good place to get to know all the people. By talking personally to people from other fields of study, it is much easier to come up with new ideas for future research projects. My project is more on the technical side, and in the poster presentation I had a lot of audience coming by and asking questions, from other engineers all the way to medical doctors. It was a very experience to present my work in such a broad field of internationally renowned experts on the field of plasma medicine. http://plasmamedizin.com/ / / / /
Haifa, Israel /, Centre for Mathematical Sciences Mechanical Engineering workshop/summer school Engels , Philipp doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR www.cms.cam.ac.uk / / / /
Pittsburgh, United States Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Human-Computer Interatction Institute (HCII) Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Erdmann , Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The PR.INT. funding enabled me to follow an invitation to a research stay at the HCII and to participate in the EARLI-Conference 2017, a major biennial conference in Educational Research, at the University of Tampere, Finland. At the conference I received valuable feedback on a significant part of my dissertation project. Working with renowned experts during my research stay at the HCII helped me to integrate that feedback and to further elaborate my ideas. Besides great value for my dissertation, both activities were fantastic opportunities to expand my international network with regard to collaborative research activities and my academic career. https://www.hcii.cmu.edu/ / Institute of Educational Research / /
Gent, Belgium /, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Erdmann , Görg doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL / / Institute of Philosophy / /
Gaborone, Botswana /, Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Economics field research Erdogan , Ceren doctoral researcher Outgoing BWA With funding from the RUB Research School I was able to conduct field research for the self-authored and most important paper of my PhD thesis. I spent 6 weeks in Gaborone, Botswana conducting expert interviews and data analysis on regional financial integration at the SADC Secretariat and GIZ offices. Given the sensitive nature of working with internal SADC data and interviewing SADC employees, it was essential to be there personally, in order to foster mutual trust and cooperation and ensure the reliability of my results. During my stay I also made contact with future collaboration partners and got an insight to future career opportunities outside of academia. www.sadc.int www.giz.de / Chair of International Economics / /
Tampere, Finland /, EARLI-Conference 2017 Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Erdmann , Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN The PR.INT. funding enabled me to follow an invitation to a research stay at the HCII and to participate in the EARLI-Conference 2017, a major biennial conference in Educational Research, at the University of Tampere, Finland. At the conference I received valuable feedback on a significant part of my dissertation project. Working with renowned experts during my research stay at the HCII helped me to integrate that feedback and to further elaborate my ideas. Besides great value for my dissertation, both activities were fantastic opportunities to expand my international network with regard to collaborative research activities and my academic career. https://www.hcii.cmu.edu/ / Institute of Educational Research / /
Chicago, United States Loyola University Chicago, Institute of Pastoral Studies Protestant Theology field research Eufinger , Veronika doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I conducted the data collection of the American sample for my PhD thesis “Religious Strategies in Urban Areas. A Cross-cultural Comparison of German and American Churches” between August and October 2017. The funding of the “Research School Plus” program enabled me to visit eight urban churches in three different cities. During the research stay I interviewed church employees, took photographs of the church buildings, collected information material, and recorded participant observations of church activities. Additionally, I had the chance to discuss my theses about the mechanisms of urban Christianity with colleagues from the Institute of Pastoral Studies at the Loyola University Chicago. https://www.luc.edu/ips/ / Center for Religious Studies and Center for Applied Pastoral Research / /
Takamatsu, Japan Kagawa University, / East Asian Studies conference visit Fabian , Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN My networking and research project was successfully carried out at all stages planned. At the EAEH 2015 conference, other panelists from my field provided me with distinct and valuable advice for my doctoral project and allowed me to join their research interest group on East Asian waste and recycling history. At Kyoto University’s Institute for Research in Humanities, I detected rare material of high significance for my doctoral thesis. In Tokyo, I gathered additional unique literature in the National Diet Library. Thanks to RUB Research School, this trip will have a long-lasting positive impact on the quality of my dissertation and integration into my field as a young researcher. www.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/institute/about-institute/history_e.html / / / /
Tokyo, Japan Kyoto University Institute for Research in Humanities, Institute for Research in Humanities East Asian Studies research stay Fabian , Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN My networking and research project was successfully carried out at all stages planned. At the EAEH 2015 conference, other panelists from my field provided me with distinct and valuable advice for my doctoral project and allowed me to join their research interest group on East Asian waste and recycling history. At Kyoto University’s Institute for Research in Humanities, I detected rare material of high significance for my doctoral thesis. In Tokyo, I gathered additional unique literature in the National Diet Library. Thanks to RUB Research School, this trip will have a long-lasting positive impact on the quality of my dissertation and integration into my field as a young researcher. www.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/institute/about-institute/history_e.html / / / /
Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Hongkong, Hong Kong Public Records Office East Asian Studies research stay Fabian , Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing HKG My research at both Hong Kong Public Records Office and Hong Kong University provided highly expressive results and also allowed me to intensify my research network in Greater China significantly. My participation in the “Waste in Asia 2016” conference at Leiden University was an important step in my network building beyond the field of Chinese history, providing one of few occasions worldwide to allow for focused discussions and the building of new theoretical approaches in the field of global waste studies in the humanities. My doctoral project thus profited immensely from the past months of in-depth research and scientific exchange in two highly dynamic research environments. www.grs.gov.hk/ws/english/org_pro.html / / / /
Leiden, Netherlands Leiden University, / East Asian Studies conference visit Fabian , Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD My research at both Hong Kong Public Records Office and Hong Kong University provided highly expressive results and also allowed me to intensify my research network in Greater China significantly. My participation in the “Waste in Asia 2016” conference at Leiden University was an important step in my network building beyond the field of Chinese history, providing one of few occasions worldwide to allow for focused discussions and the building of new theoretical approaches in the field of global waste studies in the humanities. My doctoral project thus profited immensely from the past months of in-depth research and scientific exchange in two highly dynamic research environments. www.grs.gov.hk/ws/english/org_pro.html / / / /
Bristol, United Kingdom University of Bristol, The Hong Kong History Project East Asian Studies workshop/summer school Fabian , Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I presented a paper in a postgraduate workshop called organized by the Hong Kong History Project at Bristol. The field of Hong Kong history ist a small, strongly internationalized research community which depends on a close co-operation between senior researchers and younger, aspiring scholars. Bristol is a major center of Hong Kong historical studies and also co-operates closely with The University of Hong Kong where I have accomplished research in the recent past. This workshop has helped me sustain and enlarge my network and work towards future research co-operations (publications etc.). www.hkhistory.net / / / /
London, United Kingdom /, The National Archives, London, United Kingdom East Asian Studies field research Fabian , Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Prior to this research stay, I had conducted major archival research in Hong Kong. My stay at The National Archives (TNA) was mandatory to back up the information I had gathered in Hong Kong and make sure I had not overlooked any missing links between documents concerning local colonial administration in Hong Kong and certain files of the former British Colonial Office kept at TNA. Indeed I was able to retrieve missing information that is no longer accessible in Hong Kong archives today. My trip to TNA has helped me to fill critical knowledge gaps and broaden my perspective on the global context of Hong Kong colonial administration—as an element within the British Empire—significantly. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk / / / /
Helsinki, Finland /, Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Fait , Benedikt doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN I made a two-month research stay at the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (TINT) from 22 August to 24 October 2016, and also attended ENPOSS 2016 conference. This research stay was both a great chance and also a great honor for me, since at TINT do work virtually some of the best researchers of my field of research. I firmly thank Ruhr University Research School PLUS for funding my research stay in Finland. Without this funding, it would have been much more difficult for me to realize this research stay. I was proud of appropriately indicating this excellent support of Ruhr University’s junior scientists during my time in Helsinki. www.helsinki.fi/tint/index.htm / Department of Philosophy I / /
Estoril, Portugal /, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Fan , Mu doctoral researcher Outgoing PRT Funding by Research School of RUB enables me to attend the European corrosion congress 2013 in Estoril, Portugal in September 2013. EUROCORR is the most important Event in Europe and a reference around the world on the subjects of corrosion and protection. Covering a large numer of topics on the Areas of corrosion science and anti-corrosion Technologies, EUROCORR 2013 was focused on 'Corrosion Control for a Blue Sky' and had a hot topic on 'Innovative anti-corrosion strategies for materials in energy production Systems'. On the conference I gave a talk entitled with Effect of surface topography and Anions on the anodization of Titanium. In the talk one of the most important results during my doctoral Training was shown. Our work was intensively discussed with other scientists. I received instructive and constructive suggestions shining the light upon perfecting the previous work and the orientation of future work. All of this experience is significantly helpful and valuable for my PhD Project. / / / /
Sapporo, Japan Tokyo Metropolitan University, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Fan , Mu doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN With the financial support from Research School I have participated in the 2nd International Symposium on Anodizing Science and Technology in Japan. It offered me a unique opportunity to learn and understand the latest progress in the community. Presenting my work in front of the expert of the community was a good opportunity to look back the research in the past and to look forward the work in the future. Moreover, the lecture, oral and poster presentation given by participants enhanced mutual understanding between scientists, promoted the exchange of experience and knowledge. In this case collaboration can be foreseen, and new idea can be motivated. www.tmu.ac.jp / / / /
Sydney, Australia /, Global Finance IGF - Australian School of Business Economics conference visit Farruggio , Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS Die jaehrlich stattfindende internationale Australasian Finance & Banking Conference in Sydney (Australien) vereint internationale Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus dem Bereich 'Finance' und gibt ihnen im Rahmen dieser wichtigsten Konferenz des asiatisch-pazifischen Raums die Moeglichkeit, ihre Forschungsergebnisse zu praesentieren, sich ueber aktuelle Themen auszutauschen und somit neue Anregungen und Erkenntnisse fuer zukuenftige Projekte zu erhalten. Die Diskussion meines eigenen Forschungsprojektes durch einen renommierten Wissenschaftler sowie die Diskussion meiner Forschungsarbeit im Plenum hat meine bisherige Arbeit dabei signifikant beeinflusst und verbessert. Neben dem Ausbau meiner bisherigen Forschungskontakte hat sich der Besuch der Konferenz insbesondere in der Qualitaet meines aktuellen Arbeitspapiers niedergeschlagen, welches sich Dank der erhaltenen Anmerkungen mittlerweile in der zweiten Begutachtungsrunde eines international fuehrenden Journals meines Fachbereichs befindet http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/research/instituteofglobalfinance/pages/default.aspx / Economics and Business Administration / /
Ankara, Turkey /, / Social Science field research Fatima, Seyda doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR / / Institute for Development Research and Development Policy / /
Munich, Germany /, ETSG (European Trade Study Group) 2014 Social Science conference visit Fatima, Syeda Tamkeen doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU This paper analyzes productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) using Turkish firm level data for a more recent time period, 2003-2010. The empirical model is derived from endogenous growth theory whereby growth in total factor productivity (TFP) is modeled by the rate of technological progress which in turn is partly determined by technology transfers and spillovers from its international contacts. Given this theoretical framework we evaluate the impact of FDI onto the firm level productivity via the channels of horizontal and vertical linkages. The empirical results show that horizontal linkages decreases productivity whereas vertical linkages exert a positive impact onto local productivity levels thereby drawing attention of policy makers towards strenghtening of supplier-buyer relationship between local and multinationals in order tomaximize the benefits from FDI. This study also acknowledges the heterogeneity of local (foreign)firms and their differential capacity to absorb (exude) the FDI induced externalities. / Institute for Development Research and Development Policy / /
Stuttgart, Germany /, / Protestant Theology field research Fazal , Sajida doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The funding given by Research School Plus for field research in different cities of Germany has been a milestone in my Doctoral research and career. This field research about 10 months has given me an insight to the level of personal and social interactions of the key respondents. During my field research I was able to gather relevant information from respondents on my Doctoral theme that is quite sensitive among the Pakistani Muslim community. Meanwhile, I tried to find out whether the religious organisations are helpful for the migrants or not. The research stay increased my knowledge about the living conditions of migrants in different cities of Germany while exploring the change in traditional and social lifestyle of the community. Discussions with people from different fields of life were a big challenge for me that I successfully completed during this field research. Overall my stay was successful in collecting data from diverse Pakistani Muslims in Germany. / Religious Studies / /
Canberra, Australia The Australian National University (ANU), / Economics research stay Fels , Katja doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS My cumulative dissertation in Economics includes co-authored work with researchers from The Australian National University. I was very happy about the opportunity of having a 6 weeks research stay in Canberra from February to April 2017 to work closely together on data analysis and the write up of results. It was this research stay that made it possible to publish a working paper in a very short period of time. A follow-up visit to Australia in December 2017 enabled me to present my work at the AASLE-conference and at the Melbourne Institute. As we had received referee comments on the working paper in the meantime, I also worked on improving the paper. We will resubmit it for publication in a peer-reviewed Economics journal in January 2018. Biddle, N., K. Fels und M. Sinning (2017), Behavioral Insights and Business Taxation: Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials. Ruhr Economic Papers #698. RUB, RWI. DOI: 10.4419/86788812. Online: www.rwi-essen.de/media/content/pages/publikationen/ruhr-economic-papers/rep_17_698.pdf https://taxpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/ / / / /
New York, United States New York University and Yale University, / Law conference visit Fenrich , Katrin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research trip to the United States this November/December was twofold. I used the chance to meet up with my Law and Economics Professor (Peter Rosendorff) from the New York University to speak about my PhD project. Afterwards I attanted the 2015 Doctoral Scholarship Conference and presented a paper on the “The Unexpected Flexibility of Public International Law” together with my colleague Tobias Ackermann. We participated in very vivid discussions and benefited from the interdisciplinary atmosphere and the scientific vibe at Yale. Now, we will include the advice and hints that were given to us during the conference in our paper. / IFHV / /
Bochum, Germany Melbourne Law School, / Law conference visit Fenrich , Katrin doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU From 7 to 8 December 2017, together with my colleague Tobias Ackermann, I attended the 10th Melbourne Doctoral Forum on Legal Theory "Time in Law - Law in Time". We spoke at the first panel "Assessing the Temporalities of Law" with a presentation entitled "Does Time Sculpture Law? The Temporal Element in the Advancement of Public International Law". It was a very insighful conference with inter- and transdisciplinary projects. / IFHV / /
Klosterneuburg, Austria /, Institute of Science and Technology Biology and Biotechnology research stay Fernandes de Melo , Jose Romario doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.ist.ac.at/de / / / /
Amsterdam, Netherlands /, Elsevier Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Fernandes de Melo , Jose Romario doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD The final aim of science is generation of knowledge, and the way to it is via communication. Among the several ways of scientific communication stand the conferences. Being part of the Plant Genome Evolution 2013 (in Amsterdam) was an outstanding experience. Joining together in the same hall around 200 participants from 34 different countries was really great for scientific exchange. The conference focus was to sharing the current status of plant evolution research. Among other topics it was discussed about the Genome (DNA) Evolution, ancient and recent Polyploidy events and Plant Diversification via Genome Duplication. The talks of highly profiled PI’s exhibited results of several decades of wet bench work on cutting-edge research which contributed to test new hypotheses on plant evolution. The environment was suitable to exchange information, discuss results and experimental approaches as well as for establishing new collaborations. In my case, I had opportunities to discuss with different speakers about still unclear results of my PhD thesis in order to gain insights based on the strategies they used on their own research. Additionally, at the poster session I was contacted by a Polish Researcher who is working in a new approach to determine gene copy variation in plants and she wants to collaborate with us due to the interesting findings of my work. / / / /
Helsinki, Finland /, ENPOSS 2016 Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Fait , Benedikt doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN I made a two-month research stay at the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (TINT) from 22 August to 24 October 2016, and also attended ENPOSS 2016 conference. This research stay was both a great chance and also a great honor for me, since at TINT do work virtually some of the best researchers of my field of research. I firmly thank Ruhr University Research School PLUS for funding my research stay in Finland. Without this funding, it would have been much more difficult for me to realize this research stay. I was proud of appropriately indicating this excellent support of Ruhr University’s junior scientists during my time in Helsinki. www.helsinki.fi/tint/index.htm / Department of Philosophy I / /
Chicago, United States University of Chicago, Department of Neurobiology Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Ferreira Beltrán, Madeline doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The annual meeting organized by the Society for Neuroscience is the largest meeting worldwide for neuroscientist. This year (2015) it took place in Chicago, USA. With the support of the Research School Plus we were able to present our latest results of our doctoral projects and got a lot of constructive feedback in terms of new ideas or improvements for our projects. We also have been able to meet a professor of the Department of Neurobiology of the University of Chicago and to see how doctoral students in cutting-edge laboratories of our field conduct their experiments in the USA. Thanks to the Research School Plus we were able to learn a lot about the work of a neuroscientist in the USA. https://www.sfn.org/ / / / /
Durham, United States Duke University, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Figueira Rodrigues Guerreiro, Marco Alexandre doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The financial support by the Research School made possible my participation on the 11th International Mycological Congress in Puerto Rico in July 2018 and the visit at Heitman’s lab in Duke University. This is the most important conference in the field of mycology and therefore an ideal platform to present my current research data to renowned scientists. During my poster presentation, I discussed several aspects of my project and latest results. During my visit at Heitman’s lab I have expanded my knowledge in fungal genomics and bioinformatics, got familiar with new experimental techniques and provided me with a strong scientific network and resources crucial for my future career. https://mgm.duke.edu/faculty-and-research/primaryfaculty/joseph-heitman-md-phd-2 / / / /
San Juan, Puerto Rico /, IMC11 Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Figueira Rodrigues Guerreiro, Marco Alexandre doctoral researcher Outgoing PRI The financial support by the Research School made possible my participation on the 11th International Mycological Congress in Puerto Rico in July 2018 and the visit at Heitman’s lab in Duke University. This is the most important conference in the field of mycology and therefore an ideal platform to present my current research data to renowned scientists. During my poster presentation, I discussed several aspects of my project and latest results. During my visit at Heitman’s lab I have expanded my knowledge in fungal genomics and bioinformatics, got familiar with new experimental techniques and provided me with a strong scientific network and resources crucial for my future career. https://mgm.duke.edu/faculty-and-research/primaryfaculty/joseph-heitman-md-phd-2 / / / /
Berkeley, United States University of California, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Finkeldey , Markus doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With the help of the Research School Plus funding, we were able to participate on one of the largest conference in the field the optics: the Photonics West, San Francisco, USA. We could successfully present our research and were able to meet colleagues from the well known University of California, Berkeley. In addition, it helped us to stay in touch with international researchers from all over the world and allowed us to present our research to professionals from our field of research. www.berkeley.edu / Photonics and Terahertz Technology / /
San Francisco, United States /, Photonics West Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Finkeldey , Markus doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With the help of the Research School Plus funding, we were able to participate on one of the largest conference in the field the optics: the Photonics West, San Francisco, USA. We could successfully present our research and were able to meet colleagues from the well known University of California, Berkeley. In addition, it helped us to stay in touch with international researchers from all over the world and allowed us to present our research to professionals from our field of research. www.berkeley.edu / Photonics and Terahertz Technology / /
Grenoble, France /, ISTerre: Institut des Sciences de la Terre Geosciences conference visit Fischer , Laura doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA http://isterre.fr/?lang=fr / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
San Jose, United States /, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Physics and Astronomy conference visit Fobbe , Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing USA First, I gave a presentation on my latest research results with the title „Terahertz Group Velocity Dispersion Management through Integration of a Hybrid Mode Section into a Metal-Metal Waveguide“. The 12 minute long talk in the session „Terahertz Photonics“ was followed by a 3 minute long discussion. During that 3 questions were raised and answered by me. The quantitiy and the quality of the questions indicate that the presentated results gained decent attention. Also the published corresponding peer-reviewed conference publication (doi:10.1364/CLEO_SI.2016.STh1I.5) has been read 35 times within two weeks on research gate. Second, I attended 3 courses which will stimulate further research. / / / /
Leipzig, Germany /, 6th International FEZA Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Fowler , Rosemary doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The 6th International FEZA Conference proved to be extremely beneficial. Not only was I able to share my work through a poster presentation, but I also heard other ideas and approaches to similar work. From my attendance at the conference, contact has been made with two other groups which we hope to collaborate with. Being just over half way through my Doctoral project this conference offered the opportunity to see the larger picture of my research, with similar and completely different projects to mine. Hearing from other researchers from fantastic institutes from around the world really has motivated and inspired me. www.feza2014.com / / / /
Davis, United States University of California, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Freitag , Kerstin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Funded by the Research School plus, I spent three months in the group of Prof. P. Power at the University of California Davis. The group was my choice because of the groups outstandig organometallic chemistry expertise which can be seen in an enormous number of publications through the last three decades. The research focus is the synthesis and characterization of novel transition-metal and main group element compounds, were the central element exhibits unusual oxidation states, coordination numbers and unusual bonding or magnetic properties are observed. The chemistry is closely related to the chemistry of my dissertation project as it is dealing with the stabilization of unsusual transition and main group metals as well. During my stay in the Power group I was able to synthesize two novel compounds, which will contribute to a publication. But moreover the vivid exchange within the Power group during group seminars and in the daily lab life broadened my chemical and personal horizon in I way I would have never expected. / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Fretter , Yvonne doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN http://english.sibs.cas.cn/ / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Fretter , Yvonne doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference „GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Applications” was the second conference on GTPases in Suzhou, China. This time, the conference was also focused on heterotrimeric GTPases and therefore completely matched my research area. I got the opportunity to present my work on a poster and discuss it with two prominent researchers on G proteins and their interaction with G protein-coupled receptors: Roger Sunahara and John Tesmer. A couple of new ideas for my research project and a possible collaboration are the result of this great conference. http://www.csh-asia.org/ / / / /
Melbourne, Australia University of Melbourne, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Center Psychology research stay Friedrich , Patrick doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The granted research stay at the MNC in Melbourne, Australia enabled me to step into a new and exciting field. Due to my stay, I'm now actively collaborating with leading clinical neuroscientists. My first collaborative publication is currently in the making. Given the possibility for future projects, the opportunity I've been given by RUB Research School has truely lifted up my chances for an international research career. Given the possibility for future projects, the opportunity I've been given by RUB Research School has truly lifted up my career chances as an international scientist. I'm deeply thankful for the support! https://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person24599 / / / /
Plymouth, United Kingdom /, ICEP Psychology conference visit Friedrichs , Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Joining the three-days international conference (ICEP – International Conference of Environmental Psychology) in Plymouth, UK, was a very enriching experience. This very specialized conference was a great opportunity for me to present my current research and to discuss my current and further research approaches and ideas with a specialized, highly skilled research community in-depth. I made valuable contacts for future collaborations. It was also great to network with the environmental psychology research community. Hence, participating in the conference was an excellent opportunity, regarding professional skills and network development. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/psychology/international-conference-on-enviro / / / /
Seattle, United States Seattle University, / Psychology research stay Friedrichs , Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Research School Plus funding enabled me to accomplish a research stay at Seattle University. During my six-week research stay I discussed my research project with two of the leading experts in the field. The feedback I received allowed me to design and develop a questionnaire for assessing pro-environmental behavior addressing American football fans, which is now in the field. I got extensive insights into topically related research projects and feedback on my previous work that really improved my doctoral project. Moreover, I had the chance to attend a sustainability convening in Seattle and got invited to a mentoring program for PhD students. Besides learning a lot, I met very nice people. / / / /
London, United Kingdom /, Imperial College Business School Economics research stay Frieß , Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Part of the funded project was research stay at the Imperial College Business School London in order to advance a joint study with a local colleague. While I was able to undertake important preparatory work from Bochum, the personal interaction was substantial for the complex statistical analysis and the elaboration of our initial manuscript, as it allowed us to allocate the precious time needed and to challenge the progress on daily basis. Overall, I benefited professionally as well as personally from the intense exchange of ideas and experiences with the interdisciplinary researchers at the Imperial College Business School. www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Barcelona, Spain /, Laboratory for Socio Dynamics Simulation (LSDS) Economics workshop/summer school Fritzler , Natalie doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The 5th Summer School of the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA) was held in Barcelona, Spain from September 7-12, 2014. I attended this School to deepen in my knowledge of the method of agent-based modeling and the software platform NetLogo which I am going to use for my dissertation project. During this week in Barcelona I visited numerous lectures conducted by leading researches in the field and worked on my own research project which was presented at the end of the School. I made lots of new interesting international contacts, which certainly will be helpful during my doctoral studies. All in all, it was a highly inspiring experience. http://sct.uab.cat/lsds/content/summer-school-2014-sessions / Institute of Macroeconomics / /
Hildesheim, Germany /, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Funk , Alexandra doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Presenting and discussing results of one’s own study is a great experience for any PhD student. Being able to get good feedback from other researchers who are working on similar topics in related areas, and who are willing to share their knowledge and approaches can help tremendously in expanding one’s own approaches, modify the dissertation project and get in contact with other researchers in order to plan for new collaborations. The 14th Fachgruppentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS) in Hildesheim, Germany in September 2013, which is a multinational conference, where researchers in the field of educational psychology from Austria, Germany, Swiss and the Netherlands come together, did that for me. Not only could I present and discuss my work with other researchers in the field, but I gained a lot of new insights for my next project. New opportunities for future collaborative projects with established researches also arose. All in all, the conference participation was a valuable experience that provided me with helpful input for writing my dissertation and the time thereafter. Therefore I would like to thank the Research School for providing me with this opportunity by funding my participation / Institute for Educational Sciences / /
Oslo, Norway /, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Social Science conference visit Funke , Carolin doctoral researcher Outgoing NOR Between September 18-20, 2019 I participated in the international conference 'Talking while fighting? The Causes and Consequences of Civil War Ceasefires' The conference was jointly organized by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and the Center for Security Studies at the ETH Zürich. At the conference, I presented findings from my field research in Georgia that I conducted in 2017 and 2018 with financial support from the RUB Research School (PR.INT). The title of my presentation was 'Crossing the Conflict Divide - International Organizations as Bridge Builders between Georgia and Abkhazia.' I was able to meet both experts and practitioners from all over Europe and the US. / IFHV / /
Zugdidi, Georgia /, Danish Refugee Council in the South Caucasus Social Science field research Funke , Carolin doctoral researcher Outgoing GEO I spent six months at the Danish Refugee Council Zugdidi Field Office to carry out empirical research for my doctoral dissertation. I conducted 30 expert interviews with local, national and international stakeholders and attended several meetings that were organized by international organizations. My dissertation relies heavily on the information and data that I obtained during this stay. Overall, this RS Plus-funded research stay allowed me to further improve my research skills as a social scientist, gather important data and establish relevant contacts with practitioners from my field of research. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict / /
Tbilisi, Georgia /, none Social Science field research Funke , Carolin doctoral researcher Outgoing GEO This research stay was a short-term follow-up visit in Georgia. Already a year prior to this stay, I had spent six months in Georgia at the Danish Refugee Council. The intention this year was to get feedback from practitioners and to learn about latest political developments in the country. The research stay will be important for the completion of my dissertation. Furthermore, it enabled me to stregthen my contacts in the region. The cooperation proved to be highly relevant for my career. Shortly after my return, I was able to publish an article in the Forced Migration Review with a former colleague from the Danish Refugee Council. / Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) / /
Georgia, United States University of Georgia, / Geosciences lab visit Damtew, Aychluhim D. doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Due to the generous financial support of RUB Research School Plus under its 'Laboratory visit' program among its diverse funding lines designed to promote and advance research at RUB, I got the opportunity to stay at the Water Resources and Remote Sensing Laboratory of the University of Georgia, among named universities in United States, for a month in June/July 2014. This stay gave a great exposure to lab facilities and tailored trainings on hydrologic and remote sensing modelling from a leading scientist who has developed and led the lab and from his research associates. This short stay has significantly impacted on my current PhD research project augmenting sound concepts and skills that certainly boost the research output. Diligent follow-up & comfortable working environment created by the director of the lab helped me reap vast knowledge on hydrologic modelling, analysis of remotely sensed information, techniques on accessing enormous high-quality regional and global data sets in such a short period of time. / / / /
Melbourne, Australia Monash University, Melbourne, / Philology lab visit Eickenboom, Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS As a result from former international networking I’ve got an invitation from the Monash University in Melbourne to present my ph.d project and got the chance to work there with valuable sources from the State Library of Victoria and the special collections of the university itself completing my doctoral project which I wouldn’t have seen in Germany. In addition to that I had the opportunity to discuss my previous results with experts in my field of research. Also I had the chance to visit the National Library in Canberra for a successful search after rare material. This research stay was highly important and helpful to make my ph.d.project even more special and precious. / Institute of German Philology / /
Dijon, France University of Burgundy/, AgroSup Dijon Mechanical Engineering research stay Errenst, Cornelia doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA My PhD is about encapsulation of flavours inside yeast. Thanks to RS PLUS I visited Prof. Waché, a microbiologist from the Univ. of Burgundy, to improve my knowledge of diffusion processes in yeast cells. During my stay I was able to discuss my research results with Prof. Waché and emeritus Prof. Voilley for many hours, which was a great benefit for me. Due to microscopy pictures prepared during my stay, we were able to stain the cell wall to gain a better knowledge about my samples. The participation in ‘int. conf. on bioencapsulation’ in Strasbourg was also a complete success. I presented my results in a presentation and discussed with researchers from Univ. and industry. https://agrosupdijon.fr / / / /
Strasbourg, France /, int. conf. on bioencapsulation Mechanical Engineering conference visit Errenst, Cornelia doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA My PhD is about encapsulation of flavours inside yeast. Thanks to RS PLUS I visited Prof. Waché, a microbiologist from the Univ. of Burgundy, to improve my knowledge of diffusion processes in yeast cells. During my stay I was able to discuss my research results with Prof. Waché and emeritus Prof. Voilley for many hours, which was a great benefit for me. Due to microscopy pictures prepared during my stay, we were able to stain the cell wall to gain a better knowledge about my samples. The participation in ‘int. conf. on bioencapsulation’ in Strasbourg was also a complete success. I presented my results in a presentation and discussed with researchers from Univ. and industry. https://agrosupdijon.fr / / / /
Boston, United States Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Yu, Fengyan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my 6-month stay in Brigham and Women’s hospital, Harvard medical school, I was able to conduct my planed research which further developed my PhD thesis, promoted my research project and helped to convert my result into a better publication. The stay in such a prestigious research place have broaden my research thinking and skills. Moreover, the involvement in the seminars and the interaction with different researchers urged me pursue a further career in science. This opportunity offered by the research school provide a great platform to learn and to improve myself. / Department of Biochemistry II / /
Brasilia, Brazil University of Brasilia, / Biology and Biotechnology field research Ebinghaus, Malte doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA My project comprised the attendance of the 11th International MycologyCongress (IMC11) in Puerto Rico and a field campaign in Brazil to collect additional specimens for my PhD project. At the conference I could discuss major parts of my studies and built up contacts to researchers in my field of mycology. I could strengthen contacts to experienced and renowned international reseachers. At the field campaign in the brasilian Cerrado Biome I could not only collect important additional species to increase the importance of my thesis but also two undescribed species were collected. So, this funded project finally increased the impact of my thesis but also fostered my future scientific carrer. / AG Geobotanik / /
San Juan, Puerto Rico /, 11th International Mycology Congress (IMC11) Protestant Theology conference visit Ebinghaus, Malte doctoral researcher Outgoing PRI My project comprised the attendance of the 11th International MycologyCongress (IMC11) in Puerto Rico and a field campaign in Brazil to collect additional specimens for my PhD project. At the conference I could discuss major parts of my studies and built up contacts to researchers in my field of mycology. I could strengthen contacts to experienced and renowned international reseachers. At the field campaign in the brasilian Cerrado Biome I could not only collect important additional species to increase the importance of my thesis but also two undescribed species were collected. So, this funded project finally increased the impact of my thesis but also fostered my future scientific carrer. / AG Geobotanik / /
Brixen, Italy /, / Chemistry and Biochemistry workshop/summer school Galozzi, Sara doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA In the 7th European Summer School “Advanced proteomics” (Brixen, Italy) I had a great time for several aspects. The speakers were illustrious experts in the field of proteomics and the scientific content of the school was really high le vel. The lectures consisted in basic and research ones, enabling us to understand the topics from different perspectives. I attended three workshops in which I learned how to use and w ork with different mass spectrometry- based techniques. In the poster session I presented my work and I could discuss my results with other PhD students and professors that gave me several suggestions for further research. We had some sportive activities as a hiki ng tour in the dolomites, which was amazing! We could also choose one “special activity ” and most of us (as I did) decided for rafting: it was awesome! I met a lot of students an d we continue to be in contact and share information about interesting meetings and conferen ces. This great experience was funded by Research school PLUS / / / /
Geneva, Switzerland /, International Mass Spectrometry Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Galozzi, Sara doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE I participated to the 20th international mass spectrometry conference that took place in Geneva. I had a short course hold by the developers of targeted proteomics methods and I got useful hints for my project. Companies were present and I had the opportunity to talk directly with their experts to improve my measurements. Additionally, a guided tour of the CERN laboratories was given. I visited three workshops to get insights into the data analysis. I had a poster presentation and several scientists came to visit me for discussion. The organization, the people and the city gave me a great experience at the 20th IMSC in Geneva, thanks to Research school that helped in funding the project. / / / /
San Jose, United States /, NVIDIA Corporation Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Gebhardt, Patrik doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I attended the GPU Technology Conference 2014 in San Jose, CA, USA. This conference was the best opportunity for me to meet fellow CUDA developers from around the world, discuss their and mine research and learn a lot of new stuff all things GPU. Furthermore I was giving a session about some very interesting topics in hardware parallelized preprocessing and GPU based post-processing. Many people attended my session and I am very glad, that I was able to give other CUDA developer the knowledge for generating higher valuable software. I can definitely recommend every scientist, who uses GPUs in their work, to visit the GPU Technology Conference at least once in a life. / / / /
Helsinki, Finland /, Aleksanteri-Institute Helsinki History field research Geisler, Saskia doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN I spent two weeks both in Finland and in Russia. In Finland I could introduce my work at the annual Aleksanteri-Conference organized by Aleksanteri-Institute, University of Helsinki. Additionally I could collect further interviews to deepen my understanding of experiences made by Finnish Construction Workers in the Soviet Union during the 1970s. During this trip I could also visit one of the towns built by Finns in Russia, just across the border and collected more interviews here, this time getting an insight into the then-Soviet view of the Finnish workers.Thus I was able to combine scientific networking with field research and am very happy and grateful that International Realization Budget enabled me to do so. www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ / Osteuropäische Geschichte / /
Moscow, Russian Federation /, RGAE History field research Geisler, Saskia doctoral researcher Outgoing RUS The International Realization Budget funding enabled me to collect archival sources at the RGAE in Moscow and interview a person who worked for the institution my dissertation is exploring. Additionally I could visit a seminar at the German Historical Institute Moscow and thus could use the time there also for networking. All in all it was a very efficient and successful trip. / Osteuropäische Geschichte / /
Jyväskylä, Finland University of Jyväskylä, / History field research Geisler, Saskia doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN I was able to combine several modes of interaction with the finnish scientific community. I visited the conference 'Cultural Relations between East and West' hosted by the University of Jyväskylä. Additionally I was able to meet a professor from university of Tampere and collect interviews with further experts on my research topic. Thus it was a very fruitful journey and I could gather a lot of ideas and information for my dissertation. https://ewcr2017.wordpress.com/ / Osteuropäische Geschichte / /
Warsaw, Poland /, Conference on International Relations IEE conference visit Gerau, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing POL www.8thpaneuropean.org / / / /
Chicago, United States University of Chicago, Society for Neuroscience Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Ferreira Beltrán, Madeline doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The annual meeting organized by the Society for Neuroscience is the largest meeting worldwide for neuroscientist. This year (2015) it took place in Chicago, USA. With the support of the Research School Plus we were able to present our latest results of our doctoral projects and got a lot of constructive feedback in terms of new ideas or improvements for our projects. We also have been able to meet a professor of the Department of Neurobiology of the University of Chicago and to see how doctoral students in cutting-edge laboratories of our field conduct their experiments in the USA. Thanks to the Research School Plus we were able to learn a lot about the work of a neuroscientist in the USA. https://www.sfn.org/ / / / /
Washington, United States /, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; German Historical Institute History research stay Gerlach, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA This trip combined an invited talk at the University of Tennessee, research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a consultation visit at the German Historical Institute. The talk at UT was productive, because I presented my project to an interdisciplinary group of scholars. Based on this presentation I was asked to contribute to a peer reviewed journal. The archival research gave me the opportunity to enrich my sources. I was lucky to find that the archivists had made more documents of relevance to me available. At the GHI, I had the fruitful discussion with their Director, I had planned for, and was also there to join the events surrounding their prestigious Fall Lecture. https://www.ghi-dc.org / / / /
Windsor, Canada University of Windsor, University of Windsor Economics conference visit Gesing, Judith doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN Mit der Unterstuetzung der Research School war es mir moeglich die '6th CIRP Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems' zu besuchen. Bei dieser Konferenz handelt es sich um eine jaerhrlich stattfindende interdisziplinaere Veranstaltung, auf der sich Wissenschaftler aus Ingenieurwissenschaftlichen und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Bereichen mit innovativen Produkt-Dienstleistungskombinationen auseinandersetzten, die auf individuelle Kundenwuensche zugeschnitten werden (IPS2). Mein Vortrag auf der Konferenz setzte sich mit Hemmnissen auf Seiten des Kunden auseinander, solche innovativen Leistungen zu erwerben. Da in der bisherigen Forschung hauptsaechlich die Befaehigung von Anbietern analysiert wurde, war die Resonanz auf meinen Beitrag sehr positiv. Die Betrachtung der Kundenperspektive liefert wichtige Implikationen fuer den Verkaufsprozess des Anbieters. Durch das Feedback und das hohe Interesse an meinem Thema auf der Konferenz, wurde mit bestaetigt, dass ich auf dem richtigen Weg bin. www.uwindsor.ca / Economics and Business Administration / /
Cape Town, South Africa /, IEE IEE field research Girndt, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing ZAF For my dissertation project „Dealing with the impact of Social Control –Strategies and Coping Mechanisms of LGBT people in South Africa”, I conducted experts in Cape Town, Johannesburg and East London. Thanks to the PR.INT programme I was able to realize the project and conducted 32 expert interviews within 10 weeks! / / / /
Cape Town, South Africa /, IEE IEE field research Girndt, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing ZAF My research stay in South Africa turned out to be an essential part of my dissertation project on LGBT+ people in South Africa. The expert interviews that I conducted in Cape Town and Johannesburg build a main component of my qualitative data. As I am following an inductive approach, the next step of my research -the data collection in the field- is based on the results of the expert interviews. Next to the generated data, I could build up and strengthen relationship with key players. and I also gained an understanding of the cultural embeddednes of the issue and the postapartheid society in practice. / / / /
Tennessee, United States University of Tennessee, / History research stay Gerlach, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA This trip combined an invited talk at the University of Tennessee, research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a consultation visit at the German Historical Institute. The talk at UT was productive, because I presented my project to an interdisciplinary group of scholars. Based on this presentation I was asked to contribute to a peer reviewed journal. The archival research gave me the opportunity to enrich my sources. I was lucky to find that the archivists had made more documents of relevance to me available. At the GHI, I had the fruitful discussion with their Director, I had planned for, and was also there to join the events surrounding their prestigious Fall Lecture. https://www.ghi-dc.org / / / /
Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki, Centre for Consumer Society Research Social Science research stay Glanz, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN My project included a six-week research stay at the Centre for Consumer Society Research at the University of Helsinki. Besides, I was funded to participate at the summer conference on Social Science Research at Lancaster University. I had the chance to meet a lot of interesting people from my research field and received constructive feedback and input from attending events and seminars and giving presentations. But also the informal exchange with researchers was very important and helpful to gain new insights on my research topic and discover new perspectives. All in all, the research stay as well as the conference were great experiences which take me further in my future PhD studies. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/centre-for-consumer-society-research / / / /
Lancaster, United Kingdom Lancaster University, / Social Science conference visit Glanz, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My project included a six-week research stay at the Centre for Consumer Society Research at the University of Helsinki. Besides, I was funded to participate at the summer conference on Social Science Research at Lancaster University. I had the chance to meet a lot of interesting people from my research field and received constructive feedback and input from attending events and seminars and giving presentations. But also the informal exchange with researchers was very important and helpful to gain new insights on my research topic and discover new perspectives. All in all, the research stay as well as the conference were great experiences which take me further in my future PhD studies. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/centre-for-consumer-society-research / / / /
San Francisco, United States /, Photonics West Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Goering, Lena doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the RS PLUS funding allowed me to participate in one of the largest conferences in the field of optics: the Photonics West in San Francisco, USA. I successfully presented my research in holographic microscopy to international experts in this field. In addition, I were able to meet colleagues from the well known University of California in Berkeley, visit their laboratories and discuss current topics in our research. / Photonik und Terahertztechnologie / /
Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm University, / History conference visit Goering, D. Timothy doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE With the support of the Research School PLUS I was able to travel to Stockholm to present a paper at an international conference on historical methodology. I presented some of my research to an international group and received valuable feedback. Additionally I was able to meet very interesting people with whom I will stay in touch. After the conference at Stockholm University, I then traveled to the University of Gothenburg. A collegue invited me to give a talk at the colloquium of the Institute for the History of Ideas. This was an intensive and very productive time for me, because the colloquium read a paper I am planning to get published soon and gave me helpful feedback. http://www.littide.su.se/forskning/methodology-in-question-1.173773 / Historical Institute / /
Gothenburg, Sweden University of Gothenburg, / History research stay Goering, D. Timothy doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE With the support of the Research School PLUS I was able to travel to Stockholm to present a paper at an international conference on historical methodology. I presented some of my research to an international group and received valuable feedback. Additionally I was able to meet very interesting people with whom I will stay in touch. After the conference at Stockholm University, I then traveled to the University of Gothenburg. A collegue invited me to give a talk at the colloquium of the Institute for the History of Ideas. This was an intensive and very productive time for me, because the colloquium read a paper I am planning to get published soon and gave me helpful feedback. http://www.littide.su.se/forskning/methodology-in-question-1.173773 / Historical Institute / /
Hot Springs, United States /, Wind Cave National Park Geosciences field research Gomell, Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing USA From November 1 to 23, 2018, I conducted climatological studies including the measurements of air temperature, air flow, humidity and air pressure in Wind Cave, Jewel Cave and other caves in the Black Hills in South Dakota, USA. The obtained data will serve as the basis for my dissertation project and thus help me to understand the microcli mate of barometric caves as well as underlying speleological processes. During my time in South Dakota I worked together with Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument, which will be able to use my findings in order to preserve the caves and associated sensitiveecosystems. https://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm / / / /
Kyoto, Japan /, Kyoto International Conference Center Medicine conference visit Gonzalez Fernandez de Liencres, Cristina doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN www.icckyoto.or.jp/en / / / /
Dortmund, Germany /, European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Medicine conference visit Gonzalez Fernandez de Liencres, Cristina doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU From the 7th until the 10th of May, 2014, I attended the 2nd European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN) Conference in Dortmund. The conference focused on human studies relevant to affect, behavior and cognition. Attending the ESCAN conference has given me great insights into topics relevant for my work, from empathy-related processes in humans and other animals, to studies focusing on electroencephalography (EEG), to new ideas and solutions for my ongoing research. I could benefit from the symposia, the plenary lectures and the poster sessions, and equally important, I could profit from the coffee and lunch breaks to expand my scientific network. I have thus met numerous researchers from Germany and from abroad who have contributed to the development of ideas for my thesis work as well as expanded the possibilities for future collaborations. http://cogerg.ifado.de/escan2014/?page_id=20 / / / /
Jersey, United Kingdom /, / Philology research stay Gorska, Katarzyna doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR / / Institute for Media Studies / /
Paris, France /, Maison Européenne de la Photographie Philology research stay Gorska, Katarzyna doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA www.mep-fr.org / Institute for Media Studies / /
Caen, France /, / Philology research stay Gorska, Katarzyna doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA / / Institute for Media Studies / /
Chaloklum, Thailand /, COREsea, Center for Oceanic Research and Education | South East Asia Biology and Biotechnology field research Gösser, Fabian doctoral researcher Outgoing THA My PhD project is focused on a stress response of scleractinian corals, the so called “polyp bailout”. The financial support of the RUB Research School Plus enabled me to conduct field research from July to September 2019 at the COREsea Research station on Koh Phangan, Thailand, where I experimented on a multitude of coral genera collected at the reefs surrounding the island. Not only could I deepen my understanding of this specialized stress response, but the collected data will also be an integral part of my dissertation and will hopefully be published in a scientific journal. I am grateful for the opportunity that the Research School gave me and the experience and impressions I made. https://coresea.com/ / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Gottschling, Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The Research School Plus provided me with financial support, so that I was able to take part in the Cold Spring Harbor Asia meeting 'GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Applications', which took place in Suzhou in China in September 2014. The conference was a great opportunity for me to get in contact with many international experts in the field of GTPases. Through presenting a poster, I was able to introduce my preliminary results in a professional environment. The subsequent discussions after poster presentation and during the whole conference gave me new ideas for my ongoing project. All in all, it was a great chance for me to visit the Cold Spring Asia Harbor meeting. / Department of Cell Morphology and Molecular Neurobiology / /
Les Diablerets, Switzerland /, Gordon Research Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Gottschling, Kevin doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE www.grc.org / / / /
Georgia, United States Georgia Institute of Technology, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Goudarzy Akhore, Meisam doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.gatech.edu / / / /
Cambridge, United Kingdom /, Is-Cambridge Conference Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Goudarzy Akhore, Meisam doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I participated on the International Symposium on Geo-mechanics from Micro to Macro (IS-Cambridge 2014), which was held from 1st to 3rd of September in Cambridge. Beside of the interesting presentations the participants were able to meet and discuss with numerous experts from all over the world - among them also Professor Andrew N. Schofield. The symposium was held at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, while the conference dinner took place at King's College. I had a paper in this conference and I presnted it on second day of conferences. Besid of the presentation of my paper I met professor Santamarina who is the reviewer of my phD thesis and we had a discussion there http://is-cambridge.eng.cam.ac.uk / / / /
Palpa, Peru /, / History field research Gräfingholt, Benedikt doctoral researcher Outgoing PER / / Intitute for Archeology / /
Lacco Ameno (Ischia), Italy /, Museo Archeologico di Pithekoussae History field research Granser, Eike doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA During my two stays on Ischia in the Gulf of Naples I had the opportunity to examine X-ray-analysis with bronze-objects called “Fibule”. These objects have been imported or locally produced on Ischia. The diffusion of object-designs gives us a preliminary impression of the connectivity in the Iron Aged italic peninsula. The aim of my project was to understand the composition of the alloy of the “Fibule”, to understand which objects have been imported or locally made. I analysed more than two hundred pieces in the deposit of the Museo Archeologicodi Pithecuae . Within my analysis I found a homogenous group of“Fibule”, which seem to be produced in the same Workshop on Ischia. www.pithecusae.it / Archäologisches Institut / /
Delemont, Switzerland /, Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences Internationa Biology and Biotechnology research stay Gründken, Michaela doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE www.cabi.org/ / / / /
London, United Kingdom UCL, / Psychology research stay Gruszka, Piotr doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My PhD project is focused on developing new ways to assess and treat pain. The main goal of my research stay at UCL was to develop a coherent framework (predictive processing) for the data which I have collected before my research stay. I feel very lucky for having had the opportunity to collaborate with Karl Friston in London between October 2018 to January 2019. It was a fantastic experience in many ways. Besides presenting and discussing my ideas and engaging with brilliant scientists, I have analyzed data, written it up and - to my delight - have also dived deep into partially observable Markov Decision Processes. I will miss Karl and the Wellcome Trust Center! It’s a great place to be. / / / /
Milan, Italy /, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Medicine conference visit Grüter, Thomas doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The support by RURS Plus allowed me to participate at the FENS Forum in Milan, the biggest European conference for neuroscience. Here, I performed a poster presentation about structural and functional alterations in a rat model of first-episode psychosis. These results are part of my MD-project. Through the discussions with neuroscientist from all over the world, I was able to conduct new ideas for further research strategies and gain further assurance in presenting and discussing my results. Furthermore, numerous symposia and lectures informed about the state of the art in several research fields related not only to my MD-project, but also in clinical research. All in all, participating at the FENS Forum was a great success for my MD-Project, for my further medical career, and for me personally. www.fens.org / / / /
Loughborough, United Kingdom Loughborough University, / Economics conference visit Guba, Jan Helge doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR „I was invited to an international colloquium for PhD students who conduct research in the field of marketing at Loughborough University, UK. Thirteen PhD students from seven countries presented their research projects to each other and to a panel of thirteen marketing researchers, who evaluated the projects considering their contribution, conceptualization and methodology. Fruitful discussions after the presentations and helpful advice from experienced researchers helped everybody a lot to improve their projects. For me it was the first time that I presented my research abroad and thus I was quite excited. But the presentation went well and I received many helpful comments which will surely enhance the quality of my research. I met many nice and interesting people and I am still in contact with many of them. All in all it was a great experience I do not want to miss. Therefore, I want to thank Research School Plus for funding this project. That made it a lot easier for me.” www.lboro.ac.uk / Economics and Business Administration / /
Orlando, United States /, American Marketing Association Economics conference visit Guba, Jan Helge doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Research School Plus gave me the opportunity to attend the 2014 AMA Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference, which is one of the most important marketing educators’ conferences in the world. With the funding I was able to present my competitive paper with the title “Price Sensing as Success Factor in Discount Negotiations – Why Salespersons build Inaccurate Perceptions about the Importance their Customers Attach to Price” to an international audience. Furthermore, it was possible for me to participate in many very interesting conference sessions where I listened to international researchers who presented their prevailing studies and took actively part in discussions on current research issues. www.ama.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Berkeley, United States University of California, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology lab visit Goering, Lena doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the RS PLUS funding allowed me to participate in one of the largest conferences in the field of optics: the Photonics West in San Francisco, USA. I successfully presented my research in holographic microscopy to international experts in this field. In addition, I were able to meet colleagues from the well known University of California in Berkeley, visit their laboratories and discuss current topics in our research. / Photonik und Terahertztechnologie / /
Orlando, United States /, American Marketing Association Economics conference visit Güntürkün, Pascal doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ama.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Cardiff, United Kingdom University of Cardiff, / IGSN workshop/summer school Haag, Lauren doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I recently had the opportunity to attend an international workshop in Cardiff, Wales, UK with the help of RUB Research School Plus funding. Experts in the field along with newcomers, like me, gathered here to discuss methodology, applications, successes, and also difficulties of GABA-sensitive 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Traveling with others within my research group, we as a lab were able to meet up with international collaborators we rarely get to see, we established new contacts to optimize our future analyses, and we had the opportunity to make others aware of potential acquisition confounds we had systematically investigated. I have already begun implementing what was discussed at the conference, allowing me to better interpret my data and ultimately answer my thesis question more conclusively. www.cardiff.ac.uk / / / /
New Haven, United States Yale University, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Haase, Viviana doctoral researcher Outgoing USA As part of my second international project funded by the Research School Plus I visited the Linguistics Department and the Language and Brain Lab of Yale University where I discussed experimental as well as theoretical aspects of my dissertation with leading experts of the field.Futhermore, I attended a conference at Maryland University. Both visitshelped me to improve the quality of my dissertation and enabled me toextend my international academic network. ling.yale.edu / Philosophy II / /
Huntington Beach, United States /, Association for Chemoreception Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Haering, Claudia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School PLUS program funded my attendance at a biological meeting in Bonita Springs (Florida). This conference is the most important meeting in the field of Chemoreception and therefore an ideal platform to present my current research data to renowned scientists. During my poster presentation it was quite easy to get into contact with other PhD students and professors as well. We discussed several aspects of my project, latest results and future experiments. One professor even gave me an advice to adjust an experimental setup and he will support me to establish this technique in my department. In sum, the attendance at a scientific meeting related to my research field was a striking event promoting my work and expanding contacts with renowned scientists. www.achems.org / / / /
College Park, United States Maryland University, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Haase, Viviana doctoral researcher Outgoing USA As part of my second international project funded by the Research School Plus I visited the Linguistics Department and the Language and Brain Lab of Yale University where I discussed experimental as well as theoretical aspects of my dissertation with leading experts of the field.Futhermore, I attended a conference at Maryland University. Both visitshelped me to improve the quality of my dissertation and enabled me toextend my international academic network. ling.yale.edu / Philosophy II / /
Leoben, Austria Montan University Leoben, / Geosciences research stay Haneklaus, Hendrik doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT My PhD focuses on magmatic processes in upper parts of cooling magma chambers. For further insight into these processes I study fluid inclusions from the Sn-W-Li deposit in Zinnwald, Germany. In April 2016, I had the opportunity to visit Prof. R. J. Bakker for one week at the Montan University in Leoben, Austria. He is a worldwide known specialist in the field of fluid inclusion studies and I had the chance to conduct my experiments with him in his lab. Additionally, in August 2016 I was able to present some of my work at the „IGC2016“ in Cape Town, South Africa, which is one of the biggest conferences in Geoscience. / GMG Endogeneous Geology / /
Evanston, United States Northwestern University, / Philology workshop/summer school Hanke, Philipp doctoral researcher Outgoing USA As one of five doctoral researches I was invited to Northwestern University, Evanston (Chicago) to present my PhD project, get in touch with other researchers who work on my field and give a response to one of their presented projects. This follow-up workshop and exchange took place as part of an international collaboration which itself emerged from the contact enabled by a preceding VIP-funding for our host. This format was enriching for my project and helped me in my ongoing writing process. Besides this we were able to attend other events related to our projects – namely a symposium, several seminars, discussions and colloquia. www.northwestern.edu / Institute for Media Studies / /
Capetown, South Africa /, IGC Conference Capetown Geosciences conference visit Haneklaus, Hendrik doctoral researcher Outgoing ZAF My PhD focuses on magmatic processes in upper parts of cooling magma chambers. For further insight into these processes I study fluid inclusions from the Sn-W-Li deposit in Zinnwald, Germany. In April 2016, I had the opportunity to visit Prof. R. J. Bakker for one week at the Montan University in Leoben, Austria. He is a worldwide known specialist in the field of fluid inclusion studies and I had the chance to conduct my experiments with him in his lab. Additionally, in August 2016 I was able to present some of my work at the „IGC2016“ in Cape Town, South Africa, which is one of the biggest conferences in Geoscience. / GMG Endogeneous Geology / /
Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy /, EMBO Medicine conference visit Hartwig, Nadine doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.embo.org / Institute of Physiology / /
Bordeaux, France /, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Hasenäcker, Gregor doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA My research is concerned with integrated circuit design for radar sensors. Funded by RUB’s Research School Plus I was able to present my latest research results at an international conference about bipolar and BiCMOS circuits in Bordeaux, France. This conference is highly appreciated in the integrated circuits community and many of the topics discussed at this conference are concerned with similar research activities. My presentation attracted interest and acknowledgement, which gives me high motivation to carry on my research activities, because competing at international conferences is quite an important factor in a successful doctoral project. Furthermore, discussions with other experts from the field of integrated circuit design will help me to find further applications of the system that I presented and also to push my doctoral project into the right direction. Apart from presentation of my own work, the conference was attended by researchers from the field of high frequency circuit design as well as experts from semiconductor manufacturers. As we use one of their advanced technologies, the conference was a good location to intensify contacts to these project partners during the breaks and evenings and gives additional benefit for future cooperation. www.ieee.org / / / /
Bogotás, Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Hattenhorst, Birk doctoral researcher Outgoing COL The RS+ funding enabled me to enhance my studies with a research stay and participation at an international conference. During my research stay at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, I was able to visit the laboratories of the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and speak to international experts. Moreover, this fruitful xchange led to future collaborations. Afterwards, I attended the “IEEE nternational Conference on electromagnetics in Advanced Applications 018” in Cartagena de Indias. Presenting and discussing my latest esearch in front of an international audience of experts allowed me to ncrease my standing in the world wide community. www.est.rub.de / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia /, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Hattenhorst, Birk doctoral researcher Outgoing COL The RS+ funding enabled me to enhance my studies with a research stay and participation at an international conference. During my research stay at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, I was able to visit the laboratories of the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and speak to international experts. Moreover, this fruitful xchange led to future collaborations. Afterwards, I attended the “IEEE nternational Conference on electromagnetics in Advanced Applications 018” in Cartagena de Indias. Presenting and discussing my latest esearch in front of an international audience of experts allowed me to ncrease my standing in the world wide community. www.est.rub.de / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Chicago, United States /, International Graduate School of Neuroscience Medicine conference visit Hauser, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School PLUS allowed us to invite three internationally leading scientists to a symposium that we hosted at the RUB. Our guests stayed for several days, a time filled with interesting presentations, brainstorming sessions and stimulating discussions. Following this, we attended the Society for Neuroscience meeting (SfN) in Chicago. There we had the chance to present our research to the neuroscience community and attend high-quality talks, as well as meet our guests again, through which we made new contacts with scientists working on related topics. Looking back, this undertaking has been a great way to take first steps onto the platform of international research. / Department of Medicine / /
Davis, United States /, Center for Neuroscience Medicine research stay Hauser, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My international project took me across the United States. First I visited the lab of a world-famous memory-research-group, lead by Charan Ranganath in Davis, CA. Here, I was able to present my work, gain valuable feedback on my analyses and I was able to spontaneously speak with other well known researchers. Furthermore, I felt extremely welcomed by the local PhD-student community. Subsequently I attended a conference in San Francisco, allowing me to strengthen previous contacts I had made. Finally, I left for Boston, where I spent a week in the lab of Maureen Ritchey, where again, I felt very welcomed, and was able to learn new skill critical to the last part of my PhD work. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Lyon, France Université Lyon 1, CRIS Sports Science research stay Heck, Sandra postdoc Outgoing FRA The time after the PhD is a moment of re-orientation. To me, it was clear that I wanted to follow my passion for science and continue my academic career. Funding by the RUB Gateway Fellowship made it possible to conduct a postdoc project on the borderline of socio-cultural sports science, sport management and environmental studies. More precisely, I measured the ecological impact of a mountain ultramarathon race annually taking place in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Reunion Island and could provide the organisers with recommendations to reduce their ecological and carbon event footprint in the future. Working on an interdisciplinary topic at an internationally renowned research institute like the Centre de Recherche et d’Innovation sur le Sport (CRIS) of the University of Lyon/France allowed me to collect valuable international experience and to increase my expertise as a sports scientist. I have surely benefited from this enriching and interesting time, personally and also with regard to my future research perspectives. http://cris.univ-lyon1.fr/ / / / /
San Francisco, United States /, / Medicine conference visit Hauser, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My international project took me across the United States. First I visited the lab of a world-famous memory-research-group, lead by Charan Ranganath in Davis, CA. Here, I was able to present my work, gain valuable feedback on my analyses and I was able to spontaneously speak with other well known researchers. Furthermore, I felt extremely welcomed by the local PhD-student community. Subsequently I attended a conference in San Francisco, allowing me to strengthen previous contacts I had made. Finally, I left for Boston, where I spent a week in the lab of Maureen Ritchey, where again, I felt very welcomed, and was able to learn new skill critical to the last part of my PhD work. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Boston, United States /, lab of Maureen Ritchey Medicine lab visit Hauser, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My international project took me across the United States. First I visited the lab of a world-famous memory-research-group, lead by Charan Ranganath in Davis, CA. Here, I was able to present my work, gain valuable feedback on my analyses and I was able to spontaneously speak with other well known researchers. Furthermore, I felt extremely welcomed by the local PhD-student community. Subsequently I attended a conference in San Francisco, allowing me to strengthen previous contacts I had made. Finally, I left for Boston, where I spent a week in the lab of Maureen Ritchey, where again, I felt very welcomed, and was able to learn new skill critical to the last part of my PhD work. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Brisbane, Australia The University of Queensland, / Sports Science research stay Heidari, Jahan doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS My package application consisted of three different elements, namely two research stays and a scientific conference. The research stays represented a fruitful possibility to intensify and expand my contacts in my field of research at a renown unversity in Australia. Apart from that, I was able to gather insights into the research approaches at that institution which helped me to proceed with and complete my PhD. The conference was the perfect addition to present my findings and connect with leading researchers in the field of psychology in pain at the most important pain conference worldwide. This was only achievable thanks to the great financial support provided by the RUB Research School. https://hmns.uq.edu.au / / / /
Freiburg, Germany /, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienforschung Economics workshop/summer school Heinrich, Antje doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Since the beginning of 2013, I am the deputy spokeswoman of the DGA (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Asienkunde) research group. In cooperation with my colleagues I lead and orga-nized the workshop 'Methoden empirischer Asienforschung' which took place from the 17th to 19th of January 2014 at the Albert-Ludwigs University in Freiburg. The workshop participants were undergraduate and graduate students, PhD- students and PostDocs as well as Professors, from Asian-related disciplines. The financial support of the Research School Plus enabled me not only to actively participate in the workshop but also to get in contact with other scientists in my field of research. All in all, the workshop was a great support for my thesis project about the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises in China and improved my methodological skills. www.asienkunde.de / Economics and Business Administration / /
Madrid, Spain Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, / Mathmatics research stay Heinrichs, Florian doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Professor Antonio Cuevas and his working group at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid are well known for their work in functional dataanalysis. The aim of my research stay was to learn about state-of-the-art methods and theory in this field, and to apply these techniques in my research. During my stay in Madrid, I collaborated closely with Antonio Cuevas and his team. Due to this collaboration, I was able to develop a test on stationarity for functional time series, which constitutes a mayor part of my PhD project. Altogether, the research stay in Madrid and the collaboration with wellknown researchers, was beneficial for my research and personal development. verso.mat.uam.es/web/index.php/es/ / Institute of Statistics / /
Montreal, Canada McGill University, / History research stay Helm, Marian doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN The RS Plus funding provided me with the opportunity to work at McGill University as a graduate research trainee (8/2/17–30/6/17). During this time I participated in research at the Classical Studies department under the inspiring supervision of Prof. Beck and Prof. Fronda. I participated in the Beyond the Binary conference, presented a paper at the CAC in St. John's, NF and cultivated further contacts at Princeton and Yale, which have already agreed to take part in the project “Spoils in the Roman Republic“. I have also been invited to participate in the 10th CCC in Montreal and I am looking forward to further fruitful cooperation with the great team at McGill. https://www.mcgill.ca/classics/ / Historisches Institut / /
Granada, Spain /, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC Physics and Astronomy conference visit Herrera Carmen Noelia, Ruiz postdoc Outgoing ESP I attended the 14th European VLBI Network (EVN) Symposium and Users Meeting, which took place in Granada (Spain), where I had the opportunity to give a talk and share my results with my colleagues. I also got important input about my project and attended some very interesting talks from the participants. I was able to talk to various research groups I would be interested to work with, as well as to discuss several issues about my project with my collaborators. In summary, attending this conference has had a very positive impact on my career. / Astronomisches Institut der RUB / /
Dubrovnik, Croatia /, Croatian Physical Society Physics and Astronomy conference visit Herrera Carmen Noelia, Ruiz doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV Thanks to the Research School funding I could attend an international symposium in Dubrovnik (Croatia) where a great number of leading experts working in the same field of my research were gathered. Whilst the duration of the symposium was only one week, it was fruitful all the time. I could present the first results of my PhD and I met several scientists developing projects that could lead in future collaborations. Moreover, Dubrovnik is a really nice city and all the people were kind and welcoming. In summary, I can say that going to this symposium was a great experience that has helped me to get in first contact with experts on my area and represents a big step in the progress of my PhD project. www.hfd.hr / Institute for Astronomy / /
Cape Town, South Africa /, 16th International Workshop on Non-Monotonic Reasoning Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Heyninck, Jesse doctoral researcher Outgoing ZAF In this joint work with Christian Strasser, we make a contribution to the unification of formal models of defeasible reasoning. We present several translations between formal argumentation frameworks and nonmonotonic logics for reasoning with plausible assumptions. More specifically, we translate adaptive logics (ALs) into assumption-based argumentation (ABA) and ASPIC+, ASPIC+ into ABA and a fragment of ABA into ALs. ALs are closely related to default assumptions and to a significant class of systems within the tradition of preferential semantics in the vein of KLM and Shoham. Thus, our results also provide close links between formal argumentation and the latter approaches. nmr2016.cs.uct.ac.za / Philosophie II / /
Melbourne, Australia The University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Sports Science research stay Heidari, Jahan doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS My package application consisted of three different elements, namely two research stays and a scientific conference. The research stays represented a fruitful possibility to intensify and expand my contacts in my field of research at a renown unversity in Australia. Apart from that, I was able to gather insights into the research approaches at that institution which helped me to proceed with and complete my PhD. The conference was the perfect addition to present my findings and connect with leading researchers in the field of psychology in pain at the most important pain conference worldwide. This was only achievable thanks to the great financial support provided by the RUB Research School. https://hmns.uq.edu.au / / / /
Boston, United States /, 17th World Congress on Pain Sports Science conference visit Heidari, Jahan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My package application consisted of three different elements, namely two research stays and a scientific conference. The research stays represented a fruitful possibility to intensify and expand my contacts in my field of research at a renown unversity in Australia. Apart from that, I was able to gather insights into the research approaches at that institution which helped me to proceed with and complete my PhD. The conference was the perfect addition to present my findings and connect with leading researchers in the field of psychology in pain at the most important pain conference worldwide. This was only achievable thanks to the great financial support provided by the RUB Research School. https://hmns.uq.edu.au / / / /
Washington D.C., United States UCLA/ AU Washington/ UV Wise/ Cumberland/ Stanford/ CMU/ UT Austin, / History research stay Hildenhagen, Jan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My 6 month trip included a research stay at the Library of Congress, 5 talks at US Universities (UCLA, UT-Austin, UV-Wise, Cumberland University and AU in Washington, D.C.) and 1 conference participation at CMU. I had the opportunity to present my research to renowned scholars and experts on my topic across the country, like Stanford University. Thus, I was able to get valuable feedback on my dissertation project, established great contacts, and had access to significant sources. Even though I planned the trip on my own, I would not have been able to realize this academic and personal journey without the support of the RS+. www.history.ucla.edu/pdfs/jan-hildenhagen-flyer / Historisches Institut / /
Istanbul, Turkey /, Third World Conference on Humanitarian Studies (WCHS) IEE conference visit Hilleke, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR During my field research in Iraq, I asked my interviewees about past experiences and realized that the majority did not want to or was not able to remember how they dealt with certain extreme situations or that they had even experienced troubled times. As this finding has a significant impact on my research outcome but touches an academic discipline, which is not in the field of my expertise, I decided to organized a panel on the topic “Addressing traumatic experiences individually and collectively“ at the Third World Conference on Humanitarian Studies (WCHS) in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 24th until 27th, 2013. Organizing a panel means advertising and administration as well as academically challenging work. Trying to find external funding in addition might exceed a personal benchmark. Once again, I therefore felt very lucky to be a student of a structured and interdisciplinary PhD program with the Research School as RUB’s internal funding body, which furthers both interdisciplinary research and internationality. With the great financial support of the Research School Plus, my conference participation and panel organization worked out in the best and most benefitting way possible. / Institute of Development Research and Development Policy / /
Erbil, Iraq /, / IEE field research Hilleke, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing IRQ During my field research in Iraq, I asked my interviewees about past experiences and realized that the majority did not want to or was not able to remember how they dealt with certain extreme situations or that they had even experienced troubled times. As this finding has a significant impact on my research outcome but touches an academic discipline, which is not in the field of my expertise, I decided to organized a panel on the topic “Addressing traumatic experiences individually and collectively“ at the Third World Conference on Humanitarian Studies (WCHS) in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 24th until 27th, 2013. Organizing a panel means advertising and administration as well as academically challenging work. Trying to find external funding in addition might exceed a personal benchmark. Once again, I therefore felt very lucky to be a student of a structured and interdisciplinary PhD program with the Research School as RUB’s internal funding body, which furthers both interdisciplinary research and internationality. With the great financial support of the Research School Plus, my conference participation and panel organization worked out in the best and most benefitting way possible. / Institute of Development Research and Development Policy / /
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia /, The IRED - Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors IEE conference visit Hilleke, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing MYS As I am in the final stage of my PhD and have just received my supervisors' feedback for the first draft of my PhD project, the last mile before finishing my research project made me want to reconfirm my interdisciplinary approach combining economics and social science as well as humanitarian and development perspectives. In addition, I started wondering about potential next career steps and my professional future. When I became aware of the International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Economics and Human Behavior - SEH 2014, I was immediately convinced that this conference would help me regarding both concers. The SEH 2014 was part of the 2014 IRED Malaysia Conferences taking place in Kuala Lumpur on March 8th and 9th, 2014. As a listener, I had the opportunity to observe inspiring presentations of high quality academic papers by dedicated researchers from all over the world. Once again, I can consider myself very lucky to be a student of a structured PhD program with the Research School as RUB’s internal funding body, which furthers both interdisciplinary research and internationality. Research School PLUS also supports non-active conference participations and therefore helped me benefit from the SEH 2014 in the best way possible. www.theired.org / Institute of Development Research and Development Policy / /
New York City, United States City University New York, / Economics research stay Hoeckel, Lisa Sofie doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The RUB Research School Plus enabled me to gain unique and valuable experience abroad! During my PhD years, my everyday work focuses on the dissertation chapter I am currently working on and while this is -of coursethe most crucial part of one’s dissertation one occasionally loses a feeling for the research community outside of one’s office. Therefore, I truly appreciated the opportunity to continue my work in a new and different research environment. My research stay at the City University New York allowed me to broaden my horizons through discussions with distinguished scholars, interesting seminar talk and exchanges with PhDs and post-docs about funding opportunities and career paths. / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Hoecker, Peer doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Accra, Ghana /, Ministries IEE field research Hoedoafia, Mabel doctoral researcher Outgoing GHA The funding from Research School accorded me the opportunity to collect preliminary data from the Ghana Statistical Service, Ministry of Trade & Industry and the Ghana Revenue Authority for my PhD thesis. Through this field research, I gathered background information that will enrich my thesis. I also made contacts that will be helpful for my follow-up field research. I am grateful to the RUB Research School for such an opportunity. / / / /
Washington D.C., United States /, Transportation Research Board Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Hohmann, Sandra doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.trb.org / / / /
San Francisco, United States /, SPIE -The International Society for Optics and Photonics Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Höpfner, Henning doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In my ResearchSchool-Plus project I visited the Photonics West 2014 conference, the largest conference on optical engineering, optoelectronic devices and circuits. At this conference, I had the chance to present my research and attend various interesting talks of researchers from all around the world. Afterwards, I visited the University at Buffalo, New York, and Prof. Zutic’sresearch group there. In the field of spintronics, Prof. Zutic is one of the most renowned researchers, having authored highly cited review papers. During my stay at Buffalo I could consolidate future collaborations and gain more insight into various aspects of my research. http://spie.org/ / / / /
Chicago, United States Northwestern University, Department of Philosophy Philology workshop/summer school Horn, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I was invited to Northwestern University to present my PhD project and get in touch with other researches who also work on my field or close-by subjects. This exchange took place as part of an international workshop which itself emerged from the contact enabled by a preceding VIP-funding for our host. At Northwestern we discussed our projects with faculty and PhD candidates as well as graduate students from several disciplines. This format of having specific respondents to my talk as well as the interdisciplinarity of the workshop as such was highly enriching for my project. Besides this we were able to attend other international conferences and seminars that were related to our projects. http://www.philosophy.northwestern.edu/people/continuing-faculty/deutscher-penel / Institute for Media Studies / /
Buenos Aires, Argentina /, International Association for the Study of Pain Medicine conference visit Hülsebusch, Janina doctoral researcher Outgoing ARG The RS plus grant enabled me to present a poster at the largest congress focusing on pain. The World Congress on Pain was the 15th congress of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The topic of my poster presentation was the predictive role of pain intensity, mindfulness and emotion-regulation for depression. The subsequent discussions and the workshops offered a great opportunity to discuss my results and to develop new ideas. The special trainee workshops (“Developing a career in pain research”, “Your grant in review”) and the “mentor flash-style-meet-and-greet” were easy ways to network potential mentors in my area of interest. In summary, participating at the IASP congress was a great chance in particular for the last part of my PhD project. http://www.iasp-pain.org/15thWorldCongressonPain / / / /
Sydney, Australia /, Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Hundt, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS My research stay from February to July 2015 started with a conference from the Australasian Proteomics Society (APS). I have presented previous findings from my doctoral studies. During my research stay at the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF) in Sydney, I have used the cell culture facility as well as advanced mass spectrometric methods, like SWATH-MS. Therefore I was able to complete relevant parts for my doctoral studies. I especially appreciated the direct and personal exchange with the international researchers, which resulted in new ideas for further investigations. Finally I have presented the results at the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress in Vancouver. www.proteome.org.au / Analytical Chemistry / /
Suzhou, China /, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Hundt, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN http://english.sibs.cas.cn/ / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Hundt, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference on GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Applications was held in Suzhou, China from 22. - 26. Sept. 2014. The central issue of this conference was to get new insights into the current state of research of the oncogenic-relevant Ras superfamily of small GTPases, from atomic up to cellular level. The oral sessions were subdivided into each group of the big Ras superfamily and presentations were held by well-known specialists in the field of small GTPases. I myself presented my current work on a poster in the poster session of the conference, from which inspiring discussions were followed and potentially new and old research contacts were established. / / / /
Copenhagen, Denmark /, European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress (EHMTIC) Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Hunfeld, Anika doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK In September 2014, I have attended the EHMTIC in Copenhagen, Denmark which is one of the most important international meetings in our field of research. The congress offered a broad scientific program, including lectures, symposia and poster presentations. Thus, I was not only able to obtain an overview about new concepts in migraine research and headache therapy but also to present my own research in terms of a poster presentation. I had the chance to talk to leading international researchers about my data, but also to do some networking with PhD students and Post docs from other international groups. Concluding, I feel that this congress was a great success. http://www2.kenes.com/ehmtic2014/Pages/Home.aspx / Animal Physiology / /
Sydney, Australia /, Australasian Proteomics Society (APS) Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Hundt, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS My research stay from February to July 2015 started with a conference from the Australasian Proteomics Society (APS). I have presented previous findings from my doctoral studies. During my research stay at the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF) in Sydney, I have used the cell culture facility as well as advanced mass spectrometric methods, like SWATH-MS. Therefore I was able to complete relevant parts for my doctoral studies. I especially appreciated the direct and personal exchange with the international researchers, which resulted in new ideas for further investigations. Finally I have presented the results at the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress in Vancouver. www.proteome.org.au / Analytical Chemistry / /
Paris, France Université Paris-Sorbonne, / Philology conference visit Husic, Mirela doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The European Society for Periodical Research (ESPRit) organized a PhD workshop on periodical studies prior to this year’s conference “Periodicals In-Between” (27-29 June) at Paris-Sorbonne. With the support of Research School Plus, I got the opportunity to present my PhD project to an international audience of other PhD candidates as well as established scholars of my research field who gave me very helpful feedback. Furthermore, the funding of an international summer school “Coherence and Interruption: Seriality in Periodicals” (13-15 September) which I organized with two colleagues in Bochum provided the opportunity to continue the exchange and to strengthen these international contacts. / German Studies / /
Lisbon, Portugal The New University of Lisbon, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Hussen, Abdelaziz Ahmed doctoral researcher Outgoing PRT www.unl.pt / / / /
Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy /, EMBO Medicine conference visit Ihrig, Verena doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.embo.org / Institute of Physiology / /
Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki, / Philology conference visit Imbrasaite, Jurgita doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN www.helsinki.fi/university / Institute for Theatre Studies / /
Boston, United States /, Society of Labor Economists Economics conference visit Isphording, Ingo doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sole-jole.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Durham, United States Duke University, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Jaedicke, Volker doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.duke.edu / / / /
San Francisco, United States /, SPIE -The International Society for Optics and Photonics Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Jaedicke, Volker doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://spie.org/ / / / /
Berkeley, United States University of California, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Jaedicke, Volker postdoc Outgoing USA / / / / /
Tampa, United States /, International Microwave Symposium 2014 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Jaeschke, Timo doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Funding by the Research School Plus allowed me to attend the International Microwave Symposium 2014 in Tampa, USA and present my work to other international researchers. My talk with the title 'SiGe-MMIC based D-Band Radar for Accurate FMCW Multi-Target Vibration Measurements' and additionally taking part in the student design competition 'High Sensitivity Radar' helped me to get in contact, and have some very interesting discussions, with researchers working in the same field from all over the world . This will surely have a very positive influence on my ongoing doctoral research and I took home many new and promising ideas. / / / /
Brisbane, Australia /, International Association of Applied Linguistics Philology conference visit Jäkel, Nils doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.aila.info / English Seminar / /
Bonita Springs, United States /, Association for Chemoreception Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Jansen, Fabian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The financial support from the Research School PLUS program enabled me to attend a conference for biologists in Bonita Springs (Florida). The Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) is an international association of renowned scientists that advances the understanding of the senses of taste and smell. Therefore, their annual meetings are the perfect opportunity for young scientists like me to get in touch with the leading experts in this field. At the meeting, I got the opportunity to present my latest research data in the form of a poster. During this presentation, I got a lot of feedback from other PhD students and professors regarding my project and the methods I use. Furthermore, the seminars and workshops gave me a lot of information on the current state of my research field. In conclusion, the event was a great success for establishing international research contacts and advancing my project. www.achems.org / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Jenrich, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The second conference “GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Applications” again took place in Suzhou, China and was focused on the special field of GTPases. It was a good chance to discuss and get new ideas for your own research because every participant is familiar with your background but uses different experimental techniques. The invited speakers did present talks with a wide range from G-proteins, SRPs to small GTPases. I got a good overview and new impulses in respect of my own work. www.csh-asia.org / / / /
Zhenjiang, China /, The 8th International Conference on Molecular Imprinting MIP 2014 Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Jing, Chen doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN Among all the research talks scheduled, major researches have been focusing on synthesizing and characterizing the MIP polymer, while a few groups have achieved application breakthrough regarding biological samples application. My talk was on Saturday afternoon, Sep. 20th with the title of “Phosphopeptide enrichment from mammalian cell extracts using plastic antibodies”. With distinguishing results from the biological matrix test, attention was drawn and interesting questions were raised. In the last plenary lecture from my collaboration partner, Prof. Dr. Börje Sellergren presented part of my result again, highlighting the achievement in biological application. http://mip2014.ujs.edu.cn/pub/cms / GSCB / /
Prague, Czech Republic /, Goldschmidt Conference Geosciences conference visit Jonas, Laura doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE The first visit of Thomas Müller was an excellent opportunity for us for an effective exchange with our supervisor in the final stages of our PhD projects. The first manuscript of Laura Jonas was finalized and is meanwhile published in “Geology”. We presented our projects at the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague. We received very positive feedback for our talks and Sabrina Schwinger was elected Student Ambassador by the Geological Society based on the quality of her conference abstract. During his second visit, Thomas Müller gave several lectures and practicals for the Diffusion Short Course that were an essential part of the schedule and were rated very positively by the course participants. www.see.leeds.ac.uk/home/ / / / /
Bonita Springs, United States /, Association for Chemoreception Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Jovancevic, Nikolina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.achems.org / / / /
Sevilla, Spain Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla, / History research stay Jünger, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Thanks to the PR.INT funding I was able to carry out a research stay insouthern Spain which consisted of visits to archives/libraries, scientific exchanges as well as conducting interviews. This was a key step for my PhD project about the history of ecological agriculture in Andalusia. I visited e.g. colleagues of the Area of Contemporary History at the Pablo Olavide University, examined documents of the organization “Ecovalia” in Seville, found articles in the archive of the newspaper “Diario Sur” in Malaga and interviewed ecological farmers throughout Andalusia. Overall, I had the opportunity to establish and strengthen important contacts as well as to identify and save crucial sources. / / / /
Orlando, United States /, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Philology conference visit Junicke, Robin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Die International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) traf sich vom 18.03.-24.03.2014 in Orlando, Florida. Die Konferenz bot Gelegenheit zu Fachdiskussionen mit selten erlebter Expertise, etwas was in meinem Randstaendigen Forschungsgebiet nur selten zu erleben ist. Das hochkaraetige Publikum in meinem Vortrag ueber Verbindungslinien zwischen Theater und Spiel konnte entsprechend wertvolle Hinweise zu den von mir vorgestellten Gedanken geben, was dem weiteren Verlaufmeiner Promotion einen spuerbaren Rueckhalt bringt. In vielen Gespraechen ueber den gesamten Verlauf der Tagung konnte ich sowohl Bestaetigung fuer meine bereits geleistete Arbeit erhalten, als auch neue Impulse und Beispiele gewinnen. Auf der Konferenz entstanden zahlreiche international Kontakte vor allem in die USA und nach Nord- und Ost Europa. http://iafa.highpoint.edu/ / Institut für Theaterwissenschaft / /
Yerevan, Armenia /, ARMACAD Protestant Theology workshop/summer school Jurczyk, Thomas doctoral researcher Outgoing ARM The ARMACAD Summer School 2016 provided a perfect program to a) deepen the knowledge of the Armenian language of each participant by offering intensive language courses (taking place every day), b) to get in contact with other PhD students and professors from Armenia and other countries (which either participated as well or presented research papers during some of the lectures), and c) to visit important sites in Armenia. Particularly meeting other scholars was very helpful: for instance, I was able to get in touch with the founder of a very important digitization project of Armenian sources (digilib.am) who encouraged me to publish one of my translations in their journal. www.armacad.info / CERES/ Religionswissenschaft / /
Berlin, Germany /, Staatsbibliothek Berlin; Orientabteilung Protestant Theology conference visit Jurczyk, Thomas doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The workshop on 'Armenian Manuscripts' in Berlin from the 14th–18th of May 2016 was a great opportunity to get in contact with scholars and other PhD students from all around the world. Among the participants were people from 14 different countries, for instance Prof. Theo van Lint (Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies) and Prof. em. Dickran Kouymjian (California State University). The workshop offered the possibility to discuss the current state of manuscript studies and presented an overview of the global distribution of Armenian manuscripts. Particularly the latter is very important for my thesis and therefore the workshop in Berlin was of great help to me. staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/die-staatsbibliothek/abteilungen/orient/ / CERES/Religious Studies / /
Berkley, United States University of California, / Philology research stay Kalbarczyk, Nora doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Prof. Dr. Asad Q. Ahmed, University of California / / / /
Bonita Springs, United States /, Association for Chemoreception Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Kalbe, Benjamin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research project is about the organization and modulation of the human and murine olfactory perception. In April 2014, I participated in the Association of Chemoreception Science’s 36th Annual Meeting, an international conference located in Florida (USA). This conference deals with the chemosensory system and is worldwide the most-attended event in this specific research area. It is visited by exceptional researchers and sponsored by industrial companies. Due to this, it was possible for me to communicate my own research project in a poster presentation with a broad audience consisting of people working in universities and industrial companies. It was an outstanding experience for me and a very good chance to get new ideas and to represent the RUB’s exceptional research and the RUB Research School as an excellent graduate school. The whole project was very well accepted by the community and a lot of fruitful conversations and possible collaborations developed. www.achems.org / / / /
Milan, Italy /, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Medicine conference visit Kalweit, Alexander Nikolai doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.fens.org / / / /
Cairns, Australia /, IUSSI Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Kämper, Wiebke doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS My PhD project in the department of Animal Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution at the RUB focuses on the fate of wild pollinators and the impact land use and domesticated honeybees have on them. Thanks to the financial support of the Research School PLUS I was able to visit the IUSSI, a conference of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, which is only held every four years. I had the chance to present my research in front of the scientific community of my research field and most importantly, I met other researchers from similar or different research areas and could exchange ideas. I am determined to keep some contacts vivid and see it as another step of building a network / / / /
London, United Kingdom Imperial College London, Thomas Young Center Mechanical Engineering research stay Kanani, Mansour doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR The main goal of the project was to verify the developed tight binding (TB) potential for Fe-C-H system in presence of defects. A density functional theory (DFT) based calculation used as reference. We consider Epsilon carbide system in three senses: a. perfect structure, b. with H and c. whit H and vacancy. The results showed very good agreement between the developed TB potential and DFT results for equal structures. In general, the expected steps in the proposal are achieved very well and confirmed by both ICAMS and TYC institutes. TMS 2015: It was a great and very informative experience particularly on the multiscale simulation and multiphysics phenomena. www.thomasyoungcentre.org / Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation / /
Karlsruhe, Germany Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, / Civil and Environmental Engineering workshop/summer school Karimi, Mohammadhossein doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Reactive solute transport models (RTMs) in porous media collaborate considerably to distinguish the biological processes in environmental issues. Such models are now progressively carried out in engineering projects addressing water pollution problems. A slow sand filter (SSF) can be accomplished either in centralized water treatment facilities.These systems can be as simple to operate water with also hooked up to a pumping system. The filter is merely a bed of bio-sand supported by a layer of the Sewage Sludge Bio-Chars (SSBC) with appurtenances to deliver and remove chemical oxygen demand (COD) . The SSBC, biosolids coal, have been prepared under an oxygen deficient environment at different temperatures. Pyrolysis of sewage sludge is implemented using laboratory-scale equipment at temperatures between 750 and 900°C. The biosolids coal carbonized at 900 °C, has more the abundance of micropores, and higher an aromatic heterocyclic inorganic compound as compared with those of carbonized at 750 °C. www.kit.edu / / / /
Oslo, Norway University of Oslo, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Kassan, Nora postdoc Outgoing NOR Mithilfe der Unterstützung durch die RS Plus durfte ich an dem 13. Internationalen Kant-Kongress in Oslo teilnehmen, einen Sektionsvortrag über Zufriedenheit präsentieren und vielen alten und neuen Gesichtern aus der internationalen Kant-Forschung begegnen. / Institut für Philosophie / /
Notre Dame (South Bend IN), United States University of Notre Dame, Philosophical Department Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Kassan, Nora doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I visited Karl Ameriks at the university of Notre Dame (IN) from Oct. 20th to Dec. 20th 2014. He is a distinguished expert on Kantian autonomy and currently retired since the end of my project. In three meetings, via e-mail, in his class and by discussing his recent article I learned to understand and schematize the complexity of Kant`s theory of respect which is the subject of my dissertation. A summary of the results will be provided for discussion and subsequent publication. Additionally I gained new impulses and friends in seminars, colloquia, and in daily life. The experience of a catholic, international, and rich scientific community has enriched me greatly. philosophy.nd.edu / Institut für Philosophie/ Politische Philosophie und Rechtsphilosophie / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Psychology conference visit Kasties, Nils doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Vancouver, BC, Canada /, SPP 2014 Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Kästner, Lena doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN Supported by RUBRS plus funding, I was able to attend this year's meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology in Vancouver. I had the opportunity to present a poster as well as maintain and extend my personal academic network. Regular attendence at such big meetings is important to be recognized as a genuine part of the international research community. Therefore, I am very glad RURS plus supported me in going to a transatlantic meeting that would have been very difficult to realize with departmental funding. / / / /
San Diego, United States UC San Diego, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Kästner, Lena doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ucsd.edu / Institute of Philosophy / /
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Sharif University of Technology, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Kavun, Elif Bilge doctoral researcher Outgoing IRN www.sharif.ir/web/en / Horst Goertz Institute for IT-Security / /
Krakow, Poland /, International Centre of Computational Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Khaledi, Kavan doctoral researcher Outgoing POL www.ic2e.org / Institute for Structural Mechanics / /
Moscow, Russian Federation Lomonosov Moscow State University, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Khaletskaya, Kira doctoral researcher Outgoing RUS www.msu.ru/en / / / /
Newark, Delaware, United States /, International Society for Equitation Science Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Kienapfel, Kathrin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The 10th International Equitation Sciende Conference is the most important conference for researchers in this field. It was a great pleasure to talk in front of about 280 delegates. I made many new contacts, learned about the ongoing projects of my collegues and planned a number of new projects with great scientists. I´m very grateful for the funding of the RS plus, it was such an important step of my scientific carreer and big fun! www.equitationscience.com/home / / / /
New York City, United States /, Herbert Simon Society Economics conference visit Klabunde, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://herbertsimonsociety.org/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Reykjavik, Iceland Reykjavik University, / Economics workshop/summer school Klabunde, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing ISL http://en.ru.is/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Klagenfurt, Austria Alpe-Adria-University, / Economics conference visit Klabunde, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT I participated at the Artificial Economics Conference, from August 29 to August 30 ,at the Alpe- Adria-University in Klagenfurt, Austria. The Artificial Economics Conference is a small conference with only 25 participants. In general, because it was such a small conference, discussions were intense. What added to this was the fact that all of the papers presented at the conference had already been published in a volume of the series “Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems”, so I had read some of the papers and could ask more in-depth questions. The discussion about whether or not there is a trade-off between efficiency and equality and how it manifests itself was in particular interesting, because it touched one of the core issues in economics. In larger conferences, there is usually no room for discussions of this kind. I also talked to Prof. Klaus Troitzsch, who will come to Bochum as one of our keynote speakers in a workshop I organize in March. He confirmed he is looking forward to the workshop. I got two really good questions after my presentation. One inspired me to clarify an important point in the model description, which I changed in both of my papers about the model. www.uni-klu.ac.at / Economics and Business Administration / /
Chicago, United States /, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Klaus, Kristina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.smbe.org / / / /
Melbourne, Australia Australian National University of Canberra, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Economics research stay Kleibrink, Jan doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.anu.edu.au / Economics and Business Administration / /
Shanghai, China /, 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2014) Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Kley, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2014) held in Shanghai, China was determined to join research work related to current topics of bridge engineering. The conference aims to close the gap between theory and practice, supporting the cooperation and dialogue between researchers from all over the world. To me personally, the conference offered a great experience. I was invited to present the current status of my PhD work within the mini-symposium 'Bridge Performance Assessment and Predictions using Monitoring' and a belonging paper provided in the conference proceedings. Fortunately, I received several comments and questions after my presentation and briefly discussed on some important topics of my present results. Additionally, getting to know the opinion of international fellows in front of a metropolis like shanghai allows to see beyond one's own nose and puts the status quo of own scope and strategies into perspective. / Lehrstuhl für Massivbau / /
Ulm, Germany Universität Ulm, / Mathmatics conference visit Kley, Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.uni-ulm.de / / / /
Königs Wusterhausen, Germany /, DFG-Research Unit 1735 Mathmatics workshop/summer school Kley, Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU / / / / /
Barcelona, Spain /, The International Battery Association Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Klink, Stefan doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.alabc.org/about / / / /
Zurich, Switzerland University of Zurich, Historisches Seminar History research stay Klocke, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE My research stay in Zurich provided me with the possiblity to join the conference Schweizerische Geschichtstage with a paper about my doctoral thesis and therefore gather important input for my studies. Furthermore, because of the conference many Historians, who work about medieval Burgundy, which is a part of my dissertation, gathered in Zurich, giving me the opportunity to exchange views about this topic. Additionally I was able to work with books, which are not available in Germany. After Zurich, I could present my obtained informations at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds. This Congress helped me, to strengthen and built new networks in the community of medieval historians. / / / /
Freiburg, Germany University of Freiburg, Bernstein Center Freiburg IGSN workshop/summer school Knauer, Beate doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience IGSN conference visit Knauer, Beate doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Melbourne, Australia Monash University, / IGSN conference visit Knauer, Beate doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS This conference visit war particularly important for my upcoming post doctoral phase. During Neuroscience 2013, I established a contact for a potential post doctoral position. In this year's Neuroscience 2014, I had the opportunity to refresh and intensify this contact and we further specified the project by focusing on the potential role of the claustrum in parkinson's disease. Furthermore, I had the opportunity to attend the first meeting of researchers interested in the claustrum and thereby expanded my network. In addition, I distinguished myself by having presented the successful application of a drug which could not be used by several researchers due of its instability. www.claustrumsociety.org/index.html / / / /
Geneva, Switzerland /, Gordon Research Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Koesters, Simon Chris doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE www.grc.org / / / /
Cincinnati, United States University of Cincinnati, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Kohar, Matej doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I spent two months visiting the Philosophy department at the University of Cincinnati. During my stay I was supported by Prof. Anthony Chemero, a leading expert on dynamical explanation in cognitive science. I wrote a chapter of my thesis, received useful feedback on a paper draft, and general advice. I also presented my PhD project to a reading group organised in the Psychology department, where I received feedback on the overall direction of my research. I went on a lab tour of the Psychology department, and saw new ways of using augmented reality in experimentation. I also audited a relevant class in the Philosophy Department. The stay helped me on my way to completing my PhD project. https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy.html / Institut für Philosophie II / /
Seattle, United States /, Society for Research in Child Development Psychology conference visit Kohl, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.srcd.org/about-us / / / /
San Diego, United States /, SPIE NanoScience and Engineering Mechanical Engineering conference visit Köhler, Jannis doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://spie.org/nanoscience-engineering.xml / Institute for Product and Service Engineering / /
Orlando, United States /, American Marketing Association Economics conference visit Kolberg, Anika doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ama.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Toulouse, France /, Toulouse School of Economics Economics conference visit Kolodziej, Ingo doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The EEA-ESEM joint meeting features the work of scientists in economics, econometrics, and related fields. Visiting the conference provided me with the opportunity to present my research and discuss topics that are highly relevant for my dissertation. I gave a talk on the employment effects of informal care and had fruitful discussions with other empirically working economists. This greatly advanced my work and inspired prospective papers. Additionally, I received highly motivating feedback by researchers who became interested in my work through the conference website. It has been a valuable experience and a great opportunity to discuss my own work as well as the work of other participants. / Economics and Business Administration / /
New Orleans, United States /, International Congress of Infant Studies Psychology conference visit Konrad, Carolin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My project consisted of a poster presentation at the International Congress of Infant Studies in New Orleans, and a subsequent 3-week lab visit at Georgetown University. Presenting the poster at the conference allowed me to communicate my studies to a wide range of experts and gave me the opportunity to receive valuable feedback. During the lab visit, I had the opportunity to work with Professor Rachel Barr in the Georgetown Early Learning Project. I was able to be to learn different newly developed methods to study infant memory using imitation tasks, to give a presentation on my research to the members of the lab, and to discuss ideas for future projects which resulted in a collaboration. / / / /
Leeda, United Kingdom /, International Medieval Congress History conference visit Klocke, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My research stay in Zurich provided me with the possiblity to join the conference Schweizerische Geschichtstage with a paper about my doctoral thesis and therefore gather important input for my studies. Furthermore, because of the conference many Historians, who work about medieval Burgundy, which is a part of my dissertation, gathered in Zurich, giving me the opportunity to exchange views about this topic. Additionally I was able to work with books, which are not available in Germany. After Zurich, I could present my obtained informations at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds. This Congress helped me, to strengthen and built new networks in the community of medieval historians. / / / /
Betlehem, PA, United States Lehigh University, Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Lab Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Kortewille, Bianca doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research stay and conference participation was funded by RS PLUS. It was a great opportunity to stay in Prof. Wachs’ group for four weeks. He is an internationally recognized expert on single-site and monolayer catalysts of vanadium for thermal catalysis. As I am studying vanadium oxide in photocatalysis we had fruitful discussions and could exchange experiences on these catalyst systems. Using the in situ Raman spectrometer I could identify the molecular structure of my catalysts which will be beneficial for the progress of my Ph. D. project. In addition, I had the chance to present my research at the ACS Meeting in Boston and to take part in a symposium on Catalysis by Mixed Oxides. www.lehigh.edu/operando/index.html / / / /
Birmingham, United States The University of Alabama, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Koster, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ua.edu / Institute for Structural Mechanics / /
Boston, United States /, ACS Meeting Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Kortewille, Bianca doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research stay and conference participation was funded by RS PLUS. It was a great opportunity to stay in Prof. Wachs’ group for four weeks. He is an internationally recognized expert on single-site and monolayer catalysts of vanadium for thermal catalysis. As I am studying vanadium oxide in photocatalysis we had fruitful discussions and could exchange experiences on these catalyst systems. Using the in situ Raman spectrometer I could identify the molecular structure of my catalysts which will be beneficial for the progress of my Ph. D. project. In addition, I had the chance to present my research at the ACS Meeting in Boston and to take part in a symposium on Catalysis by Mixed Oxides. www.lehigh.edu/operando/index.html / / / /
New York, United States Columbia University, New York, NY Mechanical Engineering research stay Koster, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing USA / / / / /
New York, United States Columbia University, / Mechanical Engineering research stay Koster, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I visited Professor Kysar’s lab at Columbia University, where state-of-the-art experimental studies are performed to reveal the mechanisms of severe plastic deformation in crystals. During my stay Professor Kysar introduced me to experimental techniques used to identify the features of plasticity in metals. We agreed upon collaboration to combine our theoretical model and his experimental techniques to perform realistic calculations predicting grain formation in crystals. Prior to the lab visit, I attended the International Conference on Material Modeling in Berkeley, where I had the opportunity to present our model and to discuss my research with a diverse group of experts in the field. me.columbia.edu/jeffrey-kysar / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Kösters, Simon Chris doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Berkeley, United States University of California, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Kozachuk, Olesia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.berkeley.edu/index / / / /
Dresden, Germany Technische Universität Dresden, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Kozachuk, Olesia doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The partial financial support from the Research School plus enabled me to participate in the International Symposium on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in Dresden. I got a chance to present the results of my thesis conducted in collaboration with the group of Prof. Dr. Avelino Corma (in particular, with Dr. Francesc X. Llabrés i Xamena and M. Sc. Ignacio Luz) from the Instituto de Tecnología Química (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain) as an oral talk. More specifically, I introduced our studies on the evaluation the catalytic activity of the newly prepared by me in RUB ruthenium-based porous MOFs, one of the most interesting and weighty projects of my thesis. It was very good training for me in presenting the research results before my thesis defense. In addition, it was helpful and interesting to get a direct feedback and positive evaluation of my presentation from many people including world-leading scientists in my field. Finally, the atmosphere of the Symposium was very inspiring. It was a perfect opportunity to network: I met and interacted with many Professors, PhD students, post-docs and even representatives from chemical industry. I thank to the Research School for this nice experience.' www.tu-dresden.de / / / /
New Brunswick, United States Rutgers University, / Economics research stay Kramer, Anica doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I had the chance to stay as a visiting PhD student at Rutgers from End of February to Mid of May 2017. During this time, I gave two presentations and received extremely helpful and constructive comments. However, the exchange went beyond this: In daily life at Rutgers, during seminars and lunch-breaks there were countless changes to get to know the work of the Rutgers staff and feedback to my work. I especially received feedback on my single-authored paper. I started this project during my stay at Rutgers. In addition, I'm extremely thankful how everybody welcomed and hosted me. I benefited a lot from this stay - academically and personally. econweb.rutgers.edu/GANG/Research/index.htm / / / /
Indianapolis, United States /, American Chemical Society Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Krasnopolski, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html / / / /
Michigan, United States University of Michigan, / Philology workshop/summer school Krasselt, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.umich.edu/ / Sprachwissenschaftliches Institut / /
Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge, / Philology conference visit Krasselt, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.cam.ac.uk / Sprachwissenschaftliches Institut / /
San Michelle al'Adige, Italy /, Biotremology Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Krausa, Kathrin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The 1st Int. Symposium on Biotremology was held in Italy in July 2016. This symposium aims to bring together researchers studying vibrational communication. Although knowledge about the vibratory signals in stingless bees has advanced considerably during the last decade, we are still far from a complete understanding. Particularly studies on African stingless bees are strongly underrepresented. I contributed to the conference program by giving a talk on my research findings in African stingless bees. Furthermore, the participation enabled me to meet leading scientists in the field of biotremology. It was great to present my results as well as build and strengthen supportive networks. / / / /
Mossoró, Brazil UFERSA, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Krausa, Kathrin doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA Most research on stingless bees is conducted in the Neotropics. Consequently, the most research expertise can be found there. I visited the labs of Michael Hrncir (UFERSA, Mossoró, Brazil) and Christiano Meneze (EMBRAPA, Belem, Brazil). Both have long time experience in stingless bee research and focus on stingless bee communication and the multimodal information integration in the context of foraging as well as artificial queen rearing. During my visit I could get valuable feedback about my research from these experts and got some new ideas that I will integrate into my work. I met a number of researchers, learned new techniques, gave talks and benefited from the researcher’s experience. https://abelhasmossoro.wordpress.com/ / / / /
Bangkok, Thailand Chulalongkorn University, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Krause, Bastian doctoral researcher Outgoing THA The 23th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering was held in Bangkok. For this conference i submitted an abstract which was accepted after going through a competitive review process. At the conference I gave a talk about DEM/CFD simulations of fixed bed reactors. It was a great opportunity for me to present results and applications of my dissertation to an international audience. Numerous discussions with researchers revealed great interest in my research activities and confirmed the importance of detailed fixed bed reactor simulations. Furthermore I was able to gain valuable insights for my graduation through field specific discussions and constructive criticism. http://www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com / Department of Energy Plant Technology / /
Orlando, United States /, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Mechanical Engineering conference visit Kravets, Bogdan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA At the 8th World Congress on Particle Technology, I was able to present the most recent results of my research group in the field of computational simulation of particle/fluid systems with a special focus on heat transport. I’ve attended many interesting and forward-looking talks and sessions and met some of the world’s renowned researchers. On the fringes of the conference I was able to talk to different research groups form different parts of the world (Europe, China, USA) and discuss interesting phenomena and special problems related to my work. I have made contact with two research groups (Austria, USA) who were interested in scientific exchange and possible collaboration. https://www.aiche.org/conferences/world-congress-on-particle-technology/2018 / Department of Energy Plant Technology / /
Rhodes, Greece /, ICNAAM 2014 Mechanical Engineering conference visit Kravets, Bogdan doctoral researcher Outgoing GRC At the ICNAAM 2014 conference I presented the results, gained from the work of my research group during the last years. I showed advantages and also difficulties in using the lattice Boltzmann method for simulating the motion of heated solid particle in a fluid flow. I was able to speak with many international researchers and discuss the progress and problems of the mentioned computational simulation technique and their experience. We made new contact to European research groups, working on related topics (Austria, Slovakia). We have also indicated first steps to a possible co-operation with Prof. Rimantas Kacianauskas from the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in Lithuania. http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de / Institut für Energietechnik / /
Hannover, Germany University of Hannover, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Kravets, Bogdan doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The topic of the PARTICLES 2017 conference was mainly dealing with simulation of granular materials. Many computational topics and techniques are covered by this conference. I’ve presented the results, gained from the work of my research group during the last year in the field of Lattice-Boltzmann-Simulations (LBM). I’ve also visited many topics related sessions where the latest findings and trends were discussed. In the framework of the conference I met many scientists who work in my research field and was able to establish new contacts to other research groups namely from Plymouth University, UK. I got the chance to discuss many simulations related problems and their solutions. congress.cimne.com/particles2017/frontal/Objectives.asp / / / /
Toronto, Canada /, International Studies Association (ISA) IEE conference visit Kremer, Jan-Frederik doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN www.isanet.org / / / /
Baltimore, United States /, European Union Studies Association Social Science conference visit Kremer, Jan-Frederik doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.eustudies.org/ / Institute of Development Research and Development Policy / /
Copenhagen, Denmark /, European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress (EHMTIC) Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Kremser, Miriam doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK Thanks to the financial support of Research School PLUS, I was able to attend the EHMTIC 2014 in Copenhagen, DK. The congress is one of the most interesting in the field of migraine research. I was allowed to present my latest research data in form of a poster. This gave me the opportunity to discuss my results with leading int. researchers in the field of migraine and other Ph.D. students to obtain new ideas, which might be interesting for my further research. Additionally, the lectures renewed my information on the current state of my research field. Concluding, the congress was a great success for getting into contact with other int. research groups and for advancing my Ph.D. project. http://www2.kenes.com/ehmtic2014/Pages/Home.aspx / Animal Physiology / /
Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law Law conference visit Kring, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing SVN I spoke at the 3rd Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in Theory and Practice Conference, held from 11-12 May 2017 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana and received valuable feedback for my dissertation. I presented my paper on “Responsibility to Protect revisited - a promising approach to tackle climate change?” that deals with the applicability of the R2P to climate change. The paper was also published in the conference book “Are we manifestly failing R2P”? The conference further gave me the opportunity to get into contact with interesting people from around the world and to discuss our research. www.pf.uni-lj.si/en/ / IFHV / /
Geneva, Switzerland /, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law conference visit Kring, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE My PhD project analyzes several international concepts and treaties, including Human Rights Law as well as the Responsibility to Protect as to their abilities to create legal obligations with regard to climate change. Thanks to funding granted from the Research School PLUS, I attended the Training on Human Rights and the Environment in Geneva. I gained a thorough understanding of the linkages between the main international human rights and environmental law instruments. Lectures were hold by renowned academics such as the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment John Knox. The training enabled me to expand my network of contacts and to discuss ideas with other researchers. www.geneva-academy.ch / IFHV / /
Utrecht, Netherlands Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences Law workshop/summer school Kring, Franziska doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD From 6 to 17 July 2015, I pursued the course ‘climate change governance’ as a part of Utrecht Summer School. This course gave me the opportunity to attend many interesting lectures on climate change in relation to development and governance. I further attended the LANDac International Conference on Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development which took place from 8 to 10 July in Utrecht. The Climate Change Panel gave me a complete overview of current academic and policy debates related to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Generally speaking, Utrecht Summer School has been a rewarding experience for me, both personally and professionally. www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-geosciences / IFHV / /
The Hague, Netherlands /, The Hague Academy of International Law Law workshop/summer school Krisor, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD www.hagueacademy.nl / / / /
Wasthington D.C., United States Yale University, NMAH Washington D.C., NMIH Bethlehem History field research Kritter, Sabine doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the funding by the Research School Plus I was able to travel to the United States for a three-week research. As part of my PhD project on Representations of work in the Museum I did field research on history museums. I visited various museums – mainly City Museums and Industrial Museums – to assess their presentations of work. Furthermore I met internationally recognized scholars as well as museum curators for expert interviews. Visiting a wide variety of museums gave me the opportunity to work out typically American features of museum culture. Interviewing leading museological experts allowed me to learn the latest standards in a variety of different aspects of museum studies. / / / /
Indianapolis, United States /, American Chemical Society Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Kroll, Clarissa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Funding by RUB Research Schoolplus enabled me to attend the biggest chemical conference worldwide: 246th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition. This conference is held twice a year in the USA and more than 8000 chemists, academics and students are invited. This time the conference was taking place in Indianapolis from September 8 to September 12 2013 with the theme “Chemistry in Motion”. My two abstracts were accepted, so I had the possibility to give an oral talk and to show a poster about two different topics in my research in the division of Inorganic Chemistry. This was a great chance to meet other scientists who are also concerned with this special research to show them my results and to discuss with them. Also there were a big number of different talks depending on their division. So I got the chance to switch between different divisions and also to hear from my research independent talks. Besides in the Exposition Hall were many companies to find which were introducing themselves and made advertising. There I also got an impression about actual interesting things in the chemical industry and I got the chance to meet chemists, who have still started with their industrial career. In the end the conference and the stay in the USA were a great experience for me and gave me new ideas for my doctoral research. http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html / / / /
Berkeley, United States /, International Conference on Material Modeling Mechanical Engineering conference visit Koster, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I visited Professor Kysar’s lab at Columbia University, where state-of-the-art experimental studies are performed to reveal the mechanisms of severe plastic deformation in crystals. During my stay Professor Kysar introduced me to experimental techniques used to identify the features of plasticity in metals. We agreed upon collaboration to combine our theoretical model and his experimental techniques to perform realistic calculations predicting grain formation in crystals. Prior to the lab visit, I attended the International Conference on Material Modeling in Berkeley, where I had the opportunity to present our model and to discuss my research with a diverse group of experts in the field. me.columbia.edu/jeffrey-kysar / / / /
Sapporo, Japan /, Conference: ICOMC 2014, Workshop: University Sapporo Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Kroll, Clarissa doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN In july 2014 my lab partner Jiyeon Kim and I attended the conference “International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry” in Sapporo/Japan. There we got the possibility to present our poster about our research work respectively. Moreover we were also invited to a workshop at the Hokkaido University in Sapporo by Prof. Noro, how belongs to the “Creative Research Institution Hokkaido University”. There we had the chance to give a talk about our research respectively, too. Altogether, the time in Japan was very interesting, we learned a lot and saw very interesting talks. I want to thank the research school PLUS for the opportunity to make this research travel. It was a great time! http://www.ec-pro.co.jp/icomc2014/ / Department of Inorganic Chemistry II / /
Canberra, Australia Australian National University, Eccles Institute of Neuroscience Medicine lab visit Kruse, Hanna doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The funding of the Research School PLUS gave me the opportunity to visit the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience at the Australian National University in Canberra. In my field of research, one of the worldwide leading experts is conducting his research at this institute. I had the great chance to work in his laboratory for a few weeks, where I received many hands-on experiences while getting deeper insight into the methods and techniques he and his team are applying. Additionally, I could discuss my research project with scientists form different areas of neuroscience at the institute. Overall, this lab visit was a highly valuable experience for me as a young scientist. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Ghent, Belgium /, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Kruse, Andrea doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL / / Institute of Philosophy / /
Amsterdam, Netherlands VU University Amsterdam, / Philosophy and Educational Research workshop/summer school Kruse, Andrea doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD www.vu.nl/en/ / Institute of Philosophy / /
San Diego, United States /, SPIE NanoScience and Engineering Mechanical Engineering conference visit Ksouri, Sarah Isabelle doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://spie.org/nanoscience-engineering.xml / Institute for Product and Service Engineering / /
Madison, United States University of Wisconsin Madison, / Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Kuhlmann, Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During an eight week research stay I worked together with the educational historian Prof. Dr. Thomas Popkewitz in the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I had the opportunity to present my dissertation in various colloquia and to discuss my results with many international researchers. The University of Wisconsin is really well equipped and a great place for international exchange. During the last week of my stay I attended a writing workshop as part of the conference Philosophy of Education in Richmond (Virginia). The article I wrote during the workshop will be published in the peer-reviewed magazine Educational Theory. https://ci.education.wisc.edu/ci/people/faculty/thomas-popkewitz / / / /
Seattle, United States /, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Medicine conference visit Kühn, Sandra doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.arvo.org / / / /
Aachen, Germany /, German Operations Research Society Economics conference visit Kumbartzky, Nadine doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The International Conference on Operations Research 2014 was held in Aachen and brought together researchers and practitioners from various disciplines like business, economics, mathematics, and computer science. Participating at this conference was a great opportunity to present my latest research results to an international scientific audience. Undergoing a competitive review process, my abstract entitled “Optimising energy procurement for small and medium-sized enterprises” was accepted for presentation. With the funding of Research School PLUS, I was able to get an insight into current research findings in the field of operations research that might be useful for my future research. http://www.rwth-aachen.de/ / Management and Economics / /
Bloomington, United States Indiana University Bloomington, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Kümmel, Miriam doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the funding by Research School PLUS I was enabled to visit Ryan Mitchell and Matthew Shepherd at the Indiana University Bloomington in August and September 2016. Their group as well as my group in Bochum are participating in the BES-III collaboration, which is operating a spectrometer at an electron-positron collider located in Beijing, China. Under their guidance I made myself familiar with a data analysis software tool which has been developed by Ryan Mitchell among others. Furthermore my PhD project was enriched by fruitful discussions about data analyzing methods and I even could establish contact with other experts. My visit was the starting point to an ongoing exchange. www.iub.edu / Institut fuer Experimentalphysik I / /
Vienna, Austria Vienna University of Technology, / Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Kurzeja, Patrick doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.tuwien.ac.at / Institute of Mechanics / /
Geneva, Switzerland University of Geneva, / Chemistry and Biochemistry lab visit Kutsch, Miriam doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE I did my PhD in the Biophysical Chemistry where we investigate the molecular mechanisms of a protein family which is important in the immune defence. We characterise these mechanisms by means of protein-protein interactions using a broad range of biochemical and biophysical methods. During my PhD I had the chance to visit the Roux lab in Geneva for two months in 2016 where I could comprehend my studies by testing proteinmembrane interactions. Besides gaining insights into membrane physics and fluorescence microscopy, I had fruitful scientific exchange with researchers from all over the world and expanded my scientific network. / / / /
Marseille, France University of Marseille, / Philology workshop/summer school Laarmann-Quante, Ronja doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Funding from Research School Plus allowed me to attend the 3rd Writing Word(s) Workshop in Marseille, France. I gave a talk on my latest results from the analysis and prediction of spelling errors in German primary school children's texts. The audience was very interdisciplinary, so I received valuable feedback from a variety of perspectives and also formed new ties with scientists who have worked with similar analysis methods before. / Department of Linguistics / /
Santa Barbara, United States University of California, / Philology research stay Laarmann-Quante, Ronja doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My doctoral project deals with the analysis and prediction of spelling errors in German primary school children's texts. With funding from Research School Plus, I was able to spend eight weeks at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in order to improve the quantitative analysis of my data together with Prof. Dr. Stefan Gries at the Department of Linguistics. During my stay, I made great progress in my data analysis. I learned to apply new methods on the data, which opened new possibilities for interpretation. Many fruitful discussions with Prof. Gries helped me gain a deeper understanding of the modeling process and the pitfalls that have to be avoided. / Department of Linguistics / /
Cairns, Australia /, The International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Lackmann, Jan-Wilm doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.ispc-conference.org / / / /
Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff University, School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Lang, Linzhi doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR With the help of the Research School Plus project, I successfully did a research stay and participated in an international conference. The research study allowed me to discuss my experimental results with Prof. Tripathy and to finalize two manuscripts. As a result of the discussion and the manuscripts, this research stay supported me to successfully complete my doctoral thesis. In addition, the three-month stay in UK was helpful to improve my knowledge of English language and to expand my horizon. In addition to the research stay, the 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils provided me with an excellent opportunity for presenting my doctoral research to worldwide academics, enginee https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/364486-tripathy-s / / / /
Hong Kong, Hong Kong /, 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Lang, Linzhi doctoral researcher Outgoing HKG With the help of the Research School Plus project, I successfully did a research stay and participated in an international conference. The research study allowed me to discuss my experimental results with Prof. Tripathy and to finalize two manuscripts. As a result of the discussion and the manuscripts, this research stay supported me to successfully complete my doctoral thesis. In addition, the three-month stay in UK was helpful to improve my knowledge of English language and to expand my horizon. In addition to the research stay, the 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils provided me with an excellent opportunity for presenting my doctoral research to worldwide academics, enginee https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/364486-tripathy-s / / / /
Durham, United States University of New Hampshire, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Lautenbach, Simon doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my research stay, I was able to extend our multi-physics plasma simulation code by a new model that will eventually allow us to solve much larger domain and get a better understanding of space plasma physics. During a workshop at Princeton University, I was able to get in contact with important contributers of the community and establish new research connections. www.eos.sr.unh.edu/resctr/ssc.shtml / / / /
Kyoto, Japan Kyoto University, Hakubi Center for Advanced Research History conference visit Lee, Yu-Jin doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN The international conference of Classical Studies 'The Processes of Dying in the Ancient Greek World (1.-2.09.2014)', which was conceptualized by Prof. A. Chaniotis (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University) and organized by Prof. T. Fujii (Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University). It was a very useful time to present my PhD thesis to renowned international researchers as well as to scholars from East Asia. It was also an irreplaceable time for my academic career to make contact with oversea professors and young researchers. I deeply thank the RUB Research School PLUS for support which enabled me to participate in this conference. http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en / / / /
Chicago, United States /, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mechanical Engineering conference visit Lefor, Dominik doctoral researcher Outgoing USA At the 'Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting' in Chicago I had the chance to meet researchers of my field from all over the world. To present my investigations in front of an international audience has been a terrific experience. Comments on my presentation have approved my former work and suggested ideas for my future investigations. I have also met people, whose publications have inspired my research. Hence I bonded with people from my research field, which might be beneficial for my project and my future career. Additionally, I got more ideas for my project attending other conference presentations. It was also possible to get an insight into related or even very special topics, which is nice information for my career management.I thus strongly recommend the visit of an international conference to ever scientific researcher. I would like to thank the RUB Research School for funding these experience! www.asme.org / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Psychology conference visit Lengersdorf, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Santa Barbara, United States University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), / Mechanical Engineering research stay Lentz, Jonathan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In context of a research stay at Pollock research group (UCSB), investigations were aiming on microstructural characterization of Fe-C-B-Cr alloys. Particularly, the 3D phase distribution and morphology of the boride phases was investigated using the TriBeam system. It was found that the borides form a continuous network-like structure. The geometry of this structure was described by connectivity number, local thickness, cell size and ellipsoid factor. It was found that these characteristics can be adapted by casting parameters and subsequent heat-treatment. The results will be used to further understand and improve the mechanical properties in alloy design. https://labs.materials.ucsb.edu/pollock/tresa/ / Materials Institute/ Chair of Materials Technology / /
Los Angeles, United States UCLA, / Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Liauw, Pasqual doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ucla.edu / / / /
Princeton, United States Princeton University, Princeton University Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Lautenbach, Simon doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my research stay, I was able to extend our multi-physics plasma simulation code by a new model that will eventually allow us to solve much larger domain and get a better understanding of space plasma physics. During a workshop at Princeton University, I was able to get in contact with important contributers of the community and establish new research connections. www.eos.sr.unh.edu/resctr/ssc.shtml / / / /
Los Angeles, United States UCLA, Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Biology and Biotechnology research stay Liauw, Pasqual doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Generous funding by the Research School allowed me to participate in the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference specialized on Photosynthesis in June 2015 in Boston, USA. The attendance to this very special conference gave me the opportunity to gain knowledge about current research topics and to discuss my own results during a poster presentation. Secondly, I was able to invite Prof. Julian Whitelegge from the Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (UCLA,USA) to Bochum and rendered a three weeks research stay in his laboratory in Los Angeles possible in November 2015. Last but not least, I was able to attend a conference on Crete, Greece, where I was rewarded a best poster presentation award. massspec.chem.ucla.edu / / / /
Boston, United States /, Gordon Research Seminar and Conference Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Liauw, Pasqual doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Generous funding by the Research School allowed me to participate in the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference specialized on Photosynthesis in June 2015 in Boston, USA. The attendance to this very special conference gave me the opportunity to gain knowledge about current research topics and to discuss my own results during a poster presentation. Secondly, I was able to invite Prof. Julian Whitelegge from the Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (UCLA,USA) to Bochum and rendered a three weeks research stay in his laboratory in Los Angeles possible in November 2015. Last but not least, I was able to attend a conference on Crete, Greece, where I was rewarded a best poster presentation award. massspec.chem.ucla.edu / / / /
Crete, Greece /, Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Liauw, Pasqual doctoral researcher Outgoing GRC Generous funding by the Research School allowed me to participate in the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference specialized on Photosynthesis in June 2015 in Boston, USA. The attendance to this very special conference gave me the opportunity to gain knowledge about current research topics and to discuss my own results during a poster presentation. Secondly, I was able to invite Prof. Julian Whitelegge from the Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (UCLA,USA) to Bochum and rendered a three weeks research stay in his laboratory in Los Angeles possible in November 2015. Last but not least, I was able to attend a conference on Crete, Greece, where I was rewarded a best poster presentation award. massspec.chem.ucla.edu / / / /
Bilbao, Spain /, Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness and Deusto Business School Economics conference visit Lienert, Antje doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The funding allowed my the possibility to attend the 3rd International Business Servitization Conference. My project partners and me presented our paper and some of the major players within this sector were sitting in the audience. We could use the time to build some very important networks which will be very important for future EU projects. Concerning my PhD I could adapt my research design for my field stay in Sweden in a meeting with my project partners. So to my mind, this trip was a success story and the great cultural and culinary benefits of the Basque Country made it even more pleasurable. http://www.servitization.org/ / / / /
Stockholm, Sweden /, Ericsson Economics research stay Lienert, Antje doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE Based on my funding offered by the Research School Plus I was able to conduct field research at the Ericsson Headquarters in Sweden. Within the first part (10.-20. January 2015) I conducted 14 interviews and facilitated a focus group. In the following research stay in May we presented the findings and could evaluate them as well as retrieving further insights in a world café setting. Furthermore I could present my theoretical framework in one of the leading conferences of my research field in France. Without the great funding oppurtinity my research would not have been possible and I highly recommend it to other researchers. www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/research / / / /
St. Etienne, France Université Jean Monnet, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Liggieri, Kevin postdoc Outgoing FRA The conference of the "International Committee for the History of Technology - Annual Meeting 2018", from 17.07-21.07 2018 (SaintÉtienne, France), was an important networking opportunity for my research. I have received productive feedback for my presentation. I was also able to establish good connections with important scientists from my field of research. The keynote address and the feedback at the conference enabled me to focus my research and incorporate the criticism. Also the other researchers were very open for discussions and further projects with me (magazines, books) / / / /
Madison, United States University of Wisconsin, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Loibl, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.wisc.edu / Institute of Educational Research / /
Venice, Italy The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation Medicine workshop/summer school Lülf, Charlotte doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Migration flows, resulting from war, climate change or economic crisis cannot be tackled bysingle states but need to be addressed as a transnational and international responsibility. Refugee law, established in the aftermath of World War II, fails to regulate and even more to provide for effective protection. Widely excluded are people not individually persecuted for the statutory criteria, people that flee from the indiscriminate effects of a generalised situation of violence or disaster. To what rights are they entitled and what obligations can be derived for involved states? My PhD Project addresses people fleeing from armed conflict, with people fleeing to Europe as a main target group. Focussing on that group allows for the inclusion of several fields of law: the project identifies how refugee protection standards can be enriched through recourse to human rights and the laws of armed conflict against the background of the asylum procedures of the EU. www.eiuc.org / / / /
Saint Étienne, France /, CIRP IPS² Economics conference visit Lienert, Antje doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Based on my funding offered by the Research School Plus I was able to conduct field research at the Ericsson Headquarters in Sweden. Within the first part (10.-20. January 2015) I conducted 14 interviews and facilitated a focus group. In the following research stay in May we presented the findings and could evaluate them as well as retrieving further insights in a world café setting. Furthermore I could present my theoretical framework in one of the leading conferences of my research field in France. Without the great funding oppurtinity my research would not have been possible and I highly recommend it to other researchers. www.ericsson.com/thecompany/company_facts/research / / / /
Dhaka, Bangladesh /, / IEE field research Lutfur, Maruf doctoral researcher Outgoing BGD My doctoral project scrutinizes the South-South socio-cultural impact of migration in the migrants' home communities. In doing so, I conducted a fieldwork in Bangladesh for more than three months. In addition to Bangladesh, initially, I planned to undertake my field research in one of the Gulf countries. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, I couldn't make it. Later, I presented my research findings at the European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS), held at the University of Warsaw, Poland. I am very grateful to the RUB Research School Plus for their kind support without which my field research would have been harder. / / / /
Dhaka/Comilla/Magura, Bangladesh /, International Labour Organization, Bangladesh IEE field research Lutfur, Maruf doctoral researcher Outgoing BGD My doctoral project scrutinizes the South-South socio-cultural remittances consequences in the migrants’ home communities. In order to do so, I have conducted a qualitative field research for more than three months in Bangladesh. This empirical study was mainly consisted of in-depth and informal interviews, as well as personal observation with migrants left behind families, friends in rural Bangladesh, returnee migrants from the global South and key informant interviews. This field work would have been difficult to undertake without funding from the RUB Research School Plus. I am very thankful for their kind support, and looking forward to the second part of my field work. / / / /
Dhaka / Camilla, Bangladesh Comilla University, Bangladesh IEE field research Lutfur, Maruf doctoral researcher Outgoing BGD This project was a follow up field research of my ethnographic research work on the socio-cultural impact of international migration. Bangladeshi returned migrant workers from the Middle Eastern countries and their family members as well as communities are at the center of this study. The follow up field research was for six weeks in two different districts in Bangladesh to support my existing data and answer refined research questions. Undertaking a further field research strengthens my capacity and provides me a basis to empirically investigate the refined theoretical propositions of my doctoral dissertation which ultimately intensifies the quality of my doctoral studies. / / / /
Rotterdam, Netherlands /, Operational Research Society Economics conference visit Lutter, Pascal doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD www.theorsociety.com / Economics and Business Administration / /
Barcelona, Spain /, International Federation of Operational Research Societies Economics conference visit Lutter, Pascal doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The International Conference IFORS 2014 - The art of modeling - was the 20th conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) and was held in Barcelona, Spain. I gave an invited talk about my current research project "Optimization based real-time decision support at motorail terminals" in cooperation with DB Fernverkehr AG. Several top researchers and practitioners showed great interest in that topic and gave me valuable suggestions for further research. www.ifors2014.org / Mangement / /
Washington D.C., United States /, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting IGSN conference visit Lux, Vanessa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA We used fluorescent in-situ hybridization to image a memory trace in the medial temporal lobe over half an animal's lifetime. PremRNA of the immediate-early gene Arc served as a marker for neuronal activation. We found a persisten recruitment of CA1, but not CA3 in memory retrieval. This segregation had not been shown before. / MRG I / /
Austin, TX, United States /, IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) Mechanical Engineering conference visit Maas, Pascal doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The 12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies took place in Austin from the 5th to the 9th of October 2014. The conference is with around 1150 delegates the largest international conference on carbon mitigation technologies and a great platform to present my work. The presentation of my work was as a poster and as full paper to be published in Energy Procedia. During the conference I discussed my work with researchers from all over the world, which showed the importance of my research in pre-combustion carbon capture. Through listening to various talks I also gained an overview over the current developments and achievements in the research field of carbon capture. / LEAT / /
Leuven, Belgium KU Leuven, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Maaske, André Juan doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL Prof. Jeroen Vanoirbeek, KU Leuven / / / /
Leuven, Belgium KU Leuven, Pneumology Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Maaske, Andre doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL The RS Plus funding allowed me to visit the department of pneumology at KU Leuven in Belgium for a weeklong research stay. This stay was necessary to gain valuable data for my PhD project, which I couldn’t produce here and offered me opportunities to gain insights for my whole project from a different point of view. The research we were able to do together was very successful and will result in at least one joint publication. Besides these quite tangible outcomes, I was working together with the Belgian scientists very closely during that whole week, which strengthened the contact between our two work groups tremendously. www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/u0033170 / Abteilung für Molekulare und Medizinische Virologie / /
Warsaw, Poland /, The European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS) IEE conference visit Lutfur, Maruf doctoral researcher Outgoing POL My doctoral project scrutinizes the South-South socio-cultural impact of migration in the migrants' home communities. In doing so, I conducted a fieldwork in Bangladesh for more than three months. In addition to Bangladesh, initially, I planned to undertake my field research in one of the Gulf countries. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, I couldn't make it. Later, I presented my research findings at the European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS), held at the University of Warsaw, Poland. I am very grateful to the RUB Research School Plus for their kind support without which my field research would have been harder. / / / /
Leuven, United Kingdom KU Leuven, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Maaske, André doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR With this package funding I was able to present data from a first cooperation with KU Leuven at the European Immunology Congress and could do a closely associated second cooperation with the Belgian pneumologists. The cooperation turned out to be fruitful both scientifically (joint publication planned), as well as for my career with the prospect of future projects as a postdoc. / Department for Molecular and Medical Virology / /
Nice, France /, 13th International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases (ICNMD) Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Maerkens, Alexandra doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Funding by RUB Research School enabled me to participate in 13th International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases (ICNMD) in Nice (France) in July 2014. The ICNMD only takes place every four years and is an important congress in the field of neuromuscular disorders. I got the opportunity to present results of my Ph.D-project in a poster and as co-author of an oral presentation of Jun.- Prof. Dr. Rudolf A. Kley, head of our working group. Our proteomic studies revealed new insights in the pathomechanisms of myofibrillar myopathies, a group of rare muscle diseases, and attracted wide interest from other researches. In addition to many supporting discussions, I established important international contacts for my new research goals. Furthermore I participated in interesting workshops giving me new insights in the current stage of research in neuromuscular disorders. This congress was a great experience and very helpful and motivating for my further research work. / / / /
Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge, / Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Mahmoudi, Elham doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I have participated in the International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, 2014, 1 - 4 Sep. 2014 in Cambridge, UK. I presented two papers during poster session, 'Sensitivity analysis on the influence of constitutive ...' and 'Finite element modeling of the behavior of salt ...'. Besides interesting presentations I was able to meet and discuss with numerous experts in geomechanical engineering from all over the world. Moreover, during a Young Researcher Symposium I had this chance to present my both articles as two oral presentations. Also, I found it efficient way to expand my scientific networking for pursuing my PhD project as an international researcher. / / / /
San Antonio, United States /, American Accounting Association Economics conference visit Maniora, Janine doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The financial support of the RUB Research School PLUS enabled me to attend the 20th Annual Midyear Conference of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, which was held in San Antonio, Texas at the Westin Riverwalk during February 20-22, 2014. This conference is the most important international accounting conference throughout the USA. My research paper was selected for a concurrent session as well as for discussion and Q&A's. The comments were very helpful and constructive so that I am convinced enhancing my studies or building up my research based on these remarks can positively influence my future dissertation work. Besides that I got to know many researchers doing accounting studies from all over the world, leading to a great network that potentially provide the basis for future conference participations, research stays or other research cooperations. All in all, it was a great experience! http://aaahq.org/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Suzhou, China /, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Mann, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN http://english.sibs.cas.cn/ / / / /
Suzhou, China /, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Mann, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN This year's Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference “GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Application” was a big success both for me and my project. I was able to present my results to top-scientists in my project (e.g. Prof. Dr. Stephen Sprang, Prof. Dr. Roger Sunahara, Prof. Dr. John Tesmer) that co-founded the field of heterotrimeric GTPases and still set new standards in GTPase research. My conference abstract was selected for both poster and oral presentations so I was able to both share and discuss my results and even plan future projects with the high-level audience. I would like to thank the organizers and the RURS for giving me this opportunity. https://www.csh-asia.org/pastmeeting.html / Biophysics / /
San Francisco, United States /, SPIE -The International Society for Optics and Photonics Mechanical Engineering conference visit Maragkaki, Styliani doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://spie.org/ / Institute for Product and Service Engineering / /
Asherville, United States /, International conference on enviromental catalysis Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Mariam, Salazar doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The international conference on Environmental catalysis joined the strongest groups on this field which permits to interchange ideas, present our research and open perspectives towards new concepts. It was a great opportunity to share with specialists from both academy and industry coming from all around the world. During the conference, it was evident that scientific community is facing the difficult challenge of polluntant emission control by the way of innovation and process modifications. / / / /
Houston, United States Rice University, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Markmann, Sergej doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I would like to thank Research School Plus for funding. At the Teranano V Conference I won a first poster price. nanojapan.rice.edu/teranano5.shtml / / / /
Paris, France /, Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain, Paris, France Physics and Astronomy lab visit Markmann, Sergej doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain is an excellent institute for applied physics. You can perform experiments on hot research topics. http://www.lpa.ens.fr/spip.php?rubrique47 / / / /
Coventry, United Kingdom Warwick University, Faculty of Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Martens, Judith doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My research stay at the philosophy department at Warwick University lasted 2,5months and has contributed tremendously to my development as a philosopher. At the institute I was given the opportunity to present at the work in progress seminar, which gave me great feedback on my work. I also participated in a Warwick-London exchange and gave a talk in London that helped me work on a now submitted paper. Furthermore I had weekly meetings with Stephen Butterfill, which helped me draft the first version of the core of my dissertation. Hopefully he will soon come to Bochum through the VIP exchange program so our discussions can continue and the international network of the RUB can be enhanced. www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/ / Institut für Philosophie II / /
The Hague, Netherlands /, Collective Intentionality X Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Martens, Judith doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD The collective intentionality meeting, held once every two years, is the perfect interdisciplinary conference to present my work on joint action and collective intentionality. I met several experts of my field and was able to discuss some of my new drafts. As I was invited to submit a paper for a special issue, this feedback was very welcome. My paper lead to a good discussion and several people approach me after my talk. This led to new contacts on my field of expertise. collintx.org / Institut für Philosophie II / /
Pacific Grove, United States University of California, Berkeley, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Marx, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.berkeley.edu / / / /
Providence, United States Brown University, / IGSN lab visit Marzoll, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA After participating in the SfN-conference in Chicago, I stayed at Prof. Takeo Watanabe's lab at Brown University (Providence, RI) for about six weeks, where I participated in a project investigating the possibility of using a visual perceptual learning paradigm as an intervention in a psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, I expanded my methodological knowledge using fMRI to image changes in the brains of both patients and control subjects, which will be of great help in my future research career. The whole experience was thoroughly positive, both personally and scientifically. sites.clps.brown.edu/cpl/question/ / / / /
Herzliya, Israel /, IDC Herzliya Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Masny, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR The research stay at IDC Herzliya started on the 5th of April and ended on the 30th of May. It was an International work group and other visitors from UCLA and CUHK were involved in the project. The visit was crucial to start the project and a significant progress was made. Additionally I had the chance to visit Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University and Weizmann Institute of science, which improved my scientific network. Overall it was an important experience, which helped me to professionalize my research and helped me to make progress of being an established member of the scientific community in my field of research. portal.idc.ac.il/faculty/en/pages/profile.aspx / HGI and Faculty of Mathematics / /
Zurich, Switzerland /, RS Learning and Instruction of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Mazziotti, Claudia doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE Research School Plus supported my research stay at Prof. Elsbeth Stern’s research group on Learning and Instruction of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich). During my stay I developed a coding scheme for the analysis of the collaborative process data collected in my dissertation studies. This instrument allows me to go beyond the quantitative analyses of my dissertation which focus on the question of whether or not collaborative learning is more beneficial for the acquisition of conceptual knowledge as compared to individual learning within Productive Failure. Thanks @ Research School Plus for making that happen! www.ifvll.ethz.ch / Institute of Educational Research / /
Pittsburgh, United States /, Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center Philosophy and Educational Research workshop/summer school Mazziotti, Claudia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.learnlab.org / Institute of Educational Research / /
Copenhagen, Denmark /, 4th European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress - EHMTIC - Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Mecheri, Badreddine doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK I could beneficiate in different ways from EHMTIC 2014. This congress is one of the most important events concerning the migraine research. I could gain an insight into the research subjects of different international working groups. The lectures I attended to supported me with the newest data about advances in migraine research. Additionally I could present a part of my research rusults in a poster form and discuss them with other researchers and thus gain new perspectives concerning my doctoral work. / Department of Animal Physiology / /
Bamenda, Cameroon Catholic University of Bamenda, Catholic University of Bamenda Social Science field research Djatou, Medard doctoral researcher Outgoing CMR As part of my doctoral research in Social Anthropology entitled „LIVING BETWEEN SOCIAL STIGMATISATION AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN AFRICA: THE COPING MECHANISM OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM IN CAMEROON “, I travelled to Cameroon for a field research funded by the Research School Plus. The data collected were focused on problems and difficulties face persons with albinism at different levels in the nowadays Cameroonian society and the coping mechanism they developed. http://www.catuc.org / / / /
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark Technical University of Denmark, Department of Physics Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Mei, Bastian postdoc Outgoing DNK Spending almost 10 years in Bochum I was facing the decision every PhD student has to take: academia or industry? After taking the decision to (at least) extend my scientific live the financial support to start a postdoc project appeared to be the bottleneck and I was grateful for the opportunities provided by the RURS Plus. With the financial support of the Gateway Fellowship I was able to start working in an outstanding research environment at Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and in particular in the photocatalysis lab headed by Ib Chorkendorff. My decision to join DTU was mainly based on its reputation in the scientific community, the outstanding international collaborations, and the creative and future-orientated work environment. The new insights and the gathered knowledge will certainly support the development of my future career in either academia or industry. Therefore, in my opinion the RURS is an excellent initiative for young researchers. http://www.dtu.dk/ / / / /
Madison, United States University of Wisconsin-Madison, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Meier, Steffen Marius doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.wisc.edu / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Suita, Japan Osaka University, / Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Meier, Steffen Marius doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Albuquerque, United States /, Southwestern Finance Association Economics conference visit Meine, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.southwesternfinance.org/aboutus.html / Economics and Business Administration / /
St. Pete Beach, United States /, Eastern Finance Association Economics conference visit Meine, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA etnpconferences.net/efa / Economics and Business Administration / /
Florence, Italy Università di Ferrara, / Geosciences conference visit Meis, Sandrina doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA To participate at international conferences is a great possibility for each PhD-student to gain new experiences. It is an excellent chance to get in contact with an international audience of accredited scientists. This year, the Research School Plus offered me the great possibility to participate in the Goldschmidt Conference that took place in Florence. The conference is one of the most important conferences with a mineralogical and geochemical background. Each year it brings together over 3000 delegates that present and discuss their most recent results. My research topic fit perfect to one microsymposium with the title “Geochemical processes at mineral –water interfaces”. During my PhD-project I analyse the structure und properties of the interface systems between the mineral pyrite and water, amino acids and organic molecules in aqueous solution. The determination of the pyrite-water interface is interesting for acid mine drainage processes and plays an important role in the Wächtershäuser-scenario which describes one possibility for the origin of life. The chance to present my recent results at a poster session offered me the possibility to discuss with senior scientist and colleagues from different backgrounds and working groups, so that I could benefit from their experiences and their feedback. http://www.universita-telematica.it/info_uniecampus_frequenza.asp?utm_source=Goo / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Istanbul, Turkey Kadir Has University, / Philology conference visit Meis, Mareike doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR Thanks to the Research School Plus funding I could participate in the 3rd World Conference on Humanitarian Studies taking place in Istanbul, Turkey from 24th to 27th October 2013 at Kadir Has University. For the first time I have attended a big international conference and presented a piece of my Ph.D. research to academics and practicioners from all over the world. It was aunique experience to discuss my ideas and approaches in such a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment and to get to know research and thoughts of other researchers and professionals engaged in related topics. Furthermore, to attend such a renown international conference with agroup of academic collegues from RUB was an asset in regard to make contact with collaborating researchers from other universities and come to know current themes in Humanitarian Studies from other disciplines. This experience definitely helped me to further academic presentation and networking skills, and was an important step for my international research career. www.khas.edu.tr/en / Institute for Media Studies / /
Rome, Italy /, Organization for Human Brain Mapping Psychology conference visit Meißner, Tobias Waldmar doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA I visited the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting in June 2019 in Rome. I took this opportunity to present work on a neuroimaging technique that me and my supervisor had applied for the first time. Few other groups had applied this technique before and we were the first to apply it in a developmental context - comparing children and adults. At OHBM I got the opportunity to talk to experts in the field about the implications of our exciting results and get new impulses for the finalization of two papers that I am drafting at the moment and will be a cornerstone of my dissertation. In this respect, the conference visit and poster presentation were a success. https://www.humanbrainmapping.org / / / /
St Pete Beach, FL, United States /, Vision Science Society Psychology conference visit Meißner, Tobias Waldmar doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My high expectations for my first int. conference were fully met. Interested in my poster was high. I received great input/ advice on my project and had in-depth discussions from leading scientists like Tessa Dekker (UCL)/ luminaries in my field like Nancy Kanwisher (MIT) and Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford). I think, I was able to establish myself and RUB as a new player in my reseach area. In addition, I was able to meet with Nicholas Turk-Browne (Yale) in person, who uses a variety of state-of-the-art reseach methods and analysis tools that might be applicable to my own research at RUB. He accepted my request to spend 3 month in his lab to learn new methods in spring 2018. www.visionsciences.org / / / /
Loughborough, United Kingdom /, Economics Loughborough University Economics workshop/summer school Mende, Gina doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.lboro.ac.uk / Economics and Business Administration / /
Amsterdam, Netherlands VU University Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam Economics conference visit Mende, Gina doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD Joining the two-days international conference (CIARG - Corporate Identity / Associations Research Group) at the VU University Amsterdam was a very enriching experience. Both Senior Researchers and PhD students joined the conference and made the days very informative and inspiring. This very specialized conference was a great opportunity for me to present my current research and to in-depth discuss my current and further research approaches and ideas with a specialized, highly skilled research community. Based on a valuable and effective discussion I got a quite good evaluation regarding the originality and contribution of my research topic within the marketing area. / Sales and Marketing department / /
Cambridge, United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Meyer, Frank doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In November 2018 I attended the OSA Laser Congress held by the Optical Society of America in Boston, MA, USA. I presented my latest results about the generation of THz radiation with thin-disk lasers and received the outstanding oral presentation award. Afterwards, I spent 6 weeks in the group of Prof. Nelson in the chemistry department at MIT. I was able to contribute to their latest experiment, by looking at different theoretical aspects from a laser physicist’s point of view. The resulting improvements were successfully implemented during the last days of my stay. I will keep supporting their efforts from Bochum and our results are promising for a future publication. https://nelson.mit.edu/ / ETIT / /
London, United Kingdom /, Royal Economic Society Economics conference visit Michaelsen, Maren M. doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.res.org.uk / Economics and Business Administration / /
Boston, United States /, Society of Labor Economists Economics conference visit Michaelsen, Maren M. doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sole-jole.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Braunschweig, Germany /, European Asphalt Technology Association Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Miljkovic, Miomir doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.nottingham.ac.uk/eata / / / /
Stenungsund, Sweden /, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry Civil and Environmental Engineering lab visit Miljkovic, Miomir doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE www.akzonobel.com/surface / / / /
Calgary, Canada University of Calgary, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Miskolczi, Arpad postdoc Outgoing CAN I attended a yearly group meeting of the international CHANG-Es group. At this conference, I presented my recent work in the field of astronomy. In addition to giving my talk, I was also asked to moderate a session. This was an honor since it shows the groups confidence in my work and abilities. My presentation was very well received and the discussion with the more experienced group members proved to be very fruitful and led to the increase of the quality of my work. This was a very productive conference which took place at a very nice university. Thanks to the Research School I was able to attend it. / Astronomical Institute / /
Leiden, Netherlands /, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Miskolczi, Arpad doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD / / Institute for Astronomy / /
Davis, United States University of California, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Mitko, Lukasz doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ucdavis.edu / / / /
Seville, Spain /, Estación Biológica de Doñana Biology and Biotechnology research stay Mittelbach, Moritz doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.ebd.csic.es / / / /
Bangkok, Thailand /, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Mittelbach, Moritz doctoral researcher Outgoing THA / / / / /
Chiang Mai, Thailand /, / Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Mittelbach, Moritz doctoral researcher Outgoing THA / / / / /
Vienna, Austria /, European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Austrian Society of Neurology Medicine conference visit Moinfar, Zahra doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT The world congress of neurology (WCN) conference was held from 21st-26th September 2013 in Vienna. It was the first time for me to register for this conference which is one of the top conferences of neurology in the world. With the help of research school plus, I could cover my expenses to attend WCN and experience the dynamic scientific atmosphere in the world of neurology. It was a great opportunity to discuss the new findings on multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica which are the focus of my research in PhD. It was also an excellent condition to expand my collaborative network which enables me to apply for post doc after I finished my PhD in a few months. I will certainly encourage PhD students to make the best use of this grant and invest on their scientific background. www.efns.org / / / /
Brisbane, Australia /, International Society for Rock Mechanics Geosciences conference visit Molenda, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.isrm.net / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Vienna, Austria University of Vienna, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Morawietz, Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT In Fall 2013 I spent three months for a research collaboration at the University of Vienna in the Computational Physics Group of Prof. Christoph Dellago. The University of Vienna is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the biggest in Europe. The Faculty of Physics is internationally renowned and has a long tradition, Ludwig Boltzmann and Erwin Schroedinger - two founders of my research area - have been part of the faculty. The goal of my doctoral project is to develop a method that allows to efficiently study the properties of water by computer simulations. One advantage of this method is the ability to describe chemical reactions. During my research stay in Vienna I could improve and apply my method to theoretically investigate proton transfer reactions in water. I consider the time in Vienna a very valuable and productive experience. I could not only make substantial progress for my PhD project but also establish new contacts and develop ideas for future joint projects. www.univie.ac.at / / / /
Milano, Italy /, ISPA2014/EUC2014 Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Mori Alves Da Silva, Jones Yudi doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA With the financial support from the Research School Plus and the Chair for Embedded Systems for Information Technology (ESIT), I was able to attend ISPA2014 (12th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications) and also EUC2014 (12th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing). It was a great opportunity to get in contact with leading researchers in my research area and obtain valuable feedback about my ideas and future steps in my project. The presentations attended during the event could also show the emerging research topics of great interest for ESIT and the established contacts can be useful for future cooperation with researches overall the world. / / / /
Hamburg, Germany /, ICCBM15 Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Müller, André doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The 15th International Conference on the Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules focused on the application of novel radiation sources (free electron lasers) and innovative crystallographic methods (e.g. CryoEM) for structural protein solution. For my project I got new ideas and impulses for structural determination of transmembrane proteins via x-ray crystallography. During the conference I got insights into the „Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron“ (DESY) and the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser facility. http://www.iccbm15.org/ / / / /
San Francisco, United States /, Biophysical Society Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Nabers, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The conference of biophysical society is the biggest conference in my research area. Thus, by participation, I could present my latest results to other important scientists of my field, who have a great experience in the field of infrared-spectroscopy. The acceptance of my research has confirmed my scientific line of action. Furthermore, their feedback will improve my future results and research strategies. On the other hand, I could get connected to other scientists and companies in the same research area, got an overview about the latest biophysical results by listening to many different talks. In summary it was a great experience for me. www.biophysics.org / / / /
Memphis, United States /, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Nalobin, Artur doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research covers the areas of high frequency technology and signal processing in the field of electrical engineering. The support by the Research School allowed me to attend the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation in July 2014. The conference took place in Memphis (Tennessee, USA) and provided presentations and workshops in the field of microwave technology. I had the opportunity to present the results of my work, which deals with indoor localization of wireless devices, to an international audience. The attendance at this conference enabled me to exchange scientific knowledge. In addition, I used the participation to make new contacts to scientists in my research field and I could benefit from discussions dealing with my research work. The publication helped me make important decisions on my dissertation. In conclusion, I used the conference to establish new contacts and to improve my doctorate through worthwhile scientific conversations. / / / /
Liverpool, United Kingdom /, International Association for the History of Religions Protestant Theology conference visit Neumaier, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Broaden your mind, expand your knowledge: Taking part in an international conference is always a great opportunity to contextualise ones own research as well as being inspired by new ideas and approaches. The financial support by the “RUB research school plus” allowed me to participate in the joint conference of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) and the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), taking place at Hope University, Liverpool in September 2013. As my paper had been accepted for presentation within a collaborative panel with colleagues from the University of Bern and the „Akademie für Weltreligionen“ (Hamburg), I got the chance to present the findings of my empirical work to a larger and international audience and receive some encouraging feedback. Additionally, I could attend a variety of panels and keynotes related to my research questions and catch up with the international state of research to some very specific topics affecting my PhD thesis and upcoming publications as well. Additionally, the whole conference was characterised by a very inspiring atmosphere: During coffee breaks and dinner it was easy to get in contact with some internationally well known scholars of religion, and to discuss my own research in a very enjoyable way. Altogether, it was a great stay which really gave me a thrust of motivation for the last months of writing my thesis as well as new ideas for subsequent research and an academic network to stay in contact with. www.iahr.dk / / / /
Iguassu Falls, Brazil /, International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Nguyen, Thanh Luan doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA www.ita-aites.org/en / / / /
Udine, Italy /, CISM Civil and Environmental Engineering workshop/summer school Nguyen, Minh doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The summer school Advanced Finite Element Technologies held by CISM, Udine , Italy provides state-of-the-art knowledge about Finite Element method (FEM). Within 5 days, a large amount advanced topics of numerical methods have been transferred, as well as applications to various fields of mechanical problems, such as linear elasticity, non-linear elasticity, plasticity and large deformation problems. The course is not only a chance to grasp advanced knowledge but also a chance to meet and get contacts with the professors who are leading experts in numerical modeling, as well as peer researchers from several countries. Further cooperation from these valuable contacts is foreseeable. / / / /
Boston, United States Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital Psychology lab visit Nowack, Nicola doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I spent ten weeks at Boston Children's Hospital working at Gaab Lab during which I learned how to conduct (functional) magnetic resonance imaging sessions scanning infants and children as well as pre-processing and processing steps for DTI and fMRI data. I also learned how to conduct large studies and have made important international contacts that will be beneficial for my doctoral studies and my further career. www.thegaablab.com / / / /
Portland, United States /, Wear of Materials Mechanical Engineering conference visit Niederhofer, Philipp doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.wearofmaterialsconference.com / Institute for Materials / /
Lancaster, United Kingdom Lancaster University, Lancaster University Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Nieves Delgado, Abigail postdoc Outgoing GBR I presented the first results of my postdoctoral project in a panel organized by colleagues from the IT-University of Copenhagen. I got great feedback from the commentator of my panel and from the audience. The conference was a great opportunity to get to know colleagues from Germany. https://easst2018.easst.net/ / / / /
Ann Arbor, United States University of Michigan, University of Michigan Medicine lab visit Nilewski, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I was invited to present results of my PhD thesis by the group of Ursula Jakob from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. They are leading in redox biology and therefore, supported by RUB Research School PLUS, I had the opportunity to discuss my work with stated experts. I got a lot of helpful advices for increasing the scientific value of my PhD concepts in general and, additionally, several more detailed suggestions gave me new ideas for more useful experiments in the laboratory. Furthermore, I got in contact with different people from the group and we had fruitful discussions about their and my projects. It was fantastic to meet scientists with this great expertise in the research field I'm working on in Bochum. This gave me some new perspectives and affected me concerning the decision what I will do after finishing my PhD thesis. In summary, the trip to Ann Arbor, MI was a great experience and I'm glad that I was enabled to do that.' www.umich.edu / / / /
Vienna, Austria University of Vienna, IWM Vienna Philology research stay Nitzke, Solvejg doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT I attended the IWM (Institute for Human Sciences) Lectures by Dipesh Chakrabarty (University of Chicago). A trained historian and accomplished researcher on globalization and poctcolonial studies, Chakrabarty discussed the qualitative dimensions of the current discussion on climate change and its cultural as well as scientific conditions. Among others things he introduced Jasper’s influential term „epochal consciousness“ (Epochenbewusstsein) into the cultural research on climate change. My meeting with Prof. Eva Horn (University of Vienna) to discuss possible collaboration as well provided promising results. http://www.iwm.at/events/event/climate-question-i/ / / / /
Boston, United States Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital Psychology lab visit Nordt, Marisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I have spent two-and-a-half months in the lab of Prof. Dr. Nadine Gaab (Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School) and acquired important methodological skills in the field of developmental neuroimaging. During this research stay I have learned how to conduct (functional) magnetic resonance imaging sessions with young children, thus acquiring a methodological competence that is highly relevant for my doctoral studies at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Furthermore, this research stay has provided me with the opportunity to establish international research contacts and to gain insights into the stimulating academic landscape of Harvard Medical school and the Boston region in general. http://www.childrenshospital.org/research-and-innovation/research-labs/gaab-labo / / / /
Stanford, United States Stanford University, / Psychology research stay Nordt, Marisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School Plus funding for a package application enabled me to realize a research stay at Stanford University combined with a visit at the Vision Science Society (VSS) conference. I spend three months as a visiting student researcher at Kalanit Grill-Spector’s Vision and Perception Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University. During my time in the lab I learned how to perform Multivoxel Pattern Analysis on fMRI data – an important approach in Cognitive Neuroscience. Besides learning a lot, I met very nice people during my time there. The visit at the VSS conference furthermore provided me with the opportunity to present my research and get important ideas for finishing my PhD thesis. / / / /
Córdoba, Spain University of Cordoba, Department of Genetics Biology and Biotechnology research stay Nordzieke, Daniela postdoc Outgoing ESP In the tomato pathogen Fusarium oxysporum, compounds secreted by the roots trigger chemotropic growth of the fungus towards the host plant. Deduced from these results, the scholar proposed that reactive oxygen species generating enzymes, NADPH oxidases (Nox), are essential for this recognition process. Indeed, she was able to show that a Nox isoform is inevitable for the chemotropic response. Further, she expanded the knowledge about Nox function in phytopathogenic fungi and identified putative downstream targets which may link Nox-derived ROS to MAPK activation. To analyze these processes further, the scholar was invited to extend her stay in the host institute after the Gateway Fellowship. www.uco.es/ingenhongos/index.php / Department of General and Molecular Botany / /
Córdoba, Spain University of Córdoba, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Nordzieke, Daniela postdoc Outgoing ESP How does a pathogen specifically detect its host? What molecules serve thereby as signals? And how are these signals transformed into a specific behavioral change of the pathogen? Unraveling these fundamental questions is the aim of my Gateway Fellowship performed at the group of Prof. A. Di Pietro* at the University of Córdoba in the South of Spain. The pathogen of interest is the worldwide living soil-borne fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersici, which infects tomato plants by invasion of the roots, resulting in vascular wilt disease and enormous crop losses every year. To study the key step of infection - the host recognition - several methods of investigations were recently established by the group in Córdoba. Using these methods I will draft a first model of signals and output processes governing this infection process during research stay. Besides the practical work in the lab and the establishment of an own research topic, this stay will also enable me to work within the Marie Curie funded FUNGIBRAIN** project and thus to work with several top researchers from all over Europe. This network will give me an excellent starting point to perform independent research in cooperation with other European groups in the future. http://www.uco.es/ingenhongos/en/invest_lineas_pietro.php / / / /
São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo Law School, / Law conference visit Norpoth, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA The annual conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (IEL) provides PhD students, post-docs, young international lawyers as well as young government officials from all over the world a unique opportunity to discuss current issues of IEL. It is a particularly fruitful environment for testing ideas. The participants exchange views on their presentations as peers and two senior academics/professionals comment on each paper. Thus, being able to present at this conference a paper that incorporates parts of my PhD thesis has been a great opportunity. Through comments of both fellow participants and commentators I gained great confidence in the arguments that I presented, while recognizing the need to further accentuate some specific aspects. In sum, presenting at this conference allowed me both to improve my professional network in the IEL community and to advance confidently with my thesis. / / / /
Medellín, Colombia Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Notzon, Gordon doctoral researcher Outgoing COL Within the framework of the Project International (PR.INT) of the Research School PLUS, I was able to have a fruitful scientific exchange with a PhD student from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) Medellin, Colombia. After he visited the Ruhr-University Bochum, I visited him in Medellín to continue our joint research. In addition, I participated in the “IEEE International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications” (ICEAA), which took place in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Due to the high reputation of this conference, I presented research results to leading experts and could broaden my international research network. / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia /, IEEE International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Notzon, Gordon doctoral researcher Outgoing COL Within the framework of the Project International (PR.INT) of the Research School PLUS, I was able to have a fruitful scientific exchange with a PhD student from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) Medellin, Colombia. After he visited the Ruhr-University Bochum, I visited him in Medellín to continue our joint research. In addition, I participated in the “IEEE International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications” (ICEAA), which took place in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Due to the high reputation of this conference, I presented research results to leading experts and could broaden my international research network. / Institute of Electronic Circuits / /
Zurich, Switzerland Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, / Philology research stay Ohlenbusch, Sabine doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE www.ethz.ch/de / Germanistisches Institut / /
New York City, United States New York University, / Economics conference visit Orland, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.nyu.edu / Economics and Business Administration / /
New York City, United States Columbia University, Italian Cultural Institute of New York Economics conference visit Orland, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.columbia.edu / Economics and Business Administration / /
Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm School of Economics, / Economics conference visit Orland, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE Research School Plus funded my conference participations various times. Communicating research results on international conferences is an important part of academic life and allows to present ideas and to get feedback in order to make research better and to come up with new ideas. The work of Research School Plus was always transparent and fast and helped me non-bureaucraticly to work on my dissertation. I recommend all doctoral students of RUB to take advantage of their membership in the Research School Plus to acquire funding for research activities and career guidance. http://www.hhs.se/se/Pages/default.aspx / Economics and Business Administration / /
St. Pete Beach, United States /, Vision Science Society (VSS) conference Psychology conference visit Nordt, Marisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School Plus funding for a package application enabled me to realize a research stay at Stanford University combined with a visit at the Vision Science Society (VSS) conference. I spend three months as a visiting student researcher at Kalanit Grill-Spector’s Vision and Perception Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University. During my time in the lab I learned how to perform Multivoxel Pattern Analysis on fMRI data – an important approach in Cognitive Neuroscience. Besides learning a lot, I met very nice people during my time there. The visit at the VSS conference furthermore provided me with the opportunity to present my research and get important ideas for finishing my PhD thesis. / / / /
Girona, Spain University of Girona, / Geosciences research stay Ortmeyer, Felix doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP As part of the funded PR.INT project, I participated in the Goldschmidt conference in Barcelona, the largest geochemistry conference in the world. It was a very interesting event with a consistently high level of research presented. In addition, I was a guest scientist at the University of Girona (Environmental Sciences Department) for one week, where I very successfully discussed a new method for my PhD project (projections of future nitrate concentrations in groundwater based on climate scenarios) with Dr. Josep Mas-Pla. I would like to thank RS PLUS for the opportunity to attend the conference and for enabling my research stay, as well as Dr. Mas-Pla for his commitment, support and time. / / / /
Beijing, China /, Chinese Academy of Sciences Mechanical Engineering conference visit Oschmann, Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN Um einen Ueberlick zum Stand der Forschung zu erhalten und meinen Fortschritt bei meiner Forschungsarbeit im Vergleich zu anderen Universitaeten einzuordnen, stellte ich meine Forschungsergebnisse auf dem 7th World Congress on Particle Technology in Peking vor. Der Fokus der Konferenz lag auf der Darstellung von Partikeln mit Simulationsmethoden, z.B. der Diskreten Elemente Methode, als auch die Vorstellung neuer experimenteller Messmethoden. Mein Praesentationsthema ' Numerical investigation of mixing of non-spherical particles in a model type fluidized bed and during pneumatic conveying' passte thematisch zur Konferenz. Nach dem Vortrag hatte ich die Moeglichkeit mit vielen Fachleuten aus meinem Themenbereich Kontakt zu knuepfen und ueber verschiedene Modellansaetze zu diskutieren. Dadurch bekam ich ausgiebig Feedback zu meiner bisherigen Arbeit und konnte mir neue Anregungen fuer zukuenftige Untersuchungen bezueglich meiner Promotion holen. http://english.cas.cn/ / Institute of Energy Technology / /
Aarhus, Denmark /, European Society for Population Economics Economics conference visit Otten, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK www.espe.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Wollongong, Australia University of Wollongong, / Economics research stay Otten, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The funding of the RUB Research School PLUS allowed me to extend my four-weeks research stay in Australia in October/November 2013, which was funded by the DAAD, by 10 days. During this extension, I undertook research visits at the University of Wollongong and at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. At these institutions I visited potential co-authors and research contacts; some of them belonging to the leading experts in my field of research. Both institutions are among the top-ranked economics departments in Australia and the Melbourne Institute is internationally well renowned. I was invited to give presentations in the research seminars at both universities. The discussion and the comments of the senior researchers in both seminars were very helpful for the revision process of my work. In addition, I used my visit to work on a joint application for a third party funded research project with two Australian researchers. www.uow.edu.au / Economics and Business Administration / /
Los Angeles, CA, United States University of California, / Economics research stay Otten, Sebastian postdoc Outgoing USA Title: Generation War: The Long-Term Effects of World War II on Physical and Mental Health http://www.ucla.edu / Economics and Business Administration / /
Salamanca, Spain Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Filología Catholic Theology research stay Pabst, Stefan doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP My research stay in Salamanca was a complete success. Not only did I have the opportunity to get to know Prof. Martín-Iglesias in person, whois an expert in my field of study, but I could also use the vast libraries of the university in Salamanca to further my studies. I was even given the opportunity to present central ideas of my dissertation project to some members of the faculty of philology of Salamanca in a lecture. By this lecture I could establish even more contacts with Spanish experts and I have high hopes to continue the cooperation with them in the future. facultadfilologia.usal.es / / / /
Les Diablerets, Switzerland /, Gordon Research Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Pachernegg, Svenja doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE www.grc.org / / / /
Vienna, Austria /, Austrian Academy of Science Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Padden, Juliet doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.oeaw.ac.at / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Pahl, Steffen doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Barcelona, Spain /, Goldschmidt conference Geosciences conference visit Ortmeyer, Felix doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP As part of the funded PR.INT project, I participated in the Goldschmidt conference in Barcelona, the largest geochemistry conference in the world. It was a very interesting event with a consistently high level of research presented. In addition, I was a guest scientist at the University of Girona (Environmental Sciences Department) for one week, where I very successfully discussed a new method for my PhD project (projections of future nitrate concentrations in groundwater based on climate scenarios) with Dr. Josep Mas-Pla. I would like to thank RS PLUS for the opportunity to attend the conference and for enabling my research stay, as well as Dr. Mas-Pla for his commitment, support and time. / / / /
Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Nano-Photonics Group, Department of Physics Physics and Astronomy research stay Pal, Shovon doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE The research visit to Nano-photonics lab, chaired by Prof. Richard Warburton was a success and met all the expectations I had for this visit. I learnt some new experimental methods for example resonance fluorescence for measuring single quantum dot emission and also developing micro-cavities by CO2 laser ablation. I was given an opportunity to present my doctoral work as a seminar in the group. We had fruitful discussions on the scientific front including the exchange of knowledge on experimental skills. We have a possibility to start a new project with our quantum dots integrated with two dimensional electron gas, with an aim to investigate the charge and spin noise in our heterostructures. https://nano-photonics.unibas.ch/ / Chair of Applied Solid State Physics / /
Ann Arbor, United States University of Michigan, / IGSN research stay Parra-Barrero, Eloy doctoral researcher Outgoing USA This RS+ package application enabled me to do a research stay in the US and participate in a conference. I visited an experimental lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for two months, where I analyzed rat electrophysiological data, complementing the theoretical approaches of my PhD project. This has been very useful and we will continue to work together on a joint publication, strengthening an existing collaboration between our groups. During the trip, I also participated in the meeting ‘Neuroscience 2019’ of the Society for Neuroscience, where I got the chance to learn about the latest developments in the field, present our work and establish a further potential collaboration. / / / /
Milan, Italy /, Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics East Asian Studies conference visit Pauls, Robert doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA https://sase.org/ / / / /
Indianapolis, United States /, American Chemical Society Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Peeters, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School PLUS gave me the opportunity to attend at the 246th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Indianapolis, USA. Conferences are in general the places to make new contacts and meet other young scientists, exchange ideas about chemistry and discuss about recent progress in your research area.Thanks to the funding I could present my work in an oral presentation in front of a big audience. Giving a talk at an international conference is something I can recommend to all Ph.D. students . Besides the nice feeling that you get after surviving the question and answer part, it is a nice start of discussions with other professors and students during the poster session. Like that I was having fruitful discussions with Prof. Girolami, University of Urbana - Champaign in Illinois (USA), and his students. We exchanged our new progress in the development of precursors for the chemical vapor deposition of metal oxides and the choice of suitable ligands for their design. I ´m now back in the lab in Bochum to transfer the ideas I got during the conference to my doctoral project and with more confidence for (hopefully) further presentation on conferences and seminars. http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html / / / /
Kobe, Japan Kwansei Gakuin University, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Petersen, Dennis doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN http://global.kwansei.ac.jp/index.html / / / /
New York City, United States /, Association for the Study of Nationalities History conference visit Petrenko, Olena doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.nationalities.org/index.asp / Institute of History / /
São Paulo, Brazil University of São Paulo, / Medicine lab visit Plum, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA www5.usp.br / Medizinisches Proteom-Center / /
Chicago, United States /, Neuroscience 2019 IGSN conference visit Parra-Barrero, Eloy doctoral researcher Outgoing USA This RS+ package application enabled me to do a research stay in the US and participate in a conference. I visited an experimental lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for two months, where I analyzed rat electrophysiological data, complementing the theoretical approaches of my PhD project. This has been very useful and we will continue to work together on a joint publication, strengthening an existing collaboration between our groups. During the trip, I also participated in the meeting ‘Neuroscience 2019’ of the Society for Neuroscience, where I got the chance to learn about the latest developments in the field, present our work and establish a further potential collaboration. / / / /
Amman, Jordan /, National Jordan Museum History research stay Pogoda, Cathrin doctoral researcher Outgoing JOR Due to the financial support of the Research School PLUS I was able to spend four weeks in Jordan in September of 2013. I am receiving my PhD in Classical Archaeology and write my dissertation about the limestone sarcophagi from Gerasa. Due to their size and weight they must be documented and studied on the site. In the course of this work I have travelled throughout Northern Jordan and to Israel. I had the possibility to present my thesis at a conference about “Death and Burial from Roman to Islamic times” at the University of Jordan in Amman where I met the leading experts in my field of research. I got a lot of feedback and new starting points. The field work with the archaeological artefacts but also the participation at the conference and the exchange with the other experts was very successful and defacing for the advancement of my PhD. All in all it was not only an advantageous and productive research stay but also a valuable and adventuresome experience for my personal life. http://jordanmuseum.jo/en / Institute for Archeology / /
Jerash, Jordan /, Department of Antiquities of Jordan and German Protestant Istitute of the Holy Land History field research Pogoda, Cathrin doctoral researcher Outgoing JOR Due to the financial support of the RSP I was enabled to spend a research stay about three months in Jordan and finish the researches for my PhD in Classical Archaeology. My dissertation discusses the late roman tombs and graves in Northern Jordan and Israel. The field work with the archaeological artefacts was very successful and although the Middle East is currently in the focus of the daily news it was – to the greatest possible extent – save to travel. I was particularly impressed by the hospitality of the locals who have contributed to make my stay memorable. It was not only a successful research stay but also an adventurous journey with unforgettable impressions and experiences. / Institute of Archaeological Sciences / /
La Gamba, Costa Rica University of California, Davis, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Pokorny, Tamara doctoral researcher Outgoing CRI Financial support from the Research School PLUS enabled my participation in the First International Symposium on Orchid Bees, which took place in March 2014 at the tropical field station La Gamba, Costa Rica. In this special symposium 34 scientists from seven countries were gathered for three days of interesting discussions and reports on their current studies. It was a unique opportunity to meet not only some of the first scientists that had worked on my study organism, but also to get to know other active researchers and their various lines of study. All in all it has led to many new international contacts and of course we also had a really great time. www.ucdavis.edu / / / /
Wageningen, Netherlands /, Graduate Schools VLAG Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Pol, Dipali doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD www.vlaggraduateschool.nl / / / /
Wageningen, Netherlands /, Summer Course Glycosciences 2014 Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Pol, Dipali doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD I had a great time being a part of the well-organized ‘Summer Course Glycosciences 2014’ held at Wageningen, The Netherlands. The sessions and discussions during this course were very informative and interesting. I had a chance to talk to renowned scientists and hear their perspective on working in glycobiology. I also learned about the latest work carried out in glycosciences and about the applicability of various tools and methods.! It was also a nice occasion to share the experience of working in science with my international peers. During the poster session I had the opportunity to discuss my work with other scientists and talk about possibilities to collaborate.For me it was overall a huge benefit to attend this event and learn about the expanse of the glycobiology field at this early stage of my PhD project. I would like to extend my appreciation to the RUB Research School Plus to give me this opportunity to participate in the Summer Course.! / / / /
Gothenburg, Sweden Chalmers Technical University, / Mechanical Engineering research stay Pollmann, Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE Thanks to the funding of the RUB RS I was able to spend 3 weeks research stay in sweden. It was a stay full of fruitfull discussions with other researchers (PhDstudents as well as professors and PostDocs). I was able to start the work on a joined publication and I participated an interesting course for PhD-students of my research field. https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/ims/research/mocm/Pages/default.aspx / Institute for Computational Engineering / /
Gothenburg, Sweden Chalmers University, Material & Computational Mechanics Mechanical Engineering research stay Pollmann, Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE With a funding of the research school RUB I could do a research stay in Sweden. I had a good and productive time at the Chalmers university in Gothenburg. I had the possibility to present my work and had a good exchange with different scientists. I am still in contact with the professors in Gothenburg and we plan a joined publication. I am glad that I could do such an interesting research stay with the help of funding of the RUB Research School. / Institut für Mechanik / /
Erlangen, Germany Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Pollmann, Nele doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU With a 50% funding of the research school RUB I could take part at a international conference. The GAMM (85th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics) was my first international conference and I was amazed by the amount and by the large variety of participants. It was located in Erlangen, Germany, and is a very important conference for scientists of all areas of applied mathematics and mechanics. I had the possibility to present my work. The most advantage was the exchange during the brakes and the dinner with a lot of different scientists. They were of very different grades of experiences, i.e. Master students, PhD's and PI's. All in all I am glad that I could join such an interesting international conference with the help of the funding of the RUB Research School and I hope that I can take part at another one during my PhD-project. www.uni-erlangen.de / / / /
Sydney, Australia Macquarie University, / Psychology research stay Popp, Lukka doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The funding by the RUB Research School PLUS enabled me to work with the leading researchers in the area of anxiety disorders in childhood. The research team invited me to work in a study that evaluates the efficacy of combinational treatment (psychological and pharmacological) for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The research and treatment teams integrated me in their work. I attended to psychiatrists meetings and re-coded the diagnostic interviews. I also presented results of my studies in the lab’s research colloquium and was happy to finish two articles during my research stay that were inspired by the discussions. http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/ / / / /
Leuven, Belgium KU Leuven, / Catholic Theology research stay Potempa, Alina doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL Historical Science I spent six weeks in Leuven (Belgium) at KADOC (a well-known research center for the history of society, culture and religion at the Catholic University of Leuven) to do essential research work on a 19th century Belgian economist. Both my research in the Belgian libraries and archives (including the Périn collection in Mons) as the many personal interviews that were arranged to get some feedback of expertise on my analytical results were very fruitful. During my last week I presented my project in a special KADOC seminary where I could establish further international research contacts. https://kadoc.kuleuven.be/ / / / /
Glasgow, United Kingdom /, Association for Legal and Social Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Pötzsch, Janelle doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Thanks to the support of Research School Plus, I was able to participate in a conference at University Collegg I ondon. The conference theme was The buck stops where? Responsibility in the globai ..onoäy . This topic was particularly important to me since I ve just completed my phD+hesis in philosophy at tle chair of appliedethics on the same subject. In my thesis, I concern myself with tt. -o.ui issues of so-called-sweatshops , i.e. factories in developing countries which pädo.. apparel, clothing, and electronics for Westem corporations. Participating in this conference provided äe wiin tfre opport l+ity to present some of my findings to an international, high-class äudience (the keynote wäs delivöredty Etzabeth Ashford, one of the most distinguished moral philosophLrs to äate) and to discuss thäm in-depth with other experts in my field of research. www.alsp.eu / Institute of Philosophy / /
Wageningen, Netherlands /, Graduate Schools VLAG Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Priehn, Meike doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD I participated in the Summer Course Glycosciences 2014 in Wageningen, Netherlands. There I had the opportunity to attend basic, as well as advanced, lectures about the latest research in the field of glycosciences. Thus I got a broad insight into the research field of my PhD project and related topics. The atmosphere of the Summer Course was pleasant, and productive and during breaks I had the chance to discuss with speakers and participants from 19 different countries. During these discussions and during my poster presentation I received valuable advice, which will be helpful for my PhD studies. I started my PhD just three months ago and I am very grateful to the RUB Research School Plus for funding my attendance at the Summer Course at that early stage of my dissertation project. Thus I was able to learn new methods and could get into contact with eminent scientists in my area of research from all over Europe. www.vlaggraduateschool.nl / / / /
Tokyo, Japan Tokyo University of Science, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Puls, Arik Benjamin doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN In 2013 the Research School PLUS funded a two months stay at Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan with Prof. Yuichi Negishi, a renowned expert in gold cluster chemistry and mass spectrometry, making him the ideal collaboration partner for my PhD research. During my stay I could gather essential data for my PhD project, present my research and finalize a joint publication with Prof. Negishi. Furthermore, I could profit from his research network with access to equipment beyond the capabilities of RUB and TUS. Discussions with Prof. Negishi and hisstudents were fruitful and supported new ideas. Since 2011 Prof. Negishi is my second supervisor and this visit convinced him to attend my thesis de fense in March 2014. In addition, a trip to Gunma University was funded which enabled me to present my research there and discuss postdoctoral options. Scientifically, I could finalize my results, presen t them during my stay and establish the foundation for a long lasting cooperation between RUB and TUS beyond my PhD project. Personally, RS PLUS allowed me to span a research network in the scientifically thriving Asian-pacific region and toexperience the fascinating Japanese culture. www.tus.ac.jp/en / / / /
Washington D.C., United States /, Society for Neuroscience IGSN conference visit Quetscher, Clara doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I went to the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) in Washington, D.C., USA. Besides hearing talks and looking at a vast variety of different research projects I also presented a poster. My poster showed the results of a study with airplane pilot trainees I did the previous year. The aim of my project is to examine the function of the basal ganglia, a brain structure responsible for selecting and controlling response alternatives (i.e. action control). In the airplane pilot trainees I looked at the neural mechanisms that underlie the superior action control in this group. / and Biopsychology / /
Jeju, Korea, Republic of /, Korea National Cleaner Production Center Mechanical Engineering conference visit Quezada Pichardo, Akamitl doctoral researcher Outgoing KOR The Ecodesign international Symposium is the most important meeting platform in the world on the field of environmentally friendly design (ecodesign). It takes place every two years. Thanks to the financial support of the RUB Research School Plus I was able to attend and present and article at the 8th edition of this event (December 4th – 6th, 2013) at Jeju island, South Korea. The title of the article was „Towards an assistant system for rough energy efficiency assessment of product alternatives - Case study of industrial-crane gearboxes“. A total of 115 articles were selected and presented this year. It has been for me particularly interesting to see what the scientific and industrial communities are doing in the ecodesign field. Over 200 academic and industrial delegates from over 20 countries worldwide have attended the Ecodesign symposium this year. Therefore, this event was also for me a unique opportunity for networking within this community. Moreover, I had the opportunity to be in a wonderful land, South Korea and discover its rich culture. In summary, attending the Ecodesign symposium of this year has been for me a very valuable experience from both professional and personal perspectives. / / / /
Chicago, United States /, INFORMS Economics conference visit Rachuba, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.informs.org / Economics and Business Administration / /
Atlanta, United States /, Digital Games Research Association Philology conference visit Raczkowski, Felix doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.digra.org / Institute for Media Studies / /
Edmonton, Canada University of Alberta, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Rahm, Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN www.ualberta.ca / / / /
Savannah, United States /, / Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Rahm, Tobias doctoral researcher Outgoing USA / / / / /
Dublin, Ireland University College Dublin, / Sports Science conference visit Raiteri, Brent postdoc Outgoing IRL I attended the 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science to present a Mini-Oral about the muscle fascicle behaviour of the biceps femoris long head during the Nordic hamstring exercise. It was a well-received study and several researchers met with me during the conference to discuss how ultrasound images can be acquired from this muscle and whether it is possible to examine other tasks such as running. By presenting this talk at an international conference I was able to promote RUB’s Human Movement Science department by showing it has a wellequipped and growing lab and I demonstrated that ultrasound imaging of a hamstring muscle is feasible during a dynamic contraction. / / / /
Washington D.C., United States /, Jessup Moot Court Competition (Washington D.C.) Law research stay Ramsahye, Robin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my stay in Washington D.C. I acted as a judge in four preliminary rounds of the Philipp C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, in which I participated as a contender in 2011. It was a great experience to reunite with old acquaintances and experience the competition from the other side of the bench. I subsequently went to New York where I met with Sam-Szoke Burke, a legal researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment to discuss my PhD project. I received a lot of valuable input and will hopefully be able to cooperate with the Center on publications in the future. / / / /
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia /, World Conference on Humanitarian Studies Law conference visit Ramsahye, Robin doctoral researcher Outgoing ETH I participated in the World Conference on Humanitarian Studies, attending several panels. Most importantly, I gave a presentation on land rights in an international human rights context as part of a panel on third generation human rights. The presentation served to introduce a few initial results of my PhD research. The ensuing discussion session was extremely helpful, as I received valuable input from practitioners and academics, many of whom are experts on the topic. / / / /
Kansass City, United States /, German Studies Association Philology conference visit Ramtke, Nora doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The 38th Annual German Studies Association conference took place 9/18-21/2014, in Kansas City. The GSA is the premier interdisciplinary association of US scholars focused on German literature, culture and history. The conference brought together over 1000 scholars from all over the world, mainly from the US. Younger scholars presented their research alongside established members. Thanks to the travel grant I had the opportunity not only to present and discuss my PhD project, but also to get in contact with both national and international scientists. Thus I started to build a network, planning e.g. to invite a scholar to contribute an article to a volume edited by a colleague and me. http://www.thegsa.org / Germanistisches Institut / /
Milan, Italy /, The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Medicine conference visit Reijak, Viviane doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA With financial help of the Research School Plus I was able to attend the 9th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, which took place from the 5th till the 9th of July 2014 in Milan, Italy. The FENS Forum takes place every two years, each time at a different spot in Europe. It is the largest neuroscience conference in Europe and brings a brought field of neuroscience related topics together - with symposia held by well known scientists. I did present my own data on a poster including results from my PhD project dealing with Alzheimer's disease research. It was a great possibility to discuss my data and to meet other scientists. www.fens.org / / / /
Seattle, United States /, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Medicine conference visit Reinehr, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.arvo.org / / / /
Orlando, United States /, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Medicine conference visit Reinehr, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My PhD-project deals with eye diseases, especially with glaucoma and funding of the Research School plus enabled me to visit the most important conference in this field. The ARVO meeting (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) proceed annually and this year our stay was in Orlando, Florida. The participation in this conference gave me the opportunity to present my work during a poster session to a lot of people. All visitors were very kind and some of them gave me good advices for my further projects.Beside my own poster session, I participated in many symposia and paper talks. There I was able to learn more about my research field and new methods. The ARVO was again a very informative and inspiring conference. I’m really looking forward to the next one in Denver 2015. www.arvo.org / / / /
Tokyo, Japan /, / East Asian Studies field research Reitzig, Stefanie Jessica doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN / / / / /
Kolkata, India Rabindra Bharati University, / Social Science research stay Renschler, Katrin doctoral researcher Outgoing IND rbu.ac.in / / / /
Ottawa, Canada University of Ottawa, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Richter, Geneviève doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN Thanks to the Research School Plus funding I was able to attend the 22nd IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry in Ottawa. It was my first conference abroad, thus I was able to meet a lot of people coming from all over the world working in different projects. There were professors, researchers and doctoral students at the conference and I had to present a poster. The participation of the conference also gave me the opportunity to meet a woman who is leader of a research group in Montréal, we talk about my research field and then she offer me a post-doctoral position in her group. Moreover, It was great to learn and get insights into other doctoral students projects. www.uottawa.ca / / / /
New York, United States Columbia University, / Law research stay Ramsahye, Robin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my stay in Washington D.C. I acted as a judge in four preliminary rounds of the Philipp C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, in which I participated as a contender in 2011. It was a great experience to reunite with old acquaintances and experience the competition from the other side of the bench. I subsequently went to New York where I met with Sam-Szoke Burke, a legal researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment to discuss my PhD project. I received a lot of valuable input and will hopefully be able to cooperate with the Center on publications in the future. / / / /
Cancún, Mexico /, Regulating with RNA in Bacteria and Archaea Conference Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Righetti, Francesco doctoral researcher Outgoing MEX The support of the RS PLUS allowed me to attend the Regulating with RNA in Bacteria & Archaea Conference in Cancun (Mexico), the major international conference in the field of prokaryotic RNA-based gene regulation. Besides attending the stimulating talks, I presented my research with a poster and met and discussed with several of the most important researchers on this topic, including our collaborator partner Prof. Dr. E. Murphy from Ohio (USA). I later invited Prof. Murphy to our Department to present her findings in a seminar, discuss future collaborations and learn new methods. This international project greatly helped my PhD and boosted the international connections of our lab. / Microbial Biology / /
The Hague, Netherlands /, The Hague Academy of International Law Law workshop/summer school Risini, Isabella doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD The motivation to participate in the Hague Academy's Summer Course in Public International Law (including the Directed Studies) in the summer of 2014 was to learn as much as possible from the most renowned Professors of Public International Law in the world. I got a chance to integrate my existing knowledge, reflect critically upon it, and added important insights. The participation allowed me to gain an overview of current issues of public international law in a very systematic manner which will be valuable for my further research. In The Hague, I enjoyed the company of about 330 young scholars and practitioners from over 90 countries, some of whom became my friends; an experience I will never forget. I can highly recommend the Hague Academy's Summer School in order to reconsider and revisit international law, not only academically, but also from the point of the practical application of the law and the blending in with (international) politics. www.hagueacademy.nl / / / /
Lübeck, Germany /, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie e.V. (GMDS) IGSN workshop/summer school Ritschel, Kai doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The funding of the RUB Research School PLUS allowed me to participate in a very specialized workshop embedded in the annual conference of the german ”Gesellschaft f¨ur Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (GMDS)” in L¨ubeck. The workshop was focused on Biomedical image- and signal processing and tries to close the gap between two separated approaches to medical data processing. The very interdisciplinary audience, ranging from medical researchers and physicists to computational scientists, represented an ideal community to present and discuss my current project. The community gave valuable feedback to my presentation, due to the different research fields new perspectives opened up and helped me to push forward my project. Aside from my own project the conference offered inside knowledge on current developments in medical technology, such as new approaches to ultrasound imaging, employing absorption of laser light in different tissue types. I was also able to acquire new contacts, important for my current research and possible future projects in my field of interest. www.gmds.de / / / /
Graz, Austria /, German Society for Biomedical Engineering IGSN conference visit Ritschel, Kai doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.vde.com/de/fg/dgbmt/Seiten/Aktuelles.aspx / / / /
Fukuoka, Japan /, Fukuoka Convention Center IGSN conference visit Ritschel, Kai doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN The funding of the research school allowed me to present my current research on a relevant conference in Fukuoka, Japan. The joined conference was held by the IJCARS, ISCAS and other working groups focused on computer assistance in surgery, diagnosis and medical workflow by technical innovations. Researchers from all over the world presented most recent research results and thus gave insight into this highly interdisciplinary field. I was able to present and discuss my own project with renown specialists from different fields and stirred a lot of interest in our new approach to tumor perfusion imaging. Aside from the impressive presentations the conference offered all participants a view on japanese culture in several networking events. http://www.marinemesse.or.jp/eng/ / / / /
Bergen, Norway University of Bergen, Institutt for Arkeologi, Historie, Kultur- og Religionsvitenskap (AHKR) History research stay Roelevink, Eva-Maria postdoc Outgoing NOR Cartels were up until 1945 a legal and normal form of business cooperation in many countries, which did not just yield regional and national cartels but represented a way to spawn economic strategies and interests. Economic History as well as Business History research has previously only given little attention to the overarching meaning and the cementing function of cartels in national and international competition. Within the six month that I was able to spend at the Institutt for Arkeologi, Historie, Kultur- og Religionsvitenskap in Bergen, Norway, Prof. Dr. Harm G. Schröter and I worked on a new methodological framework for the Business History debate on cartels. In a methodological way our project „Cartels and cartelized economic Framework: internal Forces and external Appearance, 1880-1945/47“ overcomes the traditional perspective on the ‘monopoly’ of cartels and draws more attention to internal debates, conflicts and ‘competitive’ principles in cartelized industries. http://www.uib.no/en/ahkr / / / /
Asunción, Paraguay /, / Social Science field research Rosenberger, Sascha doctoral researcher Outgoing PRY / / Development Research and Development Policy / /
Amsterdam, Netherlands /, International Labour and Employment Relations Association Social Science conference visit Rosenbohm, Sophie-Charlotte doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD www.ilo.org/public/english/iira / Sociology / /
Valbonnne, France /, Centre de Recherche sur l'Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications (CRHEA) Physics and Astronomy research stay Rothfuchs, Charlotte doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The international project was divided into two sub-projects. The first one was a research stay at the Centre de Recherche sur l'Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications located in Valbonne, France. Different measurements for the characterization of GaN and InAs quantum dots, both implanted in Bochum before, were performed and significant results for my PhD were provided. The second sub-project was a visit of the 20th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials in Wellington, New Zealand. I presented a talk about my research and had fruitful discussions. Thus, my PhD benefits a lot by both the excellent experiments and my widened expertise in ion beam physics. / Chair of Applied Solid State Physics / /
Wellington, New Zealand /, 20th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials Physics and Astronomy conference visit Rothfuchs, Charlotte doctoral researcher Outgoing NZL The international project was divided into two sub-projects. The first one was a research stay at the Centre de Recherche sur l'Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications located in Valbonne, France. Different measurements for the characterization of GaN and InAs quantum dots, both implanted in Bochum before, were performed and significant results for my PhD were provided. The second sub-project was a visit of the 20th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials in Wellington, New Zealand. I presented a talk about my research and had fruitful discussions. Thus, my PhD benefits a lot by both the excellent experiments and my widened expertise in ion beam physics. / Chair of Applied Solid State Physics / /
Raleigh, United States /, Gaseous Electronics Conference Physics and Astronomy conference visit Rügner, Katja doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the Research School Plus funding I was able to participate at the Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) in Raleigh, USA. This conference is organized by the American Physical Society (APS) every year. Over 400 scientists and engineers form around the world attended the conference. The program consists of 31 invited talks, 190 oral presentations and 155 poster presentations on plasma related topics. Besides the contributions of experienced researchers, this conference provides a good opportunity for master and PhD students to present their results. I was allowed to present my latest results on a 15 min oral presentation and to discuss them with other researchers. Further, I met inter http://www.ne.ncsu.edu/gec2014/GEC_2014/Welcome.html / / / /
Seville, Spain Universidad de Sevilla, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Rügner, Katja doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP With the support of the Research School plus I attended a Congress in Seville called 'European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processing'. In six days, the Congress covers a wide range of topics, including a specialized symposia related to my research in plasma deposition processes. Over 1477 researchers, students and industrial representatives were participating. Therefore I was able, not only to attend presentations related to my research but also to listen to so me topics that were not so familiar to me. I enjoyed a lot of presentations and the possibility to discuss about science with other researchers. Very important for me was the experience to also present my work to ot hers at such a big congress. Additionally to the congress an exhibition with ca. 30 industrial companies, advertising their latest products and offering jobs, has taken place. So, the congress offered on the academic side a good mixture of sophisticated researchers and young PhD students, all presenting their research and on the industrial side the possibility to inform oneself of new products and of job opportunities. www.us.es / / / /
Singapore, Singapore Singapore Management University, / Economics conference visit Dang, Rui doctoral researcher Outgoing SGP The Singapore Health Economics Association Conference 2014(SHEA 2014) was the inaugural conference of the Singapore Health Economics Association and was held in Singapore. Invited by assistant professor Joanne YOONG from the Saw Swee Hock School of public health, National University of Singapore, I submitted an abstract which was accepted after going through a competitive review process. At the conference I gave a presentation on 'Spillover Effects of Local Human Capital Stock on Adult Obesity: Evidence from German Neighborhoods '. It was a great opportunity for me to receive valuable feedback on the research presented, and to to expand my own network of contacts. http://economics.smu.edu.sg/shea2014 / Ruhr Graduate School in Economics / /
Princeton New Jersey, United States Princeton University, Department of Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Rushiti, Arjeta doctoral researcher Outgoing USA As a part of my PhD research project I investigate spinel surfaces by performing electrostatically embedded cluster calculations. RUB Research School Plus enabled me to expand my horizons and study the aforementioned surfaces with a different technique by funding my 2-month research stay at the group of Prof. Annabella Selloni. I investigated cobalt ferrite as an active catalyst using a plane-wave-pseudopotential scheme. My academic mobility gave me the opportunity to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and establish new contacts, collaborative in nature and with a long lasting effect. https://chemistry.princeton.edu/ / Department of Theoretical Chemistry / /
Waterville Valley, United States /, Gordon Research Conferences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Safina, Dina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Funding from RUB Research School Plus supported my participation in the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) for Lipoprotein Metabolism which took place in New Hampshire, United States. Since the main topic of my PhD-project is investigation of the lipoprotein receptor functions in the developing brain, the topic of these GRS and GRS was very relevant for my studies. Participation in these events gave me a chance to: 1. Acquire a lot of new knowledge about lipoproteins and their receptors. 2. Present my recent data to the competent scientific community. 3. Get a valuable feedback and suggestions. 4. Learn how to be a discussion leader at the conference session. 5. Make connections for potential collaborations. 6. Get Post-Doc position offers for future. Overall, taking part in intensive and well-organised Gordon Research events was rewarding for me and my PhD-project, I strongly encourage young researches to join GRC in their fields. www.grc.org / / / /
Shanghai, China /, 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2014) Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Sanio, David doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN In July 2014 I attended the 7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2014), which took place in Shanghai, China. Researchers and bridge engineers from many different countries came together to share their experiences and research work on various topics of bridge engineering, like monitoring, life-cycle assessment, bridge management, strengthening and many others. At the conference I presented my current research results to other researchers in a mini-symposium about bridge monitoring and predictions. Within the conference I had contact to many other scientists and engineers and had good discussions about my work. Furthermore, I listened to some really interesting presentations that gave me new insights and new ideas for my future work. It was a really interesting and great experience. / Lehrstuhl für Massivbau / /
Florence, Italy /, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) History research stay Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to the International Realization Budget-funding, I was able to realize a research stay in Florence including an excursion to Siena, Perugia, Assisi and Arezzo. In the library of the ‘Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz’ I mainly sighted remotely published literature and searched for dissertation relevant paintings in the vast collection of auction catalogs dating back to the 19th century. The results and the possibility to see the original artworks on site was crucial for my PhD-project. Furthermore I was able to establish new contacts with other PhD-students and Postdoc-fellows from Germany, Italy and the United States by attending a three day workshop on new tendencies in the field of Italien studies . www.khi.fi.it/Startseite / Department for Art History / /
Piacenza, Italy /, Several art collections and churches in Piacenza, Pavia and Cremona History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA My International Realization Budget-funded research stay in Piacenza, Pavia and Cremona was focused on studying the artworks in the collections and churches on site and functioned as a follow-up to previous stays in Lombardy and Reggio- Emilia in order to deepen my understanding of artistic exchange on the northern part of Italy. Furthermore it was aimed to visit several remotely located, but nevertheless important collections of early modern painting like the Collegio Alberoni in Piacenza, the Pinacoteca Malaspina in Pavia or the Museo Civico Ala Ponzone in Cremona , in order to continue my research for dissertation relevant artworks. https://www.collegioalberoni.it / Department for Art History / /
Bergamo, Italy Accademia Carrara di Bergamo, / History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to International Realization Budget-funding I visited the exhibition Raffaello e l’eco del mito in the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, which was fruitful to my PhDproject on several levels. First, a section was focused on Raphaels teacher, Pietro Perugino, an artist crucial to my work on panel painting in the late 15th century. Furthermore two works of his, that I examine closely in my dissertation , a Santa Maria Maddalena and a San Sebastiano, were contextualized with other half-figure depictions from the same period. I was not only able to compare panels that normally wouldn’t even be in the same country, I was also able to see less accessible works from private collections, Russia or the United States. www.lacarrara.it / Department for Art History / /
Mantua, Italy /, Several art collections and churches in Mantua and Verona History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The Veneto and Lombardy are two regions in Italy that differ widely in their artistic output during the 15th and 16th century. Thanks to International Realization Budget-funding I was able to visit Verona and Mantova in one joint research trip, being able to compare the different ways of painting in the North of Italy. Furthermore I could examine the artistic exchange that was made between these regions through the trade of small-format panel paintings. Having the possibility to conduct this kind of field research is crucial for my PhD-project, since I’m studying the genesis of a new pictorial form in small-format panel painting. A process that could only take place due to various ways of artistic exchange. / Department for Art History / /
Modena, Italy /, Several art collections and churches in Modena, Parma and Reggio Emilia History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to International Realization Budget-funding I was able to continue a series of research stays in Italy with a visit to three cities in the Emilia-Romagna: Modena, Reggio Emilia and Parma. The fact, that these cities are connected by the Via Emilia since 187 BC predestined them as a region of artistic exchange between the north and the south of Italy until early modern times. Since the panels I work on in my dissertation are of moderate scale and therefore were transported all across Italy and Europe in the 15th and 16th century, conducting field research in this region helped me to get a better grasp of how objects were distributed and how 'imported' artworks functioned as an inspiration for local workshops. / Department for Art History / /
Urbino, Italy /, Palazzo Ducale di Urbino History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Due to its location in the hills of the Marche the small town of Urbino has always been hard to reach, nevertheless the dukes of Urbino from the family Montefeltro managed to make it a center of power and the arts in late 15th century. Thanks to International Realization Budget-funding I was able to realize one day of field research on site to examine the works of art the Duke acquired in their original settings. Since my PhD-project focusses on artworks in the domestic context of the late 15th century in the North of Italy, this was very helpful in order to better understand the difference between the various artistic centers in the north of Italy. https://www.palazzoducaleurbino.it/ / Department for Art History / /
Venice, Italy /, Several major art collections in Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and Castelfranco History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to the International Realization Budget-funding I was able to continue my series of research stays in Italy with a visit to Venice and other cities in the Veneto like Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and Castelfranco. Given the particular artistic characteristics of each area in Italy it’s crucial to visit not only the centers of these areas – like Venice – but also the smaller towns in the Hinterland, in order to understand how idea’s spread. In the several collections I visited, I could collect several objects relevant to my PhD-project, furthermore I was able get a better understanding of the specific decoration of churches in the Veneto and the depiction of Saints in this particular context. / Institut für Kunstgeschichte / /
Milan, Italy /, Several major art collections in Milan, Bergamo, Como and Monza History field research Sawicki, Jasmin doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA My International Realization Budget-funded research stay in Milan, Bergamo, Monza and Como was focused on studying the artworks in the collections and churches on site. I was not only able to develop a broader understanding of the characteristic of early Renaissance painting in this area, but could also find important clues to support the hypothesis of my PhD-project. In Bergamo, for example, I found a fresco of an unknown artist in the crypt of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco, that for the first time provides me with visual evidence for the use of small format paintings of Saint Jerome in monastic prayer. / Kunstgeschichtliches Institut / /
Riverside, United States University of California, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Saygi, Tan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ / / / /
Aachen, Germany RWTH Aachen, OR 2014 Economics conference visit Schacht, Matthias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Talk at the international OR 2014 at the RWTH Aachen with the title “Impact of heat storage capacity on CHP unit commitment under power price uncertainties” where the impact of uncertain power prices has been analyzed for combined heat and power plant operation with varying heat storage capacities. Co-author for this talk is Prof. Dr. Brigitte Werners. http://www.rub.de/or/schacht / Management and Economics Chair of Operations Research and Accounting / /
Miami, United States University of Miami, / History research stay Schäfer, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Grants of the Research School gave me the opportunity for a research stay at the University of Miami. My dissertation is about the identity change of Cuban exiles in Miami and one of the most important researchers in this field is professor at the Department of Sociology at the UM. It was an enrichment and inspiration to work with him. The main part of my work is based on interviews with different generations of Cuban exiles, which I conducted in different schools and parishes in Hialeah and Coral Gables. https://welcome.miami.edu/ / / / /
San Diego, CA, United States /, SBL Annual Meeting Catholic Theology conference visit Schäfers, Kirsten M. doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With the help of RS PLUS I realized a conference stay at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature at San Diego in Nov. 2014. The participation in this outstanding gathering of international scholars gave me the opportunity to present a paper about outcomes from my doctoral dissertation to the scholarly public of my field. It was an inspiring experience with new contacts made and old one renewed. / Chair of Old Testament Studies / /
San Francisco, United States /, Biophysical Society Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Schartner, Jonas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.biophysics.org / / / /
Milwaukee, United States /, InterPore - International Society for Porous Media Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Schaufler, Alexander doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Die Interpore2014 ist eine Konferenz im Bereich rund um das Thema 'Poröse Medien'. Es ist eine der wenigen Veranstaltungen mit dem entsprechendem Fokus. Die Interpore ist eine jährlich stattfindende Veranstaltung. Poröse Medien sind eine der Forschungsschwerpunkte innerhalb unserer Arbeitsgruppe. Dementsprechend war diese jährliche Konferenz für mich von großem Interesse. An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich nochmals herzlich für das Angebot der RS plus bedanken. Die Teilnahme an der Konferenz bot mir die Chance innerhalb einer erfahrenen Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft über ein sehr spezielles Thema vorzutragen. Die Konferenz war sehr anregend und hat mir Perspektiven über die Promotion hinausgehend aufgezeigt. Ohne die Förderung der RS plus hätte ich nicht die Möglichkeit gehabt an dieser spannenden Konferenz teilzunehmen. www.interpore.org / / / /
Barcelona, Spain /, Spanish Association for Numerical Methods in Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Schaufler, Alexander doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP http://www.cimne.com/cdl1/spacehome/2/0# / / / /
Barcelona, Spain /, Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spanien Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Schaufler, Alexander doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Die WCCM XI ist eine Konferenz, welche im Abstand von zwei Jahren stattfindet. Die Zielgruppe der Konferenz stellen Wissenschaftler mit numerischem sowie experimentellem Interesse und technischem bzw. naturwissenschaftlichem Hintergrund. An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich nochmals bei der RS PLUS herzlich für die Finanzierung des Projektes bedanken. Ich habe die gesamte Prozedur von der Bewerbung bis zur positiven Bewertung als wohl durchdacht und nah an meinen persönlichen Bedürfnissen orientiert empfunden. Insbesondere habe ich die Flexibilität der RS PLUS als sehr positiv und unbürokratisch wahrgenommen. Da nun die Endphase meiner Promotion bevorsteht bin ich sehr froh diese zusätzlichen Impulse aus der Konferenz heraus mitzunehmen und umzusetzten. Der Blick über den wissenschaftlichen Tellerrand hinaus und spannende Diskussionen mit Gleichgesinnten werden sich sicherlich positiv auf meine gesamte Arbeit auswirken. / / / /
Amsterdam, Netherlands VU University Amsterdam, / Economics conference visit Scheidler, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD My field of research is CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) so presenting at the CIARG conference, in which several sessions are dedicated to CSR, was a great experience for me. The biggest opportunity was that in these sessions, some of the top-notch CSR researchers were present. Their feedback helped a lot to advance my research. As these experts are also reviewers for the journal I intent to emit my research to, they also addressed questions that would probably pop up in the review process. It was also great to network with the CSR research community. Hence, participating in the conference was an excellent opportunity, from skills as well as from a networking perspective. http://www.fsw.vu.nl/nl/nieuws-agenda/agenda/2014/09-05-ciarg-conference.asp / Sales and Marketing department / /
Seattle, United States /, / Economics conference visit Schilling, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA When conducting research, it is always a good idea to present and discuss results to other researchers who are active in the same area. A perfect opportunity for such discussions is an international conference where researchers come together to talk about their latest results and ideas. Thanks to the financial support of RUB Research School, I was able to travel to Seattle, WA, USA and present first results of my research at the International Conference on Cloud Security Management. It was an inaugural conference which marks the beginning of a newly started series of conferences which will be held once a year to provide a forum for researchers in this new field. The presentation I gave was based on my paper on information security quantification in cloud computing which was accepted for publication and presentation in a double blind review process. Being able to present my results in front of an international audience of experts was a great experience and I established numerous relations to other researchers from around the world. The discussions led to new ideas for further research which will have a lasting impact on my subsequent research activities. Overall, the trip was a total success, on a professional as well as on a personal level. / Economics and Business Administration / /
Aachen, Germany /, German Operations Research Society Economics conference visit Schilling, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU My participation at the International Conference on Operations Research 2014 was a unique opportunity to present main results of my research to an international audience of experts. It provided an excellent platform to present and discuss my results with other fellow researchers within the area of operations research. I presented my results in the stream "Decision Theory and Multi-Criteria Optimization" and was selected to guide the discussion during the session "Decision Making in Practice I" as session chair. At the conference, I got important insights into new developments in the area of operations research and had the chance to foster the visibility of my own research within this field. www.rwth-aachen.de / Management and Economics / /
Bochum, Germany /, / Medicine conference visit Schlaffke, Lara doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Thank you for funding the conference participation at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. The OHBM is one of the leading conference for human neuroscience and brain research. I was able to present some results of my PhD project in a poster presentation and got some valuable feedback from other researcher. Participating the OHBM brought me new insights in my research field and gave me the opportunity to expand my research network. / UK Bergmannsheil - Dept. Neurology / /
Boulder, United States /, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Mechanical Engineering research stay Schneider, Nico doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the Research School I completed a research stay at NIST in Boulder, CO, USA. My research focused on determining and analyzing thermophysical properties of algal biomass. I was introduced to new measurement equipment and techniques and profited from expert knowledge. I was also able to participate in gasoline and jet fuels research. This new, but interesting, area for me will result in two additional publications. Overall, it was very informative and my gained experiences and contacts at NIST will be valuable for my future PhD research. I am grateful for the support of RUB RS and happy to have had the chance for this great experience on a professional as well as a personal note. http://www.nist.gov / / / /
Vienna, Austria University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Schneider, Nico (Nicola) doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT The conference “Biogas Science 2014” took place in Vienna and is an important international event for scientists working in the different topics within the biogas research area. Participants from 43 countries from 5 continents presented their work in over 100 scientific lectures and multiple poster sessions. Thanks to the Research School PLUS program I was able to present results from my research on thermo physical properties of digestate. This gave me the opportunity to get in contact with several international scientists, share experiences and discuss common problems. It furthermore gave me the chance to get to know new fields of research and expand my knowledge about the biogas sector. biogas2014.boku.ac.at / / / /
Nara, Japan /, The International Society for Plasma Medicine Physics and Astronomy conference visit Schneider, Simon doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN Due to financial support by Research School Plus I was able to attend to 5th International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM) in Nara, Japan, and contributed to the conference by an oral presentation. The ICPM is a key event in the field of medical application of atmospheric pressure plasmas which the scientific field of my doctoral thesis. The contribution allowed me to present the most important results of the last year to broad audience within the international scientific community and gave me the possibility to show the state of our work. Additionally, the conference was a great opportunity to connect to international researchers, discuss possible cooperation and meat many people from different cultures. Furthermore, this visit of the conference was my first travel to Japan. Altogether, it was an important experience that I do not want to miss anymore. http://plasmamedizin.com/ / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Pilsen, Czech Republic University of West Bohemia, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Schneider, Simon doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE www.zcu.cz/en / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Cambridge, United States Harvard University, / East Asian Studies conference visit Schnelle, Diana doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In February 2018 I participated in the Harvard East Asia Society's annual graduate conference where I presented a part of my current work entitled The Asia Super Grid: New Impetus for Northeast Asian Regionalism?. Apart from providing an excellent platform to present my research and get valuable feedback, it was a great opportunity to learn more about the behindthe- scene mechanics of an event managed entirely by graduate students. Upon return I implemented what I had learned by organizing our department's own first graduate conference, The Young Eurasian Forum 2018 that took place on July 25-26 and was enthusiastically received by fellow students and international guest speakers alike. / International Political Economy of East Asia / /
Bonita Springs, United States /, Association for Chemoreception Sciences Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Scholz, Paul doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.achems.org / / / /
Tokio, Japan Todai University, RIKEN Lab Physics and Astronomy lab visit Scholz, Sven doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN We worked on our PhD project with low dimensional semiconductor heterostructures, namely quantum dots and wires. The RUB Research School enabled a research stay in the Todai & RIKEN Labs in Tokyo, chaired by the Top-Researcher in the field of lithographical quantum dots, Seigo Tarucha. We learned different applications for key measurements, like ultra-low-temperature or -noise measurements for different heterostructures. Beside we got the opportunity to join the EP2DS/MSS conference in Sendai. On the hand we got the chance to present our research to a wide international audience, on the other hand we had the possibility to catch the state of the art research from the main research groups. / Institut fuer Experimentalphysik / /
Zaragoza, Spain Universidad de Zaragoza, / History research stay Schorning, Stefan doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP My research stay at the Universidad de Zaragoza was essential for getting in contact with the Spanish research about Roman provincialisation of ancient Hispaniae. Zaragoza has become one of the most important centres for doing research on Roman history in southern Europe. Professor Francisco Pina Polo is one of the most prominent researchers regarding the Roman Republic on the whole. To get in contact with him and his Ph.D. students as well was very important for my project. I spent my time in Zaragoza by screening the essential literature and presenting my hitherto existing results to Prof. Pina Polo. I do hope that we can strengthen the bonds between our universities in upcoming projects. / / / /
Austin, United States /, International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS) Physics and Astronomy conference visit Schott, Rüdiger doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My participation at the 32nd International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS) in Austin, Texas during August 10-15, 2014 has been supported by the Research School PLUS. The ICPS is the premier forum for all aspects of semiconductor physics including electronic and transport properties. That’s why ICPS has been the perfect opportunity for me to give an oral presentation of my PhD project. The comments and questions have been very helpful and have let to fruitful and productive discussions. Beside these great benefits for my research work, I have listened to a lot of interesting talks, have made new contacts and have met again research colleagues from all over the world. http://www.icps2014.org / / / /
Sendai, Japan /, EP2DS/MSS conference Physics and Astronomy conference visit Scholz, Sven doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN We worked on our PhD project with low dimensional semiconductor heterostructures, namely quantum dots and wires. The RUB Research School enabled a research stay in the Todai & RIKEN Labs in Tokyo, chaired by the Top-Researcher in the field of lithographical quantum dots, Seigo Tarucha. We learned different applications for key measurements, like ultra-low-temperature or -noise measurements for different heterostructures. Beside we got the opportunity to join the EP2DS/MSS conference in Sendai. On the hand we got the chance to present our research to a wide international audience, on the other hand we had the possibility to catch the state of the art research from the main research groups. / Institut fuer Experimentalphysik / /
Valbonne, France /, Centre de Recherché sur l’Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications (CRHEA) Physics and Astronomy research stay Schott, Rüdiger doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA I applied for a Research School Plus package application with the aim of a research stay at the “Centre de Recherché sur l’Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications” (CRHEA) located in the “Silicon Valley” of France near Nice and the participation in the 20th International conference on ion beam modification of materials (IBMM) in Wellington, New Zealand. With the gained measurement results, the productive discussions and the feedback regarding my research work both trips were a great success for my PhD project and enriched my professional and personal life. I have listened to a lot of interesting talks, have made new contacts and have met again research colleagues from all over the world. www.crhea.cnrs.fr / Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik / /
Düsseldorf, Germany /, ASME Turbo Expo 2014 Mechanical Engineering conference visit Schramm, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The Turbo Expo is an annually international conference organized by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI). In 2014 the conference took place in Düsseldorf with over 3.000 experts from arround the world. The support by the Research School Plus allowed me to participate and futhermore to present the results of my research at that famous technical conference. I had to give two talks about some special problems regarding the application of industrial steam turbines for power generation. The discussions after the presentations and helpful advice from experienced researchers give new interesting ideas for my Phd Project. Furthermore I've used my attendance at the conference for networking, especially with the leading manufacturers of turbomachinery. / / / /
Suita, Japan Osaka University, / Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Schregel, Christian-Georg doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN In this project, the participations of the applicant and three other PhD-students in an international workshop on plasma science, the 'International Symposium on Non-equilibrium Plasmas and Complex-System Science' in Japan, were founded. The applicants were given the opportunity to participate in a workshop bringing together several researchers in the field and to present their work in a talk as well as by a poster thanks to the financing provided by the Research School. Additionally, a guided tour to the Japanese laser fusion experiment, the Gecko XII was organized. It was also a good opportunity to personally get in touch with researchers that due to the distance are not met on more local, Europe-focused conferences and the foundation for a continued cooperation with the Japanese scientists was laid. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Philadelphia, PA, United States University of Pennsylvania, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Schreiber, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The financial support of the RUB Research School allowed me to conduct my research at the school of engineering at the University of Pennsylvania for six months. I learned a lot regarding the simulation of plastic deformations in metals from the enormous knowledge of my host and major expert in that field Prof. Vitek. By combining the research by RUB's and my host's institutes new links and possibilities for novel simulations have been created. The academic and personal experiences I made are invaluable and I am grateful for the financial support. www.seas.upenn.edu / Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Medicine conference visit Schreiber, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Raleigh,North Carolina, United States /, North Carolina State University (GEC Conference) Physics and Astronomy conference visit Schröder, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my stay in the USA from the 1st to the 9th of November, I participated in the '67th Gaseous Electronics Conference' taking place this year in Raleigh (North Carolina). This conference is worldwide the main gathering of the international community dealing with the investigation and understanding of plasma science and their applications. It is organized by the American Physical Society and has ever since served as a discussion platform on scientific progress for the community in plasma research. Therefore, experts from all different fields in the research on plasmas physics are attending this conference, especially experts of the novel field of microplasmas. / Experimentalphysik II / /
Pilsen, Czech Republic University of West Bohemia, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Schröder, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE www.zcu.cz/en / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Beijing, China Tsinghua University, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Schröder, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN www.tsinghua.edu.cn / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
York, United Kingdom University of York, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Schröder, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR In spring 2014, I had the chance to go on a research stay for three months at the York Plasma Institute (YPI), University of York, UK. Together with the local physicists and scientists from different disciplines (biology and chemistry), I worked on the investigation of the ozone radical for biomedical treatments. Plasma scientists use electrically-driven gas discharges, so-called plasma devices, to generate chemical reactive species like ozone, that are used for several treatments e.g. wound healing of human skin. During my stay, we achieved to characterise the dynamics of ozone in dependence of the induced electrical power, within our plasma source. By understanding these, biologists will be able to taylor the dosis of ozone reaching organic substrates like cells or skin according to the desired medical effect. Combined with my close and friendly collaboration with the students as well as with the established academics I can sum up this stay as a successful and fruitful experience for me. www.york.ac.uk / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Rome, Italy Sapienza Università di Roma, / Mathmatics conference visit Schroeder, Jan Philipp doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.uniroma1.it/ / / / /
Erlangen, Germany Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Schüler, Thorsten doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Funded by the Research School PLUS I had the possibility to actively participate at the 85th annual meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM - Gesellschaft fuer Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik) from March 10th to 14th in Erlangen. The GAMM is the place to be for young researchers in the field of applied mechanics to present their current projects and developments. I got the possibility to present my ongoing research in the field of scale-bridging modelling of asphalt concrete. Presentations on such an international conference are always a good opportunity to get feedback from other researchers in this field and also to do some networking. www.uni-erlangen.de / / / /
Aachen, Germany /, International Conference of the German Operations Research Society 2014 Economics conference visit Schulz, Katrin doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU More than 850 practitioners attended the annual international conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR) in Aachen, Germany, September 2-5, 2014. I gave a talk on “Optimal operation of a CHP plant for the energy balancing market”. With the presentation of this research concept I had the great opportunity to discuss my approach with scientist. Moreover, I could expand my network within the international research community. http://www.rwth-aachen.de / Management and Economics / /
Queenstown, New Zealand /, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schulz, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing NZL The RS+ funding allowed me to present my novel sensor design and my newest research results to international experts at the 'IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS 2014)'. The SAS 2014, as one of the largest gatherings of RF and microwave professionals in the field of sensor development and applications, gave me the unique opportunity to get in contact with the international research community in my field of research. The SAS 2014 represents an excellent conference, focussed on diversified sensors for numerous applications. The provided platform of other young scientists and experts in many different research fields allowed to think outside the box and the presented research results showed the state of the art in different fields. Besides interesting discussions with other attendees I got new impulses for my own work and research activities. Furthermore, I received a student travel grant for my contribution to the SAS 2014. www.ieee.org / / / /
Rome, Italy /, European Microwave Association Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schulz, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The RS+ funding allowed me to present and discuss my newest research results at the “17th European Microwave Week 2014” (EuMW), which is the largest event in Europe dedicated to RF and microwave components, systems, and technology. The EuMW combines three conferences -the European Microwave Conference, European Radar Conference, and European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference- and a large exhibition of industry and research institutes. With over 1500 delegates, approximately 5000 participants, and 250 exhibitors, the EuMW was a memorable experience and offered a perfect platform for my contribution “A Broadband Circular TE11- to TE01-Mode Converter using Stepped Waveguide Technique”. / Institute of Microwave Systems / /
Palm Beach, Aruba /, Politecnico di Torino and by the University of Illinois at Chicago Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schulz, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing ABW The RS+ funding allowed me to present my newest results at the “International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications 2014” (ICEAA) to the international research community in my field of research. The ICEAA was combined with the IEEE-APS Topical Conference on “Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications”, which has broaden the offered topics. The conference participation was a great experience for me and I was able to discuss my results with international experts. Furthermore, I was in the selection for the best paper award and I could present my research results during a special poster session, which has intensified the discussions on my research topic. / Institute of Microwave Systems / /
Orlando, United States /, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schulz, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.ieee.org/conferences_events/index / / / /
Singapore, Singapore /, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schulz, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing SGP The presentation and the resulting discussion of research results at international conferences are two important tasks for the personal and scientific development of a PhD student. In addition, the conference participation allows to get into contact and to stay in contact with other researchers for a scientific exchange, which ideally influences the quality of the participant's research. Furthermore, it can give new impulses on the own research activities. My work was funded within a joint research project until 05/2013. For PhD students without an existing third party funding, the RS+ provides a unique way to support own research activities. Within the framework of RS+, I have received conference funding twice, which allowed me to present my newest research results to international experts at the 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS) and at the 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-Bio). This gave me the opportunity to get into contact with the international research community in my field of research, independent from my institute's available funds. Furthermore, I received the best student paper award for my contribution to the IMWS-Bio. The process of applying for funding is an excellent preparation for the challenges I will have to deal with in my future work and I hope to go on publicizing my research results with help of RS+. www.ieee.org / / / /
Morgantown, United States West Virginia University, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Schüngel, Edmund doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.wvu.edu / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Budapest, Hungary /, Wigner Research Centre for Physics Physics and Astronomy research stay Schüngel, Edmund doctoral researcher Outgoing HUN wigner.mta.hu / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
San Francisco, United States /, Electrochemical Society, Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Schuppert, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I went for one week to San Francisco to attend the 224th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, one of the largest chemistry conferences in my field of research in the USA. I could learn a lot of the newest developments within the community concerning new developments and performance reports of electrocatalysts used in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. Giving a presentation myself gave me the opportunity to present and discuss my research with the international auditorium. Additionally, I was able to cultivate my research connections and develop new ones. In particular the discussion of possible projects for my planned PostDoc position abroad was very important for me. Attending international conferences and going at least once “over the great ocean” to the USA is in my opinion an indispensable and very valuable experience for every scientist, and I am very glad that this opportunity was supported for me by the Research School Plus. www.electrochem.org / / / /
Wuhan, China /, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Schwach, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The financial support by the RUB Research School PLUS made my participation on an international conference in China in September 2013 possible. The conference I participated was the ICTPPO (International Conference on Tetrypyrrole Photoreceptors of Photosynthetic Organisms). This is the most important conference on the research field I am working on. This year it took place in Wuhan in Central China. The stay was very exciting and fruitful. The conference gave me an opportunity to socialize and meet researches from all over the world. By getting the chance to present my recent results in an oral presentation I was happy to gain the experience of talking before an international audience. This experience enriched me much. I met also some others PhD-Students and received some information about advantages and disadvantages of working in different countries. So I was able to get an idea how the first years after obtaining a doctoral degree could look like. Last but not least it was very exciting to get insights into the culture of a foreign country: China - which is so much different as Europe! Altogether my stay in China was a very constructive and fruitful experience. / / / /
Santiago de Compostela, Spain University of Santiago de Compostela, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Schwede, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.usc.es / Institute for Thermo- and Fluiddynamics / /
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States University of Delaware, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Schweinsberg, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My PhD project in the department of Animal Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution at the RUB focusses on population genetic processes in coral reefs. The financial support of the Research School PLUS enabled me to visit the Ocean Science Meeting (OSM) conference in Honolulu (February 2014). At the OSM I could present my research in front of the scientific community and thereby gained new experiences in presenting, discussing and defending my work. Furthermore, I came into contact with other people from different research areas within marine biology from all over the globe and I was able to start a network with other PhDs and Postdocs. The visit at the research station Coconut Island also extends my horizon and broadens my knowledge as a marine biologist. Summarized, visiting the OSM conference/ Coconut Island had exclusively positive effects on my work by getting new insights and by establishing new contacts. www.udel.edu / / / /
Montecatini Terme, Italy /, CIMTEC Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Schwertmann, Larissa doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Die CIMTEC 2014 ist eine Konferenz im Bereich rund um das Thema 'Energie' sammt deren Anwendungen, wie Brennstoffzellen und elektrochemische Energiespeichersysteme als auch die solare Energieumwandlung mittels Photovoltaic bis zu magnetischen Materialien und Material Herausforderungen für künftige Kernspaltungs- und Fusionstechnologien. Es ist eine der wenigen Veranstaltungen mit dem entsprechendem Fokus. Erneuerbare Energien im speziellen die Entwicklung von neuen Materialien für die photokatalytische Wasserspaltung ist eines der Forschungsschwerpunkte innerhalb unseres Lehrstuhls. Dementsprechend war diese Konferenz für mich von großem Interesse. An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich nochmals herzlich für das Angebot der RS plus bedanken. Die Teilnahme an der Konferenz bot mir die Chance innerhalb einer erfahrenen Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft über mein Thema zu diskutieren. Die Konferenz war sehr anregend und hat mir Perspektiven über die Promotion hinausgehend aufgezeigt. Ohne die Förderung der RS plus hätte ich nicht die Möglichkeit gehabt an dieser spannenden Konferenz teilzunehmen. www.cimtec.de / / / /
Phoenix, United States /, Georgia Institute of Technology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schwiegelshohn, Fynn doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I attended the IPDPS conference and the PhD forum in Phoenix from May 19th until May 23rd. The conference offered a special program for PhD students where I was able to present my PhD project as one of 51 accepted PhD students. The PhD Forum offered workshops on scientific writing and presentation skills. Furthermore several discussion panels were held where participants from industry and from academia talked about their experiences and answered questions regarding research possibilities and application procedures in their respective companies or in academia. During these workshops I was introduced to several researchers from my field of research. The senior researchers gave valuable feedback regarding my initial results and pointed me towards other papers and research groups which I will contact in the near future. I also have spoken with my fellow PhD students and established several contacts which can potentially benefit both sides through exchange of information. www.gatech.edu / / / /
Wellington, New Zealand /, 20th International conference on ion beam modification of materials (IBMM) Physics and Astronomy conference visit Schott, Rüdiger doctoral researcher Outgoing NZL I applied for a Research School Plus package application with the aim of a research stay at the “Centre de Recherché sur l’Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications” (CRHEA) located in the “Silicon Valley” of France near Nice and the participation in the 20th International conference on ion beam modification of materials (IBMM) in Wellington, New Zealand. With the gained measurement results, the productive discussions and the feedback regarding my research work both trips were a great success for my PhD project and enriched my professional and personal life. I have listened to a lot of interesting talks, have made new contacts and have met again research colleagues from all over the world. www.crhea.cnrs.fr / Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik / /
Lille, France University Lille 1, UMET Laboratory Geosciences research stay Schwinger, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA During my two stays at the UMET department at the university of Lille I got the chance to both learn the practical basics of Transmission Electron Microscopy in the MinTEM workshop and perform TEM analyses on my own meteorite samples. The results turned out to be crucial for the understanding of my samples and the interpretation of previous data. Working with experts on both TEM and meteorite studies, I benefited greatly from comments and suggestions regarding my current and previous work. The stays allowed me not only to get to know the members of the UMET department, but also establish contacts with other PhD students from different European countries attending the MinTEM workshop. umet.univ-lille1.fr / Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Lille, France Université Lille 1, Sciences et Technologies Geosciences research stay Schwinger, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA www.univ-lille1.fr / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Lisbon, Portugal /, Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies IEE conference visit Seifert, Jurek doctoral researcher Outgoing PRT www.aegis-eu.org / / / /
New Mexico, United States /, National Radio Astronomy Observatory Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Sendlinger, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.nrao.edu / / / /
Shanghai, China Shanghai Jiao Tong University, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Senges, Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN Bacteria produce a multitude of bioactive molecules to interact with their surrounding environment. These molecules have found various applications as food additives or as pharmaceuticals like antibiotics or immunosuppresives. I investigate the production and activity of molecules produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, which is well known for the production of antibiotics. The International Realisation Budget-funding allowed me to visited the group of Prof. Zhijun Wang at the Microbial Metabolism laboratory in Shanghai, China. From September to November 2016 I have gotten an insight into the Chinese culture and I learned how to modify my organisms of interest genetically and how to mml.sjtu.edu.cn/eng/index.php / Applied Microbiology / /
Charlottetown, Canada University of Prince Edward Island, Marine Natural Products Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Senges, Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN Bacteria produce a multitude of bioactive molecules to interact with their surrounding environment. These molecules have found various applications as food additives or as pharmaceuticals. The International Realisation Budget allowed me to visit the group of Prof. Dr. Russel Kerr at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Canada. At UPEI I learned how to purify and characterize bioactive molecules, from February to April 2017, while also getting an insight into the scientific community of North America. upeikerrlab.de / Applied Microbiology / /
Seogwipo, Korea, Republic of /, 18th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Senges, Christoph doctoral researcher Outgoing KOR Actinomycetes are bacteria well known for their production of diverse molecules with diverse biological effects, making them an interesting for research and industry. On the ISBA-meeting I have gotten the opportunity to discuss the results of my research with leading experts on the biology of actinomycetes, on bioactive natural products and biotechnology. www.isba2017.org / Applied Microbiology / /
London, United Kingdom /, British Library Philology field research Sera, Stephanie doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR In my PhD project, I examine 19th century medical case studies about the existence of true hermaphrodites in humans. Because my research highly depends on very rare archive material I conducted a research stay at the British Library in London in March 2017. The British Library’s impressive collection and well trained staff provided an excellent surrounding to study the rare historic documents. Additionally, London’s medical museums and collections enhanced my understanding of the professionalisation of 18th and 19th century medicine, its key players and medical societies. / / / /
Accra, Ghana /, Daily Graphic Philology field research Serwornoo, Michael Yao Wodui doctoral researcher Outgoing GHA Conducted a three and half month ethnographic interview with four newspapers in Ghana. This is part of my doctoral research. / Media Studies / /
Prague, Czech Republic University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Geosciences conference visit Schwinger, Sabrina doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE The first visit of Thomas Müller was an excellent opportunity for us for an effective exchange with our supervisor in the final stages of our PhD projects. The first manuscript of Laura Jonas was finalized and is meanwhile published in “Geology”. We presented our projects at the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague, received very positive feedback for our talks and Sabrina Schwinger was elected Student Ambassador by the Geological Society based on the quality of her conference abstract. During his second visit, Thomas Müller gave several lectures and practicals for the Diffusion Short Course that were an essential part of the schedule and were rated very positively by the course participants. www.see.leeds.ac.uk/home/ / Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Pal, Shovon doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE University of Basel / / / /
Bamako, Mali /, N.A. IEE field research Outtara, Sidy doctoral researcher Outgoing MLI The financial support from the Research permitted to undertake a field research in Mali. The purpose of my fieldwork was to gather primary and secondary data related to the gold mining sector in Mali. The needed data I have been collected both in the public sector and private sector. The financial support from the Research made me able to travel to Mali and also to gain considerable experience in the data collection, interviews techniques and observation. I would like to express my gratitude to the Research School Staff for their support throughout the application process. / / / /
Accra, Ghana University for Development Studies, / Social Science field research Siebert, Anne doctoral researcher Outgoing GHA With funding from the RUB Research School Plus in February and March 2018, I travelled to Ghana for field work on urban agriculture and food sovereignty. I conducted in depth interviews with urban food producers in Accra and representatives of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture as well as organisations supporting urban agriculture and advocating food sovereignty. In addition, I learned more about farmers’ challenges in land and water access from hands-on experiences in the field. / IEE / /
Cape Town, South Africa UWC, DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security Social Science conference visit Siebert, Anne doctoral researcher Outgoing ZAF In December 2017, the funding from RUB Research School Plus enabled me to attend the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security in Cape Town, South Africa. I presented parts of my doctoral research on food sovereignty in South Africa and received new inputs. The conference provided a unique opportunity to get in contact with experts in the field of urban food systems and urban agriculture in Africa. www.foodsecurity.ac.za / IEE / /
Honululu, United States /, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Siepa, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research stay included two conferences and a lab visit in the USA.The first conference was a meeting on plasma physics. Many experts were present and I was able to establish contact with a professor and his co-worker, whose work is important for my own research. At the second conference the topics were more application oriented and wide-spread. This was different but no less interesting as it gave an overview over the topics of industrial relevance. The six-week research stay was performed at West Virginia University. It brought my research forward significantly! Due to the limited time and well-working collaboration, this phase was very intense and I made a crucial step forward. / / / /
San Jose, United States /, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Siepa, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research stay included two conferences and a lab visit in the USA.The first conference was a meeting on plasma physics. Many experts were present and I was able to establish contact with a professor and his co-worker, whose work is important for my own research. At the second conference the topics were more application oriented and wide-spread. This was different but no less interesting as it gave an overview over the topics of industrial relevance. The six-week research stay was performed at West Virginia University. It brought my research forward significantly! Due to the limited time and well-working collaboration, this phase was very intense and I made a crucial step forward. / / / /
Morgantown, United States West Virginia University, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Siepa, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My research stay included two conferences and a lab visit in the USA.The first conference was a meeting on plasma physics. Many experts were present and I was able to establish contact with a professor and his co-worker, whose work is important for my own research. At the second conference the topics were more application oriented and wide-spread. This was different but no less interesting as it gave an overview over the topics of industrial relevance. The six-week research stay was performed at West Virginia University. It brought my research forward significantly! Due to the limited time and well-working collaboration, this phase was very intense and I made a crucial step forward. / / / /
Suita, Japan Osaka University, / Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Siepa, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en / Institute for Experimental Physics / /
Munich, Germany University of Munich, IFO Institute Economics conference visit Silberberger, Magdalene doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The European Trade Study Group (ETSG) Conference is one of the biggest annual conferences in the economics of trade. This year, not only have I been able to present my current research paper and get useful suggestions and comments, but I have also met several researchers in my field that I might collaborate with on a new research paper. www.etsg.org/conferences / / / /
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia University of Parahyangan, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Silviana, Silviana doctoral researcher Outgoing IDN https://www.unpar.ac.id/ / Institute for Thermo and Fluiddynamic / /
Milwaukee, United States /, InterPore - International Society for Porous Media Mechanical Engineering conference visit Sivanesapillai, Rakulan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The RUB Research School PLUS gave me the opportunity to present my research at the 6th International Conference on Porous Media of the International Society for Porous Media (Interpore) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. Interpore is a scientific orgranization comprised of well-reputed scientists covering experimentalists, theorists and modelers in the field of porous media. Since my PhD project is focussed on the analysis of hydraulic properties of porous materials using numerical methods, it fits very well the scope of Interpore activities. I was able to develop contacts to colleagues working in the field as well as present my research to a broad international audience. This conference visit certainly has a considerable impact on my research career as it drew my interest for new research areas I am eager to explore. www.interpore.org / Institute of Mechanics / /
Kolkata, India /, Indian Statistical Institute ISI Kolkata Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Skurt, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing IND www.isical.ac.in / Institute of Philosophy / /
Kiel, Germany /, Kiel Institute for the World Economy Economics conference visit Slany, Anja doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Thanks to funding granted from the Research School PLUS, I attended the Conference “Development Economics and Policy” in Kiel. It is the annual conference of the German Economic Association – Research Group on Development Economics and was hosted by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. It is one of the most important conferences on development economics in Germany and I was able to expand my network and receive value feedback on my research. / Chair of International Economics / /
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia /, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Economics research stay Slany, Anja doctoral researcher Outgoing ETH The research school plus funded my research stay at UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) in Addis Ababa, which gave me the opportunity to work with an international organization, meet contacts in my field of research and work on politically, and for my dissertation, highly relevant issues. The time was invaluable for my PhD thesis and overall career development. During the five months research stay I contributed to the flagship report of the UNECA, the Economic Report on Africa, and I conducted an empirical analysis which will be published in the organization's journal. On the whole, my stay was very educational and helpful for my thesis and future research networking. www.uneca.org/our-work/regional-integration-and-trade / Chair of International Economics / /
Washington D.C, United States /, First Conference on Global Value Chains, Trade and Development at the World Bank (WB) Economics conference visit Slany, Anja doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The financial support of the RS enabled me to participate at the First Conference on Global Value Chains, Trade and Development at the World Bank (WB) in Washington D.C. As one of the most important political and financial institutions the WB brings together leading economicsts. During the conference I could extent my network and make important contacts. I talked to various researchers from the WB and it turned out that they conduct a study which is very similar to my PhD project. I am very lucky that they offered me a reserach stay to collaborate in this project on agricultural value chains in Africa. Thanks to this conference and RS funding I will do a reaearch stay at the WB in July. cbe.ur.ac.rw/eabew/ / Chair of International Economics / /
Barcelona, Spain /, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics Economics workshop/summer school Slany, Anja doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics is one of the top research institutes in Europe and the world. The Summer Forum is an annual workshop bringing together leading economists from renowned universities around the world. I was very happy to be able to participate the workshop of Geography, Trade and Growth and The Political Economy of Globalization, which both fit very well my research in trade and development economics. In the final phase of my Phd those relatively small (but intense) workshops are essential to discuss my work and to reach out to potential cooperation partners. I am very thankful to the Research School to give me the opportunity to attend both works. www.barcelonagse.eu / Chair of International Economics / /
Kigali, Rwanda /, First Annual Eastern Africa Business and Economic Watch Conference Economics conference visit Slany, Anja doctoral researcher Outgoing RWA The focus of my PhD project is regional integration and economic development in Africa. Funded by the research school, I attended the First Annual Eastern Africa Business and Economic Watch Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, what was a great opportunity to discuss my findings and ideas with African trade researchers. I presented my paper 'New panel data evidence on Sub-Saharan trade integration - Prospects for the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite' for which I received valuable feedback. More importantly, I was confirmed in my results and I got motivated for future work regarding African integration. Furthermore, I talked to Rwandese people who experienced a positive impact of regional integration. cbe.ur.ac.rw/eabew/ / Chair of International Economics / /
Redmond, United States /, National Speleological Society / Oregon High Desert Grotto Geosciences field research Sobolewski, Linda doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My doctoral studies comprise the investigation of glacier cave systems which can be found under several glaciers as a result of several mechanisms such as meltwater runoff, geothermal activity, temperature or density gradients. Since my basic research area includes the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the United States, I primarily focus to analyze the interaction between glaciers and active volcanoes through glacier cave research. During my research stay in Oregon in summer 2019 I had the possibility to investigate the glacier caves of Mt. Hood´s Sandy Glacier. This expedition was really important to record several changes the glacier has gone through and to find and read out our data loggers. ohdgrotto.caves.org / Department of Geography / /
Lyon, France /, „Photocatalysis for Energy“ [PHOTO4E] Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Soldat, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Die internationale Konferenz „Photocatalysis for Energy“ [PHOTO4E] in Lyon vereint Felder der Energiegewinnung, insbesondere denen zu erneuerbaren Energien durch Sonnenlicht. Solarenergie stellt die einzige erneuerbare Ressource dar, um den weltweiten Energiebedarf in Bezug auf Herstellung von Kraftstoffen, Strom und Wärme zu decken. Aufgrund der Entwicklung von photokatalytischen Materialien für die Wasserstoffgenerierung und Wasserspaltung in meiner Doktorarbeit, war die Tagung [PHOTO4E] für mich von großem Interesse und gab mir mit der Teilnahme an dieser Tagung die Chance mit vielen erfahrenen Wissenschaftlern über meine Forschung zu diskutieren. Darüber hinaus wurden mir im Rahmen des Vortragsprogramms weitere Perspektiven und Ideen bezüglich neuer Synthesemethoden und Charakterisierungstechniken aufgezeigt, die auch auf meine verwendeten Materialien übertragen werden können. Als ebenfalls positiv habe ich die fachlichen Diskussionen am Ende meines Vortrags über meine aktuellen Forschungsergebnisse empfunden. Ein großes Dankeschön gilt daher der Research School Plus, ohne die ich nicht die Möglichkeit bekommen hätte an dieser Konferenz teilzunehmen! / / / /
Hamburg, Germany /, ICCBM15 Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Sommerkamp, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The ICCBM15 was attended by over 250 researchers from around the world and participants of the pre-conference workshop were hand-picked from a large number of applications. I just started my doctoral project three month ago. Especially at such an early stage it was very important to attend such a conference and workshop to get deep insights into the current state of the art of applied methods in my field of research. Additionally, I had the chance to visit the construction site of the European X-ray laser (XFEL). Starting in 2017, this worldwide unique facility will open up areas of research that were previously inaccessible. All in all, it was a great experience. / / / /
East Lansing, United States MSU, / Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Sommerkamp, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School PLUS allowed me to combine attending the Gordon Research Conference – Tetrapyrroles with two lab visits in the USA. This Gordon Research Conference is one of the conferences with highest impact in my field of research and presented recent advances and unpublished results. In general Gordon Research Conferences are known to provide extensive opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to exchange ideas with leaders in the field. The lab visits gave me the chance to exchange knowledge and experiences with foreign groups in a deeper way than only the conference. Additionally I could make use of a method which is not available in our lab and got a / Protein Crystallography / /
Newport, United States /, GRC Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Sommerkamp, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School PLUS allowed me to combine attending the Gordon Research Conference – Tetrapyrroles with two lab visits in the USA. This Gordon Research Conference is one of the conferences with highest impact in my field of research and presented recent advances and unpublished results. In general Gordon Research Conferences are known to provide extensive opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to exchange ideas with leaders in the field. The lab visits gave me the chance to exchange knowledge and experiences with foreign groups in a deeper way than only the conference. Additionally I could make use of a method which is not available in our lab and got a / Protein Crystallography / /
Buffalo, United States /, HTSlab Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Sommerkamp, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the Research School PLUS allowed me to combine attending the Gordon Research Conference – Tetrapyrroles with two lab visits in the USA. This Gordon Research Conference is one of the conferences with highest impact in my field of research and presented recent advances and unpublished results. In general Gordon Research Conferences are known to provide extensive opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to exchange ideas with leaders in the field. The lab visits gave me the chance to exchange knowledge and experiences with foreign groups in a deeper way than only the conference. Additionally I could make use of a method which is not available in our lab and got a / Protein Crystallography / /
Tallahassee, United States Florida State University, / Physics and Astronomy lab visit Sowa, Cathrina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Funded by the Research school plus I spent 4 weeks with the research group of Volker Crede at the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. This connection was established a year ago, because of a similar research field. Both our groups are working on the same data set of the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab, Virginia. The research topic is photoproduction of light mesons. These weeks were very helpful for my PhD thesis and I learned a lot about different analyzing techniques. Besides this my personal horizon was broadened by by the group who comes from so many different countries. http://hadron.physics.fsu.edu/ / Institut fuer Experimentalphysik I / /
Utrecht, Netherlands Universiteit Utrecht, / Psychology research stay Spiegler, Olivia doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD In spring 2014 I spent two months at The European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations at Utrecht University. My original aim was to prepare a joint publication with one of the most distinguished experts in the field. Much to our surprise we found that two publications can also be realized. Overall, I perceived the Centre, its research meetings and the informal get-togethers with other junior researchers as highly stimulating. I got extensive insights into topically related research projects and feedback on my previous work that really improved my doctoral project. We discussed options to prepare a joint symposium for an international conference and the invitation to present in a research colloquium at the RUB. I need to mention that I am especially thankful to the Research School Plus for the opportunity to take along my husband and at that time one year old son. www.uu.nl / / / /
Barcelona, Spain University Pompeu Fabra, / Economics workshop/summer school Sprenger, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.upf.edu / Economics and Business Administration / /
Tilburg, Netherlands /, TIBER Economics conference visit Sprenger, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD Thanks to the funding of the Research School Plus I could accept an invitation to the TIBER Symposium. The TIBER Symposium on Psychology and Economics is a conference that brings together researchers from both disciplines from all around the world. Visiting this conference allowed me to present my research to an international audience. I received valuable feedback on my work and got to know about other projects in the same field of research as well. This dialogue with other researchers was highly inspiring to me and will improve my future work. https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/institutes-and-research-groups/tiber/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Siena, Italy University of Siena, LabSi Economics conference visit Sprenger, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to the funding of the Research School Plus I could accept an invitation to the LabSi Workshop on Behavioral and Experimental Finance. The conference was organised by the Experimental Economics Laboratory of the University of Siena and brought together researchers from all around the world. Visiting this conference allowed me to present my research to an international audience. I received valuable feedback on my work and will stay in contact with researchers I met during the conference. Learning about other projects in the same field of research and the dialogue with other researchers was highly inspiring to me and will improve my future work. http://unisi.labsi.org/ / Economics and Business Administration / /
Utrecht, Netherlands /, European Science Foundation Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Spychalska, Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD In my PhD project I work on logical and pragmatic competence in natural language reasoning. I conduct EEG experiments on processing of pragmatic and semantic inferences in language. I also try to provide some formal modeling of the investigated phenomena. The funding from the Research School Plus enabled me to take part in many international conferences in the period between June and September 2013. In days 3 - 6 September 2013 I participated in the conference on Experimental Pragmatics (XPRAG) in Utrecht. I gave a poster presentation on my recent ERP study on the processing of the scalar implicature. The X - PRAG conference on experimental pragmatics is a biennial event that aims at fostering interaction between linguistic, psychological, and philosophical approaches to utterance interpretation. It is organized by the EURO - XPRAG Network that aims to support experimental pragmatic research through collaborations, workshops and conferences in order to provide leadership for this field worldwide. The general scope of the conference was highly relevant for the topic of my doctorate project. I attended many interesting talks, and the poster session was very rich. It was an especially great surprise for me that there were plenty posters on the topic of scalar implicatures, providing important and relevant data for my own research. I got great feedback on my experiment and learned about what has been recently done in this field by other People. www.esf.org / Institute of Philosophy / /
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation /, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Spychalska, Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing RUS St. Petersburg, Russia / Institute of Philosophy / /
Granada, Spain /, European Society for Philosophy and Psychology Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Spychalska, Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.eurospp.org / Institute of Philosophy / /
Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi State University, / Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Spychalska, Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing GEO www.tsu.edu / Institute of Philosophy / /
Québec, Canada /, Cognitive Science Society Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Spychalska, Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN In my PhD project I am working on logical and pragmatic competence in natural language reasoning. I conduct EEG experiments on processing of pragmatic and semantic inferences in language. The funding from the Research School Plus enabled me to take part in annual conference of the Cognitive Science Society, where I presented results of my EEG study. My paper also appeared in the peer-reviewed proceedings of the conference. During the conference I attended a number of very interesting talks and workshops. It was the first time I was able to participate in such a big international event gathering over thousand researchers from various sub-disciplines of cognitive science. http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2014/index.html / Institute of Philosophy / /
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain /, Gesellschaft für Semantik Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Spychalska, Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP The topic of my PhD is logical and pragmatic competence in natural language reasoning. To present results of my EEG experiment on processing of scalar implicatures I went to the conference Sinn und Bedeutung 18 in Vitoria - Gasteiz (Basque Country, Spain; 10 - 13 September 2013) which is an annual meeting of the Gesellschaft für Semantik. The conference addresses issues devoted to natural language semantics, pragmatics, the syntax - semantics interface, psycholinguistic aspects of meaning, or philosophy of language. It is probably the most important semantic conference in Europe. It is worth to mention that this year's edition of Sinn und Bedeutung was preceded by one-day workshop From Grammar to Meaning: the Spontaneous Logicality of Language (09.09.2013) in honor of Gennaro Chierchia on the occasion of his birthday. I came one day earlier especially to participate in this workshop. The conference participation was a great experience for me. I was able to discuss my results with many other linguists and attend interesting talks and lectures given by international experts. http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/asw/gfs/ / Institute of Philosophy / /
Berkeley, United States UC Berkeley, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Staadt, Martin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my stay at UC Berkeley from June to September 2015, I had the possibility to enrich my knowledge about computational modeling of magnetism in iron. Extended discussions with outstanding experts in my field were very useful to further adjust the focus of my work and contributed a lot to the progress of my thesis. My stay at UC Berkeley strongly influenced the methodology I use in my work and opened possibilities I did not think of before. The ongoing cooperation helps me to seamlessly continue my work and to prepare joint publications. Beside all the fruitful exchange, I experienced UC Berkeley as a perfect possible location for my future academic career. www.asta.mse.berkeley.edu / ICAMS / /
Freiburg, Germany University of Freiburg, / Psychology workshop/summer school Starosta, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU I got funding from the research school plus to participate in the methods course “Analyses and Models in Neurophysiology” in Freiburg in October 2013. It was organized by the Bernstein Center Freiburg (BCF) and the Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (NWG). My supervisor recommended this course to me, because the participated in this course when he was a PhD student. Thus, I had great expectations which were not disappointed. The course consisted of four different topics, each including a lecture in the morning and an associated exercise in the afternoon. This combination was very effective and helped me to apply the knowledge gained in the theoretical part to my own data. Over all, the five days in Freiburg were a great experience for me. I got to know new methods which I can apply in my own PhD project and a lot of researchers which apply the same methods like I do and are faced with similar problems. www.uni-freiburg.de / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Psychology conference visit Starosta, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Kingston, Canada Queen's University, / Physics and Astronomy research stay Stein, Yelena doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN www.queensu.ca / Astronomical Institute / /
San Diego, United States /, ICAAC 2015 (Interscience conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy) Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Stepanek, Jennifer doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I had a package application with three different parts. We have a cooperated research project with Prof. Keiler of the Pennsylvania State University about the bacterial response to trans-translation inhibitors. First, we invited Prof. Keiler to the Ruhr-University of Bochum to give a talk and discuss our results. This meeting strengthens our cooperation. Subsequently, I visited two conferences to present my results and receive feed-back of the scientific community. The Keystone Symposia was an intimate meeting with networking opportunities. In contrast, the ICAAC meeting was attended by a large community. Special thanks to the RS PLUS for allowing this helpful experiences. bmb.psu.edu/directory/kck11 / Applied Microbiology / /
Lake Tahoe, United States /, Keystone Symposium Gram-Negative Resistance (D1) Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Stepanek, Jennifer doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I had a package application with three different parts. We have a cooperated research project with Prof. Keiler of the Pennsylvania State University about the bacterial response to trans-translation inhibitors. First, we invited Prof. Keiler to the Ruhr-University of Bochum to give a talk and discuss our results. This meeting strengthens our cooperation. Subsequently, I visited two conferences to present my results and receive feed-back of the scientific community. The Keystone Symposia was an intimate meeting with networking opportunities. In contrast, the ICAAC meeting was attended by a large community. Special thanks to the RS PLUS for allowing this helpful experiences. bmb.psu.edu/directory/kck11 / Applied Microbiology / /
London, United Kingdom University of Reading, / Philology research stay Stielow, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR www.reading.ac.uk/about / Institute of Linguistics / /
Gießen, Germany University of Gießen, / Philology conference visit Stielow, Anna doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Vom 30. Maerz bis 02. April 2014 fand die 56. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TEAP) in Giessen statt. Die Konferenz umfasste neben ausgewaehlten Keynote-Vortraegen ein breit gefaechertes Vortragsangebot aus dem Bereich der Psychologie und verwandten Disziplinen. Da ich als Psycholinguistin an der Schnittstelle zwischen Linguistik und Psychologie arbeite, war es sehr gewinnbringend Teile meines Dissertationsprojektes auf einer psychologischen Konferenz vorzustellen. Diese Gelegenheit, die mir durch die finanzielle Unterstuetzung der Research School PLUS ermoeglicht wurde, brachte mir wertvolle Erfahrungen im Austausch mit Wissenschaftlern aus angrenzenden Disziplinen und dem Praesentieren meiner eigenen Arbeit. Zudem konnte der wissenschaftlichen Oeffentlichkeit damit ein aktuelles Forschungsprojekt der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum praesentiert und die Sichtbartkeit der Uni gestaerkt werden www.uni-giessen.de / Institute of Linguistics / /
Brisbane, Australia /, International Society for Rock Mechanics Geosciences conference visit Stöckhert, Ferdinand doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS www.isrm.net / Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics / /
Palm Beach, Aruba /, ICEAA/APWC Conference Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Storch, Robert doctoral researcher Outgoing ABW My PhD thesis / project at the Insitute of Electronic Circuit Design at the RUB focuses on the development of ultra broadband radar systems. Since radar systems are widely spread throughout a great variety of industrial and research applications the intereset in these systems is steadily increasing. Thus, a permanent exchange with other researchers is necessary to keep staying up to date. An international conference like the ICEAA is therefore an important event and I am glad that I was able to attend it due to the financial support of the RUB research school. The chosen location of the conference on a Caribbean island offered a spectacular and leisure atmosphere which made it very easy to get into a conversation with the other attendees and to establish further contacts. This is always positive for future research activities. / / / /
Barcelona, Spain /, AIDS Vaccine Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Storcksdieck genannt Bonsmann, Michael doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP / / Medicine / /
Montréal, Canada Université de Montréal, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Strack, Martin doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN My PhD studies were focused on the preparation of peptides, peptide analogues and peptide conjugates that have promising applications in biomedical research, catalysis and materials science. Thanks to the funding of the RUB Research School PLUS, I was able to broaden my expertise on biologically active peptide analogues during a research period at the Université de Montréal in Canada. There, I was interested in the preparation of cyclic peptide analogues for medicinal applications. Furthermore, I was able to invite my host professor to the RUB. This allowed not only strengthening the collaboration between both groups, but also establishing research contacts with other researches of the RUB. / / / /
Orangeburg, NY, United States /, Emotional Brain Institute, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Medicine lab visit Strauch, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With the funding by the RS PLUS I had the opportunity to combine the participation of a conference taking place in Chicago with the visit of a laboratory in the Nathan Kline Institute. At the largest conference in the field of neuroscience I presented a poster with results of my PhD studies and attended several interesting symposia and lectures. I discussed my and others data and met important scientists focusing on my or related research topics. During the lab visit, in the group of one of the most important scientists in my field of research, I gave a talk to him and his lab members. I intensively discussed new ideas and my data, and got deeper insights into the methods they use. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Chicago, United States /, SfN annual meeting Medicine conference visit Strauch, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With the funding by the RS PLUS I had the opportunity to combine the participation of a conference taking place in Chicago with the visit of a laboratory in the Nathan Kline Institute. At the largest conference in the field of neuroscience I presented a poster with results of my PhD studies and attended several interesting symposia and lectures. I discussed my and others data and met important scientists focusing on my or related research topics. During the lab visit, in the group of one of the most important scientists in my field of research, I gave a talk to him and his lab members. I intensively discussed new ideas and my data, and got deeper insights into the methods they use. / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Milan, Italy /, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Medicine conference visit Strauch, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA I attended the “9th FENS Forum of Neuroscience” taking place in Milan, Italy, in July 2014 with the funding I obtained from Research School PLUS. This conference is the largest international neuroscience meeting in Europe. I was able to see interesting and inspiring talks presented by leading scientist in the field of learning and memory research from all over the world and talk to other scientists about their projects during the poster sessions. Furthermore, I presented a poster with results from my PhD project “Exploring the relationship between the olfactory system and hippocampus in information processing, learning and synaptic plasticity” and could discuss my research with several neuroscientists sometimes from very different point of view. www.fens.org / / / /
Melbourne, Australia /, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Economics conference visit Stroka, Magdalena doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS melbourneinstitute.com / Economics and Business Administration / /
Wollongong, Australia University of Wollongong, / Economics research stay Stroka, Magdalena doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The funding by the RUB Research School PLUS enabled me to follow the invitation of my co-author from the University of Wollongong to pursue the research on our joint project on the Long-Run Consequences of Early-Life Exposure to Radioactive Fallout in Germany after the Chernobyl Accident. The idea of our cooperation originated during our discussions at the 9th World Congress on Health Economics in Sydney in summer 2013. I was enabled to partici-pate at this congress due to the funding of the RUB Research School PLUS. Six months after our first talks I visited my research partner for a joint consideration of the preliminary anal-yses and the discussion of our empirical identification strategy. My stay at the University of Wollongong was very inspiring and fruitful. Within the project my coauthor and I have made very important and deciding steps. All in all, this research stay was a great experience both from an academic and a personal perspective. www.uow.edu / Economics and Business Administration / /
Copenhagen, Denmark /, Danish Technological Institute Mechanical Engineering conference visit Sudbrock, Florian doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK www.dti.dk / Institute for Energy and Environmental Engineering / /
Burdwan, India Burdwan University, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Sukul, Premankur doctoral researcher Outgoing IND Finding industrially relevant enzymes from microorganisms is highly important in our shift towards a more sustainable future with „green“ industry. In this project, I visited the „Extremophile“ group under the guidance of Dr. Subhra Kanti Mukhupadhyay at The University of Burdwan (West Bengal, India) to have access to a range of hot-springs with temperature of up to 70°C. Only microorganisms with extreme adaptations proliferate in such extreme conditions. Enzymes from such extremophile organisms can be industrially relevant. During the course of my stay in India, I gathered environmental samples from hot springs and screened them for lipase (enzyme to break lipids). Initial experiments show. www.buruniv.ac.in / Microbial Biochemistry / /
Florence, Italy /, IEEE Signal Processing Society Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Taghia, Jalal doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA I participated in the 39th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2014) to present my recent research on single-channel noise reduction entitled at 'A negentropy based adaptive line enhancer for single-channel noise reduction at low SNR conditions'. I found this conference so interesting, and I received valuable feedback on the work that I presented there. ICASSP is the world's largest and most comprehensive technical conference focused on signal processing and its applications. The conference features world-class speakers, tutorials, exhibits, a Show and Tell event, and over 120 lecture and poster sessions. ICASSP includes the IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Committees like Audio and Acoustic Signal Processing, Speech and Language Processing, etc. In the conference, I found the opportunity of talking with my former colleagues, successful researchers, and prominent professors. Furthermore, I became familiar with the most recent activities of the companies related to my field. www.signalprocessingsociety.org / / / /
London, United Kingdom SOAS University of London, / East Asian Studies research stay Tang, Qin doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR SOAS Library has strict rules in books borrowing out of the library while it has numerous English publications closely related to my research subject. By the help of their information desks, I can register and receive a library card for the entry (which can last for years and be renewed whenever the visiting scholar get back to the library again). Only getting in can online articles and resources being able to download/ books to read. Thanks to the RS Plus fund, my one-week long research stay in Oct 2016 was fruitful. Although intensive, I managed to collect 25 key resources while attending lectures and group discussions that eventually helped me on academic exchanges and networking. https://www.soas.ac.uk/ / Sektion Politik Ostasiens / /
Glasgow, United Kingdom /, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) History conference visit Tekin, Caner doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I attended the annual convention of the European Consortium for Political Research(ECPR) held in Glasgow, Scotland. After a competitive reviewing process, I presented my paper entitled 'National Thinking in the Turkish Cypriot Community: A Political Pendulum?' in the panel chaired by Prof. Markus Tausendpfund from the University of Hagen, in cooperation with Prof. Angelika Vetter from the University of Stuttgart. I found opportunity to discuss my own methodological approach with leading professors of the field. Additionally, I joined the Standing Group on Identity, a subdivision under the ECPR, and introduced my idea of organising a conference on European identity next year. / Institute for Social Movements / /
Madison, United States /, Wisconsin IceCube Astroparticle Physics Center Physics and Astronomy research stay Tenholt, Frederik doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The funding obtained from RUB-RS within PR.INT enabled me to participate in the collaboration meeting of the IceCube collaboration and to realize a subsequent research stay at the Wisconsin IceCube Astroparticle Physics Center. While I had the chance to meet many other international researchers and learn about their projects and their scientific methods at the collaboration meeting, I was also able to present the main results of my doctoral project to an appropriate audience at this venue. During the subsequent research stay I had the chance to work intensely and cooperatively on analyzing important data needed for finishing my doctoral project. Thanks to RUB-RS! https://icecube.wisc.edu / / / /
Shanghai, China Tongji University, School of Medicine Regenerative Lab Medicine lab visit Terheyden-Keighley, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The Tongji University was a fantastic place for me to conduct my research, especially in the lab of Professor X. Zhang. My fellow researchers were extremely helpful, and being world-leaders in the field of neural differentiation, could provide me invaluable guidance. Shanghai is an intense place to live, and certainly leaves a lasting impression. The transportation network is outstanding, with general living costs being lower than German cities. I could never feel the pollution physically, however the sun does set a little quicker as its hits the smog layer. Learn at least at a basic level of Chinese to allow for shopping, as outside the university no one can speak English. Was fun! / Cytology/Anatomy / /
Geneva, Switzerland /, Gordon Research Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Terhag, Jan doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE www.grc.org / / / /
Madrid, Spain /, / Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Terlecka, Barbara doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP / / / / /
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka University of Peradeniya, / Protestant Theology research stay Thammannawe, Dhammananda doctoral researcher Outgoing LKA I have completed my research stay from 16.02 to 22.03.2017 in Sri Lanka. During this time, I could gather necessary data for my study and present my project at two universities. / Faculty of Philology and Religious Studies / /
Kyoto, Japan Kyoto University, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Nguyen, Thanh Luan doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN I highly value the opportunity to work with world class research partners in the field. RUB Research School has given me the chance to go to the Kyoto University in Japan to do research with my interested research partner, Prof. Akira Murakami at the Laboratory of agricultural facilities engineering. We have worked on applying the data assimilation method to identifying soil properties for tunenling application. Besides, I had plenty of chance to exchange ideas and make friends with researchers and research students from and outside of the laboratory. After the exchange, I more believe that parnership and exchange of ideas can help accelerate science work and create life-long research partners whom one could consult at some important points of his/ her research. I thank the RUB Research School for giving this valuable opportunity which definitely contributes a lot to the success of my current and future PhD work. www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en / Institute for Computational Engineering / /
Bilbao, Spain /, Network Glia Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Thatenhorst, Denis doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP I attended the XII European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease in Bilbao, Spain. 1200 participants and 650 posters make it the largest and most outstanding meeting focusing specifically on glial cells in Europe. During the poster sessions I could convince other scientists that Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM), the method I am working with, is a well-suited technique to study three-dimensional morphology changes of living glial cells in culture. Moreover, I got into touch with a lot of international scientists, who had not heard from the Ruhr-University, before, but know now that glial cell research is performed here, opening new possibilities for future cooperations. bilbao2015.gliameeting.eu / Biochemistry II / /
Boulder, United States /, National Institute for Standards and Technology, Boulder Mechanical Engineering research stay Thol, Monika doctoral researcher Outgoing USA This project was carried out at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Boulder, USA) from 03/14/2014 - 05/17/2014 and was funded by the RUB Research School. This institute is the most famous and successful one in the world in measuring high-accurate thermophysical properties and setting up high-accurate fundamental equations of state. I could work together with Dr. E. W. Lemmon, who was involved in the development of nearly every fundamental equation of state developed in the last 15 years. Additionally, I had close contact to very famous experimentalists measuring high-quality thermophysical properties. During that work, I could gain much experience which I could not only use for successfully working on my oxygen project, but also in my further research work. I am very grateful to the RUB Research School that they gave me the opportunity of gaining such experience. http://www.nist.gov / Institute for Thermo- and Fluiddynamics / /
Cambridge, United States MIT, / Mathmatics research stay Thyssen, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA web.mit.edu / / / /
South Lake Tahoe, United States /, Talbot Workshop Mathmatics workshop/summer school Thyssen, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA / / / / /
Buenos Aires, Argentina /, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Medicine conference visit Titze, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing ARG The funding of the RUB Research School Plus offered me the chance to attend the 15th World Congress on Pain of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the congress, I presented the results of my first study on pain-related coping responses in athletes and non-athletes during a poster session and strongly benefited from the discussions with leading scientists in the field of pain. My attendance not only provided the opportunity to exchange scientific knowledge and ideas for further studies of my research topic, but also to network for potential collaborations. http://www.iasp-pain.org/ / / / /
Vogüé, France /, / Chemistry and Biochemistry workshop/summer school Tölle, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The financial support of the Research School PLUS enabled my participation at the 1st EFCATS-CNRS European Summer School on Catalyst Preparation: Fundamental Concepts and Industrial Requirements, taking place in Vogüé / France with 112 participants from academia and industry. By partaking in the various courses I have been able to obtain deeper knowledge in the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts, which is an important field in catalysis research and relevant to both academia and industry. Furthermore, it constitutes a major part of PhD project. Apart from the practical courses, this summer school organized 12 lecture sessions that covered various topics ranging from the fundamental and applied concepts of catalyst preparation up to the industrial requirements for large-scale synthesis. At multiple occasions I seized the opportunity to have personal discussions with senior scientists from global enterprises in catalysis industry and notable professors, as well as post-docs and fellow PhD students. So it was possible to talk about opportunities as a post-doc or about a career in the industry. / / / /
Paris, France University of Paris-Saclay, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Tomankova, Lenka postdoc Outgoing FRA Thanks to the generous support of the RUB Research School I was able to participate in and present my most recent results at the Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium Meeting in Paris. My contribution was very well accepted and the questions, comments and suggestions I received from members of the gamma-astronomy community were extremely helpful for my successive research. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, RUB Research School! / Plasma and Astroparticle Physics / /
Dallas, United States /, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Tourou, Pavlos doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of Research School PLUS allowed me to present 3 papers at two international conferences; the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) held in Dallas and the MEDPOWER conference held in Athens. At both conferences I got the chance to attend high-quality presentations from leading scientists and to make new contacts with researchers working on similar subjects. Furthermore, the Research School PLUS funding allowed me to visit the Electric Energy Systems Laboratory (EESL) at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. During the laboratory visit I gained further insight on the topic of wind turbine integration and control in microgrids. www.ece.ntua.gr / Power Systems Technology and Power Mechatronics EneSys / /
Athen, Greece National Technical University of Athens, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Tourou, Pavlos doctoral researcher Outgoing GRC The support of Research School PLUS allowed me to present 3 papers at two international conferences; the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) held in Dallas and the MEDPOWER conference held in Athens. At both conferences I got the chance to attend high-quality presentations from leading scientists and to make new contacts with researchers working on similar subjects. Furthermore, the Research School PLUS funding allowed me to visit the Electric Energy Systems Laboratory (EESL) at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. During the laboratory visit I gained further insight on the topic of wind turbine integration and control in microgrids. www.ece.ntua.gr / Power Systems Technology and Power Mechatronics EneSys / /
Vienna, Austria /, AIT Austrian Institute of Techology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Tourou, Pavlos doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.ait.ac.at / / / /
Padova, Italy Università degli studi di Padova, / Law research stay Träbing, Tim doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA www.unipd.it/ / / / /
Padova, Italy Università degli studi di padova, / Law research stay Träbing, Tim doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to the RUB research school I was able to attend a conference concerning the reformation of Italy’s fixed term employment contract system and to continue my research on a certain aspect of this flexible form of labor contracts within the University of Padova’s law faculty. It would have been impossible to gather such an amount of information and to make the acquaintance of other researchers without undertaking the research on site. I’m curious whether I might suggest the integration of certain aspects of Italian labor law into the German legal system in order to enhance employees’ chances for transparency when contracting on a fixed term basis as a result of my doctoral thesis. www.giurisprudenza.unipd.it / / / /
Karlsruhe, Germany Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Traeger, Stefanie doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU With financial support of the RUB research schoolPLUS I was able to attend the XI International Fungal Biology Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, in September 2013. During my PhD thesis I am working on functional and comparative genome studies to analyse fungal development. The International Fungal Biology Conference was a good place to present my latest data to experts on the field of fungal biology. It was my first participation of a scientific conference, where I presented my data of PhD thesis via a poster. It was a great opportunity to discuss my research with international experts on the field of fungal biology and to get in touch with other PhD students, which share the same focus on their work. The attendance of this conference improved my professional and social skills like design a scientific poster, discuss different aspects of fungal biology and meet researchers and collaborates. http://www.kit.edu/index.php / / / /
Gold Coast, Australia Griffith University, School of Allied Health Sciences Sports Science research stay Trompeter, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS RSP funded our research stay at Griffith University and the participation in the Asiscs SMA Conference. During our stay at Griffith University we talked to experts of the field of our PhD topics, discussed methodological approaches, previous results and got to know their own research. The last week of our stay we visited the Asiscs SMA Conference and presented parts of our PhD research. We discussed it with further researchers, received valuable feedback on our projects and expanded our network and contacts. Visiting the University and the conference was very educational and helpful regarding our projects and for future research networking. It was an excited experience with a great benefit. https://www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-allied-health-sciences / Sports Medicine and Sports Nutrition / /
Moscow, Russian Federation Lomonosov Moscow State University, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Tu, Min doctoral researcher Outgoing RUS www.msu.ru/en / / / /
Kobe, Japan /, 4th international conferences on metal-organic framework compounds (MOF2014) Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Tu, Min doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN First of all, I attended the 4th international conferences on metal-organic framework compounds (MOF2014) from 28th Sep to 1st Oct at Kobe, Japan. During the conference I presented my research on the development of MOF thin film devices for selective detection of vapor phase volatile organic compounds. In addition, I discussed with some researchers and scientists (e.g., Dr Mark Allendorf and Prof. Guangshan Zhu) about my understanding of MOFs and the perspective and the obstacle for realistic applications. Afterwards, I visited the nanoscience and nanotechnology research center and the International Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnologies at Osaka Prefecture University. www.nanosq.21c.osakafu-u.ac.jp/ttsl_lab/r_makiura/en_index.html / / / /
Osaka, Japan Osaka Prefecture University, Nanoscience and Nanitechnology Research Center Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Tu, Min doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN First of all, I attended the 4th international conferences on metal-organic framework compounds (MOF2014) from 28th Sep to 1st Oct at Kobe, Japan. During the conference I presented my research on the development of MOF thin film devices for selective detection of vapor phase volatile organic compounds. In addition, I discussed with some researchers and scientists (e.g., Dr Mark Allendorf and Prof. Guangshan Zhu) about my understanding of MOFs and the perspective and the obstacle for realistic applications. Afterwards, I visited the nanoscience and nanotechnology research center and the International Laboratory of Materials Science and Nanotechnologies at Osaka Prefecture University. www.nanosq.21c.osakafu-u.ac.jp/ttsl_lab/r_makiura/en_index.html / / / /
Istanbul, Turkey Universität-Istanbul, / Law workshop/summer school Tulay, Muhammed Emre doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR A public seminar was organized for student by the Faculty of Law of Ruhr University Bochum and Faculty of Law of Istanbul Ozyegin University with the participation of Prof. Dr. Osman Isfen (Ruhr- University), Prof. Dr. Yener Unver (Ozyegin University) and Prof. Dr. Korkut Kanadoglu (Ozyegin University). The main purpose of the seminar was comparing and contrasting judicial system of German and Turkish. Additionally, making a communication bridge between academics and students of the two University and providing a chance of familiarizing two different culture and law system to the students and academics, were planned. I found these aims very interesting and helpfully for who wants to acquaint with both of law system and I decided to participate to seminar. I made a presentation about law on meetings and demonstrations in German law system by the name of 'The View of Law Regulating Public Meetings'. My presentation was in German but I preferred to continue in Turkish with analysing sample case in order to explain in detail the conflict of two different law system. At the end of program, the organisers of the program was taken lots of very good feedback by most of the participants. Almost all of the participant asked to hold the seminar regularly. In my opinion, the program was very good and important step for my academic future career and I am satisfied by contribution of the seminar to my study in Germany. I would like to add on my report to my thanks to organisers and all sponsor and supporter of the program. / / / /
Orangeburg, United States /, Nathan Kline Institute Medicine lab visit Twarkowski, Hannah doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the RS PR.INT funding I was able to realise a venture I had desired for a while now. As a PhD student in my last year I am in need of a few things: critical input to my collected data for writing my thesis, practice in presenting and discussing my data for the defense and future events, broaden my horizon regarding methods and international contacts for possible future positions as a postdoc. All of this I got out of my project. I attended the world largest neuroscientific conference (SFN) in Chicago (USA ) and combined this trip with a lab visit at a lab whose leading scientist I have met at another workshop a few years ago. http://www.med.nyu.edu/biosketch/ginsbs01 / Department of Neurophysiology / /
Suzhou, China /, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Ulc, Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN The RS+ funding enabled my participation at the Cold Spring Harbor Conference „GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Applications“, which took place in Suzhou, China, from September 22nd to September 26th, 2014. Presenting my latest research results on a poster in front of international experts on GTPases was a great opportunity to get a feedback and new ideas on my PhD project and I also won a poster prize. The list of plenary speakers was very interesting and the talks and fruitful discussions helped me to develop future experiments. In conclusion, the Cold Spring Harbor Conference „GTPases: Mechanisms, Interactions and Applications“ conference was a striking event. / / / /
San Diego, United States /, Society for Neuroscience Psychology conference visit Ünver, Emre doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.sfn.org / / / /
Erlangen, Germany Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, / Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Uribe, David doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU The GAMM 2014 is a yearly conference in the fields of mathematics and mechanics. We were able to present a paper in this conference to present our resent findings in the area of poroelasticity. The conference provided great opportunities to contact experts in the fields which are of our interests. One of the highlights was meeting an expert in the field of Computer Tomography reconstruction. www.uni-erlangen.de / / / /
Heidelberg, Germany /, Arbeitskreis Internationale Politische Ökonomie Social Science conference visit van Loon, Aukje doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.ipo.uni-wuppertal.de/ / Institute of Political Science / /
Brussels, Belgium /, The European Parliament Social Science conference visit van Loon, Aukje doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL www.europarl.europa.eu/ / Institute of Political Science / /
Warsaw, Poland /, EISA - European International Studies Association Social Science conference visit van Loon, Aukje doctoral researcher Outgoing POL Financial support from the RUB Research School PLUS enabled me to participate in the ECPR/EISA 8th Pan-European Conference on International Relations which was held 18-21 September in Warsaw. I attended the conference as a paper giver in a panel which was chaired by my Ph.D. supervisor professor Stefan Schirm of the Chair of International Politics (LSIP). Panel participants, primarily present and past research associates of the LSIP, were concerned with investigating domestic sources of European economic policy divergences. My paper focussed on the restructuring of EU financial market supervision in which I applied the societal approach to governmental preference formation, developed by professor Schirm, to investigate British and German policy divergences. In my dissertation, I also apply this approach to the same countries but use this to investigate what domestic sources determine these governments’ external trade policy positions and which implications these have with regard to EU preferential trade agreements with emerging market economies. The opportunity to present a theoretical part of my Ph.D. project on EU trade and the ability to extend this empirically to EU finance has significantly benefitted further progress of my dissertation. Equally, presenting my project to an internationally composed audience and obtaining valuable feedback from junior and senior researchers from a typical interdisciplinary background has provided me with significant input for my doctoral thesis. www.eisa-net.org / Institute of Political Science / /
Yokohama, Japan Yokohama City University, / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Veit, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN In April 2015 I have visited the workgroup of Prof. Ikegami at the YCU in Japan. My research project was focused on the investigation of the structure-function relationship of the cyanobacterial cytochrome b6f complex which is one of the main enzyme complexes in photosynthesis. I previously cooperated with Prof. Ikegami in order to solve the atomic resolution structure of PetP, a subunit of the b6f complex exclusively found in cyanobacteria and red alga but not in plants. The RS Plus funding allowed me to complement the structural information by a detailed study of the interaction mechanisms between PetP with other proteins by NMR. Altogether I can really recommend a research stay in Japan. www-mls.tsurumi.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/lab/stbiol.html / Biochemie der Pflanzen / /
The Hague, Netherlands /, Dutch Associaton for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy Psychology conference visit Velten, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD The funding of the RUB Research School Plus allowed me to participate in the EABCT conference in The Hague, Netherlands. This conference is one of the most important gatherings of cognitive behavioral psychotherapists and researchers from all over the world. I got the opportunity to present my recent research findings about the association between relationship satisfaction and sexual function in women and to discuss my results with interested researchers from different specialties in the range of clinical psychology and sex research. http://app.eabct.eu / / / /
Erlangen, Germany Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, / Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Vinci, Carlo doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.uni-erlangen.de / / / /
Windhoek, Namibia /, 9th International Congress of Dipterology Medicine conference visit Virgo, Jonas doctoral researcher Outgoing NAM Allowed by funding granted by Research School Plus, I attended the 9th International Congress of Dipterology in Windhoek, Namibia. Within the frame of a special symposium, addressing dipteran/amphibian interactions, I was invited to give a presentation on my PhD project. The project aims at identifying levels of host specificity of acoustically oriented eavesdropping frog-biting midges (Corethrellidae) in breeding frog communities in the Old and New World tropics. Taking part at the ICD9 conference allowed me to further establish contacts and to coordinate future research directions. Combining the conference stay with an additional field trip provided valuable data for my research. / Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity / /
Seattle, United States University of Washington, Avian Conservation Lab Psychology lab visit von Eugen, Kaya doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My PhD on the underlying neural factors of avian complex cognition consists of two projects: 1.Delineate the avian prefrontal cortex in different species, 2.Determine energy consumption of the avian brain. Funding of the Research School enabled me to go the USA for a lab visit and a conference attendance that greatly contributed to both of the projects. During my research stay, I learned how to execute positron emission tomography in a corvid species, which is the key technique central to project 2. After, I was able to present the first results of project 1 at the Society for Neuroscience conference and receive valuable feedback of scientific heavy-weights for continuation of the project. / AE Biopsychology / /
Squaw Valley, CA, United States /, 27th Rare Earth Research Conference Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Wahsner, Jessica doctoral researcher Outgoing USA / / / / /
Antwerp, Belgium University of Antwerp, / IEE workshop/summer school Walker, Katherine doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL www.uantwerp.be/en/ / / / /
Munich, Germany /, The International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Mechanical Engineering conference visit Walter, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.ifhtse.org / / / /
Bangkok, Thailand /, Chemical Society of Thailand Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Wannapaiboon, Suttipong doctoral researcher Outgoing THA I attended the Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, which is one of the most important conferences among the Chemical Society of Thailand. There are various Chemistry disciplines in the conference which focuses on the innovative Chemistry for sustainability of the AEC and beyond. In this conference, I gave an oral presentation of my PhD research. I got a chance to exchange my knowledge with the other scientists. Moreover, I could establish the scientific connection with the pioneer researchers in my discipline, which benefits me a lot for my carrier path in the future. It is my honor to be awarded the outstanding oral presentation by this conference. / Chair of Inorganic Chemistry II / /
Nilai, Malaysia Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, / Philology conference visit Wengler, Jennifer doctoral researcher Outgoing MYS www.usim.edu.my / Department of Romance Studies / /
Washington D.C., United States /, Society for Neuroscience conference Psychology conference visit von Eugen, Kaya doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My PhD on the underlying neural factors of avian complex cognition consists of two projects: 1.Delineate the avian prefrontal cortex in different species, 2.Determine energy consumption of the avian brain. Funding of the Research School enabled me to go the USA for a lab visit and a conference attendance that greatly contributed to both of the projects. During my research stay, I learned how to execute positron emission tomography in a corvid species, which is the key technique central to project 2. After, I was able to present the first results of project 1 at the Society for Neuroscience conference and receive valuable feedback of scientific heavy-weights for continuation of the project. / AE Biopsychology / /
Syracuse, United States Syracuse University, / Protestant Theology research stay Wevelsiep, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School Plus funding allowed me to stay for four months at the University of Syracuse. During my stay I participated in various meetings and reading groups in Syracuse. I presented a paper at the annual conference of the Association for Asian Studies in Denver and attended a meeting of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion in Toronto. Furthermore, I conducted several interviews with Buddhist charities (which are my research focus) in the US and Canada. The research stay helped me significantly to finalize and improve several parts of my dissertation and to establish international contacts to other PhD-students and researchers working on similar topics. / CERES / /
Sevilla, Spain /, Ferderation of European Materials Societies Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Wiktor, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP When I applied for the EUROMAT 2013 I was in doubt if there would be any substantial contacts with other researchers from my field, since it is one of the largest materials science conferences in Europe. When I saw the organization of the individual symposia I ceased to doubt, because every symposium had about 30 to 40 participants. Although the conference had over 2300 contributors these small symposia created the perfect atmosphere for discussions. Of course this also meant that there were many presentations at the same time. On the other hand one could be sure that all participants in all symposia were genuinely interested in the presentations. For me the discussions with other participants resulted in two new cooperations with other European groups. My personal goal was to get a better orientation in my field of science. I was able to get to know research fields closely connected to my own. This gave me a better idea of the kind of science I want to conduct after I finished my PhD. In addition I was able to use the oral presentation I gave as a valuable training for my PhD defense. In summary the RURS funding allowed me to visit a very interesting and highly regarded conference. www.fems.org / / / /
Antwerp, Belgium University of Antwerp, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Wiktor, Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL www.uantwerpen.be/en/ / / / /
Banff, Canada /, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Wild, Alexander doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN http://icsd.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/staff/jianying/acns_home/ / Horst Görtz Institute for IT-Security / /
Denver, United States /, annual conference of the Association for Asian Studies Protestant Theology conference visit Wevelsiep, Lisa doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School Plus funding allowed me to stay for four months at the University of Syracuse. During my stay I participated in various meetings and reading groups in Syracuse. I presented a paper at the annual conference of the Association for Asian Studies in Denver and attended a meeting of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion in Toronto. Furthermore, I conducted several interviews with Buddhist charities (which are my research focus) in the US and Canada. The research stay helped me significantly to finalize and improve several parts of my dissertation and to establish international contacts to other PhD-students and researchers working on similar topics. / CERES / /
Sydney, Australia University of New South Wales, / Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Wilde, Patrick doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The PR.INT funding of the RUB Research School Plus allowed me to spend a total of three months at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Prior to my stay, we have already collaborated for one and a half years but it was with the help of the program, that we could successfully intensify our cooperation. I was welcomed into the group of Prof. Justin Gooding, where we continued our work on the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. Within the three months of my stay we did not only finish the practical work but also managed to finalise the publication on the obtained results. Further exchange of students between the groups is planned and will commence later this month. www.chemistry.unsw.edu.au/our-school/about-our-school / Department of Chemistry / /
Philadelphia, United States Temple University, / Psychology lab visit Willard, Jessica doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Visiting Dr. Carol Hammer’s lab at the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Temple University was invaluable for me. I was introduced to growth curve modeling, a statistical method that is highly relevant for analyzing longitudinal data collected by my team at RUB. We started working on two joint publications, have submitted to an international conference and are preparing two further submissions. I presented my team’s work at a colloquium. The exchanges with the faculty were incredibly helpful and provided important guidance for my doctoral project. I am very thankful that RURS plus made this possible by giving me the opportunity to take along my husband and baby. temple.edu / Developmental Psychology / /
Seattle, United States /, Society for Research in Child Development Psychology conference visit Willard, Jessica doctoral researcher Outgoing USA www.srcd.org/about-us / / / /
Heidelberg, Germany /, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Wille, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.cars-int.org / / / /
Graz, Austria /, German Society for Biomedical Engineering Physics and Astronomy conference visit Wille, Andreas doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT www.vde.com/de/fg/dgbmt/Seiten/Aktuelles.aspx / / / /
Dortmund, Germany Technische Universität Dortmund, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Leibniz Universität Hannover, / Mechanical Engineering conference visit Windmann, Matthias doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU / / Institute for Materials / /
Düsseldorf, Germany /, ASME Turbo Expo 2014 Mechanical Engineering conference visit Witteck, Dirk doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU My attendance of the international conference ASME Turbo Expo 2014 for turbo machinery at Düsseldorf, Germany, was a great opportunity to get into contact with other researchers. Researchers and industrial developers from all over the world meet at this annual conference. By presenting and discussing my results with the professionals I got inspirations for my further studies in the field of numerical prediction of blade vibrations. Furthermore, the ASME conference presents a broad range of gas and steam turbine topics and therefore gives the opportunity to learn more about other research sectors. Thanks to Research School Plus for supporting my conference participation with 350 EUR. / Lehrstuhl für Thermische Turbomaschinen / /
New Brunswick, United States Rutgers University, / Philosophy and Educational Research lab visit Wolf, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With funding from the research school I spent one month visiting the developmental psychology lab of Prof. Alan Leslie at Rutgers University. Prof. Leslie is a world renowned expert in the field of my research. His feedback on my work was particularly valuable as my doctoral project is located at the intersection between psychology and philosophy and he provided a psychological perspective, thus complementing my primarily philosophically oriented supervision in Bochum. I also benefitted from my experience at the lab more broadly, learning more about the cutting edge research currently being conducted, as well as methodological insights into empirical research and experimental design. ruccs.rutgers.edu/aleslie / Philosophy II / /
St. Louis, United States Washington University, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Wulfhorst, Hannes doctoral researcher Outgoing USA http://wustl.edu/ / / / /
Geneva, Switzerland University of Geneva, Center for International Dispute Settlement (CIDS), IHEID Law conference visit Wuschka, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE I attended a conference jointly organized by the Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement and the Federation for International Arbitration Advocacy on 'Advocacy in different international fora: Innovation through cross-­-fertilization'. The conference speakers - prominent advocates in their respective fields of international adjudication - discussed differences and similarities in the way lawyers present their cases before the International Court of Justice, international arbitral tribunals, and within the WTO dispute settlement system. fiaacidsconference.ch / / / /
Amsterdam, Netherlands University of Amsterdam, / Law conference visit Wuschka, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD On 24 February 2017, I served as a judge (competition juror) for the Dutch National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by the University of Amsterdam. www.ilsa.org/jessup / / / /
Paris, France /, Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Law conference visit Wuschka, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA From 16 to 18 February 2017, I served as a judge (competition juror) for the French National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by the Paris office of law firm Dentons. www.ilsa.org/jessup / / / /
Columbia, United States University of Missouri, / Law conference visit Wuschka, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA On 2 and 3 February 2017, I took part in and gave a presentation at a works-in-progress conference on current issues of (international) dispute resolution at the University of Missouri. The conference was jointly organized by MU's Center for Dispute Resolution and the American Society of International Law's Interest Groups for Dispute Resolution and Private International Law. Subsequently, from 9 to 12 February 2017, I participated as a judge in the US Midwest Regional Rounds of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by Loyola University of Chicago. / / / /
Barcelona, Spain /, International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Yang, Yang doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP www.cimne.com / / / /
Izmir, Turkey /, / History field research Yenentürk, Seda doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR / / Institute for Archeology / /
Frankfurt/Oder, Germany /, JFSL Tagung Frankfurt/Oder Philology conference visit Zalkowski, Olesia doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Thanks to funding granted from the Research School PLUS, I attended to the JFSL Conference in Frankfurt/Oder - Slubice. It was the first time I could present my doctoral project and get feedbacks from other PhD students with different slavistic background. The questions and suggestions help me a lot. I am also very thankful for the (very friendly presented) critics. Also the networks I've made there will be very helpful for my further work. I listened also to the reports of very interesting latest research results of other PhD students, which also gave me interesting input for my own research. Also beeing in Polen has given me the motivation to learn Polish, because I realised how important and interesting the language is. It was a very important experience which motivates me to go further with my research and to concentrate on important aspects. / / / /
Adelaide, Australia University of Adelaide, / Psychology research stay Zang, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The support of the Research School PLUS allowed me to present my research at the 28th Human Brain Proteome Project Workshop hosted at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. During the workshop, I got to know researchers from all over the world and discussed my project with leading experts in the field of human brain proteomics. Following the workshop, I had the opportunity to gain further research experience by joining a project focusing on the molecular underpinnings of bipolar disorder. Altogether, I acquired new skills and perspectives for my own work and had a truly great time discussing results and further projects with all the scientists I met Down Under. / / / /
Cambridge, United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Zhao, Chenyang doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In the framework of my PhD work on tunneling induced ground movements using empirical, analytical and numerical solutions, I undertook a research stay with Prof. Andrew Whittle at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA (February/March 2018). In this project, we investigated the correlation between tunnel volume loss and surface volume loss during tunnel excavation by using different constitutive models in the framework of finite element method, and this correlation has been further applied to improve the empirical method. Finally the proposed equations have been validated on the basis of centrifuge test results. https://ajw-group.mit.edu/andrew-j-whittle / Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics / /
Adelaide, Australia /, 27th Human Brain ProteomeWorkshop Psychology conference visit Zang, Johannes doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS The support of the Research School PLUS allowed me to present my research at the 28th Human Brain Proteome Project Workshop hosted at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. During the workshop, I got to know researchers from all over the world and discussed my project with leading experts in the field of human brain proteomics. Following the workshop, I had the opportunity to gain further research experience by joining a project focusing on the molecular underpinnings of bipolar disorder. Altogether, I acquired new skills and perspectives for my own work and had a truly great time discussing results and further projects with all the scientists I met Down Under. / / / /
Princeton, United States Princeton University, / Mechanical Engineering research stay Ziegler, Nadine doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Within my PhD thesis I am working on the antibacterial functionalization of implant materials. Funded by the Ruhr University Research School PLUS, I had the opportunity to go abroad for the second time during my PhD and spend the fall 2019 at Princeton University. In the group of Prof. Dr. Sujit Datta I tested the antibacterial effect of my samples live using a high-resolution confocal microscope. To be more precise, I analyzed the bacterial swimming behavior of E. coli and got to know how long it takes until the antibacterial effect of the samples becomes effective. Overall it was a great experience for me, and I am very thankful for getting the chance to work again at Princeton University. dattalab.princeton.edu / Materials Discovery and Interfaces / /
Aliwal North, South Africa /, Diocese of Aliwal Catholic Theology field research Zimmerhof, Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing ZAF The main focus of the two-week research trip was on the inquiry of the conditions for the development of a successful pastoral learning architecture. The Southern African Catholic Bishop´s Conference agreed on a National Pastoral Plan for the entire Catholic Church of Southafrica in 1989.An improvement of pastoral care should be caused especially through fostering the implementation of Small Christian Communities. This approach is entirely new to the German pastoral landscape. The possibilities of implementing learning processes in the field of Pastoral Care by developing Pastoral Plans constitute the center of my dissertation project. / Lehrstuhl für Pastoraltheologie / /
Santa Barbara, United States /, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Zimmermann, Ralf doctoral researcher Outgoing USA / / / / /
Remagen, Germany /, Fraunhofer-Institut für Hochfrequenzphysik und Radartechnik FHR Electrical Engineering and Information Technology workshop/summer school Zimmermanns, Marc doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU www.fhr.fraunhofer.de / / / /
Bonn, Germany /, / Physics and Astronomy conference visit Zinn, Peter-Christian doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU / / Astronomical Institute / /
Zürich, Switzerland Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, / Philology conference visit Gabriel, Leon doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE At the conference 'Dramaturgies of the [obscene]', I gave a lecture on Walid Raad’s performance 'Les Louvres and/or Kicking the Dead' as a critical dramaturgy within the art institutions under the title 'A Scene of the Unseen'. In my reading together with newest philosphical approaches, the performance deals with an always possible alteration of our world by its relation to other worlds - but this relation(-ability) is yet unseen. The function of doubt is developed as well as the speculative concept that objects can be affected by events such as wars but also the powerful junction of art markets, investment and real estate. / / / /
Washington D.C., United States Georgetown University, Georgetown Early Learning Project Psychology lab visit Konrad, Carolin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My project consisted of a poster presentation at the International Congress of Infant Studies in New Orleans, and a subsequent 3-week lab visit at Georgetown University. Presenting the poster at the conference allowed me to communicate my studies to a wide range of experts and gave me the opportunity to receive valuable feedback. During the lab visit, I had the opportunity to work with Professor Rachel Barr in the Georgetown Early Learning Project. I was able to be to learn different newly developed methods to study infant memory using imitation tasks, to give a presentation on my research to the members of the lab, and to discuss ideas for future projects which resulted in a collaboration. elp.georgetown.edu / / / /
Boston, United States /, OSA Laser Congress, held by the Optical Society of America Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Meyer, Frank doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In November 2018 I attended the OSA Laser Congress held by the Optical Society of America in Boston, MA, USA. I presented my latest results about the generation of THz radiation with thin-disk lasers and received the outstanding oral presentation award. Afterwards, I spent 6 weeks in the group of Prof. Nelson in the chemistry department at MIT. I was able to contribute to their latest experiment, by looking at different theoretical aspects from a laser physicist’s point of view. The resulting improvements were successfully implemented during the last days of my stay. I will keep supporting their efforts from Bochum and our results are promising for a future publication. https://nelson.mit.edu/ / ETIT / /
Pailon, Bolivia, Plurinational State of /, / Philology field research Ostendorf, Kristin doctoral researcher Outgoing BOL / / Romanisches Seminar / /
Seoul, Korea, Republic of /, International Psychogeriatric Association Psychology conference visit Tornau, Friederike doctoral researcher Outgoing KOR Funding by Research School plus gave me the opportunity to participate in the 16th International Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association from the 1st until the 4th of October, 2013 in Seoul (South Korea). I had the possibility to present a part of my work in a poster presentation and met leading experts in my field of research. Attending the International Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association was very inspiring and gave me further insights into topics relevant and related to my research. Additionally, the conference was highly beneficial for my future research. It provided me with the opportunity to get in touch with leading international experts and enhance my network as well as my confidence as a researcher in the field. I am now enthusiastic to attend more conferences and partake in future collaborations. All in all, I can say that the conference in Seoul was very productive and inspiring - a great experience - professionally and personally. www.ipa-online.org / / / /
Rhodes, Greece /, International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathmatics Mechanical Engineering conference visit Vollmari, Kevin doctoral researcher Outgoing GRC With the funding of the research school it was possible for me to attend the ICNAAM 2014 conference in Greece. This international conference brings together researchers from a wide spectrum of science for exchanging and sharing. I gave a presentation, showing the results of my latest study including experimental and numerical data. The framework for this presentation was given by a symposium , so multiple presentations on related topics were given. This was really interesting as it was shown how the same numerical methodology can be used for a wide array of different applications. Overall it was really good experience and I am glad that i got the chance to attend this conference. http://www.icnaam.org/ / Institute of Energy Technology / /
Pristina, Republic of Kosovo American University in Kosovo, / IEE workshop/summer school Mihalik , Eva doctoral researcher Outgoing XXK Participating in the Summer Program of the American University in Kosovo, taught by academic specialists as well as distinguished practitioners in the diplomatic, military, and civilian fields of conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction in the Balkans, provides a unique opportunity to deepen knowledge and understanding of the legal, political and social aspects of the peacebuilding processes in Kosovo. Beside these academical advantages, the five weeks stay in the country enables to experience first hand these issues by meeting local politicians, experts from international organizations and NGO activists as well as to enhance intercultural skills and expand cultural horizons. http://summer.aukonline.org/ / / / /
Berkeley, United States University of California at Berkeley, / Mathmatics research stay Geisler, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I visited Prof. Alan Schoenfeld at the UC Berkeley for one month in the fall of 2019. The main reason for my research stay was to conduct data for a comparative study between German and American Students concerning the connection between attitudes towards mathematics and early dropout from university mathematics. Besides conducting data, I had the possibility to discuss my PhD-project with Prof. Schoenfeld and his team. Moreover, I started a cooperation with one of his lab-members. All in all, the research-stay in the United States enriched my PhD-project and offered me a lot of new research-ideas! https://gse.berkeley.edu/alan-h-schoenfeld / (Education) / /
Enschede, Netherlands University of Twente, / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Sarkar, Debdeep doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD DEM has been widely accepted for simulating the micromechanical behavior of a population of independent granular materials under a wide range of conditions. Furthermore, it is to be noted that most of the DEM codes take into consideration only idealized spherical particles. However, in nature, such idealizations are a false reality. In truth, most natural sands are of semi-angular or angular shape. The main focus of the stay was to get a brief overview and initial implementation as to how to simulate different particle shapes using YADE (DEM code) and apply it for geotechnical engineering applications. https://www.utwente.nl/en/et/tfe/research-groups/MSM/ / Chair of Soil mechanics, foundation engineering and environmental geotechnics / /
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Eirene and Centre National de Presse Norbert Zongo, / Philology research stay Schönbächler, Viviane doctoral researcher Outgoing BFA Thanks to the funding of RUB research school I was able to conduct the first part of my field research in Burkina Faso for my PhD. During five weeks I conducted interviews with radio staff and collected more than 150 hours of radio programming of local radio stations. I was also able to make new contacts with local and international actors in the media sector during my stay in Ouagadougou. / Institute for Media Studies / /
Bologna, Italy University of Bologna , / History research stay Pfister, Friederike doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA My PhD project examines how astrologers of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries presented themselves as ideal scholars and how they were perceived in criticisms that were directed at them. As medieval astrology has been long disregarded as a field of scientific research, many of the key astrological texts are still only available in manuscript form. With the support of the Research School PLUS I had the opportunity to spend December 2019–February 2020 in archives in Bologna and Oxford to consult important astrological manuscripts. The stay allowed me to advance my thesis thematically, improve my paleographical skills and to expand my international network considerably. / / / /
Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford, / History research stay Pfister, Friederike doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My PhD project examines how astrologers of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries presented themselves as ideal scholars and how they were perceived in criticisms that were directed at them. As medieval astrology has been long disregarded as a field of scientific research, many of the key astrological texts are still only available in manuscript form. With the support of the Research School PLUS I had the opportunity to spend December 2019–February 2020 in archives in Bologna and Oxford to consult important astrological manuscripts. The stay allowed me to advance my thesis thematically, improve my paleographical skills and to expand my international network considerably. / / / /
Maastricht , Netherlands Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), / Social Science research stay Zeyer-Gliozzo, Birgit doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD In 2020 I visited the ROA at Maastricht University for three months. The aim of the research stay was to carry out a joint project on digitization, work tasks and further training. The joint work and regular exchange with Prof. Fouarge were very helpful, valuable and instructive for my scientific work in general and my PhD project. Through shared offices, lunches, interesting discussions and weekly seminars, I also had great opportunities to get to know the other ROA colleagues. All in all, the stay enabled me to learn a lot, to get to know new ways of working, to expand my network for possible future projects and to advance my doctorate. I’m grateful that the RS supported me in this. https://roa.nl/ / / / /
Ankara, Turkey British Institute at Ankara (British Academy), / History research stay Ratto, Sascha doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR My PhD project is about the Roman triumphal arches in Asia Minor (Turkey). As they are completely underresearched, it is essential to visit these monuments and to do hands-on research. In doing so the British archaeological institute at Ankara (BIAA) supported me in several ways. Thanks to their huge network I not only gained access to archaeological sites and several archives but was also provided with a safe backup for my travels through Turkey. Besides that, I got in contact with international experts to discuss my results. Finally, the Institute’s Library is recognised to be one of the best in its field (Anatol. archaeology) and helped me to speed up my research a great deal. https://biaa.ac.uk/ / Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften / /
Paris, France Université Paris-Saclay , / Biology and Biotechnology research stay Klenner, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The funding granted by RUB Research School allowed me to carry out a research stay at Université Paris-Saclay in Dec 2019 and participate in the ECFG15, one of the most significant international conferences on fungal genetics. In Paris I worked on comparative genomics of anther smuts. These data contributed well to my poster I presented at the ECFG15 which was a unique opportunity for personal scientific exchange on my PhD studies. Furthermore it was an excellent opportunity to establish new contacts with young and experienced researchers in my own field. Especially developing and sharing ideas on fungal genetics during my research stay and the ECFG15 lead to future joint research projects. https://www.ese.universite-paris-saclay.fr / / / /
Rome, Italy Sapienza Università di Roma, / Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Klenner, Sebastian doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The funding granted by RUB Research School allowed me to carry out a research stay at Université Paris-Saclay in Dec 2019 and participate in the ECFG15, one of the most significant international conferences on fungal genetics. In Paris I worked on comparative genomics of anther smuts. These data contributed well to my poster I presented at the ECFG15 which was a unique opportunity for personal scientific exchange on my PhD studies. Furthermore it was an excellent opportunity to establish new contacts with young and experienced researchers in my own field. Especially developing and sharing ideas on fungal genetics during my research stay and the ECFG15 lead to future joint research projects. / / / /
Mexico City, Mexico Instituto Mora, / Social Science field research Baydag, Rena Melis doctoral researcher Outgoing MEX The PR.INT constitutes the first empirical pillar of the doctoral project, which compares development policy preferences of the governments of Mexico, South Korea and Turkey. During the field research, 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with academic experts, (former) officials from governmental institutions, as well as (former) members of influential domestic business associations based in Mexico City. In addition, the PhD project was presented in the Conversatorio “International Cooperation of Emerging Countries: Perspectives on Foreign Policy and Forced Migration” organized in collaboration with the MORA Institute on March 13, 2020. https://www.institutomora.edu.mx/Inicio.html / / / /
Sicily, Italy /, / History field research Rafflenbeul, Theresa doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The aim of the project was the mapping of mineral resources and connecting routes to the local and Greek settlements of the early 1st millennium BC in Sicily. During the 3-week stay I documented the landscape of the settlements and carried out an archaeological survey in the area of modern mining in the Mts. Peloritani and the Prov. Agrigento. In the vicinity of these recent sites, indications were found that the raw materials had been exploited for a long time. The data was then evaluated with GIS software to reconstruct possible transport routes. The data represent an important part of my dissertation, since the topic of raw materials has been little explored in classical archaeology. / Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften / /
Washington, DC, United States tical Society of America, / Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Schnitzler, Lena doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The support of the RS PLUS funding enabled my participation at the international 'Imaging and Applied Optics Congress' hold in an all digital meeting. I successfully presented my research in holographic microscopy to international experts in this field. / / / /
Porto Alegre, Brazil International Sociology Association, / Social Science conference visit Gottschalk, Ines doctoral researcher Outgoing BRA Paradoxical Positionings of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees in the Host Family Setting. Using Relational Hermeneutics for the integration of multiple methodical perspectives. With this title I hold a presentation focusing host families for unaccompanied minor refugees as new emerging and negotiated social spaces, which have to deal with conflicting requirements. On the one hand, a meeting on even terms is created in which host parents and unaccompanied persons adapt to each other and the guardians advocate for the rights, equal access and status of the minors into the receiving society. On the other hand, host families are not only because of the supportive role embedded in societal discourses, which they refer to. https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/porto-alegre-2021 / / / /
Madrid, Spain EDiSO (Asociación de Estudios sobre Discurso y Sociedad), / Philology conference visit Andrés Soria, Ignacio
ignacio.andressoria@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Around 20 international PhD students have exchanged together and with several professors of the language disciplines. The Summer School was divided in three actitivities: 1) Two lectures and debates with key note speakers: -Race(ing) against time: Recentering race in the language disciplines. By Dr. Patricia Baquedano-López (USA) -Queer theories and scalability in classroom discourse. By Dr. Luiz Paulo da Moita Lopes (Brasil). 2) Mentoring time: at the beginning of the Summer School we have been assigned a tutoring professor, who supported our research process. 3) Student-leaded reading group: some really interesting debates regarding the indexicality order came up in as part of this academic conversation. Due to the Corona Pandemic, the Summer School took place online. https://edisoportal.org/ Migration linguistics / Sociolinguistics Prof. Dr. Laura Morgenthaler / discourse studies, summer school, sociolinguistics
Washington State, Mount St. Helens (Cascade volcano), United States Cooperation with Glacier Cave Explorers (http://glaciercaveexplorers.org/), / Geosciences research stay Sobolewski, Linda doctoral researcher Outgoing USA My PhD thesis focuses on the investigation of glaciovolcanic cave systems and the interaction of glaciers and active volcanoes. As Mount St. Helens is host to a unique and juvenile glaciovolcanic cave system, the volcano is an ideal natural laboratory to study this phenomenon. During my research stay in Washington State in June 2021 and associated fieldwork in the volcanic crater our research group had the renewed possibility to visit these cave systems. We had the chance to resurvey the caves and to investigate morphology changes, to obtain geochemical and isotopic data via fumarole samples, and to get an idea of heat fluxes and diffuse carbon dioxide emissions in the entrance area of specific caves. A long-term goal is to investigate and understand the importance of glaciovolcanic caves as potential indicators of recurring volcanic activity and resulting hazard mitigation, and to learn more about the volcano’s hydrothermal system and eruptive behavior. Further efforts (of the expedition team) focus on the significance of caves for the global fight against antibiotic resistance and their implications for understanding volcano-ice interactions beyond Earth. This research stay was a great experience and mandatory in order to finish my PhD thesis. geography, volcanology Acting Head Institute of Geography: Prof Dr. Bernd Marschner; Working group “Climatology of Extreme Environments” and PhD supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Pflitsch Eduardo Cartaya (expedition leader) Mount St. Helens, glaciovolcanic caves, Crater Glacier
Rungsted, Denmark -, - Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Wulf, Maximilian
Maximilian.Wulf@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK My first ever conference visit was a special one. As I am working in the research field of proteomics, I would not have thought that I would attend a conference called "The Brain Conference: RNA mechanisms and Brain Disease". However, encouraged by the results of my first studies and the funding of the RUB Research School, I went on the trip to Denmark. In a great environment, I was able to meet young researchers from around the world, listen to talks from experts in the research fields covering the conference topic and discuss my own and other research projects. My gained experiences will definitely help me as a person and as a researcher and will be very beneficial for the progression of my PhD project. Biology Medizinisches Proteom-Center - conference visit Denmark RNA mechanisms
Coimbra/Lisboa, Portugal University of Coimbra/New University of Lisbon, Institute for Philosophical Studies (IEF) Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Ferro, Bernardo postdoc Incoming PRT The research stay allowed me to: a) conduct research on Hegel's dialectic and its influence on Adorno and critical theory; b) access the bibliographic resources of the Hegel-Archiv and the University of Bochum's different libraries; b) discuss my research project with Prof. Birgit Sandkaulen and other colleagues and students at the philosophy department. Philosophy Institute for Philosophical Studies (IEF) Birgit Sandkaulen Hegel, Adorno, dialectic, critical social theory
Muscat, Oman Sultan Qaboos University, Chemistry Department Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Abdel-Jalil, Raid J. professor Incoming OMN I conducted several research visits to RUB in August-2021, January-2021, August-2019 July & August-2018 . During the summer term of 2017 I offered a lecture series on the disconnection approach in organic chemistry and he discussed again research ideas and projects with PhD students of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry. In addition, we could secure travel funds from the RUB Research School Plus that will enable a PhD student from Bochum to visit SQU in Oman for a period of four weeks in 2018. During this stay, the PhD joined my laboratory as a guest scientist. Examples of Project-related publications: 1. Al-Harthy T, Zoghaib WM, Pflüger M, Schöpel M, Önder K, Reitsammer M, Hundsberger H, Stoll R, Abdel-Jalil R. (2016) Design, Synthesis, and Cytotoxicity of 5-Fluoro-2-methyl-6-(4-aryl-piperazin-1-yl) Benzoxazoles. Molecules 21(10). pii: E1290.. 2. Schöpel M., Potheraveedu V.N., Al-Harthy T., Abdel-Jalil R., Heumann R., Stoll R. (2017) The small GTPases Ras and Rheb studied by multidimensional NMR spectroscopy: Structure and Function. Biological Chemistry, 398:577-588. 3. Arnolds O., Zhong X., Yip K.T., Schöpel M., Kohl B., Pütz S., Abdel-Jalil R., Stoll R. (2017) NMR-based drug development and improvement against malignant melanoma - implications for the MIA protein family. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 24:1788-1796. 4. Al-Harthy T, Zoghaib WM, Stoll R, Abdel-Jalil R. (2018) Design, synthesis, and antimicrobial evaluation of novel 2-arylbenzothiazole analogs bearing fluorine and piperazine moieties. Monatshefte Chemie, DOI 10.1007/s00706- 017-2088-4. Organic Synthesis and Biochemistry Syntheiss and Bioassay of Selected Heterpcycles Raphael Stoll Organic Synthesis and Biochemistry
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Dobler, Leticia doctoral researcher Incoming BRA . Biochemistry Biochemistry Biochemistry Biochemistry, biotechnologie, enzymes, membrane proteins
Passau, Germany University of Passau, Faculty of Computer Science & Mathematics Mathmatics research stay Prochno, Joscha
joscha.prochno@uni-passau.de
professor Incoming DEU Together with Christoph Thäle we have been working on problems related to large deviations in geometric functional analysis and problems in stochastic geometry. Geometric Functional Analysis & High-Dimensional Probability Chair of Functional Analysis Christoph Thäle Geometric Functional Analysis, Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, Large Deviations Theory, High-dimensional Probability
Ann Arbor , United States University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA) , History / German History workshop/summer school Puff , Helmut professor Incoming USA n/a Early Modern Studies n/a Maren Lorenz Academic writing / history of sexuality / visual history
Galway, Ireland National University of Ireland, School of Political Science and Sociology History research stay Reinisch, Dieter
dieter.reinisch@nuigalway.ie
postdoc Incoming IRL TBA Modern European History, Oral History Social Movements, British & Irish History, Terrorism & Political Violence Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security Cluster Stefan Berger Social Movement Radicalisation, Political Violence, Interviews, Terrorism, Mobilisation, Archives, Social Movements, Germany, Ireland, Northern Ireland
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Department of Biophysics Medicine research stay Mamashli, Fatemeh postdoc Incoming IRN I very much appreciate the chance offered to me by RUB research school to travel from Iran to here in Bochum and get to know the active research group of Prof. Tatzelt in the Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry. I think this is a great opportunity of networking with the people working in my research field and discuss about the potential research plans and grants. Neuroscience Laboratory of Biothermodynamics Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry Protein misfolding, Protein aggregation and fibrillation, Neurodegenerative diseases
Pondicherry, India Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, Centre for Bioinformatics Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Arya, Hemant postdoc Incoming IND People of the RER program are helpful and supportive. Bioinformatics Dr. S. Mohane Coumar's Lab Prof. Rolf Erdmann Nice place for research
Campobasso, Italy University of Molise, DiBT Department Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Callari, Carlo
carlo.callari@unimol.it
professor Incoming ITA The project activities are focused on the development of a new 3D strategy for discontinuity tracking in the framework of finite element analysis of shear failure zones in soils and rocks with embedded strong discontinuities. The goal is to enable a high resolution of computational simulations of shear failure zones in soft soils. Such localized failure zones may lead to the sudden appearance of sinkholes, landslides or tunnel collapse, in particular in the presence of groundwater. It should be emphasized, that this joint research has a particular significance for the Ruhr-Area, as sinkholes (“Tagbrüche”) often occur in this region. As a matter of fact, the tracking of displacement discontinuities is known to play a crucial role in a successful numerical analysis of localization zones such as shear failure bands. Available algorithms are typically based on the so-called “propagation” strategies and have proven to be effective for discontinuity tracking in 2D problems. In these algorithms, the discontinuity is progressively activated at the local level by means of element-wise segments, preserving its continuity across the common boundaries of traced finite elements. However, the extension of these algorithms to 3D problems is often difficult , motivating approaches based on the level set method or strategies involving the solution of a global elliptic problem. In the present project, we are developing an alternative advantageous novel strategy for global tracking of the discontinuity surface. It is based on exploiting information obtained from the so-called "incompatible modes" employed in a special finite element technology denoted as Assumed Enhanced Strain formulations (AES-FEM). The enhanced-strain methods are able to capture localized shear deformations definitely better than standard finite elements (see the figure above). This result can be explained as a consequence of the improved performance in bending. We observed that the approximation of the strain jumps delimiting the shear band is connected with a deformation field characterized by opposite bending curvatures across these two discontinuities. Thus we have formulated and verified a new scalar function of the enhanced modes to locate the surface of the potential shear failure zone. Among the advantages of the strategy developed in this project, we remark its global character, which allows for the evaluation of discontinuity surfaces that are continuous by construction through the elements, with a negligible computational cost. However, still a number of problems observed in selected applications have to be solved. These problems will be tackled within the upcoming visits of Prof. Callari at RUB. Computational Geomechanichs, Computational Poromechanichs Engineering Division Institute for Structural Mechanics Strain localization; Tracking algorithm; Strong discontinuities; Enhanced assumed strain; Finite element method; Shear band
Thames, New Zealand University of Waikato, History History research stay Johnson, Matthew postdoc Incoming NZL Researching the experiences of POWs in forced labour camps and their interactions with local civilians. History N/a ? Prisoners of war, captivity, forced labour, identity, commemoration
Florence, Italy Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, Geografia, Arte e Spettacolo History field research Pogossian, Zara professor Incoming ITA As a VIP, then a grantee of 'Innovators Fund' from RUB Research School I was able to conduct two research field trips: in Ethiopia (2017) and in Armenia (2018) to explore various issues of cultural connectivities in medieval Armenia. In the first case, I explored the Armenian heritage in Ethiopia, as well as Armenian-Ethiopian relations in the pre-modern period. In the second case I organised a field research and archaeological survey of the medieval Armenian settlement of Yeghegis (still inhabited), where the team I put together explored especially the medieval Jewish Cemetery. An article on Armenian-Ethiopian relations is in press for the journal Aethiopica - International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies. A collected volume on medieval Yeghegis is planned for publication in early 2022. Besides these opportunities for field research, the 'Innovators fund' allowed me also to organise a series of lectures entitles "Religious Encounters between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean" at the Centre for Religious Studies, inviting scholars from around the world to present their cutting edge research on this subject to the CERES and interested RUB community. Medieval history, Armenian history and culture Archeologia e Antico Oriente Volkhard Krech medieval history, inter-religious contact, Armenian history, Jews in Armenia, Armenian-Ethiopian connections
Syney, Australia The University of New South Wales, Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Gooding, Justin professor Incoming AUS Please note the stay was for collaborative visits over that two year period. Chemistry Smart Materials and Surfaces Wolfgang Schuhmann Electrochemistry, electrocatalysis
Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil The Federal University of Dourados Region (UFGD), Graduate Program in Anthropology History workshop/summer school Bazzo, Juliane postdoc Incoming BRA The summer school came to the meeting my interest to research, from an ethnographic perspective, on anti-bullying policies and programs that exist in the European panorama, in order to expand my comparative universe of data, which already includes Brazil, in Latin America and the United States, in North America. Germany would be, in this sense, a base of research, with the possibility of reaching other neighboring countries. The Institute for Diaspora and Genocide Studies, in turn, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Mihran Dabag, at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, covers research topics that dialogue with my study interests, including minority politics, rights, memory, narratives, loss, trauma, and intergenerational consequences. My candidacy for the summer program had sustained itself by my previous experience abroad, such as the Fulbright Visiting Researcher, which paved the way for comparative research on an international level; by the series of articles I have already published regarding my doctoral research, in academic journals recognized by the agency responsible for higher education in the Brazilian Ministry of Education; in addition to the recognition I received from the Brazilian Association of Anthropology, with an honorable mention of my Ph.D. work in the Anthropology and Human Rights Award for the year 2018. My profile: https://ufgdgrupoeducacaoeprocessocivilizador.academia.edu/JulianeBazzo Social Anthropology DiVerso Group - Researches about social resistances Prof. Dr. Mihran Dabag Anthropology of Education, Moral Anthropology, Violence at school, Youth extreme violent events, Bullying, Ethnography.
Ramallah, Palestinian Territory, Occupied Birzeit University, Geography Geosciences research stay Ghanem, Marwan professor Incoming PSE Research stay exchange experiences students exchange cooperative projects Hydrogeology Hydrology and Hydrogeology Hydrogeology Hydrogeology climate change Hydrochemistry
Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia, Civil Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering invitation of guest scientist Taiebat, Mahdi professor Incoming CAN Series of three technical presentations given during the research visit to RUB Constitutive modeling and computational geomechanics UBC Theoretical & Applied Geomechanics (TAG) Chair of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics Constitutive modeling of soils
Buenos Aires, Argentina University of Buenos Aires, Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Lucila, Svampa professor Incoming ARG The experience was very good. I've got an interesting overview of the research structures of the University and of the city itself. Theory of history Philosophy Mercator Research Group "Spaces of Anthropological Knowledge" AG4 "Knowing Media Harm" memory, conceptual history, theory of history
Pondicherry, India Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, Centre for Bioinformatics Medicine research stay Arya, Hemant postdoc Incoming IND Nice place to conduct research Bioinformatics Dr. S. Mohane Coumar Prof. Ralf Erdmann Nice place
Institute for Social Movements, Australia University of Melbourne, History History research stay Scalmer, Sean professor Incoming AUS Over an extended stay at the Institute for Social Movements I collaborated in a conference on 'Social Movements and Memory', and helped to edit a book based on papers and subsequent discussions: Stefan Berger, Sean Scalmer and Christian Wicke, eds., 'Remembering Social Movements: Activism and Memory' (Routledge, 2021). I also participated in master classes with several postgraduate researchers and have continued to collaborate with the Director of the Institute, Professor Stefan Berger in the period since my return from Bochum (among other activities, I co-edit the journal, 'Moving the Social', together with Professor Berger). History School of Historical and Philosophical Studies Professor Stefan Berger Social Movements, History, Memory
Leiden, Netherlands Leiden University, Centre for Linguistics Philology research stay Nandi, Anik
a.nandi@hum.leidenuniv.nl
postdoc Incoming NLD Project title: Family language policies in multilingual homes: Opportunities and challenges in heritage language development in German superdiverse settings Outline: The pilot study focuses on family language policies and practices of multilingual parents of Spanish and Indian origin in relation to their heritage language development in the Ruhr area. Sociolinguistics, Heritage languages, Ethnography, Language policy and planning Heritage Linguistics Lab Prof. Dr. Laura Morgenthaler García (Romanisches Seminar) Family language policy, intergenerational transmission, heritage languages, Ruhr Area, Glotopolitics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://www.uff.br/, http://proprietas.com.br/ History other TEIXEIRENSE, Pedro postdoc Incoming BRA Pedro has worked as a researcher in international organisations conducting studies on human rights, international cooperation and education. In 2014, he was a consultant for the National Truth Commission of Brazil, created to investigate human rights violations that occurred during the military dictatorship (1964-1985). Between 2015 and 2016, he worked as a visiting researcher at the Institute for Social Movement (Institute für soziale Bewegung) of the Ruhr Universität Bochum (Germany). He received the National Archive Award for the best dissertation on the History of the Military Dictatorship in 2018. This year, his first book will be published under the title: "The Invention of Enemies: History and Memory of the Dossiers and Counter Dossiers of the Brazilian Military Dictatorship (1964-2001)". He currently holds a postdoctoral position at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF-Rio de Janeiro). Historiography and theory of history; Contemporary history of Brazil and Latin America; Transitional justice. http://proprietas.com.br/ ISB -Haus der Geschichte des Ruhrgebiets Historiography; Transitional Justice; Military Dictatorship
Columbia, Missouri, United States University of Missouri, Department of Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Gremillion, Alexander
agm63@umsystem.edu
doctoral researcher Incoming USA The goal of this project is to advance our fundamental understanding of the structure and bonding of the actinides. This will be accomplished by a systematic study of yldiide ligands coordinated to tetravalent metals, specifically Ti, Zr, Hf, Ce, Th, and U. Additionally, bisylide ligands will be used to coordinate to trivalent metals, La, Y, Lu, U, and Np. Structural, spectroscopic, and computational analysis of metal-carbon donor adducts, bisylides, and monoanionic ligands (yldiides), both of which have the ability form metal-ligand multiple bonding, will be used to provide direct comparison of the bonding in d- and f-block elements. Inorganic Chemistry Dr. Justin Walensky Prof. Dr. Viktoria Däschlein-Geßner Organometallics, Inorganic, Ylid, Main Group, Actinides, Transition Metals
Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Institute History other Autio-Sarasmo, Sari professor Incoming FIN _ History Russian and Eurasian studies Stefan Plaggenborg Russian/Soviet history
Istanbul, Turkey Koç University, Archaeology and History of Art History workshop/summer school Baran, Mustafa Kemal postdoc Incoming TUR . Archaeology, Critical Heritage Studies Archaeology and History of Art Archaeology History of Archaeology, Miletus Archaeological Project
San Juan, Argentina Universidad Nacional de San Juan - CONICET, INSTITUTO DE GEOLOGIA Geosciences research stay MILANA, JUAN PABLO professor Incoming ARG A very productive research stay at RUB, with lots of discussions and elaboration of a couple of reserach projects. We are still at the stage of solving the different problems related to understanding the complex water balances at the Puna plateau of Argentina and Chile GEOSCIENCES, CLIMATE CHANGE, CRYOSPHERE xxx Prof. Stefan Wöhnlich Water resources, Cryosphere, Climate change,
Bogotá D.C., Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Mecatrónica Mechanical Engineering field research Avendaño Rodríguez, Diego Fernando doctoral researcher Incoming COL Study of the damage on the microstructure near the fracture zone of tensile specimens of DP steels - EBSD and Nanoindentation techniques: Activities: o Fracture mechanisms identification through EBDS maps (IPF, KAM, GAM, GOS). o Measure of damage through nanoindentation from the fracture zone up to 15 mm, each two millimeters (strain level). Three indentation grids inside a specific strain level zone. o EBDS and nanoindentation samples applicability: 12 tensile and cyclic load and unload test samples. As-received and heat treated samples. Study of the damage on the microstructure near the crack tip of toughness specimens of DP steels - EBSD techniques - Crack Tip Plastic Zone analysis - Deformation effect. Activities: o Crack Tip Plastic Zone Size. EBDS maps (IPF, KAM, GAM, GOS). o Crack path. EBDS maps (IPF, KAM, GAM, GOS). o EBDS Specific sample applicability: 12 crack growth, as-received material samples. Heat treatment and as-received material samples. Material Characterization. Activities: o Composition: EDX/WDX, precise composition of the different phases. As-received material and heat treated samples. o Crystallographic structure: X-ray diffraction (XRD). o Dislocation and induced damage in the deformed samples: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Materials engineering INNOVACIÓN EN PROCESOS DE MANUFACTURA E INGENIERÍA DE MATERIALES (IPMIM) Lehrstuhl Werkstofftechnik, LWT Dual Phase Steel, EBSD, Nanoindentation, Fracture toughness, Crack Growth
Buenos Aires, Argentina University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters and Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires / National Council of Research (CONICET) Philology workshop/summer school Maltz, Hernán postdoc Incoming ARG During the summer school, I learned about research opportunities in Germany, and we had a very positive bonding with the academic host (in fact, later we successfully applied for a short research stay, concreted finally in 2021, and which allowed us to carry out an interesting and internationalized contribution in the field of compared crime fiction studies). Sociology - Sociology of Literature - Literary Studies - Crime Fiction Studies Instituto de Filología y Literaturas Hispánicas "Dr. Amado Alonso" (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of Buenos Aires) / Contemporary Sociological Theory (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires) Romanistik Networking - Research opportunities - International academic cooperations
Paris, France Sciences Po, / Law conference visit Bertamini, Maximilian
maximilian.bertamini@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA As my first international research activity after the Covid-19 travel restrictions, I presented two papers at the World Conference on International Humanitarian Studies in Paris – powered by the Research School’s International Realization Budget (IRB). On two panels I presented on the inclusion of disadvantaged groups in Humanitarian Action and on the negotiations with authoritarian regimes in the UN Security Council. The conference was a valuable experience and yielded not only very promising contacts for further research, but also invaluable Feedback on my current projects. Thank you for making this experience possible! International Legal Theory, International Outer Space Law Chair for Public Law and Public International Law, Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger, M.PP. (Harvard) / International Humanitarian Studies Association, International Humanitarian Action, Inclusion, Negotiating with Authoritarian Regimes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Applied Linguistics Philology research stay Uhlig, Jéssica doctoral researcher Incoming BRA During my research stay at RUB I could further develop my research, which was very important to the progress of my dissertation. Besides that I had the opportunity to meet other researchers with whom I could learn and get more insights about my research topic. It was a rich and fruitful experience! Germanist PhD student PhD student travelogues Therese von Bayern
Darmstadt, Germany Technical University Darmstadt, Computer Science Social Science research stay Guntrum, Laura doctoral researcher Incoming DEU -Revision of the concept of "objectivity" in journalism and research -Unpacking realities of population under struglle -Discussion about postcolonial approaches https://www.research-school.rub.de/about/mira/detail/show/1712?cHash=6bf1f50138b45732eac81c177e88ed30 Technical peace and conflict research; protest movements; use of ICT in times of political crisis; research ethics Science and Technology for Peace and Security Institute for Media Studies Disrupted Ethnography; ethics, postcolonial approaches, objectivity
Santiago, Chile Diego Portales University, Instituto of Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Páez, Jacinto postdoc Incoming CHL The central question of my current research is whether it is possible to satisfactorily establish a concept of culture from the perspective of transcendental philosophy. In order to answer this question, I propose to carry forward a comparative study of the philosophies of culture of Edmund Husserl and Ernst Cassirer. Philosophy "Critical Idealism" Study Group Lehrstuhl für Wissenschaftstheorie und Wissenschaftsgeschichte Philosophical Anthropology, Transcendental Philosophy, Cassirer, Husserl
Utrecht, Netherlands Open Universiteit, Cultural Studies Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Giesbers, Tom
tom.giesbers@ou.nl
professor Incoming NLD I explored the outline of a project on Jacobi's Kant reception, in collaboration with the Jacobi Werke edition. Philosophy Eddo Evink Birgit Sandkaulen Kant, Jacobi, Selle, Classical German Philosophy
Beijing, China Renmin University of China, Institute of Chinese Classics Social Science research stay Solonin, Kirill doctoral researcher Incoming CHN Several papers in Academic journals and BuddhistRoad publication series East Asian studies China Western Regions Religious studies Tangut studies Buddhist studies Religious studies
Odense, Denmark University of Southern Denmark, Department of Clinical Research Medicine other Vaegter, Henrik Bjarke
hbv@rsyd.dk
professor Incoming DNK Supported by the RUB Research School VIP grant, Prof Monika Hasenbring and Henrik Bjarke Vaegter are collaborating on pain research that investigates 1) the influence of cognitive processes on pain and the hypoalgesic effects of exercise and 2) translation, implementation and evaluation of the Avoidance-Endurance Model in a chronic pain rehabilitation center in Denmark. Their collaborative research will use experimental pain models as well as large datasets from clinical pain registries. In addition, they have organized a joint international hybrid conference: Cognitions and Emotions in Pain and Disability (PDF link) in June 2021 to discuss these aspects in assessment and management of chronic pain conditions with other international experts. Henrik Bjarke Vaegter has had several visits to the department including discussion, data analyses and manuscript preparations with the research group. Visits to the department: AUGUST 2019 Dr. Vaegter had his first visit (August 21-23) to theDept. of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociologyat Ruhr-Universität Bochum after being awarded theVisiting International Professor fellowship together with two of his colleagues from the Multidisciplinary Pain Center at the University Hospital Odense, Denmark. Dr. Vaegter and his colleagues had several meetings with Prof. Hasenbring and her research group (picture attached). During the 3 days (see attached program ‘file.pdf’) presentations anddiscussions on different dissertational projects with a special focus on exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) and the influence of cognitive processing and strategies as well as the Avoidance-Endurance Model (AEM) were performed. In addition, ongoing projects in the department were presented and Dr. Vaegter gave feedback on methodological issues. NOVEMBER 2019 During Dr. Vaegter's second visit (November 24-27th) to the Dept. of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, RUB statistical analytical plans were discussed and finalized for 3 joint studies with completed data collectingon 1) fMRI of exercise-induced hypoalgesia with Dr Omar Chehadi, 2) exercise-induced hypoalgesia and cognitive inhibition with Hannah Gajsar, and 3) Characteristics of different Avoidance-Endurance subgroups in 800 patients with severe chronic pain referred to a multidisciplinary pain center in Denmark with Prof Monika Hasenbring. Responsibiities and plans were made for 3 joint publications. The next visit will take place January 19-22nd 2020 JANUARY 2020 Dr. Vaegter's third visit (January 22-22nd) as Visiting International Professor at the Dept. of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, RUB was very productive. Results from joint research projects (one on exercise-hypoalgesia and cognitive inhibition and one on the Avoidance-Endurance Model) involving RUB PhD students were discussed and two papers were finalized for journal submission. Furthermore, Prof. Hasenbring and Dr. Vaegter met with Prof Tobias Schulte at the University Clinic at St. Josef-Hospital to discuss future collaborations with a specific focus on implementation of joint psychological screening questionnaires/systems in clinical practice. The next visit was originally scheduled for April/May 2020 where a guest lecture by Dr. Vaegter on development and implementation of the danish national pain registry was planned. Due to the COVID-19 situation this visit is postponed. During the COVID-19 situation several meetings have been performed online. JUNE 2021: A successful international hybrid conference (joint btw RUB and University of Southern Denmark) on pain and disability with 150 participants was held in Odense Denmark. SEPTEMBER 2021: Dr. Vaegter's fourth visit (September 13-16th) as Visiting International Professor was planned to finalize the last work of several PhD students at the Dept. of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, RUB. Publications based on collaboration: Gomolka S, Vaegter HB, Nijs J, Meeus M, Gajsar H, Hasenbring M, Titze C. Assessing Endogenous Pain Inhibition: Test-Retest Reliability of Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia in Local and Remote Body Parts after Aerobic Cycling. Pain Med 2019; 20(11):2272-2282. Vaegter HB, Fehrman E, Gajsar H, Kreddig N. Endogenous modulation of pain: the role of exercise, stress and cognitions in humans. Clin J Pain 2020;36(3):150-161. Gajsar H, Titze C, Koniertzny K, Meyer M, Vaegter HB, Hasenbring M. Cognitive inhibition correlates with widespread exercise-induced hypoalgesia after aerobic bicycling in pain-free participants. J Pain Research 2020; 13:847-858. Titze C, Hasenbring M, Kristensen L, Bendix L, Vaegter HB. Patterns of approach to activity in 851 patients with severe chronic pain: translation and preliminary validation of the 9-item Avoidance-Endurance Fast-Screen (AEFS) into Danish. Clin J Pain 2021;37:226-236. Gajsar H, Meyer M, Hasenbring MI, Vaegter HB. Pain and executive function: no association between remote exercise-induced hypoalgesia and cognitive inhibition in pain-free participants. Scand J Pain, in Press, doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0071. Ongoing manuscripts and projects: C. Titze C, Konietzny K, Gajsar H, Koltyn K, Chehadi O, Hasenbring M, Vaegter HB. Associations between spontaneous and instructed attentional strategies with the pain response to a single bout of exercise in healthy individuals. Hasenbring M, Vaegter HB. Content Validity of the Danish Version of the Avoidance-Endurance Fast Screen Questionnaire among patients with chronic pain. Pain and movement Pain Research Group, University Hospital Odense, Denmark Monika Hasenbring pain, exercise, cognitions, avoidance, endurance, hypolagesia, pain sensitivity
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Music Department Social Science research stay Castello-Branco, Marta professor Incoming BRA During my stay at RUB Research School, I was able to work together with Prof. Anna Tuschling, Prof. Estrid Sørensen, and their whole team at the Mercator Research Group "Spaces of Anthropological Knowledge". They had prepared a program for two weeks, including the chance to meet as many researchers as possible for exchange meetings. We discussed my own piece of research, and I was given many valuable contributions, including bibliographical, and methodological remarks. Furthermore, they offered me an office space and allowed me to spend time working on my current project. I am really grateful for the time we spent together. Musicology, Brazilian Music, Contemporary Music Musicology RUB Research School Media studies, Vilém Flusser, Music
Ahmedabad, India Ruhr-University Bochum, Media Studies Philology workshop/summer school Keßler, Mira
mira.kessler@rub.de
doctoral researcher Incoming IND How to move beyond established practices: Impressions from the Autumn School “Disrupted Ethnography” Due to the ongoing pandemic, ethnographic researchers are facing a special challenge: closed borders and travel bans are disruptions we have to deal with. But there are also other disruptions which we have always been confronted with but whose questions are still seeking answers. Going to usually different living contexts than ours brings questions of how to build trust, how to tell other people’s stories, how to unpack concepts and biases we have in our minds and how to report from within. According to the motto “thinking out of the box”, we started a dialogue between academics and practitioners, like journalists and activists, who have comparable ways and challenges of working in a field. The guiding questions were: What can we learn from each other? What new approaches can junior researchers develop that cannot be found in methodological manuals? Based on our research projects and practical experiences, we spent 2 days discussing the possibilities and limits of our ethnographic approach. This time we learned from the experiences of the invited journalists and activists who, like us, have to explore certain fields and groups of people. The approach of comparing journalists and ethnographic researchers is not new and has already been discussed by the social anthropologist Ulf Hannerz. According to him, they are "neighboring groups engaged in a somehow parallel pursuit." (Hannerz, Ulf (2004): Foreign News. Exploring the World of Foreign Correspondents. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, p. 226). In exchanges with Jignesh Patel (India), Ramyata Limbu (Nepal), Mariam Barghouti (Palestine) and Mosa'ab Elshamy (Morocco), we young scholars were able to look beyond our academic book covers. Dominic Boyer, Professor in anthropology at Rice University in den USA, united two roles in himself, as he is also a writer, filmmaker and podcaster. He spoke in his keynote about his understanding and experiences with ethnography in disrupted times. He gave suggestions how to answer the question what the intellectual challenges and creative opportunities of working in disrupted fields are. We were able to exchange ideas on our laptops in an hybrid event with colleagues from all corners of the world - such as India, Palestine, Nepal, Turkey, Morocco, the USA, Phillipines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Brazil, Portugal, UK and many more. Ethnography, Media & Communication Studies, Journalism Studies, Media Development International Media Systems International Media Systems ethnography, fieldwork, journalism, qualitative methods, media development, barriers, activism, on the ground research, dialogue between academia and practice
Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of Shiraz University, Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering research stay Kanani, Mansour
mkanani@shirazu.ac.ir
professor Incoming IRN During my stay in RUB I was in a close collaboration with PD. Dr. Rebecca Janisch and Prof. Dr. Anna Grünebohm groups. I had a lecture on new progresses of emerging organic/inorganic hybrid halide perovskite photovoltaic materials and crucial impact of scale-bridging computations for new materials design landscape for interested audiences from ICAMS. I had also couple of complementary discussions with experienced groups in ICAMS around that. We could find a collaboration potential on interface/surface engineering for new perovskite solar cells with Dr. R. Janisch group. Investigation and prediction of an optimum interface between different layers and probable strain impact on photovoltaic properties using advance computational-experimental work is agreed to be followed. I had also very pleasant time with Rebecca’s group. Very interesting meetings with her group researcher and students mostly on recent progresses on TiAl interface-mechanical property relationship via multiscale modeling. We had couple of official group meetings as well as group lunch occasion. An interesting topic for close collaboration came out after couple of discussion rounds with Prof A. Grünebohm on new high-performance photoferroelectric perovskite solar cells (PPSC). Based on the current research in my group and the experiences in Anna’s group different meeting was planned. The consequence was few project titles which are currently are followed together. Furthermore, we agreed to share our potential and proper master students on the topic. I had very helpful discussion rounds with Prof. A. Hartmaier, chair of micromechanical and macroscopic modelling department on data-driven science approach and its landscape on our common interested projects, specially the probable projects on perovskite layer interface challenges. We are in collaboration for possible project and common publication on the topic. I had also couple of meetings to find most proper funding opportunities for our further step joint projects and we found few applications which we are working on. I had also couple of meeting and networking with Prof. F. Varnik on computational applicability on electron transport phenomena at PSC interfaces, Dr. T. Hamerschmidt on data-driven approaches to predict photovoltaic properties of bi-layer samples used in PSCs. Thanks J. Benzik from RUB research school I could have also a skype meeting with Prof. M. Saliba, head of photovoltaic center at Stuttgart. It was very constructive meeting and we agreed to work on inorganic mixed perovskites and investigate their dominant background mechanism. Materials Physics, Functional materails, Multiscale modelling and simulation, Physical and mechanical properties from computational approaches Materials physics, Photovoltaic material design Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) Scale-bridging computational material design, Hybrid inorganic/organic halide Perovskite solar cells, High-performance photoferroelectric perovskite solar cells (PPSC), Interface and surface engineering via ab initio calculations, Strain calculation at PSC interfaces
Chicago, United States Internation Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP), Internation Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP) Psychology conference visit Tisborn, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Participating in the ISDP 54th Annual Meeting in Chicago gave me the opportunity to present a poster of my first study on infants' cognitive flexibility and psychosocial stress, and receive valuable feedback. The conference was an interesting and motivating experience because the ISDP enabled an in-person participation and put much emphasis on supporting post-doc and doctoral researchers. By joining talks, poster presentations, coffee breaks and a Meet-the-Professors breakfast, I had the chance to network and get to know researchers from the field and their work. I thank the Research School that enabled the conference visit and the accompanying great (networking) experiences in Chicago! Developmental Psychology Prof. Dr. Sabine Seehagen Prof. Megan R. Gunnar (President) poster presentation; international networking; hybrid-format; infant cognitive flexiblity; chronic stress; life events
Glasgow, United Kingdom University of Strathclyde, Pure and Applied Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry lab visit Rodstein, Ilja doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR During my Ph.D., I had the opportunity to visit the group in Glasgow to connect my research topic with the research topic at Strathclyde University. Both working groups have very different fields of research, so I could learn a lot for my research in Bochum. Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry II Dr. Charles O'Hara Inorganic Chemistry
Targu Mures, Romania Sapientia University, Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering invitation of guest scientist Forgó, Zoltán
zforgo@ms.sapientia.ro
professor Incoming ROU Research Visits at RUB November 2018 and February 2019 Based on the previous ROS concept, to be able to control a robotic arm in a virtual environment by the use of human gestures, the system was further developed in cooperation with Mr. Miguel Portela , B. Eng. (Chair for Production System, RUB) in order to assure the control of the ABB YuMi robot. Several steps were done in order to manage the proposed work. Until this point the fulfilled task was using one-hand gestures, because one robot was controlled in the ABB RobotStudio virtual environment. The YuMi robot is a two handed cooperative robot, so the information from both hands are needed for control purpose. Using the official Leap SDK for Linux, ROS nodes were developed to capture the desired hand positions and the ROS launch files were prepared in order to set up the ROS nodes for YuMi 3D model control using RViz visualization tool. As result: the two handed control of the two armed YuMi robot was possible. The second task to fulfill the main goal was to push the trajectory information from the ROS environment to the ABB RobotStudio software, in order to be able to move the YuMi robot in the native simulation environment. This could not be done without the alteration of the ABB ROS Package. The package was developed to link the trajectory information to the 6 axis of the ABB robots, but one arm of the YuMi robot is build up by 7 axis and the corresponding links. After the successful modification of the robot controller-side code, the whole system could be linked. For the LeapMotion sensor ROS nodes were launched for left and right hand recognition, with which, through inverse kinematics and taking intoaccount the users hand position, the robot joint values (for left and right robot arms) were calculated. This information was published and afterward read by separate ROS nodes, each of them realizing separate TCP/IP protocol, socket type connections for the left and right arm Tasks in the virtual controller. June 2019 During this visit of the grantee in June at the Chair for Production System, the cooperation was focused on the control possibilities of the real ABB YuMi robot found at the LPS Lern- und Forschungsfabrik, using the already presented method. To achieve this, the configuration and the motion Tasks of the virtual controller were transferred to the real controller. After the successful connection between the real controller and the ROS environment, the motion of the users hands were transferred to the real robot as was done for the virtual controller. From this point on, further steps of the cooperation can be prepared in order to develop a system based on the presented methodology. The goal is to realize a human-robot cooperation platform for robot motion teaching: using gestures, the user can control the YuMi robot arms in order to fulfill some task (ex. machine tending, pick-and-place, assembling) and to save it as robot program for later repetitive use. The visit included a presentation session of M.Sc. Kai Lemmerz and M.Sc. Paul Glogowski (Chair for Production System, RUB) also. The idea of human-robot collaboration in assembly follows the aim of wisely combining the special capabilities of human workers and of robots in order to increase productivity in flexible assembly processes and to reduce the physical strain on human workers. The high degree of cooperation goes along with the fact that the effort to introduce an HRC workstation is fairly high and HRC has hardly been implemented in current productions so far. A major reason for this is a lack of planning and simulation software for the HRC – and relevant topics in this area are the key issues of the PhD theses of M.Sc. Kai Lemmerz and M.Sc. Paul Glogowski. The PhD students are made significant steps based on the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework in order to enable a realistic simulation of the direct cooperation between human workers and robots. The presentation and the afterward discussions gave the grantee the possibility to advise the authors for furthers steps in their research and several topics were identified were common work could be done. September 2019 The visit in September 2019 was axed on two directions of the cooperation between the grantee and the host Chair for Production System. As the main activity during the two weeks period, Prof. Forgó Zoltán was leading the “Grundlagen der Roboterprogrammierung” (“Basics of robot programming”) lecture and practical work, held for Applied Informatics BSc students. The four-day module was held twice for six, respectively eight students, involving 3 hours of theory and three and a half day practical work. During this latter activity the grantee was assisted by Mr. Miguel Portela , B. Eng. and Mr. Lars Niklas Penczek, M. Sc. (Chair for Production System, RUB), and the students were learning about the activities in the LPS Lern- und Forschungsfabrik, and were introduced to the use of ABB YuMi and Franka Emika cooperation robots, found at the same location. Afterwards, the students were split in 3-4 person groups and asked to realize projects involving the familiarized robots. For the module evaluation presentations were made by the groups to demonstrate the acquired knowledge and to present the outcome of their project. Beside the teaching activity, a paper named “Dual arm robot control by hand gestures using ROS” was prepared and submitted to the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction conference, which will be held on 23-26 March 2020 in Cambridge, UK. The paper contains the presentation of the results for the above presented joint research theme: the control of the two-arm ABB YuMi cooperative robot with hand gestures, realized by Prof. Forgó Zoltán (Sapientia Univerity), Mr. Miguel Portela, Dr.Eng. Alfred Hypki , Prof. Bernd Kuhlenkötter (Ruhr-Universität Bochum). Further cooperation was initiated also. The Department for Mechanical Engineering, Sapientia University, the home institute of the grantee, is preparing a project for the “Digitising and transforming European industry and services (DT)” European Commission focus area and call “Digital innovation hubs and platforms”, in order to establish a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) at the Sapientia University, Romania. The DIH should be a one-stop-shop that help companies to become more competitive with regard to their business/production processes, products or services using digital technologies. In order to be more advanced with the offered technologies by the future DIH, the possibility of joining the project was offered to the Chair for Production System, RUB, as well to the Department of Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. Robotics Mechanical Engineering Department Lehrstuhl für Produktionssysteme robotics, ROS, Human-Robot Interaction
Boulder, Colorado, United States University of Colorado at Boulder, Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research workshop/summer school Rupert, Robert professor Incoming USA The interdisciplinary Research Training Group “Situated Cognition” has arranged a Spring School, which involves philosophers, psychologists, animal researchers, and neuroscientists. Prof. Rupert will deliver one of the keynote talks during this event highlighting the RTG's three-year research program. Philosophy Philosophy Tobias Schlicht Situated Cognition, Mental Representation, Cognitive Architecture
New York City, United States Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tenement Museum, - History research stay Krämer, Stefan doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The Research School Plus funding allowed me to investigate the interior collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Tenement Museum in New York City. Two topics in particular were at the center of my research stay. One part was devoted to matters of provenance: by conducting archival research, I was able to assemble pivotal, as yet unpublished material, which I will process in my dissertation. The other part concerned questions of display and current strategies of exhibiting and interpreting historical interiors. Discussions and interviews with the always very helpful curators, conservators, and artists did not only provide an invaluable contribution to my work on this topic, but they also formed the fruitful basis for potential upcoming research projects. Museum Studies, Contemporary Art Department of Art History - art history, museum studies, period room
New York City, United States City University of New York, Baruch College Social Science research stay Bohlen, Rafael doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With support from the Fulbright Doctoral Scholarship, I am spending six months as a visiting PhD researcher at City University New York. My PhD focuses on the evolution and transformation of organizational resilience of advanced gangs. This research stay at CUNY provides me with the opportunity to conduct field research on gangs in the New York metropolitan area and to greatly expand my academic network. I am very grateful for this tremendous opportunity and especially thank Professor Robert Smith for his hospitality and support. Sociology Chair of Sociology / Organization, Migration, Participation Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Organizational Sociology, Gangs, Criminal Organizations, Violence, Field Research
Kiel, Germany Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel/ European Association of Archaeologists, Institute of Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology History conference visit Usadel, Marie doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU Together with my colleague and my supervisor, I was able to present my PhD as part of our archaeological field-project for the first time in a wider international context at the 27th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA). Within the general theme of ‘Widening horizons through human-environment interconnections’ the session that we were presenting in was concentrating on living habitat and community landscape management and therefore offered not only possibilities for comparison but also many inspirations for my own research. The meeting was held in virtual format. Although it is never quite as easy as attending a conference in person, it was a great opportunity to discuss and present my work and meet other researchers interested in the same topics. Archaeology Pre- and Protohistory Johanna Mestorf Academy (JMA) archaeology, prehistory, virtual conference, international conference
Southeast Anatolia and central Anatolia, Turkey /, / History research stay Schneider, Gordana doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR During my research stay I took part at the excavations in Southeast Anatolia. I also visited the sites in Central Anatolia. Because of the pandemic situation it wasn't possible to do the whole work as planned. One of the sites was locked down because of corona. I introduced and discussed my doctoral project with the excavation managers. The visited excavation sites show different stages in the development of Neolithic media. The new and proceeding excavations - especially in Karahan Tepe and Bonçuklu Tarla - will help to gain further important insights for my doctoral thesis. Work for my catalogue was continued by the artifacts in the museums in Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Konya and Aksaray, but coldn't be finished so far. Neolithic Institut für archäologische Wissenschaften / field research, excavations, Neolithic in Southwest Asia, new approach that includes cognitive archeology, neurobiology, epigenetics, art history and the "Neolithic package"
eighth region of biobío, Chile OTEC Cultura y Territorio, Chile, Núcleo de Investigación Patrimonio, Cultura y Territorio, Chile History invitation of guest scientist Rock-Núñez, María Esperanza
esperanzarock@u.uchile.cl
professor Incoming CHL This proposal combines historical, ethnographic, and social research to comparatively study urban and cultural transformation in the de-industrialization processes in the Ruhr area and Lota, southern Chile. Urban transformations of coal regions comparing the Ruhr region and coal basin in southern Chile Dra. María Esperanza Rock-Núñez Dr. Stefan Berger coal regions, deindustrialization, urban transformations, cultural transformations
Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy Soprintendenza Archeologia della Sardegna, - History research stay Usadel, Marie doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA To proceed with the documentation of the finds from the archaeological excavation of the 'Making Landscapes' project at the site of Grutti Acqua, which represents a great part of my thesis, I was able to spend 4 weeks in Sardinia. The finds are stored in the local archive of the Superintendencies in Sant'Antioco and were accessible with the permission of the responsible superintendent. Aside from the documentation of the material, the time spent on site gave me the opportunity to present my work to our local partners, the cultural association 'ARCI Il Calderone APS' and advance the plans for future fieldwork. Meanwhile, the greatest advantage for my further studies was to have the time to meet the local archaeologists working in the area and on similar topics in Sardinia, which is usually very hard during the fieldwork in the summer. Archaeology Institute for Archaeological Studies - archaeology, prehistory, documentation, pottery, Sardinia
Porto Alegre, Brazil Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul , Institute of Informatics Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay PIGNATON DE FREITAS, EDISON professor Incoming BRA The second visit with the support from the VIP was very important to consolidate the cooperative word around the Biomorphic SLAM theme, besides deepening the interaction of the visitor with other researchers at the Institute for Neural Computation (INI). Besides the technical details of the developed Biomorphic SLAM approach, this visit was an opportunity to discuss possible students exchange and other administrative details of the cooperation, besides joint publications. Bio-inspired Computing Robotics Group Sen Cheng Neuroscience; Bio-inspired Robotics; Machine Learning
Tel-Aviv, Israel Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Computer Science Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Arieli, Ofer professor Incoming ISR Two research stays (April 2018 and October 2018) for a collaboration with Christian Strasser and his group (Institute for Philosophy II). Computer Science N/A Christian Strasser Argumentation theory, Non-monotonic reasoning, Paraconsistent Logics.
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Biophysics Medicine research stay Mamashli, Fatemeh
fateme.mamashli@gmail.com
postdoc Incoming IRN It was a great chance for me, as an early carrier researcher to know about the novel ideas and techniques in the field. Also integrating in the warm and friendly lab of Jörg. Besides, I could get some exciting findings, which can be employed in writing a grant proposal for a postdoc position in Jörg's lab. I appreciate RUB research school for this chance and I very much thank Jörn for his kind cooperation during the course. Biochemistry and biophysics of neurodegenerative diseases Prof. A. A. Saboury Prof. Dr. Jörg Tatzelt Protein misfolding, Alpha synuclein fibrillation, Prion fibrillation, Co-aggregation
Moscow, Russian Federation M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of History Protestant Theology research stay Icyer, Abdurrahman doctoral researcher Incoming RUS Great opportunity to learn Academia in Germany and to successfully apply to positions in Germany. History History of southern and western Slavs Department of History Research Explorer RUHR 2017
Salamanca, Spain University of Salamanca, Literary Theory and Comparative Literature Philology research stay Anonymous doctoral researcher Incoming ESP My stay at the RUB has been decisive for the completion of my doctoral thesis. The university library's collections and the excellent working atmosphere have had a unique and positive influence that has greatly enriched my academic career. I have also enjoyed getting to know the Ruhr region and familiarising myself with the German language. Romance Philology IEMYRhd Romanische Philologie, insbesondere iberoromanische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft - Roger Friedlein Epische Dichtung, iberoamerikanische Literatur, Literaturtheorie, Theorie der literarischen Gattungen.
Cape Town, South Africa University of Cape Town, Astronomy Department Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Kurapati, Sushma postdoc Incoming ZAF Dr. Thomas Koch has presented the Research Explorer Ruhr online workshop on "How to advance your career in Germany". Training consisted, 1. Preparatory e-learning activities to be completed individually and 2. A joint online workshop via ZOOM Astrophysics Em. Prof. Renée C. Kraan-Korteweg Dr. Thomas Koch Research Explorer Ruhr online workshop "How to advance your career in Germany".
Tehran, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Sharif University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering research stay Jafarzadeh, Hossein postdoc Incoming IRN RER provides a great international atmosphere with a mixture of science, culture, friendship, and fun. I especially liked the hospitality of RUB. Aside from winning an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship, I was able to launch interesting collaboration in my field. By the way, it depends on the attendee how much they take advantage of RER Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering ICAMS Postdoc, International research opportunity
Yerevan, Armenia Matenadaran, Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Department for the Study of the Armenian Texts of the 5th–14th Centuries History research stay Mamyan, Mari doctoral researcher Incoming ARM An excellent environment for doing research and getting to know new, interesting people with a wide range of expertise. Theology Department for the Study of the Armenian Texts of the 5th–14th Centuries Center for Religious Studies Armenian Apocryphal Literature, Early Christian Studies
Kassel, Germany Universität Kassel, Institut für Mathematik Mathmatics research stay Randriamaro, Hery postdoc Incoming DEU I had the opportunity to meet Gerhard Röhrle and to work with Götz Pfeiffer on an article. Mathematics Computer Algebra Algebra und Zahlentheorie Hyperplane Arrangements, Varchenko Matrix
Nashvile, TN, United States Vanderbilt University, College of Arts and Science Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Santoro, Ernesto
ernesto.santoro@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
postdoc Incoming USA Inter-molecular interactions, with the study of the salvation effect in the explicit form, the study of molecular dynamics and integration of this study in my usual workflow for the absolute configuration assignment through DFT simulation of the circular dichroism properties of the chiral molecules. Stereochemistry and chiroptical spectroscopies Prof. Prasad L. Polavarapu RG Prof. Dr. Christian Merten VCD, ECD, ORD, Stereochemistry, Computation, DFT, Solvation
Natal/RN, Brazil Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Molick, Sanderson doctoral researcher Incoming BRA The PhD-exchange fellowship provided me a the perfect environment for continuing, and finishing, my PhD-research. During my research stay in Bochum, I had the opportunity of making many professional contacts, as well as starting novel research partnership. Furthermore, all the assistance provided by the employees at the Research School made the whole process agreeable and free of any difficulties. Logic and Philosophy of Science Carolina Blasio Logic Group Institute of Philosophy Logic; Philosophy of Science; Analytic Philosophy
Bern, Switzerland University of Bern, Theological Faculty Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Altanian, Melanie postdoc Incoming CHE In the scope of this research visit I conducted research for my dissertation on genocide denial and epistemic injustice. This involved in-depth research exchange with members of the Chair of Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law (Prof. Dr. Corinna Mieth), as well as the RUB Institute for Diaspora and Genocide Studies. I further presented my research at the respective institute colloquia. Philosophy Institute of Systematic Theology Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law /
Rajasthan, India University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Department of Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry invitation of guest scientist Saini, Pratibha
sainip082@gmail.com
postdoc Incoming IND Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into sustainable energy products Chemistry Prof. Anshu Dandia and Dr. Vijay Parewa Prof. Dr. Thomas Ernst Müller Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into sustainable energy products
Bellaterra, Barcelona. , Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Filologia espanyola Philology research stay Lillo Castañ, Víctor postdoc Incoming ESP My stay at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum has been very fruitful for my research and teaching career. The chair of Prof. Dr. Roger Friedlein, who has been my host, has specialists in various branches of Romance literature and culture (Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Brazilian literatures, among others). During my stay I have been able to present my research project in the seminars organised by Professor Friedlein and the feedback I have received has been extremely useful. In addition, I have had the opportunity to attend various working meetings and academic seminars at Professor Friedlein's chair and I have also taught a class in the course "Wissen und Literatur in der Frühen Neuzeit (Spanien, Portugal)". Finally, this research stay has had a decisive influence on my curriculum vitae, as in December 2021 I obtained a postdoctoral scholarship granted by the Spanish Ministry of Universities. This contract will allow me to continue my research career in Germany for two more years. Philology María José Vega Ramos Prof. Dr. Roger Friedlein Renaissance Humanism, Utopianism, Colonial Studies, Romance Philology.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, United States RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, ECONOMICS-SAS Economics research stay GANG, IRA professor Incoming USA I visited RUB numerous times: sometimes teaching, always involved with Ph.D. students and post-docs, as well as faculty in discussions, research. The sources of funds varied, including the RUB Visiting International Professor program. The dates above are placeholders as putting something down was required to get through the form. This has been a productive relationship. ECONOMICS ECONOMICS-SAS Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung Development Economics, Comparative Economics, Labor, Migration, Political Economy
Manchester, United Kingdom Independent, NA History research stay Simmons, Adam postdoc Incoming GBR The Research Assistantship allowed me to build and enhance my research networks at RUB and elsewhere in Germany. It also gave me the required time to focus on submitting an article and my first monograph proposal. History NA Prof. Verena Krebs Research, publications, networking
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Sharif University of Technology, Department of Physics Chemistry and Biochemistry invitation of guest scientist Mehdipour, Hamid doctoral researcher Incoming IRN Dear future readers It was an extraordinary experience for me, attending at the department of chemistry, seeing many well-known computation chemistry experts, discussing possible joint projects, attending weekly colloquiums, being invited for special event. Computational Chemistry NEST Dominic Marx Computational chemistry, density Functional Theory, Coupled Cluster Approach, Electronic Excitation
New York, United States Graduate Center, City University of New York, Sociology and History Social Science research stay Torpey, John professor Incoming USA With Professor Constantin Goschler (RUB History) and Dr. Luca Storti (University of Torino Sociology), we explored the history and consequences of regional differentiation in the United States, Germany, and Italy. The project is still in progress. Sociology and history Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies Comparative regional development
Izmir, Turkey Ege University, Department of Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Man, Ezgi
ezgiman@gmail.com
doctoral researcher Incoming TUR - Molecular Biochemistry Molecular Biochemistry Molecular Biochemistry aptamer, immunology, biochemistry, molecular biology, autoimmune diseases, cancer
Canberra, Australia The Australian National University, School of Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Klein, Colin professor Incoming AUS Visited in Sept 2017 and again in November 2018 to work with Albert Newen's group on pain perception. Philosophy n/a Albert Newen Philosophy, Pain
Madison, WI, United States University of Wisconsin - Madison, Educational Psychology Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Rau, Martina professor Incoming USA My research focuses on digital learning, particularly on how educational technologies can enhance learning with visual representations in individual and collaborative contexts. Digital learning research requires an interdisciplinary perspective. To develop effective educational technologies, I draw on psychology research about productive learning processes, on educational research about how to design instruction that enhances learning outcomes, and on computer science to use data to inform the development scalable technologies. In line with my research focus, I put a strong emphasis to interdisciplinary graduate education in teaching and mentoring. During several visits to Prof. Dr. Rummel's research group, I was able to establish strong ties with herself and with several of her graduate students. Educational Psychology Learning, Representations, & Technology lab Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel digital learning; interdisciplinary research; educational technologies
Warsaw, Poland University of Warsaw, Institute for Social Studies History research stay Marzec, Wiktor postdoc Incoming POL During my stay at RUB i was working on a comparative project on western fringes of the late tsarist empire, back then one of the crucial world regions of the 20th (The Revolution That Did Not Happen. Rebellion and Reaction in the Post-Imperial Borderlands 1905-1921: Poland and Finland in Asymmetrical Comparison). Focusing on revolutionary mobilization and retraction, I address the problem of popular and state-led violence and trajectories of statehood emerging form the imperial context. A crucial work package dealt with the period of German military control over former Russian Poland during the WWI. Additionally, the comparative framework required studies on the Baltic lands. I also worked on my article ‘“One of the Oldest States in Europe Has Never Suppressed Any Nation.” The Minority Treaty, Nationalist Indignation and the Foundations of Interwar Ethnic Democracy in Poland,’ now published in Nations and Nationalism 2021, No. 27, pp. 1080–1096. During my fellowship I gave two talks, one on my book Rising Subjects, Die Revolution von 1905 und die Politische Figurationen des Imperiums. Polen im asymmetrischen Vergleich at RUB, and one on the older project on urban history (Ungleichzeitige Moderne als Kategorie der Praxis. Urbane Modernitätsdiskurse im post-imperialen Raum am Beispiel Łódź) at ISB. historical sociology Institute for Social Studies East European History Poland, minoritiues, urban history, imperial borderlands
Albany, New York, United States State University of New York, Albany, Mathematics Mathmatics research stay Roy, Krishanu postdoc Incoming USA It was a good experience. Mathematics Algebra Deniz Kus Math
Melbourne, Australia Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Cultural Psychology and Anthropology of Knowledge Social Science workshop/summer school Bok, Barbara postdoc Outgoing AUS Research Explorer Ruhr (RER) is an outstanding opportunity to work through the options and opportunities for doing post-doctoral research with researchers in your field in Germany. This programme is structured to expertly facilitate getting to know how to build research careers in Germany, something which is difficult to achieve through one's own explorations of available information. But the programme does more than focus on the academic life. It also facilitates building valuable networks with international researchers and provides activities for getting to know the culture, history and glimpses of the futures of the Ruhr Area. This was a highly valuable experience that I feel privileged and special to have been given. I have established long-lasting connections to people and discussed with them ideas for research possibilities that have become part of my overall research programme. I look forward to turning this opportunity into reality in the near future! Strategic Foresight; Futures Studies; Anticipation Studies; Science and Technology Studies Prof. Dr. Estrid Sørensen Prof. Dr. Estrid Sørensen Summer programme; Cooperative research opportunities; Germany post-doc research career options; Guided excursions; Networking; Scholarship;
Naples/Verona, Italy Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Storici, University of Verona, Department of Human Sciences Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Battistoni, Giulia
giulia.battistoni.90@gmail.com
postdoc Incoming ITA After my stay at the RUB and after finishing my PhD. at the Universities of Verona and Jena (joint supervision), I got a post-doc position at the Italian Institute of Philosophical Studies in Naples in 2019. I was then post-doc research fellow at the University of Verona till October 2021. I'm currently teaching assistant at the University of Verona and post-doc research fellow at the Italian Institute of Historical Studies (Naples). The experience at the RUB - Research School was crucial in order to develop my academic career. Philosophy Centro "Ricerche di Gnoseologia e Metafisica" (University of Verona) Klassische Deutsche Philosophie Hegel's Action Theory, Classical German Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
Chengdu, China Sichuan University, chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry workshop/summer school Yin, Jiangliang postdoc Incoming CHN During the two weeks, I learn a lot both on the academic research and the usual life in Germany. I met people from different countries and we talked about our research area and the culture in different countries. The workshop is very useful for the future funding application. I also went to the lab to see what's different with my previous lab life. I learn a lot from this excellent experience it will help my future academic career. chemistry Jingsong You PROF. DR. LUKAS J. GOOSSEN workshop, lab visiting
Moscow, Russian Federation Lomonosov Moscow state university, Faculty of philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Kozhemiachenko, Daniil doctoral researcher Incoming RUS During the stay, I gave several talks on the seminars hosted by the chair of Logic and Epistemology and wrote a paper on the topic of the project for the research stay. The paper was published in a peer-review venue. I was also able to attend several courses both at the Faculty of Philosophy as well as on other faculties of RUB. Logic Department of logic Logic and Epistemology Paraconsistent logic Knowledge representation Lattice based logics
Singapore, Singapore National University of Singapore, Mathematics Mathmatics research stay Gao, Ziyuan doctoral researcher Incoming SGP Hosted by Prof. Dr. Hans Simon Computational Learning Theory, Recursion Theory Logic Mathematics Computational Learning Theory, Algorithmic Teaching
Ankara, Turkey Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Psychology research stay Isparta, Sevim
sevim.isparta@rub.de
doctoral researcher Incoming TUR This study aimed to evaluate the effect of prenatal stress on FCA by behavioral tests in rats and to investigate the epigenetic mechanism of the targeted brain regions. For this purpose, the following are evaluated: the effect of prenatal stress on FCA using different motor laterality tests in rats, expression levels of different genes in both hemispheres and their relationships with prenatal stress, the differences in behavioral asymmetry and epigenetic regulation during the different periods of postnatal development (days 21, 40, 60 and 90) in male and female pups exposed to prenatal stress Cognitive Neuroscience Veterinary Genetics Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün behavioural epigenetics, microarray, functional cerebral asymmetry, gene expression prenatal stress, paw preference, laterality
Tenerife, Spain /, / Geosciences workshop/summer school Sobolewski, Linda doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP In March 2022 I participated in the International Field Course on Physical Volcanology which took place on Tenerife, Spain. Tenerife Island is the perfect place to conduct a field course on physical volcanology, as it contains one of the most spectacular and accessible volcanic landscapes in the world. The obtained experiences have improved my knowledge in volcanology and will facilitate my future fieldwork in the crater of Mount St. Helens, USA, where I investigate volcano-ice interactions related to lava dome emplacement through a growing glacier. Physical volcanology is essential to understand volcanic landscapes and for conducting fieldwork on volcanic edifices. Due to the funding by the Research School Plus I was able to be part of this very exciting and important field course. volcanology, physical geography Acting Head Institute of Geography: Prof Dr. Bernd Marschner; Working Group “Climatology of Extreme Environments” and PhD supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Pflitsch / physical volcanology, Teide, Tenerife
Lewisburg PA, United States Bucknell University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Nickel, Robert professor Incoming USA The ongoing collaboration between Prof. Nickel, doctoral candidate Benedikt Bönninghoff, and Prof. Kolossa from the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum is centered around the development of theoretical concepts and technical procedures for an "intelligent" automatic extraction of information from text documents (see [1-7]) and multimedia sources (see [8-15]). An example is provided by the advances of the group in forensic text comparison. Forensic text comparison tries to answer the question if two texts with unknown authorship were written by the same authors or not. It has traditionally been done by linguists who employ discipline-specific models to categorize a text. Deep machine learning mechanisms can be trained to accomplish the same task with very little bias towards predefined categories. Results of the work, so far, have been published in multiple articles at international venues and journals [1-7]. The work has also led to first places in two international research challenges, the PAN Authorship Verification Challenges [A1, A2], as well as the award of a research grant from the BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) under a Forschung-Agil Call [G1] with the title "KI-unterstütztes Assistenzsystem für die Crowdsourcing-basierte Erkennung von über digitale Plattformen verbreiteter Desinformation". With support from the RUB Research School PLUS VIP Program it was possible for Prof. Nickel to visit the Ruhr-Universität Bochum multiple times over the past five years, first from July 10th until August 4th, 2017, then from February 5th until February 9th, 2018, and followed by May 29th until August 3rd, 2018. In 2019 he also visited twice, from May 27th until June 12th and from July 22th until August 16th, followed by a short visit in early 2020 from January 20th until January 27th. Additional visits in 2020 had to be postponed due to the COVID crisis and resumed in 2021 from July 23rd until Aug 13th. All of these visits were devoted to in-person work with Benedikt Bönninghoff, Prof. Kolossa, and her research group. Prof. Nickel is co-advisor for Benedikt Bönninghoff who is slated to graduate with his doctorate in mid 2022. Joint Publications: [1] "Self-Calibrating Neural-Probabilistic Model for Authorship Verification Under Covariate Shift," by B. Boenninghoff, D. Kolossa, and R. M. Nickel, 12th International Conference of the CLEF Association, Bucharest, Romania, September 21-24, 2021. [2] "O2D2: Out-Of-Distribution Detector to Capture Undecidable Trials in Authorship Verification," by B. Boenninghoff, R. M. Nickel, and D. Kolossa, Notebook for PAN 2021 at the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum (CLEF), Bucharest, Romania, September 21-24, 2021. [3] "Variational Autoencoder with Embedded Student-t Mixture Model for Authorship Attribution," by B. Boenninghoff, S. Zeiler, R. M. Nickel, and D. Kolossa, May 28, 2020, arXiv:2005.13930 [cs.LG], 28th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING), Barcelona, Spain, December 8-13, 2020. [4] "Deep Bayes Factor Scoring for Authorship Verification," by B. Boenninghoff, J. Rupp, R. M. Nickel, and D. Kolossa, Notebook for PAN 2020 at the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum (CLEF), Thessaloniki, Greece, September 22-25, 2020. [5] "Autorschaftsanalyse - Verstellungsstrategien und Möglichkeiten der automatisierten Erkennung," by B. Bönninghoff, S. Hessler, D. Kolossa, K. Kucharczik, R. M. Nickel, and K. Pittner, Datenschutz und Datensicherheit - DuD, Springer Verlag, vol. 43, pp. 691–699, Nov 2019. [6] "Explainable Authorship Verification in Social Media via Attention-based Similarity Learning," B. Boenninghoff, S. Hessler, D. Kolossa and R. M. Nickel, IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), Los Angeles, CA, USA, December 9-12, 2019, pp. 36-45. [7] "Similarity Learning for Authorship Verification in Social Media," by B. Boenninghoff, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Brighton, UK, May 12-17, 2019, pp. 2457-2461. [8] "Improving Audio-Visual Speech Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks with Dynamic Stream Reliability Estimates," by H. Meutzner, N. Ma, R. M. Nickel, C. Schymura, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5-9, 2017, pp. 5320-5324. [9] "Unsupervised Classification of Voiced Speech and Pitch Tracking Using Forward-Backward Kalman Filtering," by B. T. Bönninghoff, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the 12th Speech Communication Conference of the Information Technology Society of the Association of German Engineers (ITG-VDE Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation), Paderborn, Germany, October 5-7, 2016. [10] "Dynamic Stream Weighting for Turbo-Decoding-Based Audiovisual ASR," by S. Gergen, S. Zeiler, A. H. Abdelaziz, R. M. Nickel, D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH), San Francisco, California, September 8-12, 2016, pp. 2135-2139. [11] "Robust Audiovisual Speech Recognition Using Noise-Adaptive Linear Discriminant Analysis," by S. Zeiler, R. M. Nickel, N. Ma, G. J. Brown, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Shanghai, China, March 20-25, 2016, pp. 2797-2801. [12] "Corpus-Based Speech Enhancement with Uncertainty Modeling and Cepstral Smoothing," R. M. Nickel, R. F. Astudillo, D. Kolossa, and R. Martin, IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, Vol. 21, No. 5, May 2013, pp. 983-997. [15] "Inventory-Based Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement," D. Kolossa, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and R. Martin, 13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH), Portland, Oregon, September 9-13, 2012. International Research Challenge Awards: [A1] June 2021: The implementation of an algorithm developed by Benedikt Boenninghoff, Robert M. Nickel, and Dorothea Kolossa won the 2021 PAN Authorship Verification Challenge. The team with name “boenninghoff21” placed first in the large dataset challenge against more than 10 international research groups. The competition results are published at: https://pan.webis.de/clef21/pan21-web/author-identification.html [A2] July 2020: The implementation of an algorithm developed by Benedikt Boenninghoff, Julian Rupp, Robert M. Nickel, and Dorothea Kolossa won the 2020 PAN Authorship Verification Challenge. Our team with name “boenninghoff20” placed first in both the large dataset and the small dataset challenge against 10 international research groups. The competition results are published at: https://pan.webis.de/clef20/pan20-web/author-identification.html Awarded Grant Proposal: [G1] Since December 2021: A project with the title "KI-unterstütztes Assistenzsystem für die Crowdsourcing-basierte Erkennung von über digitale Plattformen verbreiteter Desinformation" (Artificial Intelligence driven Support System for Crowd-Sourcing based Detection of Misinformation on Digital Platforms) is currently funded by the BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) under a Forschung-Agil Call. The proposal was jointly written by Prof. Nickel (Bucknell University), Prof. Kolossa (RUB), Benedikt Boenninghoff (RUB), Prof. Scheffler (RUB), Publisher David Schraven (Head of the German Fact Checking Organization CORRECTIV), and Prof. Gostomzyk (Technical University Dortmund). The lead PI on the proposal is Prof. Kolossa. Natural Language Processing and Speech Signal Processing Cognitive Signal Processing Prof. Dr.-Ing. Do­ro­thea Ko­los­sa Natural Language Processing, Authorship Verification, Misinformation Detection
Durham, North Carolina, United States Duke University, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Biology and Biotechnology lab visit Heitman, MD, PhD, Joseph
heitm001@duke.edu
professor Incoming USA Thus far several publications have resulted from collaborations that were formed as a result of this visiting professorship at Professor Ulrich Kuck: Mating-Type-Specific Ribosomal Proteins Control Aspects of Sexual Reproduction in Cryptococcus neoformans. Ianiri G, Fang YF, Dahlmann TA, Clancey SA, Janbon G, Kück U, Heitman J. Genetics. 2020 Mar;214(3):635-649. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302740. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PMID: 31882399 Free PMC article. Rampant transposition following RNAi loss causes hypermutation and antifungal drug resistance in clinical isolates of a human fungal pathogen Shelby J. Priest, Vikas Yadav, Cullen Roth, Tim A. Dahlmann, Ulrich Kück, Paul M. Magwene, Joseph Heitman bioRxiv 2021.08.11.455996; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.11.455996 (in revision for Nature Microbiology) Long transposon-rich centromeres in an oomycete reveal divergence of centromere features in Stramenopila-Alveolata-Rhizaria lineages. Fang Y, Coelho MA, Shu H, Schotanus K, Thimmappa BC, Yadav V, Chen H, Malc EP, Wang J, Mieczkowski PA, Kronmiller B, Tyler BM, Sanyal K, Dong S, Nowrousian M, Heitman J. PLoS Genet. 2020 Mar 9;16(3):e1008646. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008646. eCollection 2020 Mar. PMID: 32150559 Free PMC article. Convergent evolution of linked mating-type loci in basidiomycete fungi. Sun S, Coelho MA, Heitman J, Nowrousian M. PLoS Genet. 2019 Sep 6;15(9):e1008365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008365. eCollection 2019 Sep. PMID: 31490920 Free PMC article. Genetic and Genomic Analyses Reveal Boundaries between Species Closely Related to Cryptococcus Pathogens. Passer AR, Coelho MA, Billmyre RB, Nowrousian M, Mittelbach M, Yurkov AM, Averette AF, Cuomo CA, Sun S, Heitman J. mBio. 2019 Jun 11;10(3):e00764-19. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00764-19. PMID: 31186317 Free PMC article. Fungal genome and mating system transitions facilitated by chromosomal translocations involving intercentromeric recombination. Sun S, Yadav V, Billmyre RB, Cuomo CA, Nowrousian M, Wang L, Souciet JL, Boekhout T, Porcel B, Wincker P, Granek JA, Sanyal K, Heitman J. PLoS Biol. 2017 Aug 11;15(8):e2002527. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002527. eCollection 2017 Aug. PMID: 28800596 Free PMC article. Genomics and Transcriptomics Analyses of the Oil-Accumulating Basidiomycete Yeast Trichosporon oleaginosus: Insights into Substrate Utilization and Alternative Evolutionary Trajectories of Fungal Mating Systems. Kourist R, Bracharz F, Lorenzen J, Kracht ON, Chovatia M, Daum C, Deshpande S, Lipzen A, Nolan M, Ohm RA, Grigoriev IV, Sun S, Heitman J, Brück T, Nowrousian M. mBio. 2015 Jul 21;6(4):e00918. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00918-15. PMID: 26199329 Free PMC article. fungal genetics and genomics I serve as the chair of MGM Ulrich Kuck fungal genetics, genomics, microbiology, infectious diseases
Riverside, California , United States University of California, Riverside, Political Science Social Science research stay Brookes, Marissa professor Incoming USA I collaborated with a RUB researcher on a working paper about international labor rights campaigns and the institutional sources of leverage for workers in those cross-national mobilizations, in addition to attending a conference on cross-movement mobilization and research sessions with students. political science International Relations Institute for Social Movements social movements, transnationalism, labor, globalization, unions, workers, mobilization
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada University of Alberta, Physics Physics and Astronomy research stay Sydora, Richard professor Incoming CAN The project involves theoretical and computer simulation studies of energy conversion processes in space and laboratory plasmas. One of the mechanisms of rapid energy conversion in plasmas is through a process called magnetic reconnection, whereby magnetic field energy is converted in plasma kinetic energy in the form of heating and charged particle acceleration. This physical process plays a central role in the evolution of solar flares and other high energy astrophysical phenomena. Advanced kinetic and fluid continuum models are developed and applied to the study of this phenomena. The 3D simulation simulation algorithms are adapted to take advantage of the increased computational power available on high performance computing platforms. In additional to yielding new insights into how the energy conversion process works in three dimensions, results of these models are used to assist in the interpretation of magnetic field and plasma data taken from recent multi-satellite measurements in the Earth's magnetosphere. Plasma Physics Roger Moore Ilya Eremin plasma physics, space plasmas, planetary magnetospheres, instabilities, turbulence, magnetic reconnection, particle acceleration, plasma simulation, kinetic theory, multi-fluid closures, multi-scale modeling
Assiut, Egypt Assiut University, Physics department Electrical Engineering and Information Technology field research Samir, Tagra
tagra-samir.osman@rub.de
postdoc Incoming EGY I am currently a research associate in Theoretical Electrical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. My overall research goal is to investigate the mechanisms of the plasma sheath through modeling within research intensive in theoretical electrical engineering, and ultimately to develop a simple model for the study of the plasma sheath. Plasma physics Ahmed Aly Brinkmann Plasma, Plasma Physics, Plasma sheath, modelling
COimbra, Portugal University of Coimbra, CINEICC Medicine research stay Anonymous postdoc Incoming PRT A cool experience. We formed a consortium on collaborative robotics. Was fun! Neuroscience Proaction Lab Neurotechnology robots
Charlottetown, Canada University of Prince Edwards Island, - Biology and Biotechnology research stay Kerr, Russell professor Incoming CAN Project Summary Prof. Kerr besuchte die Ruhr-Universität Bochum im April 2015. Er stellte seine Forschung zur Entdeckung neuartiger Naturstoffe in einem Vortrag an der Fakultät für Biologie und Biotechnologie vor. In Einzelgesprächen mit Master- und Promotionsstudenten besprach er Projekte und erörtere Vorschläge und Projektideen. Hier entstand die Idee, die Promotionsstudentin Octavia Kracht und den Masterstudent Marius Grote in die Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Kerr zu entsenden. "In der Arbeitsgruppe rund um Russ erhielt ich eine perfekte Einführung in die Biosynthese und Analytik von Naturstoffen. Herzlichst empfangen konnte ich meinen gesamten Aufenthalt genießen und mir nach der Arbeit die Insel und lokale Spezialitäten zeigen lassen. Danke an das gesamte Team auf PEI“, so Marius Grote, zur Zeit Doktorand an der Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie der Ruhr-Universität. Im März des folgenden Jahres besuchte Brad Haltli, ein Mitarbeiter aus der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Kerr, die Ruhr-Universität und stellte seine Arbeiten zur marinen Biotechnologie vor. Im Juli 2016 erfolgte dann ein Gegenbesuch von Robert Kourist in Prof. Kerrs Arbeitsgruppe in Charlottetown, Kanada. Die Besuche im Rahmen der VIP-Förderung ermöglichten spannende Gespräche und Anknüpfungspunkte, aus denen ein gemeinsames, vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung gefördertes Projekt entstand. Zusammen mit Prof. Thomas Brück von der TU München untersuchten die Arbeitsgruppen in Charlottetown und Bochum die Biosynthese pflanzlicher Naturstoffe, um einen Prozess zur umweltfreundlichen Herstellung biobasierter Inhaltsstoffe für Kosmetika zu entwickeln. Es gelang dabei die Aufklärung der Geninformation zweier Heilpflanzen und die Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Enzyme. Die Kooperation ermöglichte es, die Bochumer Kenntnisse in Molekularbiologie mit Prof. Kerrs international führender Expertise in der Biosynthese von Terpenen zu einem interdisziplinären Projekt zu vereinigen. Die spannenden Diskussionen und der Austausch von Ideen stellten für die Promotionsarbeit von Frau Octavia Kracht eine deutliche Bereicherung dar. Biology and Biotechnology - Kourist -
College Park Maryland, United States University of Maryland, - Physics and Astronomy research stay Yoon, Peter H. professor Incoming USA Kinetic theory of linear fluctuations in collision-free plasmas Fluctuations are a generic feature of all plasmas with finite random velocities of the plasma particles. Consequently, their state variables such as number density, pressure and electromagnetic fields fluctuate in position and time around mean values. The quantitative determination of the strengths of these fluctuations is essential for understanding the origin of seed magnetic fields in the unmagnetized early intergalactic medium, the operation of the turbulent small-scale dynamo process from the seed velocity fluctuations, the formation of collisionless shock waves and the transport of relativistic charged particles in turbulent electromagnetic fields. Unlike in the solar wind, where spacecraft instruments routinely measure the solar wind plasma parameters, for more distant astrophysical objects we have only very limited information on plasma fluctuations. For these systems kinetic plasma theory is the only way to calculate the properties of fluctuations. Because of their low gas densities, all fully and partially ionized non-stellar cosmic plasmas are collision-poor, so that fully kinetic plasma descriptions are necessary. In-situ spacecraft solar wind turbulence observations have confirmed the presence of both weakly amplified/damped and weakly propagating fluctuations. In this project we develop the fluctuation theory for magnetized plasmas for general values of the complex frequency using the existing fluctuation theory of unmagnetized plasmas. These magnetized plasmas harbour an ordered magnetic field, uniform on spatial scales which are large compared to the wavelengths of the fluctuations. Due to the high conductivity of cosmic plasmas, no large-scale stationary electric fields exist in these systems. May 2015 - June 2015 Prof. Yoon has worked one month in May 2015 in Bochum lecturing twice on the theory of plasma fluctuations. His next stay is planned for May 2016. Joint completed publications resulting from this project are: Electromagnetic fluctuations in magnetized plasmas I: The rigorous relativistic kinetic theory; R. Schlickeiser, P. H. Yoon, 2015, Phys. of Plasmas 22, 072108. Linear theory of low frequency magnetosonic instabilities in counterstreaming bi-Maxwellian plasmas; S. Vafin, R Schlickeiser, P. H. Yoon, 2015, Phys. of Plasmas 22, 092131. Quasilinear saturation of the aperiodic ordinary mode streaming instability; A. Stockem, Novo, P. H. Yoon, M. Lazar, R. Schlickeiser, S. Poedts, J. Seough, 2015, Phys. of Plasmas 22, 092301. Electromagnetic fluctuations in magnetized plasmas II: Extension of the theory for parallel wave vectors; R. Schlickeiser, A. Ganz, U. Kolberg, P. H. Yoon, 2015, Phys. of Plasmas 22, 102111. 2016 VIP Lectures at the chair: 11 May 2016: "Nonlinear Plasma Wave Interaction: Basic Methodology" 25 May 2016: "Nonlinear Plasma Wave Interaction: Applications" The lectures were accompanied with discussions and interviews with doctoral researchers. The collaboration resulted in the following publications: S. Vafin, R. Schlickeiser, P.H. Yoon (2016), ApJ 829, 41 S. Vafin, R. Schlickeiser, P.H. Yoon (2016), Phys. Plasmas 23, 052117 S. Vafin, R. Schlickeiser, P.H. Yoon (2016), Phys. Plasmas 23, 052106 P.H. Yoon, L.F. Ziebell, E.P. Kontar, R. Schlickeiser (2016), Phys. Rev. E 93, 033203 U. Kolberg, R. Schlickeiser, P.H. Yoon (2016), ApJ 817, 159 2017 Mercator Professor from DFG funding 01 April 2017- 31 May 2017 Lectures at the chair: 11 May 2017: "On the Isotropization of Solar Wind Protons" 24 May 2017: "Turbulent Equilibria in Space Plasmas" The lectures were accompanied with discussions and interviews with doctoral researchers. The collaboration resulted in the following publications: S. Kim, R. Schlickeiser, P.H. Yoon, R.A. Lopez, M. Lazar (2017), Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 59, 125003 P.H. Yoon, R.A. Lopez, S. Vafin, S. Kim, R. Schlickeiser (2017), Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 59, 095002 U. Kolberg, R. Schlickeiser, P.H. Yoon (2017), ApJ 844, 124 2018 Project update: Prof. Yoon has been at the Ruhr-University Bochum from May 14, 2018 until May 25, 2018. During this visit Prof. Yoon delivered two (each 1 hour) lectures in our institute seminar on " Electromagnetic Thermal Noise in the Era of Inner Heliospheric Solar Missi- ons"(17.05.18) and "Collective Processes in Collisional Plasma"(23.05.18). Moreover he was avaivalbe for numerous discussions with our PhD students and postdocs. In 2018 our collaboration has led to the following joint publications: R. Schlickeiser, U. Kolberg, P. H. Yoon (2018), Primordial plasma fluctuations I. Magnetization of the early universe by dark aperiodic fluctuations in the past myon and prior electron annihilation epoch, Astrophys. J. 857, 29 S. Kim, M. Lazar, R. Schlickeiser, R. A. Lopez, P. H. Yoon (2018), Low frequency electromagnetic fluctuations in kappa magnetized plasmas, Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 60, 075010 P. H. Yoon, R. Schlickeiser (2018), On the equilibrium between proton distribution and compressible kinetic Alfvenic fluctuations, Astrophys. J., submitted P. H. Yoon, M. Lazar, K. Scherer, H. Fichtner, R. Schlickeiser (2018), Regularized -distribution of solar wind electrons and steady state Langmuir turbulence, Astrophys. J., submitted Future visits: A second 2-week visit is planned for October/November 2018. Physics and Astronomy - Schlickeiser -
Albuquerque, United States Sandia National Laboratories, - Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Allendorf, Mark professor Incoming USA Overview Thesis committee and defense for PhD student Min Tu Collaboration on research w/ Prof. Fischer’s group, including joint presentation of a poster at the EuroMOF conference and mentoring of the masters student Establishment of new collaboration with research faculty member Dr. Rochus Schmid Discussions with graduate students concerning their research Chemistry and Biochemistry - Fischer -
Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff University, - Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Tripaathy, Senehasis professor Incoming GBR From 15th to 18th of April, Dr. Snehasis Tripathy’s first visit as a RUB Research School VIP-grant holder took place. The focus of the visit were individual discussions with Prof. Tom Schanz and the doctoral students Dipl.-Ing. Hanna Haase, Abhishek Rawat, M.Sc. and Linzhi Lang, B.Sc. in order to introduce the respective Ph.D. topics to Dr. Tripathy. During the meetings, the Ph.D. students have got valuable advices from Dr. Tripathy regarding for future work. Summaries of the Ph.D. works of each student: Dipl.-Ing. Hanna Haase Abhishek Rawat, M.Sc. Linzhi Lang, B.Sc. On 24th/25th of February, the bilateral Indian-German workshop "New Generation Sensors for Unsaturated Soils and Water technology" was held at the Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Coordinators were Prof. Dr. Tom Schanz, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Prof. Dr. Hauke Harms, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH (UFZ) Leipzig, Prof. Dr. D. N. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Department of Civil Engineering, and Prof. Arun Kansal, TERI University New Delhi. Dr. Snehasis Tripathy, Cardiff University (VIP grant holder) was invited as a keynote speaker. He stayed at Ruhr-Universität Bochum from 23rd to 26th of February, allowing for full participation at the workshop as well as for individual talks to the Phd-students supervised by him. The workshop has provided a platform for bringing together scientists and industrial companies from both countries to enhance the transfer of knowledge, research and development (R&D) activities in the field of Water Technology and Unsaturated Soils. The workshop consisted of several sessions: firstly, a common session of two invited lectures, followed by several parallel sessions, where main emphasis was given either to Water Technology or Unsaturated Soils. A guided visit of the laboratory of the Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics took place after the end of presentations of the first workshop day. The first workshop day has ended with a common dinner for all workshop participants. The second workshop day consisted of common session providing a summary of the first workshop day, followed by a parallel session of technical presentations and common final discussion with all workshop participants. The doctoral students Mr. Abhishek Rawat and Mr. Linzhi Lang co-supervised by Dr. Snehasis Tripathy have benefited from the workshop and the visit of Dr. Tripathy by various ways: (1) training of their presentation skills by preparing a technical presentation which was held by Mr. Rawat during the workshop, (2) further education by participation in the workshop and networking to other workshop participants, (3) individual scientific talks to Dr. Tripathy about their Phd-work. Download the full programme here. On 15th and 16th of September, the workshop "Effective stress in Multiphase Porous Media" with several international scientists was held at the Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics. Invited speakers gave talks and presented current and ongoing research in the field of effective stress. Theoretical background, experimental data sets and investigations on the level of microstructure were discussed under several individual point of views according to different research backgrounds. It was evident that there is still a need for discussion how to describe the effect of soil water interaction (in terms of suction) when dealing with the mechanical behaviour of partially saturated soils. All participants have appreciated the high input and passionate involvement of all speakers leading to fruitful and intensive discussions. The doctoral students Mr. Abhishek Rawat and Mr. Linzhi Lang co-supervised by Dr. Snehasis Tripathy have benefited from the workshop and the visit of Dr. Tripathy by participation in the workshop and listening to the high-level presentations and subsequent intensive scientific discussions, and by individual scientific talks to Dr. Tripathy about the progress of their PhD-work. Download the full programme here. Meeting Minutes Place: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Attendees Present: Prof. Tom Schanz Dr. Shehasish Tripathy Dr. Wiebke Baille Mrs. Hanna Haase Mr. Abhishek Rawat Mr. Lin Zhi Lang Dr. Snehasish Tripathy from Cardiff University, UK visited Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany from 12 April to 21 April 2017. Dr. Tripathy is co-supervisor of Mrs. Hanna Haase, Mr. Abhishek Rawat and Mr. Lin Zhi Lang under VIP program funded by research school. The focus of the visit was to discuss the results from ongoing PhD research works. In the frame of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted expansive soil, detailed discussion were carried out. Mr. Rawat and Mr. Lang presented tests results for ongoing doctoral research work during the discussion. Dr. Tripathy will visit from 19th June to 22 June 2017 for the PhD defence of Frau Haase. Civil and Environmental Engineering - Schanz -
West Virginia, United States West Virginia University, - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Schulze, Julian professor Incoming USA Heating dynamics and process control in radio frequency plasmas driven by customized voltage waveforms (visit of M.Sc. Birk Berger to West Virginia University) Since 01/2015 and funded by a Research School PR.INT grant M.Sc. Birk Berger has been visiting Prof. Schulze’s laboratory at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown, USA. Mr. Berger is a PhD student at the department of Electrical Engineering at the Ruhr-University Bochum. His research is focused on coupling mechanisms and the control of energy distribution functions of different particle species in inductively and capacitively coupled radio frequency (RF) plasmas driven by multiple consecutive harmonics of a fundamental frequency and adjustable harmonics’ voltage amplitudes and phases. His thesis work is based on a combination of experiments and simulations to understand the physics of such plasmas. He is co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Thomas Mussenbrock (RUB), who is an expert for simulations of such discharges, and Prof. Dr. Julian Schulze (WVU), who is an expert for experimental investigations of RF plasmas. At WVU Birk’s work is based on a unique experiment and team of international experts (see figure 1 right). He has been studying the electron power absorption dynamics by Phase Resolved Optical Emission Spectroscopy, the ion energy distribution by a Retarding Field Energy Analyzer, the plasma density and electron energy distribution function by Langmuir Probe measurements, and has performed current and voltage measurement (figure 1 left) as a function of the gas pressure, harmonics’ phases and voltages amplitudes. By doing this Birk has revealed a variety of fundamental coupling mechanisms in such plasmas that drastically affect their performance in applications ranging from deposition to etching processes on microscopic scales in semiconductor manufacturing. Based on this project Mr Berger has published 4 papers in high impact international peer reviewed journals and has contributed 6 talks to international conferences Fig. 1, left: DC self bias as a function of the harmonics’ phases measured in a multi-frequency capacitive radio frequency plasma driven by 3 consecutive harmonics of 13.56 MHz. Right – M.Sc. Birk Berger, Dr. Edmund Schuengel, Prof. Dr. Julian Schulze (from left to right) in front of a radio frequency plasma source at West Virginia University. Publications resulting from this project: 1. Experimental investigations of electron heating dynamics and ion energy distributions in capacitive discharges driven by customized voltage waveforms – B. Berger, S. Brandt, J. Franek, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, T. Mussenbrock and J. Schulze; J. Appl. Phys. 118 (2015) 223302 2. Power supply and impedance matching to drive technological radio-frequency plasmas with customized voltage waveforms - J. Franek, S. Brandt, B. Berger, M. Liese, M. Barthel, E. Schüngel, J. Schulze; Rev. Sci. Instr. 86 (2015) 053504 3. Electron power absorption dynamics in capacitive radio frequency discharges driven by tailored voltage waveforms in CF4 – S. Brandt, B. Berger, E. Schüngel, I. Korolov, A. Derzsi, B. Bruneau, E. Johnson, T. Lafleur, D. O’Connell, M. Koepke, T. Gans, J.-P. Booth, Z. Donkó, J. Schulze; submitted to Plasma Sources Science and Technology 4. A Computationally Assisted Spectroscopic Technique to measure secondary electron emission coefficients in radio frequency plasmas – M. Daksha, B. Berger, E. Schüngel, I. Korolov, A. Derzsi, M. Koepke, Z. Donkó, J. Schulze; submitted to Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Contributions to international conferences resulting from this project: 1. Control of electron heating and ion energy distributions in capacitive plasmas by voltage waveform tailoring based on a novel power supply and impedance matching – B. Berger, J. Franek, S. Brandt, M. Liese, M. Barthel, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, and J. Schulze, Conference talk at 68th GEC 2015 
 2. Control of electron heating and ion energy distributions in capacitive plasmas by voltage waveform tailoring based on a novel power supply and impedance matching – B. Berger, J. Franek, S. Brandt, M. Liese, M. Barthel, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, and J. Schulze; Conference talk at 62nd AVS symposium 2015 3. Electron power absorption dynamics and ion energy distributions in capacitive discharges driven by customized voltage waveforms in argon and CF4 – B. Berger, S. Brandt, J. Franek, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, J. Schulze, T. Mussenbrock, B. Bruneau, E. Johnson, T. Lafleur, J.-P. Booth, D. O’Connell, T. Gans, I. Korolov, A. Derzsi, Z. Donkó; Conference talk scheduled at 43rd ICOPS 2016 
 4. A Computationally Assisted Spectroscopic Technique to measure secondary electron emission coefficients in technological rf plasmas – M. Daksha, B. Berger, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, J. Schulze, I. Korolov, A. Derzsi, Z. Donkó; Conference talk scheduled at 43rd ICOPS 2016 
 5. Control of charged particle dynamics in electronegative multi-frequency plasmas – J. Schulze, B. Berger, S. Brandt, B. Bruneau, Y. Liu, J. Franek, I. Korolov, A. Derzsi, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, T. Mussenbrock, E. Johnson, T. Lafleur, J.-P. Booth, D. O’Connell, T. Gans, Y. Wang, Z. Donkó; Invited conference talk scheduled at 43rd EPS Conference of Plasma Physics 2016 
 6. Heating dynamics and control of energy distribution functions in capacitive discharges driven by tailored voltage waveforms – J. Schulze, B. Berger, S. Brandt, J. Franek, E. Schüngel, M. Koepke, T. Mussenbrock, B. Bruneau, E. Johnson, T. Lafleur, J.-P. Booth, D. O’Connell, T. Gans, I. Korolov, A. Derzsi, Z. Donkó; Invited conference talk scheduled at 18th ICPP 2016 
 20th - 27th March 2016 Prof. Schulze visits the Ruhr-University to present at a workshop and to support the research of a local graduate student From March 20th – March 27th Prof. Dr. Julian Schulze visited the department of electrical engineering at the Ruhr-University Bochum to give a talk at a local workshop on low temperature plasma science entitled: “Charged particle dynamics in technological RF plasmas: From fundamental understanding to predictive control”. Prof. Schulze also supported the research of Sebastian Wilczek on the kinetic interpretation of resonance phenomena in radio frequency low temperature plasmas by writing a manuscript together with him, which will be submitted to an international peer-reviewed journal. Publications resulting from this project: 1. Kinetic Interpretation of Resonance Phenomena in Low Pressure Capacitively Coupled Radio Frequency Plasmas, S. Wilczek, J. Trieschmann, D. Eremin, R. P. Brinkmann, J. Schulze, E. Schuengel, A. Derzsi, I. Korolov, P. Hartmann, Z. Donko, and T. Mussenbrock (2016) Phys. of Plasmas to be submitted October - Decemver 2015 Visit of M.Sc. Sarah Siepa to the group of Prof. Schulze at West Virginia University From October to December 2015 and funded by a Research School PR.INT grant, M.Sc. Sarah Siepa visited Prof. Schulze’s group at West Virginia University (WVU), USA, to perform spectroscopic measurements in chemically active electronegative radio frequency plasmas in his laboratory. Sarah is a graduate student in the department of Physics at the Ruhr-University Bochum. In her research, she develops a diagnostic to measure the plasma density and the electron temperature by optical emission spectroscopy based on a rate equation model to describe the population dynamics of the observed excited states of neutral gas atoms. At WVU she performed measurements at two unique experiments, namely a multi-frequency capacitive discharge and a hybrid inductive/capacitive plasma driven at phase-locked harmonics of a fundamental frequency, to test her diagnostic. She also attended two international conference together with Prof. Schulze and his group members, where she presented contributions summarizing her research performed at the Ruhr-University Bochum. 12th - 21st July 2015 Prof. Schulze gives a lecture on technological high frequency plasmas at the Ruhr-University Bochum From July 12th – July 21st Prof. Schulze visited the department of electrical engineering at the Ruhr-University Bochum to give a block lecture on “Technological High Frequency Plasmas” (http://www.tet.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/lehre/746/). This class was focused on theoretical models required to understand the physics of such plasmas, a detailed discussion of diagnostic and simulation methods as well as an introduction of different types of such discharges and their applications ranging from capacitively to inductively coupled micro- and macroplasmas to plasma etching and deposition. About 15 graduate students from different departments attended this class that was taught on 5 days from 8:30 am – 4 pm. In the following week the students took an oral graded exam. This class is analogous to a classical 3 SWS lecture and the students received regular credit for attending it and passing the final exam. 23rd-27th March 2015 Prof. Schulze visits the department of electrical engineering to give a colloquium talk and to support the research of Sebastian Wilczek on electron heating in capacitive RF plasmas From March 23rd – 27th 2015 Prof. Dr. Julian Schulze visited the department of Electrical Engineering to give a colloquium talk on “Heating dynamics and control of distribution functions in capacitive RF plasmas” and to support the research of Sebastian Wilczek on electron heating in capacitive radio frequency (RF) plasmas. Based on kinetic simulations Sebastian studies the power absorption of electrons in such low pressure plasmas driven by a single frequency sinusoidal voltage waveform. In contrast to previous assumptions he found that the plasma density does not increase quadratically as a function of the driving frequency, but discovered a drastic step-like increase at distinct frequencies. Moreover, he observed the formation of multiple energetic electron beams during a single RF period. Prof. Schulze helped to explain these observations by developing a semi-analytical model that demonstrates that the density increase is caused by a modulated confinement quality of these beam electrons. Both scientists could show that the plasma density will be low, when an electron beam generated at one electrode by the expanding sheath hits the opposing sheath during its collapse, and high, when a given beam hits the opposing sheath and is reflected back into the plasma. Prof. Schulze has been supporting the writing of a manuscript, that has been published in a special issue on electron heating in technological plasmas in an international peer-reviewed journal and where Sebastian is the first author. Publications resulting from this project: 1. The effect of the driving frequency on the confinement of beam electrons and plasma density in low-pressure capacitive discharges - S Wilczek, J Trieschmann, J Schulze, E Schuengel, R P Brinkmann, A Derzsi, I Korolov, Z Donkó and T Mussenbrock 2015 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 24 024 1st - 22nd August 2014 Sebastian Wilczek visits the group of Prof. Schulze at West Virginia University From August 1st to August 22nd M.Sc. Sebastian Wilczek visited the group of Prof. Schulze at West Virginia University (WVU), USA, to work on common research projects in the field of low temperature plasma science. Sebastian is a graduate student in the department of electrical engineering at the Ruhr-University Bochum and his computational work is focused on the dynamics of energetic electron beams generated by the expanding boundary sheaths in capacitive radio frequency plasmas. At WVU Sebastian worked on simulations to understand the generation of multiple such beams during a single phase of sheath expansion and the kinetic interpretation of resonance phenomena related to such beams in these discharges. Publications resulting from this project: 1. The effect of the driving frequency on the confinement of beam electrons and plasma density in low-pressure capacitive discharges - S Wilczek, J Trieschmann, J Schulze, E Schuengel, R P Brinkmann, A Derzsi, I Korolov, Z Donkó and T Mussenbrock 2015 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 24 024002 2. Kinetic Interpretation of Resonance Phenomena in Low Pressure Capacitively Coupled Radio Frequency Plasmas, S. Wilczek, J. Trieschmann, D. Eremin, R. P. Brinkmann, J. Schulze, E. Schuengel, A. Derzsi, I. Korolov, P. Hartmann, Z. Donko, and T. Mussenbrock (2016) Phys. of Plasmas to be submitted Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - Mussenbrock -
Kingston, Canada Queen's University, Kingston, - Physics and Astronomy research stay Irwin, Judith professor Incoming CAN 2016-2017 Head of a huge international project First stay at RUB for three months in fall 2016 The provided data was the basis for three successful doctorates at RUB Second stay at RUB in 2017 where she was member of the examination board of said doctorates made a huge scientific impact and important discover during her time at RUB Joint follow-up projects arose. Her husband visited RUB with his own Humboldt-Fellowship grant, made a joint proposal at Mercur on the basis of her visits to RUB. Physics and Astronomy - Dettmer -
Leiden, Netherlands Leiden, - History research stay Roselaar, Saskia Tessa professor Incoming NLD Spoils of war in the Roman Republic Any study on the Roman Republic attributes great importance to its ability of acquiring and distributing external resources in order to satisfy the demands of citizens and allies alike, thus fueling further military activities. However, this contrasts starkly with the lack of a detailed analysis of how the profits of expansion influenced and changed the political, social and economic fabric of the Republic and its allies. Furthermore, spoils have often been regarded as a rather static category instead of being seen in their respective historical context. This distorts the relevance of external resources for the Imperium Romanum; simply put, there is a huge difference between capturing livestock and territory in the fourth century B.C. compared to the coercion of huge war indemnities from Hellenistic kingdoms in later times. Therefore, the topic will be approached chronologically in order to identify and highlight development and changes in the way spoils were acquired, distributed and valued. This will also provide insights into the material component of a slowly developing “system of hegemony” in Italy and the Mediterranean. In order to investigate the impact of spoils we have decided to take a broad perspective on the subject. “Spoils” are to be defined as any investment or transfer of resources into the area under Roman dominion deriving from military activity. To achieve this it will be necessary to define the participants and the quality and quantity of resources at play in this process, as well as their distribution within and their wider impact on the Roman dominion. In accordance with the chronological approach, our analytic procedure will rely on a staged perspective, which will move from the direct involvement in creating spoils to a more abstract level of wider social, political and economic impact on the Roman dominion. Thus a multi-layered perspective is to be achieved, in which the different components of the analysis are to be interconnected and gradually developed. The main categories to be investigated will be the acquisition, distribution, utilization and appropriation of spoils, and the long-term effects of resource reallocation. 21 January 2016 The project 'Spoils of war in the Roman Republic' was officially started . The VIP, Dr. Saskia Roselaar, and the collaborators from Bochum, Marian Helm and Stefan Schörning, presented the project to the Department of History. They presented a short outline of the main questions and debates that the project intends to address, as well as the plans to organize a workshop in Bochum in late August 2016. The project was well received; the audience made a number of very useful suggestions to further strengthen the focus of the project. 2-3 September 2016 Spoils in the Early Roman Republic (ca. 400-264 B.C.) This conference explored a wide range of topics relating to the nature and impact of spoils in the early Roman Republic. It featured 7 papers from scholars from the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, and included significant time to discuss the various issues raised. Papers were approximately 25 minutes long, followed by 10-15 minutes of discussion. The workshop was sponsored by the RUB Research School of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. It was hosted at the Faculty of History (GA 6/62) on Friday 2 September, while the sessions will be held at the International Convention Center Beckmanns Hof on Saturday 3 September. 14-15 September 2017 Spoils in the Middle Roman Republic – An Economy of Plunder This conference explored a wide range of topics relating to the nature of spoils and its impact on the Middle Roman Republic. It built upon the concepts and categories developed in the context of the RS Plus VIP grant to Saskia Roselaar and on the successful first workshop “Spoils in the Early Roman Republic, 2-3 September 2016”. It featured 9 papers from scholars from the UK, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, and Germany, and included significant time to discuss the various issues raised. Papers were approximately 25 minutes long, followed by 10-15 minutes of discussion. History - Linke -
Ankara, Turkey British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara, - History research stay Vandeput, Lutgarde professor Incoming TUR Project Visiting International Professor Lutgarde Vandeput / Host Christof Berns From 2015 to 2018, Dr. Lutgarde Vandeput joined the Institute of Archaeological Studies as "Visiting International Professor". Lutgarde Vandeput directs the British Institute at Ankara, which is one of the most renowned international research institutions in Turkey in the field of archaeology (https://biaa.ac.uk/). Lutgarde Vandeput herself is working on the history of the ancient city, especially in the Hellenistic and the Roman Imperial Periods. One of her central concerns is to better understand the diversity of urban living environments within the Roman Empire, thus critically questioning traditional ideas of a Romanization of the Mediterranean world. She has made a significant contribution to this especially with the Pisidia Survey Project she leads. In the multidisciplinary long-term project, characteristic locations of an entire region of ancient Turkey are comprehensively documented by surface prospections, and they are analyzed comparatively with regard to the question of specific social and cultural characteristics. Due to its spatially broad access, the project opens up an enormous amount of data which, like only a few comparable enterprises, enables a differentiated description of the settlement history of a region. Lutgarde Vandeput's contributions thus provide important ideas for a field of research on which colleagues as well as doctoral candidates of the Institute of Archaeological Studies work. In her time as Visiting International Professor, Lutgarde Vandeput had several direct exchanges with Master students and doctoral candidates, attended graduate colloquia and offered a seminar. Christof Berns was part of the return visit program in Ankara where he gave a lecture on the Miletus project of RUB. Further activities developed in the program were a guest lecture by Lutgarde Vandeput in Bochum as well as an expert discussion on perspectives of archaeological research in Turkey with the colleagues working in this region. We are grateful to Research School Plus for supporting the exchange. 2016 April Lutgarde Vandeput first visited the Institute for Archaeological Studies of RUB from 25 till 29 April 2016. The visit allowed her to get to know all members of the academic staff at the institute, which made the wide range of specialist disciplines and the width of archaeological branches covered at the Institute for Archaeological Studies apparent. She met also Prof. Ünsal Yalçın from ‚Deutsches Bergbau-Museum’, who directs the excavations in the copper mines at Derekutuğun. Finally, she studied the collections of ancient and modern arts on the Campus and the Miletus archives that provide a wide range of options for the study of archaeology at Bochum. This impression was reinforced during the ‘Absolventenkolloquium’ on 28.04, where PhD as well as some MA students presented their work. The topics varied from representations on ancient coins to the study of burial customs from the necropoleis of the ancient city at Iznik over work on various categories of small finds to research on monumental arches in Asia Minor. Being able to discuss the work of these students in a university setting was a real pleasure to Dr Vandeput, and very different from daily work at the BIAA. The same evening, she gave a lecture entitled, ‚Städte und Kaiser am Beispiels Pisidiens in Kleinasien. Zeugnisse aus dem ‚Hinterland’. The theme fitted well within the spheres of interest of staff and students, which was translated into a lively discussion after the lecture. The next morning, Dr Vandeput taught MA students the introductory seminar for a ‘Hauptseminar’ entitled ‘Ländliche Besiedlung im antiken Anatolien’. July From 13 t.e.m. 16th of July, Dr Vandeput returned to the Institute in Bochum to continue the seminar with the students. December Relatively soon after her visit to Bochum at the end of spring term 2016, Prof Berns came to Ankara for a brief visit in December 2016. Important aims of the visit were discussions on the excavation project at Miletus and using the research resources at the BIAA. In addition, Prof Berns gave a lecture, entitled ‘Miletus ‐ New Research on the urban space of an ancient commercial metropolis’ (https://biaa.ac.uk/event/lecture-miletus-new-research-on-the-urban-space-of-an-ancient-commercial-metropolis). The event was supported by the Gerrnan embassy to Ankara. April 2017 The week from 17 to 21 April 2017 once again brought Dr Vandeput to the Institute at Bochum. On 20.04.2017, an informal brainstorming session, entitled ‘Fachgespräch: Perspektiven Archäologischer Forschung in der Türkei’ took place. Experts on the archaeology of Turkey from the institute for archaeological studies in Bochum including Prof. Berns, Prof Ü. Yalçin, Dr G. Yalçin and Dr Huy exchanged views on a variety of topics with Dr Veli Köse from Hacettepe in Ankara via Skype, who represented views from Turkish academia and Dr Vandeput. A variety of themes that could form topics for future workshops or collaborative projects were discussed. During the same week, the first week of spring term 2017, an ‚Absolventenkolloquium’ for which PhD students whose topics concentrated on Asia Minor were invited to present their work. This provided the opportunity to get a sense of progress realised by those that had been working on their topics for a longer period and to discuss their plans for further work. It also provided the opportunity for first impressions and initial conversations on newly started research. Meanwhile, Dr Vandeput has become second supervisor to one of the PhD students at Bochum who is working on monumental gateways and their significance in the context of ancient cities and city planning in Asia Minor, a study that she is am following with great interest. July 2018 July 2018 brought Dr Vandeput again to Bochum. During her six-day stay from 12 July onward, she had the chance to discuss progress with PhD students working on Asia Minor. On 16 July, a ‚Milet-Kolloquium’ took place, where students and staff members presented their on-going work on Miletus. A lively discusion followed each of the presentations with students and staff exchanging suggestions, questions and their views on specific elements of the research under discussion. Dr Vandeput found the opportunity to work with students and especially PhD students extremely rewarding, because it is very different from the situation at her home institution, the British Institute at Ankara. At the same time, her presence provided an opportunity for the students to profit from an external point of view on the archaeological topics they are working on. Dr. Vandeput as well as colleagues and students from RUB very much appreciated the opportunities offered by the ‘Visiting International Professorship’. History - Berns -
Charkiw, Ukraine Karazin Kharkiv National University, - History research stay Grinchenko, Gelinada professor Incoming UKR April 18-27, 2016 The first part of the intensive oral history course FORGOTTEN VICTIMS OF WWII: MEMORY AND (ORAL) HISTORY During her first stay as a Visiting International Professor at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in April 2016, Prof. Gelinada Grinchenko conducted a workshop on the topic “Ostarbeiters of the Third Reich in Ukrainian and European public discourses: restitution, recognition, commemoration”. The aims of the workshop were to introduce participants with oral history as method and source and to reflect on what makes oral history different, to get acquainted with online oral history collections, where interviews with victims of WWII are placed, and to practise working with interviews with people who were forced to work for Nazi Germany on the base of online interview archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945". During workshop students interpreted interviews from this archive with special focus on two main perspectives: the past/history as it was lived (i. e. on facts), and the past/history as it was told (i. e. on meanings), in particular – where in interview the influence of historical or political narratives are noticeable, how the narrator connects his individual experience with “official” version of history, what are the examples for gender-specific experience or narration, etc. The best results were achieved in the discussion of oral history as narrative with exacting interest on such point as how the narrative is organized? In other words – what stories and subjects were chosen by interviewee to tell us her/his story? And what was the general ‘formula’ of inscribing the forced labour experience into the overall autobiographical narrative? Furthermore, on April 26th 2016 Prof. Gelinada Grinchenko gave a guest lecture on “Forced labourers of the Third Reich in Ukrainian public discourse: between hidden guilt and prescribed victimhood”. In this lecture in first introductory part the general information on who Soviet forced labourers were and how many of them were deported to the Third Reich was given, then the lecturer focused on three respective main figures in Soviet memory about forced labour: the captive girl (polonianka), the antifascist fighter (that was the main men image), and enslaved child. The second part of presentation addressed contemporary Ukrainian culture of memory and main transition in forced labour image: from their hidden guilt in Soviet time to prescribed victimhood nowadays. The next workshop and guest lecture will take place in January 2017. Preliminary title of lecture and topic for workshops is “War, People, and Catastrophe in the Video Testimonies of Ukrainian Holocaust Survivors”. History - Plaggenborg -
Bogotá D.C., Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Mechatronic & Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering research stay Avendaño Rodríguez, Diego Fernando doctoral researcher Incoming COL The new modern challenges of the automotive industry related to the reduction of fuel consumption and increased passengers safety promote the development of new lightweight and more substantial materials. Advanced high strength steels were the first response of the steel industry to meet these new needs. The dual-phase (DP) steels are the first generation of AHSS and have been widely used in the automotive industry since 1995; however, in Colombia, these materials are only beginning to be implemented in the manufacturing industry and are a matter of research work. For that reason, there is a great interest in knowing the properties and limitations of DP steels. Because improving the security and the resistance of the manufactured products is one of the main objectives of the automotive industry, the development of new lightweight materials and high-strength steels, such as DP, is being widely researched; however, the mechanical behavior of DP steels under crack propagation and damage evolution conditions has not been studied in sufficient depth. The research goal is to determine the effect of the microstructure and strain rate on the mechanical properties of damage evolution and crack propagation on advanced high-strength steels. It is of particular interest to understand how microstructural properties such as grain size, morphology, orientation, distribution, phase volume fraction, and voids density affect the material's mechanical properties. Several researchers have reported that DP steels exhibit strain rate sensitivity due to their microstructure characteristics; therefore, with higher strain rates, an increase in the steel's ability to resist damage and a rise in the energy absorption capability is expected. Furthermore, the strain hardening rate of DP steels (dependent on the martensite volume fraction) indicates that these steels have better properties regarding crack propagation and fracture behavior. The Dual-Phase steels will be developed through intercritical heat treatments starting from a low carbon (0.05 to 0.15 wt. %) and manganese (1 to 1.5 wt. %) steel. Mechanical properties of the steel will be evaluated through tensile: testing, loading-unloading uniaxial tensile test, cyclic loads test, and fractography. Steel parameters like elastic modulus, yield stress, tensile strength, elongation, and strain hardening exponent at different strain rates can be determined through tensile testing. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain the curves of damage strain at different strain rates employing the cyclic uniaxial tensile test; therefore, a relationship to the DP steel damage evolution can be established. Furthermore, fatigue tests establish the crack's growth rate and, subsequently, the fracture toughness. Finally, the fractography will establish the type of fracture and the failure mechanism of the material. Through electron backscatter diffraction (EBDS) is expected to analyze the phases present in the material and its texture, including grain orientation; phase distribution, and volume fraction of the phases, also, the accumulated damage will be studied through the detection, and volume fraction of voids and then this information will be correlated with the results of unloading modulus degradation. The most relevant expected results can be summarized: First, define the intercritical heat treatment parameters needed to obtain DP steels from locally low-carbon steels. Second, identify the effect of martensite volume fraction on increasing the mechanical properties of DP steels. Third, confirm if, during the damage evolution process due to cyclic uniaxial tensile test, the unloading modulus of the DP steels decreases with the plastic strain; this means that the accumulation of damage increases with increasing of voids and its coalescence until fracture. Finally, validate the effect of strain rate on increasing yield and tensile stresses on DP steels and increase the knowledge frontier of the experimental analysis of AHSS, clarifying the effect of strain rate and microstructure on the damage evolution and fracture behavior on DP steels. Material science and engineering INNOVATION IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING Mechanical Engineering Dual-phase steels, damage evolution, fracture mechanisms, martensite volume fraction
Ithaca, United States Cornell University, Ithaca, - Social Science research stay Feldman, Shelley professor Incoming USA November 2015 The first visit to campus was in November 2015 where Eva Gerharz organized a workshop for graduate students to introduce Shelley Feldman and make her available to those whose intellectual interests could draw on her expertise. Included among the students were those who were yet to begin their fieldwork, those who recently returned from the field, and those who recently completed their dissertations and wished to strategize about next steps in publishing or finding their way on the job market. The workshop was held for a collective discussion on the first day followed by individual meetings with participants on subsequent days. These were productive exchanges that led to sustained interaction amongst us. I have since read and commented on various written contributions of the participants, written letters of recommendation for them, and hosted the visit of Corinna Lund to Cornell while she was undertaking fieldwork in the U.S. The workshop included the following participants: Corinna Lund Maruf Lutfer Hari Tripura Raphael Susewind Loubna Abi Khalil Johanna Lauber Giulia Gortanutti Shelley also had the opportunity to meet with Sabrina Zajak whose students were active participants in the workshop and Estrid Sorensen for exchange and discussion about possible collaboration. May 2016 Shelley visited campus again in May 2016 and participated in a seminar on gender issues as well as held a second workshop for graduate students, many of whom were part of the 2015 workshop. The emphasis of this second workshop was to serve as an external critic of students’ work as we had an opportunity to read what each participant was required to share for the groups to read before we met. Thus, the conversation at this workshop served to both encourage participants’ continued movement through the dissertation process, from the analysis to the analysis and writing up of their findings. The conversation also served to reveal where and how participants might further elaborate on the issues and conceptualizations they deployed in their shared texts. Shelley also met with Sandrine Gukelberger, lecturer at the Sociology Section of the Faculty of Social Science, to discuss her post-doc project on youth movements and urban space in the Global South. This meeting offered new perspectives which also greatly benefited the research proposal developed by Eva Gerharz, Sandrine Gukelberger and Christian Meyer (Konstanz) which will be submitted soon. Following these visits to Bochum University, specifically to engage with the rich student body there, Eva and Shelley organized two panels for the ECSAS 2016: 24th European Conference on South Asian Studies. The conference, held in Poland in July, included a number of participants from the Bochum workshops, where we again had the occasion to work with students as they moved toward the completion of their dissertations. The conference offered these students a way to present their work and gain feedback from those working on cognate issues, help them meet and begin to develop a network of colleagues beyond their home institution with whom they shared interests, and, as we hope to combine some of the best papers with those of an upcoming workshop this April, the conference will give graduate students an opportunity to contribute to an edited journal issue. Noteworthy, too about the conference was that we were able to include scholars from Europe, the U.S., Australia, and South Asia to participate in a rich exchange among all in attendance. Upcoming in 2017 Eva and Shelley will continue to collaborate and Shelley will have the pleasure of continuing her engagement with Bochum students as they near the completion of their dissertation. Shelley also looks forward to participating in the Cross-Movement Mobilisation conference to be hosted by Bochum University in April 2017, where we have shared responsibility for a joint panel. This occasion will also offer students another opportunity for students to engage Shelley’s expertise and for her to have a chance to reconnect with them. Social Science - Gerharz -
Philadelphia, United States Drexel University, Philadelphia, - Medicine research stay Moxon, Karen Anne professor Incoming USA Background Understanding the computations by which neurons process dynamic sensory stimuli, thereby giving rise to perception and behavior, remains a central problem in neuroscience. Somatosensory processing is an active process that allows the brain to acquire information from the environment by passing the sensory organs such as fingers or whiskers along objects. Understanding how the neuronal circuits integrate these stimuli into useful sensory information is a fundamental question in systems neuroscience. It is well established that the responses to repetitive stimuli, within tens of milliseconds to seconds, are attenuated or adapted. This adaptation occurs in all sensory modalities, in both cortical and subcortical areas and the cellular mechanisms of this phenomenon has been well studied. Nevertheless, the functional role of adaptation during touch, when the brain must continuously decode the dynamics of when and where a stimulus occurred in order to identify attributes of an object (e.g. shape, texture), is not completely clear. I very much look forward to the possibility to contribute to graduate research education at the RUB. It will be inspiring for me to meet new students and to learn more about research education in Germany. I hope to be able to contribute with both my teaching and research experience to the success of the doctoral students in the group of Prof Krieger and colleagues, and also in general to contribute to fostering the next generation of scientists. Research goals and activities Our goal is to team up the cutting edge experimental technology of the Krieger lab, including, optogenetic approaches for cell-type specific circuit modulation, with the advanced computational modeling of the Moxon lab, including combinations of encoding and decoding models, to understand the computational role of neuronal adaptation to encode on-going sensory stimulation. Topics that have been discussed in journal clubs and other activities include: (i) Tactile sensory processing; this was the topic of a research seminar hosted on sept 7, 2016 where Prof. Moxon and other international guests gave a presentation of their work; (ii) Technical focus: Interfacing with neural networks to gain insights on sensory processing. Medicine - Krieger -
Boston, United States Harvard Medical School, Boston, - Psychology research stay Gaab, Nadine professor Incoming USA Research internship at Nadine Gaab’s laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA (July – October 2014, Marisa Nordt) I completed a research internship at Nadine Gaab’s lab at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, from July to October 2014. The major goals of this internship were to learn how to conduct neuroimaging studies with children and to exchange research related ideas with the members of Nadine Gaab’s lab. Nadine Gaab is a leading expert in the field of pediatric neuroimaging and she and her team have developed well established methods to successfully conduct neuroimaging studies in children, and also infants. During my internship I had the opportunity to learn these methods step by step: While, at first, I observed many functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurements with children conducted by Nadine Gaabs’ team members, later on I was able to actively assist Nadine Gaab’s team in conducting these measurements. Furthermore, I was introduced to fMRI data analysis and specifically to solutions to challenges that come with fMRI data from children and infants. Building upon this experience, I was able to successfully implement a protocol for pediatric neuroimaging at the lab for Developmental Neuropsychology headed by Sarah Weigelt at Ruhr-University Bochum. Until now I have scanned over 30 participants for an fMRI study with 7-10-year-old children and adults. The data of this project will be a major part of my dissertation. Apart from the gain in expertise in pediatric neuroimaging and the analysis of neuroimaging data, I had the opportunity to visit lectures by Nadine Gaab in the context of a course on “Typical and atypical Neurodevelopment” at Harvard Graduate School of Education, participate in lab meetings, and hear talks by invited researchers. All in all, I benefited enormously from this research internship, both by broadening my methodological skills and also by providing me with new ideas and inputs for my own research projects. Visit of Prof. Nadine Gaab at Ruhr-Universität Bochum to give a talk at the meeting of the DFG-network entitled "Neurowissenschaftliche Methoden in der Entwicklungspsychologie” (11.06.2015) Prof. Nadine Gaab visited Ruhr-Universität Bochum on June 11th 2015 to give a talk at the meeting of the DFG-network called "Neurowissenschaftliche Methoden in der Entwicklungspsychologie”. This network connects researchers using neuroscientific methods in the field of developmental psychology. As an expert in pediatric and infant neuroimaging Prof Gaab presented some of her latest research findings at the meeting and stayed for a discussion on methodological approaches in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. The title of her talk was "The typical and atypical reading brain: Developmental evidence from infants, preschool and school-aged children". Research stay at Gaab Lab, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA (10/15 – 12/15) I stayed at Gaab Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) from October to December 2015. The aim of my visit was to acquire new methodological skills by learning a complex technique in the lab of Nadine Gaab who is one of the leading experts in this field. I was able assist in every step of the research projects such as obtaining (functional) magnetic resonance imaging data from infants and children from various populations, e.g. autism and dyslexia, as well as data analysis, scripting and scientific writing, and have also gained competences in order to conduct my own research projects in the future. Participating in the scanning sessions was especially fascinating for me as was the introduction to preprocessing and analyzing data obtained during these sessions. As a final part of my research stay I had the opportunity to conduct my own small project focusing on sex differences in language processing. Furthermore, I participated in lab meetings where I had the opportunity to hear more about current research projects, gained insight in the organization of large research projects and enjoyed various interesting talks given by other researchers at Harvard University. Concluding, I’d like to say that this research stay has definitely been beneficial not only for my Ph.D. project but also for my future as a researcher. Talk of Prof. Nadine Gaab at the Heckhausen-Kolloquium at the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (13.07.16) On July 13th 2016 Prof. Nadine Gaab presented her research on developmental aspects of reading acquisition and dyslexia at the 2nd Heckhausen-Kolloquium of the Faculty of Psychology of RUB. After her talk entitled “"Examining the developing brain from infancy to adolescence: how developmental cognitive neuroscience can shed new light on contemporary questions in psychology and education" she discussed her research with Faculty members including several PhD students from the developmental Psychology and Developmental Cognitive neuroscience research groups. Psychology - Weigelt -
Chicago, United States Northwestern University, Chicago, - Philology research stay Deutscher, Penelope professor Incoming USA 27.-28. April 2018 Dritter Workshop zu „Queer Temporalities and Media Aesthetics“ an der Ruhr- Universität Bochum mit Einladung von Graduate Students der Northwestern University Evanston/Chicago Der diesjährige dritte Workshop im Rahmen der Kooperation des Instituts für Medienwissenschaft mit Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher und dem Critical Theory Cluster der Northwestern University in Evanston/ Chicago zu „Queer Temporalities and Media Aesthetics“ konnte durch die großzügige finanzielle Unterstützung durch die Research School an der Ruhr- Universität Bochum stattfinden. Eine bereits im letzten Herbst mit dem Antrag auf weitere Förderung beginnende Organisations-Phase fand mit dem Ende April stattfindenden, dreitägigen Workshop ihren erfolgreichen Abschluss. Insgesamt sieben Graduate Students aus unterschiedlichen Programs – wie etwa Film, TV & Media Studies, Performance Studies, African-American Studies, Philosophy oder Musicology – sind der Einladung des aus sechs Doktorand_innen bestehenden Organisationsteams gefolgt, um sowohl das Thema ihrer Dissertationsprojekte sowie den aktuellen Stand ihrer Forschung vorzustellen. Auch Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky und Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher, die als Initiatorinnen die Kooperation bereits seit Beginn betreuen, haben beratend bei der Organisation und aktiv als Respondentinnen und als Leitung einer anschließenden Reading Group zu Afro-Pessimism und Black Futurism an dem Workshop teilgenommen. Das formprägende, erfolgreiche Format der letzten Workshops wurde hierbei wieder übernommen und somit zu jedem Vortrag drei Repondent_innen eingeladen – bestehend aus mindestens einer Lehrkraft aus einem verwandten Institut, wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter_innen und weiteren Graduate Students der Ruhr- Universität Bochum. Die Responses, die basierend auf den zuvor gesammelten, verschriftlichten Vorträgen angefertigt wurden, erlaubten eine tiefgehende, intensive Diskussion und einen wissenschaftlichen Austausch auf Grundlage verbindender, aber auch scheinbar gegensätzlicher Forschungsschwerpunkte. Der/Die Vortragende konnte nach jeder Response direkt auf Fragen und Anregungen antworten und im Anschluss das Gespräch für eine Diskussion mit der ganzen Gruppe an Zuhörer_innen öffnen. Aufgrund gemeinsamer Grundlagen, aber insbesondere auch durch die oftmals ganz unterschiedlichen Fachbereiche konnten hierbei wichtige Fragen, kritische Impulse und nützliche Ratschläge gegeben werden. Responses wurden unter anderem gegeben von Prof. Dr. Armin Schäfer (Germanistik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Prof. Dr. Oliver Fahle (Filmwissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Prof. Dr. Isabell Lorey (Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Universität Kassel), Prof. Dr. Änne Söll (Kunstgeschichte, Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Prof. Dr. Eva Warth (Medienwissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum) und Prof. Dr. Jörn Etzold. (Theaterwissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum). Abschließend kann auch der dritte Workshop in Kooperation mit der Northwestern University als sehr wertvolle und produktive Erfahrung gewertet werden. Uns als Antragsteller_innen und Organisatori_innen wurde hiermit zusätzlich die Möglichkeit zuteil, aktiv und eigenständig, aber auch mit Unterstützung und Beratung durch die Research School PLUS ein mehrtägiges, wissenschaftliches Event zu planen und durchzuführen. Der regelmäßige Austausch erweist sich zudem für unsere eigenen Dissertationsprojekte als sehr förderlich und durch die Kooperation mit den Graduate Students sind bereits Arbeitsgruppen und ein weiterführender wissenschaftlicher Austausch entstanden, der eine Aktualität der zu behandelnden Themen auf internationaler Ebene ermöglicht. Da das Format dieses Workshops sowie der internationale Besuch auch in diesem Ausmaß durchaus seltene Zusammenkunft von namhaften und unterschiedlichen, national und international agierenden wissenschaftlichen Gästen ermöglicht hat und damit nicht nur die bedeutende Stellen der RUB gefördert und unterstrichen, sondern auch die Beziehungen und die Interdisziplinarität zwischen den verschiedenen Instituten bestärkt hat – und nicht zuletzt natürlich auch den Stellenwert der Queer Theory im deutschen Raum – hoffen wir, diese Art der Kooperation und das wissenschaftliche Format der Workshops auch in Zukunft fortsetzen zu können. 27.-28. April 2017 Zweiter Workshop zu „Queer Temporalities and Media Aesthetics“ an der Northwestern University Evanston, Chicago/Illinois auf Einladung und unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher, Critical Theory Cluster Nach zwei erfolgreichen Workshops im Rahmen der Kooperation mit Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher zu „Queer Temporalities and Media Aesthetics“ – eines im Rahmen des Seminars „Lektüre und Kolloquium: Kulturwissenschaftliche Gender- und Queerstudies“, das zweite an der Northwestern University in Evanston, Chicago/Illinois – konnte auch dieses Jahr nicht zuletzt durch die finanzielle Unterstützung durch die Research School eine Fortführung des wissenschaftlichen Austauschs und ein weiterer Aufenthalt an der Northwestern University verwirklicht werden. Zusammen mit Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky sind fünf Promovend_innen der RUB (darunter zwei Kollegiatinnen des Graduiertenkollegs „Das Dokumentarische. Exzess und Entzug“) der Einladung von Prof. Deutscher gefolgt. Sie konnten an einem zweitätigen Treffen nicht nur den Fortschritt ihrer im letzten Jahr zum ersten Mal vorgestellten Projekte präsentieren, sondern im verstärkten Maße auch die Projekte der Graduate Students aus Northwestern näher kennenlernen, zu denen jeweils ein_e Promovend_in eine im schriftlichen Austausch zuvor initiierte und angefertigte Response vorstellte. Dieses Format war bereits formprägend für den letzten Workshop an der Northwestern. Es erlaubt einen intensiven wissenschaftlichen Austausch auf Grundlage genauerer Vorbereitung und die Möglichkeit, sich bereits in die oftmals komplexen Themen und Fragestellungen einzulesen und einzudenken, die alle auf verschiedene Weise an das Thema „Queer Temporalities and Media Aesthetics“ anknüpfen.. Die somit eingebrachten Fragestellungen, Impulse, aber auch kritischen Hinweise wurden als sehr bereichernd wahrgenommen und prägten die an jede Vorstellung anknüpfende Diskussion zwischen den Vortragenden, den verschiedenen Respondent_innen und weiteren Teilnehmern und Interessierten. Responses gaben unter anderen Graduate Students des Critical Theory Clusters von der Northwestern University und Professor_innen aus den verschiedenen Departments, darunter Rebecca Zorach (Art History), Erica Weitzman (German), Tristam Wolff (Comparative Literary Studies). In diesen Diskussionen traten schließlich die Vorteile zutage, die eine solche wissenschaftliche Kooperation und Zusammenarbeit mit sich bringen: bereits vertraut mit den jeweiligen Dissertationsprojekten konnte sich auf tiefgehende und detaillierte Weise den einzelnen Fragestellungen gewidmet und wichtige Bezüge hergestellt werden. Durch die gemeinsame Teilnahme an weiteren Veranstaltungen der Northwestern University und im Rahmen des Critical Theory Clusters, konnten die Promovend_innen zudem ihre im letzten Jahr etablierten Kontakte sowohl zu Graduate Students, als auch zu Professor_innen nutzen und weiter ausbauen. Das resultierte nicht nur in interessanten Gesprächen oder einem weitergehenden Austausch über die jeweiligen Forschungsprojekte, sondern auch in der Teilnahme an Talks, Buchvorstellungen und Seminaren. Hierzu zählten die Buchpräsentation von William Mazzarellas „The Mana of Mass Society“ inklusive anschließender Diskussion mit Gina Giliberti und Harrison King oder ein wissenschaftlicher Talk zu der Frage „Why is Niobe being punished? Notes on the Concept of Schuld, the Doctrine of the Will to Power and the Critique of Violence“, den Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky in Dialog mit Peter Fenves und Sam Weber führte. Professor Sam Weber, der bereits als Respondent im letzten Jahr fungierte, lud die Promovend_innen zusätzlich dazu ein, an seinem Seminar „Kafka and his Critics“ teilzunehmen und auf diese Weise und in weiterführenden Gesprächen den hergestellten Kontakt zu vertiefen. Die mehrtägige Veranstaltung „Chantal Akerman: Time, Borders, Politics“ – bestehend aus einer gemeinsamen Sichtung des Films „De l’autre côte“ („From the Other Side“) und einem Symposium bot nicht nur einen gelungenen Abschluss des Aufenthalts, sondern zusätzlich die Möglichkeit, mit weiteren Wissenschaftler_innen aus dem Bereich der Medien- und Filmwissenschaft, der Kunstgeschichte oder auch der Politikwissenschaft ins Gespräch zu kommen. Abschließend kann auch dieser zweite Aufenthalt an der Northwestern University als sehr wertvolle und produktive Erfahrung gewertet werden, die nicht nur einen genaueren Einblick in die Systematik und die Funktionsweisen einer US-amerikanischen Universität bot, sondern in erster Linie auch den Kontakt zu den Graduate Students und den Professor_innen vertiefte. Aus diesem Grund soll diesem zweiten Besuch im kommenden Jahr ein Gegenbesuch der beteiligten Graduate Students aus dem Critical Theory Cluster folgen und diese Kooperation um neue Diskussionen mit Wissenschaftler_innen und Respondent_innen der RUB und einen gegenseitigen, wissenschaftlichen Austausch fortgesetzt und bereichert werden. 17.-18. Mai 2016 Workshop „Queer Temporality and Media Aesthetics“ an der Northwestern University Evanston, Chicago/Illinois auf Einladung und unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher, Critical Theory Cluster Auch dank der finanziellen Unterstützung durch das Modul PR.INT der Research School – zwei der vier eingeladenen Promovend_innen sind Mitglieder der Research School und konnten erfolgreich entsprechende Anträge stellen – war es möglich, wie von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher und Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky geplant, im Mai der Einladung an die Northwestern University zu folgen. (Eine fünfte Person musste aus gesundheitlichen Gründen den Besuch leider kurzfristig absagen.) Neben den in den vorangegangenen Treffen intensiv geführten Diskussionen war es Teil der Vorbereitung auf den Aufenthalt, einen 20-minütigen Vortrag über das eigene Forschungsprojekt unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fragen um ‚queer temporality‘ und ‚media aesthetics‘ zu schreiben. Das Vortragsmanuskript wurde vorab an die Teilnehmenden seitens der Northwestern University gesendet, sodass auch diese sich auf die Diskussionen der vorgestellten Projekte vorbereiten konnten. Als eine immense Bereicherung erlebten wir Promovend_innen von der RUB in diesem Zusammenhang das organisatorische Format des Workshops, der an zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen und in intensiver Auseinandersetzung stattfand: Anhand des vorab eingereichten Vortragsmanuskripts war es nicht nur allen Teilnehmenden möglich, sich auf die Themen und Gegenstände der Dissertationsprojekte vorzubereiten. Zudem war der Workshop so angelegt, dass allen Vortragenden im Vorfeld Respondent_innen zugeteilt wurden, die selbst in besonderer Nähe zu den jeweils vorgestellten Themen arbeiten und sich noch intensiver mit den Vorträgen auseinandergesetzt und entsprechend Fragen, Anregungen oder Impulse formuliert hatten. Dieses Format wurde von allen Beteiligten als sehr bereichernd wahrgenommen, da die Diskussion auf diese Weise rasch in Gang kam und über das Fachwissen aller Diskutant_innen auch eine äußerst produktive thematische Tiefe erhielt. Die Respondent_innen setzten sich dabei in erster Linie aus Graduate Students des Critical Theory Clusters von der Northwestern University zusammen. Darüber hinaus war jedem Vortrag auch mindestens ein_e Respondent_in aus der Professor_innenenschaft zugeteilt, darunter Sam Weber, Nick Davis, James Hodge, Mary Weismantel und Andrew Leong. Ein weiterer Vorteil, den das Respondent_innen-Format mit sich brachte, war, dass die Promovend_innen der RUB bereits vorab mit einzelnen Graduate Students der Northwestern per E-Mail in Kontakt treten und diese Verbindungen vor Ort auch über den Workshop hinaus ausbauen konnten. Nicht nur daraus ergaben sich in den gemeinsam verbrachten Mittagspausen oder auch beim Besuch einer der vielen weiteren Veranstaltungen neben dem Workshop interessante Gespräche. Zu diesen weiteren Veranstaltungen zählten: eine Buchpräsentation mit anschließender Diskussion zwischen Jimena Canales, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger und Tony Mills unter dem Titel „The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate that Changed Our Understanding of Time“; die Teilnahme an einer regulären Sitzung des Seminars „Studies in French Philosophy: After Foucault: Sexuality and the Politics of Time“ von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher, in welchem wir insbesondere mit unserem Wissen um die bereits in Bochum besprochenen und in Chicago ergänzten Lektüren der Texte von José Esteban Muñoz, Jasbir Puar und Heather Love fruchtbar an der Diskussion teilnehmen und vom Austausch über zum Teil international, aber auch interdisziplinär unterschiedlichen Lesarten profitieren konnten; die Teilnahme an der Konferenz „Face, Body, and Image in Cinema“ mit Vorträgen u. a. von Mary Ann Doane und Tom Gunning; der Besuch des Symposiums „Black Feminist Futures“ mit Beiträgen und Moderationen von u. a. Omise’eke Tinsley, Michelle M. Wright und Roderick A. Ferguson; sowie abschließend ein kurzfristig organisierter Workshop mit Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger für die Promovend_innen der RUB und interessierte Graduate Students der Northwestern zu Derridas Grammatologie, die Hans-Jörg Rheinberger damals mit übersetzt hat. Über dieses umfassende und immens bereichernde universitäre Programm hinaus war der Aufenthalt in Chicago für uns auch ein kultureller Gewinn, der sich nicht nur in den Kontakten zu Graduate Students der Northwestern manifestiert, sondern auch in Einblicken in das akademische System an US-amerikanischen Universitäten im Allgemeinen und in die Strukturen einer US-amerikanischen Elite-Universität im Besonderen. Nicht zuletzt waren ein kurzer Besuch der University of Chicago, des Arts Institute of Chicago und Performances zu queeren Identitäten ein anregendes Rahmenprogramm. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird der nächste Besuch von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher am 01. Dezember dieses Jahres sowie ein weiterer Aufenthalt von Promovend_innen der RUB an der Northwestern im kommenden April freudig erwartet. Diesem zweiten Besuch soll dann ein Gegenbesuch der beteiligten Graduate Students aus dem Critical Theory Cluster folgen, für den noch ein Termin zu ermitteln ist. Philipp Hanke, Sarah Horn 14.-15. Januar 2016 Workshop „Queer Temporalities and Media Aestehtics“ im Rahmen des Seminars „Lektüre und Kolloquium: Kulturwissenschaftliche Gender- und Queerstudies“, Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky, Institut für Medienwissenschaft WS 2015/16 Nach sorgfältiger Vorbereitung fand der Workshop „Queer Temporalities and Media Aestehtics“ vom 14.-15. Januar unter Beteiligung von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher und etwa 15 Studierenden statt. Anstelle einer Zusammenfassung soll hier das Programm mitsamt den Text- und Filmangaben für die Vorbereitung abgedruckt werden. Daraus dürfte mehr als aus jeder Beschreibung ersichtlich werden, wie intensiv die Diskussionen schließlich waren. Donnerstag, 14.1.2016: GB04/611 14.15-15.45: Penelope Deutscher: Impulsbeitrag plus Diskussion. Lektüre zur Vorbereitung: Mbembe, Spillers und Natasha Tinsley (Black Atlantic, Queer Atlantic) Die Texte stehen im Blackboard. Pause: 30 Min. 16.15-17.15: Philipp Hanke: „Queer Temporality and Media Aesthetics“ am Beispiel eines Ausschnittes von Claire Denis WHITE MATERIAL (USA 2010) plus Diskussion. Wenn es möglich ist, bitte den Film zur Vorbereitung sehen. 17.15.-18.30: Natascha Frankenberg: „Queer Temporality and Media Aesthetics“ am Beispiel von Cheryl Dunye THE OWLS (USA 2010). Auch hier wenn möglich, den Film zur Vorbereitung sehen. Freitag, 15.1.2016 10.15-11.15: Nadine Dannenberg: Asexualität: Impulsreferat und Vlogs. Nadine Dannenberg wird einen einführenden Text in Blackboard hochladen, der zur Vorbereitung gelesen werden soll. Pause: 15 Min 11.30-12.30: Sarah Horn: Trans*Selbstdokumentationen in Vlogs 12.30-13.30: Mittagspause 13.30-15.00: Jasmin Degele: Impulsreferat plus Diskussion: „Queer Temporality and Media Aesthetics“ am Beispiel von Schlingensief. Lektüre zur Vorbereitung: Mbembe: African Modes of Self Writing (Der Text ist in Blackboard veröffentlicht). Weiteres Material (Film und Text) wird uns Jasmin auf Blackboard zur Verfügung stellen. 15.00-16.00: Abschlussdiskussion: Die Abschlussdiskussion war zugleich der Vorbereitung des nächsten Treffens gewidmet, das nicht mehr an der RUB, sondern an der Northwestern University in Evanston, Chicago/Illinois stattfinden soll. Geplant ist ein mehrtägiger Aufenthalt vom 16.-21. Mai 2016 auf dem Campus mit der Möglichkeit, Lehrveranstaltungen zu besuchen und mit Lehrenden und Studierenden zu sprechen und an einer Tagung mit führenden Vertreter_innen der Queer Studies teilzunehmen. Der Höhepunkt aber wird ein Workshop sein, der unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher die Pomovend_Innen der RUB mit den Graduate Students, also den Promovend_innen der Northwestern University zusammenbringen wird. Dafür müssen nun an erster Stelle die Anträge für die Unterstützung der Reisekosten bei der Research School geschrieben werden. 26. November 2015 Teilnahme am Lektürekurs und Kolloquium: Kulturwissenschaftliche Gender- und Queerstudies Am 26. November kam Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher früh Morgens am Flughafen in Düsseldorf an, um am Nachmittag von 14-18 Uhr an der Diskussion der Texte von Lauren Berlant und Lee Edelman Sex, or the Unbearable (Durham, London: Duke University Press 2014) und von José Estaban Muñoz Cruising Utopia teilzunehmen. Diese Texte lasen wir als Vorbereitung eines Workshops, der im Rahmen des Projekts „Queer Temporality and Media Aesthetics“ vom 14.-15. Januar an der RUB stattfinden sollte. Die gemeinsame Lektüre und konzentrierte Diskussion der Texte wurde mit der Sichtung von filmischem Material ergänzt. Es war für alle eine überaus fruchtbare Erfahrung und wir entschieden, dass auch der Workshop in ähnlicher Weise begrenzt, konzentriert und fokussiert sein sollte. Das Programm war schnell zusammengestellt. Den Auftakt sollte Prof. Penelope Deutscher mit einem Impulsbeitrag machen. Die folgenden Slots aber sollten freigehalten werden für die Vorstellung und anschließende gemeinsame Diskussion der Projekte der Teilnehmenden und Promovend_innen. Es blieb dann noch genügend Zeit für Einzelgespräche zwischen Prof. Dr. Deutscher und den von Ihr mitbetreuten Promotionsstudierenden. 1.-2.Juli 2015 Auftaktreffen: Queer Temporality And Media Ästhetics Am Auftakttreffen zu der dreijährigen Zusammenarbeit von Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky und der Visiting International Professorin Penelope Deutscher von der Northwestern University Evanston/Chicago nahmen 12 Promovend_innen und interessierte Masterstudierende der Medienwissenschaft und der Gender Studies teil. Dem Treffen vorausgegangen war die gemeinsame Formulierung eines Forschungsschwerpunktes zum Thema: Queer Temporality And Media Ästhetics (siehe unten). Das Projekt wurde mit den Studierenden besprochen, es wurde die Einrichtung eines gemeinsamen Moodle-Kurses beschlossen und eine gemeinsame Leseliste aufgestellt. Am 2. Juli traf sich Prof. Dr. Penelope Deutscher mit Promovend_innen in Einzelgesprächen. Queer temporality and media aesthetics Queer aesthetics has typically been connected to performance and performing. More recently, many of queer theory’s leading theorists have turned towards the exploration of a number of forms of queer temporality (as seen, for example in critiques of reproductive futurism (Edelman), in work on the queer archive and the significance of feeling “backwards” (Love), in work on cruel optimism, and on violence understood not as moments of spectacular crisis but also in a slowed time associated with lived, habitual, quotidian violence become ordinary(Berlant, Holland). At the same time, queer theory’s ongoing engagement with performance and media studies has also turned to explore the specificity of the aesthetics of time-based media, thinking the differentials of cinema, TV, interactive installation, Internet, and social media. This cross-interdisciplinary research group will ask how these different temporalities intermingle. In this context, will ask: what is the role of the aesthetic in its double sense as perception and as philosophy of art, and also as it merges with the political, the revolutionary, the utopian and anti-utopian, and problems of social transformation. The project will be pursued through two concurrent reading groups, one to be pursued at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (Masterprogram and Graduate Program: Media Studies and Gender Studies) lead by Professor Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky, and the second to be pursued at Northwestern University, lead by Penelope Deutscher (Critical Theory Cluster) in collaboration with a group of faculty (Wright, Dohoney, Parkinson) and graduate students from African-American studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Comparative Literary Studies, Music, and German. Philology - Deuber-Mankowsky -
Perth, Australia University of Western Australia, - Mechanical Engineering research stay May, Eric professor Incoming AUS Seminar on the Future of (Liquefied) Natural Gas – December 2015 Many places in the world are undergoing a significant turnaround in where their energy comes from. This is raising many important questions, such as what are the roles of natural gas and of carbon capture and storage (CCS), particularly in an international context? At the institute of thermo- and fluid dynamics (faculty of mechanical engineering), two interna-tionally renowned professors in thermodynamics discussed this question on December 1, 2015 with an audience of more than 50 colleagues. The newly appointed Visiting Interna-tional Professor (VIP) Eric May gave a seminar lecture on the future of natural gas and LNG, and Prof Martin Trusler from Imperial College London presented a seminar on the challeng-es and opportunities for CCS. Prof Trusler was awarded a VIP grant in February 2016. Furthermore, Prof May helped the team at RUB, and in particular the PhD candidate Gergana Tsankova, to characterise a microwave re-entrant cavity resonator for phase-equilibrium measurements of fluid mixtures – a central task within Ms Tsankova’s PhD project. He also worked with PhD candidate Rafael Lentner and Prof Richter to identify key binary mixtures requiring in need of high-accuracy density measurements using RUB’s specialised cryogenic densimeter to improve the description of LNG mixtures. DAAD Project: Visit of PhD candidate Gergana Tsankova in Australia – February 2016 Gergana Tsankova, PhD candidate at RUB’s institute of thermo- and fluiddynamics, visited Prof May for two months at the University of Western Australia in Perth starting in February 2016. The main objectives of the trip were to learn about the electrical modelling of micro-wave cavities and to further develop the capabilities of rapid microwave measurements for thermophysical property research. Joint lecture on “Experimental Thermodynamics” – July 2016 In late June and early July, Prof May returned to RUB for two weeks together with his Aus-tralian colleagues Dr Paul Stanwix and Dr Darren Rowland. The trip again coincided with a visit by VIP Trusler, who together with Prof May delivered a joint lecture within the Experi-mental Thermodynamics course of Prof Richter for the Masters in Energy & Process Engi-neering and Masters of Automotive Engineering degrees. Prof May and Prof Richter helped PhD candidate Gergana Tsankova design the final set of experiments needed for her disser-tation, which included the first ever quantitative measurements of the dielectric permittivity of CO at high pressure! Profs Richter and May together with Dr Stanwix and Ms Tsankova then began planning a proposal for the DFG that builds upon the outcomes of Ms Tsankova’s PhD. They acquired preliminary data and conducted numerical simulations to show how dielectric permittivity, speed of sound and fluid viscosity could be measured simultaneously with re-entrant cavi-ties. The proposal was submitted to the DFG in August 2016. During this trip, Prof May and Dr Rowland also worked with Prof Rolan Span, Prof Richter and Dr Monika Thol regarding the development of a new optimised equation of state for LNG mixtures. This EOS will improve upon existing models through the use of the high-accuracy densities measured by PhD candidate Rafael Lentner, VLE and heat capacity data produced by Prof.May’s laboratory, and the specialised modelling expertise of Prof Span and his team. PhD defense of Gergana Tsankova – December 2016 Prof May returned to RUB for the third time in 12 months to act as one of three reviewers for Gergana Tsankova’s PhD thesis. During this stay, he also worked with Prof Richter and Ms Tsankova to complete and submit the second journal article from this VIP collaboration. Moreover, he helped deliver a lecture on the fundamentals of thermodynamics for the sales engineering students at RUB and then “tweeted” about it. Prof May also continued working with Prof Span and Dr Thol on the new equation of state (EOS) for LNG. Significant progress has been made on this new EOS as a result of the density data produced by PhD candidate Rafael Lenter, who Prof May has also advised in his role as VIP and is on track to complete his thesis by mid-2017. Plans were developed for trips to Australia in 2017 by Prof Richter and Dr Tsankova (Febru-ary-March), and Prof Span in August, as well as for visits by Prof May and his team to con-tinue the ever-strengthening collaboration between RUB and UWA. March 2017 – DAAD Project: Visit to UWA by Prof Richter to help demonstrate proof of concept in new application of microwave re-entrant cavity resonators Prof Richter came to UWA to assist with the demonstration of a new measurement principle exploiting microwave re-entrant cavity resonators. He also gave a public lecture at the Aus-tralian Centre for LNG Futures detailing the significant advances in the measurement of LNG densities achieved by his team at RUB, including the work of PhD candidate Rafael Lentner. July 2017 – Lecture on “Dielectric Permittivity & Refractive Index: Measurements for Industrial Applications” Prof May returned to RUB in July 2017 to deliver a new lecture as part of Prof Richter’s course in Experimental Thermodynamics to approximately 30 Masters and PhD Students. The lecture included a discussion about how the research underway with microwave re-entrant cavities at UWA and RUB can advance our understanding and ability to monitor the properties of industrially important fluid mixtures. During this visit Prof May met new Masters student, Ms Yvonne Leusmann, and Bachelors student Ms Eva Drews and organised them to visit Perth in October 2017 to complete the research required for their respective theses. September 2017 – ECTP in Graz, Austria (not Australia) Prof May and Prof Richter presented a joint poster at the European Conference on Thermo-physcial Properties in Graz, Austria detailing the impressive research outcomes resulting from the PhD of Dr Gergana Tsankova. Prof Richter met with and provided feedback on the research recently completed by UWA PhD student Ms Kumarini Seneviratne. October 2017 – Microwave re-entrant cavity research at UWA RUB students Ms Yvonne Leusmann (Masters) and Ms Eva Drews (Bachelors), arrived at UWA for a 3 month stay to complete their research on re-entrant cavity resonators under the joint supervision of Profs May, Stanwix and Richter. Following the completion of the first generation of RUB PhD candidates co-supervised by Prof May, Dr Lentner and Dr Tsankova, an application to extend the VIP position of Prof May was submitted to allow his ongoing supervision of a next generation of PhD candidates at RUB. This extension to the VIP program was granted in April 2018, with Prof May to com-mence supervision of two new PhD candidates that year: Mr Philipp Eckmann who is study-ing the density of LNG and cryogenic Raman spectroscopy, and Ms Yvonne Leusmann who will build upon her Masters research at UWA with microwave re-entrant cavity resonators. May 2018 – Summer School Lecture and GPA Project Award to RUB In March 2018, Prof Richter and Prof May submitted a joint proposal to the Gas Processors Association for a US$240,000 research project that aims to improve the description of LNG properties. This project was awarded to them in May 2018, with RUB as the lead institution. These funds will help support prospective RUB PhD candidate Mr Nils von Preetzmann who will use Prof Richter’s specialised experimental apparatus to conduct the necessary meas-urements. Prof May visited RUB in May 2018 to meet his new students, Mr Philip Eckmann and Mr Nils von Preetzmann. He also presented a lecture to the RESOLV graduate summer school held at RUB entitled “Managing solids solubility in the production of natural gas & LNG.” One of Prof May’s new PhD students at UWA, Mr Matt Hopkins, also working on microwave re-entrant cavity resonators commenced a 5 week stay at RUB hosted by Prof Richter, where he will learn about the design of cryogenic thermostats. Joint Peer-Reviewed Publications Tsankova, G.; Richter, M.; Madigan, A.; Stanwix, P.; May, E. F.; Span, R.: Characterisation of a microwave reentrant cavity resonator for phase-equilibrium measurements and new dew point data for a (0.25 argon + 0.75 carbon dioxide) mixture. J. Chem. Thermodyn. 101 (2016), 395 – 404. Tsankova, G.; Stanwix, P. L.; May, E. F.; Richter, M.: Densities, dielectric permittivities and dew points for (argon + carbon dioxide) mixtures determined with a microwave re-entrant cavity resonator. J. Chem. Eng. Data 62 (2017), 2521 – 2532. Tsankova, G.; Richter, M.; Stanwix, P. L.; May, E. F.; Span, R.: Accurate high-pressure meas-urements of carbon monoxide's electrical properties. ChemPhysChem 19 (2018), 784 – 792. Tsankova, G.; May, E. F.; Stanwix, P. L.; Richter, M.: Densities and Dielectric Permittivities for (Carbon Monoxide + Carbon Dioxide) Mixtures Determined with a Microwave Re-entrant Cavity Resonator. To be submitted to J. Chem. Thermodyn. (2018). Stanwix, P. L.; Leusmann, Y.; Madigan, A.; Tsankova, G.; Richter, M.; May, E. F.: Framework for complete determination of binary fluid-mixture phase-behaviour with microwave re-entrant cavities. To be submitted to Phys. Rev. Appl. (2018). Joint Conference Presentations Tsankova, G.; Stanwix, P. L.; Span, R.; May, E. F.; Richter, M.: Densities of (CO + CO2) mix-tures determined from dielectric permittivity measurements. Poster, European Conference on Thermophysical Properties, Graz, Austria, 2017. Maurer, A.; Drews; E.; Stanwix, P. L.; May, E. F.; Richter, M.: Integrating Acoustic Measure-ments of Sound Speed and Viscosity within a Re-entrant Cavity Resonator. Talk, 20th Sympo-sium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder (CO), USA, 2018. Stanwix, P. L.; Leusmann, Y.; Tsankova, G.; Madigan, A.; Richter, M.; May, E. F.: Characteris-ing Binary Mixture Phase-Behaviour with Microwave Re-entrant Cavities. Talk, 20th Sympo-sium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder (CO), USA, 2018. Mechanical Engineering - Richter -
Montreal, Canada McGill University, - Mechanical Engineering research stay Bergthorson, Jeffrey professor Incoming CAN Recent Activities Bochum PHD students met with Prof. Bergthorson at the Mediterranean Combustion Symposium in Naples September 2017 for intensive discussions. Dr. Martin Schiemann has formulated an ERC starting grant which is based on the metal fuel idea. The proposal gained quality through intensive discussion Jeffrey Bergthorson. The proposal is submitted and the result is expected spring 2018. The next visit of Jeff will take place during the Second International Workshop on Oxyfuel Combustion taking place in Bochum in February. He will give a presentation at the workshop and accompanying discussions with PhD students are planned in the week from February 12 to 17th. Second visit of Jeff Bergthorson at Ruhr University of Bochum As part of the second visit of Prof. Bergthorson (20th to 22nd June 2016) he was member of the Board of Examiners for Peter Fischer, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis with the title Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchungen zur Verbrennung von Lithiumpartikeln in Kohlendioxid und Stickstoff (English: Experimental and numerical investigation of the combustion of lithium particles in carbon dioxide and nitrogen). In the following discussions further ideas were developed to use metal fuels in industrial processes. Together with Dr. Martin Schiemann (Department of Energy Plant Technology, RUB), who visited Prof. Bergthorson at McGill University in October 2015 and April 2017, the concept of metal fuel utilization was expanded to processes are designed to produce metal oxides for industrial applications. In such processes metal fuels replace part of the fossil fuels used, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption with simultaneous increase in product output. One example was presented at the European Combustion Meeting in 2017. The next interaction of Prof. Bergthorson with Bochum PhD students is planned for September 2017 at the European Combustion symposium to be held in Naples, Italy. It is also foreseen that Prof. Bergthorson will participate in the 2nd International Workshop on Oxy-Fuel Combustion which will take place in Bochum in February 2018. This workshop visit will be combined with extensive discussions with Bochum PhD students. Visit of Jeff Bergthorson at Ruhr University of Bochum During his first visit in Bochum (18th to 20th February) Jeffrey gave a seminar for PhD students on “harnessing the energy in metal fuels for low carbon heat and power”. The key idea is that metal powders can be burned with air to generate heat that can then be used for power generation, similar to how coal, oil or gas are used today. The products of metal combustion, solid metal oxides, can be captured from the exhaust and can be recycled to the pure metal state using renewable energy. The energy density of metals fuels is higher than of traditional fossil hydrocarbon fuels. During combustion they do not produce gaseous carbon dioxide as hydrocarbons but solid ashes which can be easily captured and recycled. This makes metals to attractive fuel candidates of a closed carbon-free energy cycle. During the visit of Prof. Bergthorson discussions with PhD students, who are working on metals fuels in Bochum, were arranged. Areas of further potential cooperation were discussed and a joint research road map has been developed. Metals Fuels Workshop at Eindhoven University On 17 February 2016 a workshop on metal fuels was held at Eindhoven University. The workshop was organized by Prof. Philip de Goey from Eindhoven and Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson under the participation of the Ruhr-University of Bochum. Around 40 participants from academia and industry discussed the options of metal fuels as an energy carrier and the potential to initiate joint activities. As a result of the Workshop a EC Horizon proposal MEZECAPO has been formulated and submitted to the EC under the coordination of RUB in 2017. The evaluation was excellent but due to the tough competition failed in getting funded. Together with Jeff Bergthorson and Prof. de Goy, Eindhoven, we are in preparation for the next Horizon 2020 proposal on Metal Fuels to be submitted in 2018. Publications A. Panahi, M. Schiemann, P. Julien, E. Rokni, J.M. Bergthorson, Y.A. Levendis, Combustion behavior of single particles of iron in a drop tube furnace. Proc Combust Inst 2018;submitted. M. Schiemann, J.M. Bergthorson, P.H. Fischer, Iron particles as carbon-neutral fuel in spray roasting reactors, in: Eur. Combust. Meet., 2017. M. Schiemann, P. Fischer, J.M. Bergthorson, G. Schmid, D. Taroata, Experimental investigations on the combustion of lithium particles in CO2 and CO2-N2 mixtures, Fuel. 199 (2017) 28–37. M. Schiemann, J.M. Bergthorson, V. Scherer, D. Taroata, G. Schmid. Metal fuels for carbon-neutral energy processes, in: 6th Int. Symp. Energy Challenges Mech., 2016. M. Schiemann, P. Fischer, J. Bergthorson, G. Schmid, D. Taroata, Combustion of Lithium Particles in N2 —Reaction Rates, Combust. Sci. Technol. (2016) 00102202.2016.1196200. M. Schiemann, J.M. Bergthorson, P. Fischer, V. Scherer, D. Taroata, G. Schmid, A Review on Lithium Combustion, Applied Energy 162, 2016, 948-965 Mechanical Engineering - Scherer -
Waikato, New Zealand University of Waikato, - Physics and Astronomy research stay Litvenenko, Yuri professor Incoming NZL Theoretical models of cosmic-ray acceleration and transport The generation and transport of energetic cosmic-ray particles (electrons, protons, ions) is among the most important problems in modern astrophysics. When the particles propagate in the cosmos, they often interact with turbulent magnetic fields. The resulting complicated evolution of the cosmic-ray distribution can be mathematically described as a simpler diffusive process. The diffusion approximation and its generalisations have been employed for studying the generation and propagation of energetic particles in many astrophysical situations: in the atmosphere of the Sun, interplanetary space, and the interstellar medium. The VIP grant will support a systematic investigation of unresolved issues of particle transport in astrophysics, with a focus on analytical and numerical modelling of diffusive particle transport. The areas of particular interest are as follows. (1) Rigorous derivation of the diffusion and telegraph approximations for cosmic-ray transport modelling, which quantifies their accuracy. (2) Development of new analytical and numerical methods for solving the equations governing the transport of solar and galactic cosmic rays. (3) Critical examination of possible mechanisms of fractional particle diffusion in the cosmos. Figure: Particle density profiles from solutions of the Fokker-Planck equation (black curve), the telegraph equation (green curve), the hyperdiffusion equation (blue curve), and the diffusion equation (red curve) (Litvinenko and Noble, 2016). December 2015 - February 2016 During his first three-month visit, Dr Litvinenko gave a talk on modelling sunspot and starspot decay by turbulent erosion, and he lectured on cosmic-ray transport equations. The lectures, open to the students and members of the institute, covered the following topics: the kinetic equation for the cosmic-ray distribution function, the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation, the diffusion approximation and its limitations, the Parker transport equation, the telegraph equation and other higher-order models. Together with Dr Horst Fichtner (RUB) and Dr Frederic Effenberger (Stanford University), Yuri Litvinenko began developing a model for the observed anomalous transport of solar cosmic rays. Observations of solar energetic particles indicate that their transport in interplanetary space in the presence of turbulent scattering can be superdiffusive, that is the mean square displacement of the particles can increase with time faster than predicted by the familiar linear dependence of standard diffusion. A popular interpretation of such anomalous transport invokes solutions of cosmic-ray transport equations containing fractional derivatives. Yet the physical basis of fractional diffusion models of cosmic-ray transport remains uncertain. We suggest that a nonlinear diffusion model can provide a more physical explanation of the anomalous cosmic-ray transport. Our preliminary results will be presented at the 41st COSPAR Scientific Assembly (Istanbul, Turkey, August 2016). December 2016 - February 2017 During his second three-month visit to the RUB Theoretische Physik IV Institute, Dr Litvinenko gave a talk on the telegraph and hyperdiffusion approximations in cosmic-ray transport to the students and members of the institute. He also actively participated in the weekly Space- and Astrophysics research seminar, which included Steffen Krakau's trial talk before his successful PhD examination. Drs Litvinenko and Fichtner, together with a RUB postgraduate student Dominik Walter, made further progress in their theoretical investigation of cosmic-ray transport. Anomalous, superdiffusive transport appears to play a significant role in the evolution of energetic particles, accelerated at interplanetary shocks. The goal of the investigation was to explore a nonlinear diffusion model that could provide a physical explanation of the superdiffusive cosmic-ray transport. The idea is that the particle distribution function is governed by a nonlinear diffusion equation in which the diffusion coefficient is determined by the resonant interaction of the particles and the waves that they generate. As a concrete illustration, wave generation by the streaming particles was assumed to be balanced by wave dissipation by a turbulent cascade. The study has led to new analytical and numerical solutions for an evolving cosmic-ray distribution, characterised by superdiffusive scalings. In the presence of convection, the nonlinear model yields a power-law dependence of the particle density on the distance upstream of the shock. Preliminary results formed the basis of Mr Walter's Bachelorarbeit, and a joint paper is expected to be completed soon. Mr Walter's interest in the project was driven by Dr Litvinenko's presentation during his first visit. Drs Fichtner, Litvinenko, and Effenberger also co-authored two conference papers, based on their collaborative work: "Anomalous transport of cosmic rays: A case of nonlinear diffusion?" and "Stochastic processes and fractional differential equations for anomalous diffusion problems". Both papers were to be presented during the 41st COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey (30 July - 7 August, 2016). Sadly, the Assembly was cancelled because of the army coup against the Turkish government on 15 July. Publications Litvinenko, Y. E., Noble, P. L., Comparison of the Telegraph and Hyperdiffusion Approximations in Cosmic-Ray Transport, 2016, Physics of Plasmas, 23, 062901 Walter, D., Modellierung anomaler Diffusion mit nichtlinearen partiellen Differentialgleichungen (Bachelorarbeit im Studiengang Bachelor of Science im Fach Physik an der Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum), 2016 Litvinenko, Y. E., Fichtner, H., Walter, D., Anomalous Transport of Cosmic Rays in a Nonlinear Diffusion Model, 2017 December 2017 - February 2018 During his third three-month stay, supported by the VIP program, Dr Litvinenko regularly attended the research seminar in the RUB Theoretische Physik IV Institute, where he also presented his recent research results. Drs Litvinenko and Fichtner and Mr Dominik Walter continued a systematic theoretical investigation of a nonlinear model of cosmic-ray transport, which follows from a self-consistent treatment of the resonantly interacting cosmic-ray particles and their self-generated turbulence. Previously we demonstrated that the nonlinear transport model can yield the observed anomalous diffusion scalings of the energetic particles in space. We obtained analytical and numerical solutions for two initial value problems and explored the roles of advection and a constant particle source. The results formed the basis of Mr Walter's Bachelorarbeit and were published in a refereed paper in The Astrophysical Journal. During this stay we explored the effect of a time-dependent particle source in the transport model by obtaining a self-similar solution and investigating its properties. A follow-up paper is in preparation. In a separate project, we explored the propagation of nonlinear acoustic waves in the solar atmosphere. Since the purpose of the VIP Fellowship is to contribute to graduate training at RUB, we are particularly pleased to note that further development of the model will form the basis of Mr Walter's PhD thesis. He is expected to enroll in a PhD program before the end of this year. Dr Litvinenko's short final visit is planned for June 2018, at which time we intend to complete a proposal to the German Research Foundation (DFG). We will request funding to ensure continuation of our active research collaboration, primarily through Mr Walter's Doctoral Scholarship. Publications Litvinenko, Y. E., Fichtner, H., Walter, D., Anomalous Transport of Cosmic Rays in a Nonlinear Diffusion Model, 2017, Astrophysical Journal, 841, 57 Chae, J., Litvinenko, Y. E., Nonlinear Effects in Three-minute Oscillations of the Solar Chromosphere. I. An Analytical Nonlinear Solution and Detection of the Second Harmonic, 2017, Astrophysical Journal, 844, 129 Physics and Astronomy - Fichtner -
San Diego, United States University of California San Diego, - Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Cohen, Seth professor Incoming USA Background Seth Cohen is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. He graduated from UC Berkeley, then did a postdoc at MIT, Cambridge, from where he moved directly to his current affiliation in 2001. While moving up the academic ranks, he also developed an unusually broad research profile that touches aspects of medicinal chemistry, drug screening, inorganic materials for catalysis, material science, and several others. Seth also had senior administrative roles, for example as Head of Department until recently. What is less know is his passion for muscle cars, music, and the American way of Life (see photo 1). Nils Metzler-Nolte is Professor for Bioinorganic and Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry at RUB. He graduated from LMU Munich, and after a postdoc with M. L. H. Green in Oxford became independent group leader at the Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie (now MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion) in Mülheim / Ruhr. He was appointed professor for Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg in 2000, and moved to Bochum in 2006. The group works on metal-based drugs, including synthesis and characterization of new metal complexes, and investigations of their biological effects. Nils has been Speaker of the RUB Research School, Vice President of RUB, and is Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Outside chemistry, he has a passion for tennis and playing jazz piano. Seth is Visiting International Professor of the RUB-RS since 2016 with the group of Nils. Together, they work on an innovative project in drug discovery using metal-based compounds. Web site of the Cohen group: http://cohenlab.ucsd.edu Web site of the Metzler-Nolte group: http://www.chemie.rub.de/ac1 The Project The use of metal compounds in biomedicine – often termed medicinal inorganic chemistry - is an area of active research in many laboratories around the world (Gasser et al., J. Med. Chem. 54, 2011, 3; Gasser & Metzler-Nolte, Curr. Opinion Chem. Biol. 16, 2012, 84). Beyond the purely organic molecules that are traditionally used as drugs, it is increasingly recognized that metal complexes (particularly of transition metals) offer a number of unique properties. Among those, the capability to undergo electron transfer reactions ("redox chemistry"), is the most obvious feature. On the other hand, "compound shape" is clearly an important factor in molecular recognition processes between a ligand and its biological target, but this aspect has not yet been fully developed for metal-based drugs. Notably, it is well recognized in the medicinal chemistry community at large that the available compound space in purely organic drug and fragment libraries is limited (Firth et al., J. Chem. Inform. Modelling 52, 2012, 2516), particularly by the fact that many of the compounds in those libraries are derived from aromatic ring systems, and consequently are mostly 2-dimensional (e.g., essentially "flat" molecules, as exemplified by compounds such as aspirin). Metal complexes, on the other hand, are by their very nature most often globular, achieving a high degree of 3-dimensional shape. In the joint research effort between both groups, a common shortcoming in the existing, mostly organic compound libraries will be addressed, which is a lack of three-dimensionality in these molecular fragments. Both labs will use their existing, complementary knowledge and infrastructure to synthesize, characterize and test this common library. The Metzler-Nolte group in particular has worked for years with compounds derived from the metallocene and half-sandwich families of complexes, and has available a large number of different compounds that have never been explored in this respect, the Cohen lab will perform the necessary biological assays, and carry out structural characterization. Interaction Even before the VIP nomination, both groups had some interactions. Seth has visited RUB for the first time in late 2008, and spent time with Nils’ group not only in the University but also on Bochum’s Christmas market. Likewise, Nils has visited San Diego and gave research seminars to the Department in April 2011, and again in September 2013. In the framework of the VIP project, Seth spent several weeks in Bochum as a guest of the Metzler-Nolte group (March 2016, and again in September / October 2016). He gave seminars on his research, and also contributed to the regular teaching in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Most important, however, were the personal interactions and the many discussion that Seth had with members of the Metzler-Nolte group, and with Nils. As one important outcome a PhD candidate in Nils’ group, Anna Cordes, was awarded an IRB from the RUB Research Schoolplus. She used this money not only for presenting her work at conferences (e.g. Gordon Research Conference on “Metals in Medicine” in 2014), but mostly for a five-month research placement in Seth’s lab at UC San Diego during October 2017 – March 2018. During this time, she worked closely with Dr. Christine Morrison, a postdoc in the Cohen lab, to realize results in the VIP project. The two groups have a regular and intense interaction, and a joint publication (hopefully high profile) is very well underway. Below is a picture from the 2018 Gordon Research Conference on “Metals in Medicine” (June 2018, Andover, NH, USA), showing Rayul Stokes (PhD in the Cohen group), and Anna, Christine, Seth and Nils (left to right) in front of their joint poster on “Fragment-based Drug Discovery using Metal Complexes” (Photo 2). Interestingly, a second line of research in the Cohen group deals with metal-organic frameworks, which are used for gas separations and storage, drug delivery and other applications. This coincides with the interest of the research group of Prof. Roland Fischer (Inorganic Chemistry II at RUB until 2016). Thus, there was also a good interest in the Fischer group for discussions and interactions with Seth during his times in Bochum. Finally, Seth also gave a somewhat unusual „presentation“ at the RUB RS Coffee Corner, aimed at interesting PhD candidates to do research placements or even a postdoc in the US. Here is from the teaser for this event: “… In his presentation at Coffee Corner, Seth will introduce his passion for classic cars, almost certainly showing photographs of his favourite models. While commenting on music, lifestyle and possibly surfin’ in California he will be open to discuss cultural differences and attitudes that may be relevant when you consider doing a postdoc in the US…”. The presentation was well received, and clearly the interaction continues! Chemistry and Biochemistry - Metzler-Nolte -
Bogotá, Colombia National University of Colombia, - Mechanical Engineering research stay Rivera Rodriguez, Sergio Raul professor Incoming COL Multilevel Control for Microgrids Dispatch Considering Stability Issues through MPC-based Frequecy Regulation Future power systems will be an aggregation of multiple microgrids; it implies a total rethink of some aspects of its operation. Microgrids are small power system networks with high penetration of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems, these networks are able to handle controllable and non-contrable loads and must be robust to different disturbances. Additionally, they can work islanded or connected to the main power network. In this way, the power engineers will need coordination and control tools in order to handle power systems with multiple microgrids. The main objective of this project is to develop a simulation tool that considers two issues in the operation of microgrids. The first issue is the power economic dispatch and the second is the frequency regulation. Normally, these two issues have been considered decoupled causing problems with the stability and robustness of the system. This proposal aims to combine both aspects considering a two level control. The first level will be in charge of the power setting of each element in the system, given by the solution of the optimization problem contemplating in the formulation two additional aspects in regards to the traditional economic dispatch. The first additional aspect is the stochastic behavior of the renewable energy sources and the second one is the stability constraints through combining bifurcation theory and nonlinear optimization (normal vector constraints for stability and robustness). The second level will be in charge of the frequency regulation using model predictive control techniques and considering the inertia mimicking in the renewable energy sources and the energy storage systems. This would provide a completely new tool for investigation the operation of multiple microgrids in a power system (Fig. 1). Fig. 1. Multiple Microgrids in a Power System (Figure from a previous work called: S. Rivera, A. Farid, K. Youcef-Toumi, Book Chapter: “An Intelligent Multi-Agent Based Architecture for Resilient Self-Healing Operation of Multiple Microgrids”, Book on Industrial Agents: Emerging Applications of Software Agents in Industry, Elsevier 2015, Print Book ISBN: 9780128003411. Visit in 2015 Mr. Rivera Rodriguez's visit took place from 28.09.-09.10.2015. During his visit, Mr. Rivera interacted intensively with my doctoral student Yannik Löhr, who is writing his doctoral thesis on domestic energy supply networks. This topic is thematically closest to the field of work. After his visit here, Mr. Rivera wrote a book chapter on microgrids, for which he offered me a co-authorship, which I did not consider justifiable because I was not involved enough and therefore rejected for scientific reasons. Although an intensive cooperation with Mr. Rivera did not come off, his visit had a great value in my opinion, because my doctoral students became aware that international cooperation is very interesting and very beneficial for their own work. After Mr. Rivera's visit, it was much easier for me to recruit PhD students to work with international partners and some of my staff members expressed and contributed their own initiative in applying for such projects. In the meantime, we have succeeded in acquiring an AvH-funded institute partnership with the Technical University in Bratislava, which is not directly related to Mr. Rivera, but was indirectly driven by this as described above. At the same time, we are also endeavouring to cooperate with UFABC in Brazil, which has not yet been funded due to a lack of matching of DFG calls for proposals. Mechanical Engineering - Mönnigmann -
Melbourne, Australia Monash University, - Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Hohwy, Jakob professor Incoming AUS Project Prof. Hohwy is a leading academic in the field of Bayesian cognitive science, as well as an excellent researcher in the Philosophy of mind. Over the last few years his work, which currently spans over more than fifty peer-reviewed papers and culminates in his 2013 OUP book, has become increasingly popular and thoroughly discussed. Prof. Hohwy conducts interdisciplinary research in the areas of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. In his Cognition & Philosophy lab in the philosophy department at Monash University he conducts experiments on the nature of perception and cognition. He collaborates with a number of neuroscientists and psychologists from Monash University and around the world. He works on general theories about brain function, which say the brain is primarily a sophisticated hypothesis tester. He is Deputy Editor of the new open access journal Neuroscience of Consciousness (Oxford University Press) along with Deputy Editor Biyu Jade He, and Editor-in-Chief Anil Seth. The co-cooperation between Jacob Hohwy and researchers from the Institut für Philosophie II (Ruhr-Universität), especially hosted by Prof. Albert Newen and Francesco Marchi, provided through the VIP-Grant of the Research School is aimed at developing two strands of research in particular. The first strand concerns his Bayesian model of attention as optimization of expected precisions for incoming signals. It is examined how this account of attention relates to available theories of attention and whether it allows for a clarification of the nature and the implications of the interactions between perception and cognition that are mediated by attention. The second strand concerns Prof. Hohwy’s current project of developing an account of consciousness. Prof. Hohwy’s visit allowed a further inquiry into the problems of how action relates to consciousness and what is the role of higher-level cognition in the process. Previous Projects March 23rd-24th, 2015 Workshop “Cognitive Penetration and Predictive Coding” The workshop, organised at the RUB by Francesco Marchi, Prof. Albert Newen, and Dr. Peter Brössel, brought together leading researchers in the fields of perception, perceptual-cognitive interactions and predictive coding. The aim was to assess the commitments of the new Predictive Coding framework about distinctions between perception and cognition and their interactions. The workshop was followed by an outstanding special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Consciousness and Cognition, edited by the organisers. March 3rd-4th, 2017 Master Class in Philosophy: Three Lectures by Prof. Dr. Jakob Hohwy Prediction error minimization in perception, attention and action: Inference, hierarchy and precision. This lecture explains the basic elements of the prediction error minimization framework and shows how it is proposed to work for perception, for allocation of attention, and for action. The lecture sets out basic notions of inference in terms of approximate Bayes, it looks at the key role of the perceptual hierarchy, and of precisions of prediction errors. Prediction error minimization in neuroscience: rubber hand illusion, frequency tagging, and other experiments. This lecture discusses the important task of getting evidence for the prediction error minimization framework. The lecture delves into a couple of experiments that offer support for the framework, and discusses how we approach this task in the Cognition & Philosophy lab at Monash. The talk also briefly opens up some philosophy of science debates about the status of the framework. Prediction error minimization and the self: Why should any body have a self? This lecture seeks to showcase the interesting scope of the prediction error minimization framework. In particular, the argument is that a robust, realist notion of self can arise as a natural consequence of the framework. The talk considers developmental aspects of this theory of the self, and looks at the possibility of illusions of the self. March 6th-10th, 2017 Spring School 2017 – Social Cognition, Emotion and Joint Action "How to entrain your evil demon: self-evidencing, scepticism, and coupling for the predictive mind" Philosophy - Newen -
Naples, Italy Instituto di Richerche sulla Combustoine. Naples, - Mechanical Engineering research stay Seneca, Osvalda professor Incoming ITA The RUB research groups of Martin Muhler and Viktor Scherer met with Osvalda Senneca, CNR, during the International SFB/TRR 129 Oxyflame Workshop in Montabaur on the 10th/11th of February 2016. Osvalda gave a keynote lecture on the “relevance of structure and reactivity of solid fuels in combustion systems”. Collaboration has continued by PhD research internships. Sebastian Heuer, May-June 2016, and Annika Wütscher, May-July 2017, went to CNR-IRC Naples. Francesca Cerciello, from the University of Naples Federico II, visited Ruhr University of Bochum from July to September 2016. In spring 2018 Sebastian Krusch from Bochum went to naples for six weeks. From April 27th - 30th, 2017 a joint PhD student workshop took place at CNR-Naples with 30 PhD students from both parties present. On 11-INFUB conference, also taking place in April 2017, Viktor and Osvalda gave keynote lectures in presence of Bochum PhD students. Osvalda has been appointed as associate scientist in the SFB/TR129 Oxyflame in 2017, which will further foster the collaboration. A joint research proposal has been submitted in the framework of the EC-RFCS fund. The very fruitful collaboration has already created 17 joint Senneca-PhD sudents publications under the supervision of Osvalda, and 3 further are submitted. Bochum and Naples PhD students have participate in the 10th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium in Naples in September 2017. Five Naples scientist took part in the 2nd International Oxyflame work shop in Bochum February 2018. In May 2018 a joint Meeting of the Italian and German Section of the Combustion Institute took place. An initiative, which is also embedded in current collaboration. Publications: [1] F. Cerciello, L. Cortese, S. Heuer, M. Schiemann, V. Scherer, O. Senneca, Effect of CO2 on coal pyrolysis at high and low heating rates on char reactivity, in: XXXIX Meet. Ital. Sect. Combust. Inst., Naples, 2016: p. I3.1-I3.6. doi:10.4405/39proci2016.I3. [2] F. Cerciello, L. Cortese, S. Heuer, V. Scherer, M. Schiemann, O. Senneca, Effect of CO2 on chars produced from coal and biomass at high heating rates, in: XXXIX Meet. Ital. Sect. Combust. Inst., Naples, 2016: p. I4.1-I4.6. doi:10.4405/39proci2016.I4. [3] C. Russo, B. Apicella, A. Ciajolo, L. Cortese, S. Heuer, F. Stanzione, O. Senneca, Separation and characterization of size-segregated fractions (soot and char) of carbonaceous particulate produced from coal pyrolysis, in: XXXIX Meet. Ital. Sect. Combust. Inst., Naples, 2016: p. I5.1-I5.6. doi:10.4405/39proci2016.I5. [4] S. Heuer, O. Senneca, A. Wütscher, H. Düdder, M. Schiemann, M. Muhler, V. Scherer, Effects of oxy-fuel conditions on the products of pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor, Fuel Process. Technol. 150 (2016) 41–49. doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.04.034. [5] O. Senneca, B. Apicella, S. Heuer, M. Schiemann, V. Scherer, F. Stanzione, A. Ciajolo, C. Russo, Effects of CO2 on submicronic carbon particulate (soot) formed during coal pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor, Combust. Flame. 172 (2016) 302–308. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.07.023. [6] S. Pielsticker, S. Heuer, O. Senneca, F. Cerciello, P. Salatino, L. Cortese, B. Gövert, O. Hatzfeld, M. Schiemann, V. Scherer, R. Kneer, Comparison of pyrolysis test rigs for oxy-fuel conditions, Fuel Process. Technol. 156 (2017) 461–472. doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.10.010. [7] B. Apicella, O. Senneca, C. Russo, S. Heuer, L. Cortese, F. Cerciello, V. Scherer, M. Schiemann, A. Ciajolo, Separation and characterization of carbonaceous particulate (soot and char) produced from fast pyrolysis of coal in inert and CO2 atmospheres, Fuel. (2016) in Press. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2016.11.049. [8] O. Senneca, F. Cerciello, S. Heuer, P. Ammendola, Slow pyrolysis of walnut shells in nitrogen and carbon dioxide, in: Tenth Mediterr. Combust. Symp., Naples, Italy, 2017. [9] O. Senneca, F. Cerciello, L. Cortese, S. Heuer, M. Schiemann, V. Scherer, Effects of oxy-fuel conditions on walnut shells pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor, in: Tenth Mediterr. Combust. Symp., Naples, Italy, 2017. [10] O. Senneca, N. Vorobiev, A. Wütscher, F. Cerciello, S. Heuer, C. Wedler, R. Span, M. Schiemann, M. Muhler, V. Scherer, Assessment of combustion rates of coal chars for oxy-combustion applications, Combust. Flame. submitted (2017). [11] B. Apicella, O. Senneca, A. Wütscher, Characterization of tar produced from walnut shells pyrolysis in different systems, XXXX Meet. Ital. Sect. Combust. Inst., Rome, submitted (2017). [12] Senneca, O; Cerciello, F.; Cortese, L.; Heuer, S.; Schiemann, M.; Scherer, V., Effects of oxy-fuel conditions on walnut shells pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor, Tenth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, 17.-21. September 2017, Neapel, Italien [13] Senneca, O; Cerciello, F.; Cortese, L.; Heuer, S.; Schiemann, M.; Scherer, V., Effects of oxy-fuel conditions on walnut shells pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor, Tenth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, 17.-21. September 2017, Neapel, Italien [14] Senneca, O.; Cerciello, F.; Cortese, L.; Heuer, S.; Schiemann, M.; Scherer, V., Effects of CO2 enriched atmosphere on chars from walnut shells pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor, FUEL, accepted for publication, 2018 [15] Senneca, O.; Cerciello, F.; Heuer, S.; Ammendola, P., Slow pyrolysis of walnut shells in nitrogen and carbon dioxide, Fuel 225, 2018, 419 - 425 [16] Krusch, S.; Scherer, V.; Solimene, R.; Ruoppolo, G.; Cerciello, F.; Pielsticker, S.; Kneer, R.; Schlögel, K.; Senneca, O., Comparison of different diagnostic techniques for the assessment of coal pyrolysis rate, Joint Meeting of the German and Italian Section of the Combustione Institute, Sorrento, Italy, 23-26 May 2018 [17] Senneca, O.; Apicella, B.; Russo, C.; Cerciello, F.; Ciajolo, A.; Salatino, P.; Wütscher, A.; Muhler, M.; Scherer, V., Effects of CO2 on pyrolysis of walnut shells at high temperature and heating rate in a HSR, Joint Meeting of the German and Italian Section of the Combustione Institute, Sorrento, Italy, 23-26 May 2018 Mechanical Engineering - Scherer -
New York, United States City University of New York, - History research stay Hett, Benjamin professor Incoming USA 14.-16.11.2016: Guest at the Transatlantic Historical Workshop, Bochum Main focus: Terrorism of the 1970s and the structural change in the Ruhr Area You can find a more detailed newspaper article here! Transatlantic Summer Workshop, Bochum 2016 Politics, Identities and Conflicts in Europe and the United States 1945-2016 Link to the paper, PDF History - Wala -
New York, United States City University of New York, - History research stay Torpey, John professor Incoming USA Transatlantic Summer Workshop, Bochum 2016 Politics, Identities and Conflicts in Europe and the United States 1945-2016 Link to the paper, PDF History - Goschler -
Fairfax, United States George Mason University, - Physics and Astronomy research stay Dermer, Charles professor Incoming USA Project description Blazars are compact powerful objects from the edge of the universe. Blazars are a subclass of active galactic nuclei with high-energy photon emission from its relativistic jet preferentially aligned to the observer's line of sight. The new generation of air Cherenkov TeV-ray telescopes (HESS, MAGIC, VERITAS) have detected about 30 cosmological blazars with strong TeV photon emission. Modeling this powerful nonthermal photon emission from the relativistic jet still remains a challenge for high-energy astrophysics. In the literature hadronic (from interactions of charged high-energy hadrons) and leptonic (from interactions of charged high-energy electrons) emission processes have been discussed. In the past Prof. Dermer has contributed significantly to this modeling, pioneering (together with R. Schlickeiser) on the leptonic external Compton process. Recently, a multiteam collaboration detected a high-energy neutrino event whose arrival direction was consistent with the blazar TXS 0506+056, undergoing a gamma-ray flare. This detection strongly favors the hadronic origin of the photon emision as only in inelastic hadron-hadron and hadron-photon interactions the production of high-energy neutrinos is possible. However, in inelastic hadron-hadron and hadron-photon interactions also secondary electrons and positrons are generated so that hadronic emission models also involve leptonic radiation processes from the secondary electrons and positrons. It is the aim of this project to further develop the hadronic emission models accounting for the contribution from the leptonic radiation processes by the secondary electrons and positrons. 1st Visit, September 2016 1st Visit of Prof. Dermer: Prof. Dermer has been at the Ruhr-University Bochum from September 5, 2016 until September 27, 2016. Besides personal discussions with the hosts and their graduate students Prof. Dermer delivered an one-hour invited talk on "Blazar Modeling and the Minimum-Power Condition in Blazars" at the RAPP-Center Inauguration Workshop from September 21, 2016 until September 23, 2016 in Bochum. This talk was attended by more than 200 researchers mainly from the universities in Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen. Future visits As Prof. Schlickeiser retired as full professor in February 2018, future visits of Prof. Dermer have to be planned and coordinated by Prof. Tjus. As Prof. Dermer also strongly pursues his second career as composer and musician of traditional american music he has sofar not been available for a second visit. Physics and Astronomy - Schlickeiser -
London, United Kingdom Imperial College, London, - Mechanical Engineering research stay Trusler, Martin professor Incoming GBR Joint lecture on “Experimental Thermodynamics” – June 2016 In late June, Prof. Trusler visited RUB for one week. The trip coincided with a visit by VIP Prof. Eric May from the University of Western Australia. Together, Professors Trusler and May delivered a joint lecture within the Experimental Thermodynamics course of Prof. Rich-ter for the Masters in Energy & Process Engineering and Masters of Automotive Engineering degrees. As new co-supervisor of RUB PhD candidate Alexander Maurer, Prof. Trusler assisted in the design and implementation of electro-acoustic transducers for use in a spherical-cavity res-onator for sound-speed measurements in gases. This was a particular success since it was an extreme struggle to get the quite complex experimental system working. Collaboration visits – June and December 2017 Prof. Trusler visited RUB twice in 2017, mainly to advise RUB PhD candidates Alexander Maurer and Kai Humberg who are co-supervised by him. Working with Kai Humberg, a theo-retically-based model for the viscosity of gas mixtures was coded and tested; results from this model subsequently became part of a joint publication, which was submitted to the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics during Prof. Trusler’s December visit. Moreover, Prof. Trusler gave further advice to assist Alexander Maurer set-up the spherical-cavity resonator for sound-speed measurements in gas mixtures and, by the end of the year, this apparatus was fully functional and being used in research investigations. During the June visit, Prof. Trusler also delivered two lectures in the Experimental Thermo-dynamics course of Prof. Richter: “Acoustic Measurements of Fluid Properties” and “The Viscosity of Dense Fluids”. This time, the lecture was jointly attended by Masters students from the Energy & Process Engineering studies and PhD candidates from the institute of thermo- and fluid dynamics. Exchange of Students RUB M.Sc. candidate Sawssen Mensi spent the last quarter of 2017 visiting Prof. Trusler’s laboratory at Imperial College London. During this period, she completed experimental measurements of the thermal conductivity of hydrocarbon liquids with dissolved carbon di-oxide at high pressures. After returning to RUB, she successfully completed her Masters studies at RUB and is now a PhD candidate at Technical University Freiberg. The first quarter of 2018, Imperial PhD candidate Lorena de Souza visited RUB to work on equation-of-state modelling for the carbon dioxide-carbon monoxide binary mixture. During her stay, she worked closely with RUB PhD candidate Stefan Herrig on the optimisation of the model; the results are now being written-up for a paper. The collaboration goes on in 2018 In March 2018, Prof. Trusler visited RUB during the stay of PhD candidate Lorena de Souza for discussions related to her equation-of-state modelling. Furthermore, discussions on vi-brating-tube densimetry helped to set up a student lab course on density measurement su-pervised by RUB PhD candidates. The next visit was in June 2018, during which Prof. Trusler took part in the RESOLV Summer School, delivering a lecture entitled “Thermophysical Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Carbon Dioxide”, documented on Twitter. This visit was also an opportunity to work on a joint paper and to discuss designs for a high-pressure vessel to accommodate the sound-speed sensor supplied to RUB by Imperial College. Markus Richter at Imperial College Prof. Richter visited Imperial College in September 2017 to deliver an invited lecture in the Clean Fossil Fuels seminar series, entitled “Precision density measurements and enhanced models for predicting thermodynamic properties of LNG”. This visit also provided an oppor-tunity for extended discussions about on-going collaboration, especially in relation to a new sound-speed sensor recently fabricated at Imperial. One of these sensors has been fabricat-ed at Imperial College and now been provided for testing at RUB in support of PhD candi-date Christian Scholz. To this end, also a joint publication is currently under preparation. Roland Span at Imperial College Prof. Roland Span visited Imperial College in February 2018 to deliver an invited lecture in the Chemical Engineering Department. Prof. Span’s lecture, entitled “Thermodynamics and the Transition Towards a Closed Carbon Cycle Economy”, attracted much attention and was attended by staff and students from across Imperial. The visit was also an opportunity for Prof. Span to meet other researchers both within Prof. Trusler’s group and elsewhere at Imperial. Joint Publications Maurer, A.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Sound Speed Measurements in Binary Gas Mixtures Containing Hydrogen using a Spherical Acoustic Resonator. Poster, 20th Symposi-um on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder (CO), USA, 2018. Humberg, K.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Viscosity Measurements of the Me-thane/Ethane System over wide Density and Temperature Ranges. Talk, 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder (CO), USA, 2018. Humberg, K.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Combined Measurement of Viscosity and Density over wide Temperature and Pressure Ranges. Talk, 18th Meeting of the Interna-tional Association of Transport Properties, Boulder (CO), USA, 2018. Humberg, K.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Measurement and modeling of the vis-cosity of (nitrogen + carbon dioxide) mixtures at temperatures from (253.15 to 473.15) K with pressures up to 2 MPa. J. Chem. Thermodyn. 120 (2018), 191 – 204. Humberg, K.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Viscosity measurements of pure N2, CO2 and their mixtures over wide density and temperature ranges. Talk, European Confer-ence on Thermophysical Properties, Graz, Austria, 2017. Further joint publications under preparation: Scholz, C.; xyz ; Trusler, J. P. M.; Richter, M.: Speed-of-sound measurements in n-pentane over the temperature range from (233 to 473) K at pressures up to 390 MPa. To be submit-ted to J. Chem. Thermodyn. (2018). Maurer, A.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Speed-of-sound measurements in binary gas mixtures containing hydrogen over the temperature range from (250 to 350) K at pres-sures up to 10 MPa. To be submitted to J. Chem. Thermodyn. (2018). Humberg, K.; Richter, M.; Trusler, J. P. M.; Span, R.: Measurement and modeling of the vis-cosity of (methane + ethane) mixtures at temperatures from (253.15 to 473.15) K with pres-sures up to 2 MPa. To be submitted to J. Chem. Thermodyn. (2018). Mechanical Engineering - Span and Richter -
Sydney, Australia Macquarie University, AUS, - Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Menary, Richard professor Incoming AUS Project Associate professor Richard Menary known internationally for being at the forefront of interdisciplinary research on embodied and situated/extended cognition. His philosophical research draws from the component disciplines of cognitive science and evolutionary biology. He has an interdisciplinary background with degrees in both Philosophy (King’s College London, PhD) and Cognitive Science (University of Birmingham, MSC). Professor Menary’s research provides a framework that gives the evolutionary and developmental conditions for embodied and socially/culturally situated cognition. It thereby shows not just that cognition is deeply functionally integrated with the social environment, but it also explains why it is so integrated. This is a significant advance in the field, giving both evolutionary and socio-cultural arguments for integration. His main contributions to the research field have been a single authored research monograph, Cognitive Integration (2007), staking out the intellectual territory by providing detailed arguments for the integrationist framework, a comprehensive edited collection that brings together the most influential thinkers in the field and a series of articles and book chapters that apply the integrationist model to the self, intentionality, writing and epistemology. He regularly publishes with top international publishers e.g. OUP, MIT Press and Palgrave Macmillan and with international peer reviewed scholarly journals e.g. Mind and Language, Philosophical Psychology and Philosophical Explorations. The co-cooperation between Richard Menary and researchers from the Institut für Philosophie II (Ruhr-Universität), especially hosted by Prof. Albert Newen and Sabrina Coninx and Francesco Marchi, provided through the VIP-Grant of the Research School was aimed at supervision of an outstanding PhD-Project concerning an empirically grounded philosophical theory of pain with a special focus on the idea of an “integrated pattern” within the theory of integrated cognition provided by Richard Menary. Richard Menary also supported Francesco Marchi with his PhD-project concerning “Perception Attention and Predictive Coding”. Since an important question of his thesis was whether higher-cognitive states influence perceptual processes leading to a perceptual experience, the work of Menary on cognitive integration was highly relevant for this project. Especially since Richard Menary had developed one of the dominant views on cognitive integration the exchange with Prof. Menary was very helpful for the PhD-project of Francesco Marchi. Previous Projects March 6th-10th, 2017 Spring School 2017 – Social Cognition, Emotion and Joint Action "Did social cognition culturally evolve?” Philosophy - Newen -
Espoo, Finland Aalto University, SF, - Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Karppinen, Maarit professor Incoming FIN Background Prof. Maarit Karppinen from Aalto University, Finland will start her first stint as a VIP at RUB starting January 2017. Prof. Karppinen is an outstanding, internationally well known researcher in the field of “Layer Engineering” and “Oxygen Engineering” of Novel Functional Materials. Prof. Karppinen’s research group develops new functional hybrid materials by combining thin inorganic and organic layers with atomic/molecular level precision using the currently strongly emerging combined atomic/molecular layer deposition (ALD/MLD) technique which can be used to grow thin-film materials on different surfaces and nanostructures. She and her research team are exploring ground-breaking functional materials for frontier applications including novel oxide-based materials for high-Tc superconductors, thermoelectrics, multiferroics, spintronics and phosphors. In addition, oxide-based electrode and electrolyte materials are developed for fuel cells, batteries and sensors by her research team at Aalto, Finland. The combined MLD/ALD technique enables to design materials built-up from both inorganic and organic components, thereby taking advantage of the synergy effect of the two methods. She has received many prestigious awards for her scientific excellence. In 2013 the European Research Council (ERC) awarded the “ERC-Advanced Grant” for the project “Molecular Layer Engineered Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials: (Project Acronym: LAYERENG-HYBMAT”; Call: ERC-2013-ADG; Panel PE5; Funding: 2, 4 million Euros; 2014 - 2019). In this LAYERENG-HYBMAT project she proposes to study a fundamentally new category of nanocomposite materials, that is, layer-by-layer grown coherent inorganic-organic hybrid materials where the cohesion between the layers is based on covalent bonding. Such materials are – once carefully designed and fabricated – able to display in a single material a tailored combination of properties of conventional inorganics and organics, and even beyond. In January 2016, once again, the European Research Council awarded her 150 000 Euros ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) funding to commercialize the ground breaking top level research results on thermoelectric materials. (Project Acronym: TES-Flex-Thin: Novel thermoelectric energy solutions based on flexible thin film materials; Call: ERC-2015-PoC). Prof. Karppinen has been a “Visiting Professor” at Oregon State University, USA and holding several official professor positions at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. She has published around 400 peer-reviewed scientific publications, several book chapters and holds seven patents. My first interaction with Prof. Karppinen was during the International ALD conference and we both have been also actively involved during the setting up the EU-COST action program MP1402 on ALD (HERALD: Hooking together European research in Atomic Layer Deposition) (http://www.european-ald.net/) and started to collaborate. While my research group (Inorganic Materials Chemistry, IMC) at RUB has a strong expertise in inorganic materials synthesis with focus on precursor chemistry for developing thin film materials through CVD, ALD and ALD/MLD process, the group of Prof. Karppinen focuses mainly on the development of novel hybrid materials. Therefore, the collaborative research activities between the two groups from Bochum and Aalto are complementary to each other. The first collaborative project between the two groups within the framework of the COST project “HERALD” (which deals with the networking of different ALD groups distributed all over Europe, towards a successful collaboration) was initiated in January 2016. This short-term science mission (STSM) was part of an internship of a Master student Mr. Lukas Mai from my group. The goal was to employ new rare earth precursors for the fabrication of hybrid organic-inorganic layers for luminescent applications. Moreover, one of my PhD students Mr. Maximilian Gebhard visited the group of Prof. Karppinen at Aalto University in early 2016 to evaluate the chances and opportunities for a possible stronger cooperation in the future. During the forthcoming visits of Prof. Karppinen, she will be mentoring a couple of doctoral students in my group in the field of ALD/MLD as well as hold guest lectures on topics related to Materials Chemistry. Projects January 8 - 12, 2017, July 24 - 31, 2017, June 17-21, 2018. Content of visit (workshops, supervision, etc). Three times as guest lecturer for the lecture on Materials Synthesis (LV181786) in WS16/17, SS17, SS18 given to the M.Sc. Chemistry and M.Sc. ICAMS students. GDCh Colloquium in SS2017 PhD thesis second supervisor of Mr. Lukas Mai. First year progress report and review of Mr. Mai in June 2018. Participants: Master students attending the lecture, PhD students and faculty members attending the GDCh colloquium. Resume of Visit: SS2019 to supervise the PhD research progress of Lukas Mai and deliver the lecture. Outlook on upcoming activities: A new EU project HYCOAT which is a Marie Curie ETN Network (www.hycoat.eu) was recently established where both Maarit and me are PI's with several others from the consortium. In this context there will be some more exchange activities between PhD students and the PI's between Helsinki and RUB. Maarit has been included as a visiting scientist in the third phase of the SFB-TR-87 project which entered into the third phase recently (July 1st 2018) where Prof. Awakowicz is the speaker. The first guest lecture was held on 9th January 2016 at 14.00hrs in NC2/99 Title: THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING: Fundamentals and Conventional Thermoelectric Materials The second guest lecture was held on 11th January 2016 at 12.00hrs in NC3/99 Title: NANOENGINEERING for ENHANCED THERMOELECTRICS: ALD/MLD Fabricated Oxide-Organic Superlattices Five most important recent Publications J.-P. Niemelä, A, Giri, P.E. Hopkins & M. Karppinen, Ultra-low thermal conductivity in TiO2:C superlattices, J. Mater. Chem. A 3, 11527 (2015). M. Nisula, Y. Shindo, H. Koga & M. Karppinen, Atomic layer deposition of lithium phosphorous oxynitride, Chem. Mater. 27, 6987 (2015). M. Nisula & M. Karppinen, Atomic/molecular layer deposition of lithium terephthalate thin films as high rate capability Li-ion battery anodes, Nano Lett. 16, 1276 (2016). E. Ahvenniemi & M. Karppinen, Atomic/molecular layer deposition: a direct gas-phase route to crystalline metal-organic framework thin films, Chem. Commun. 52, 1139 (2016). E. Ahvenniemi & M. Karppinen, In-situ atomic/molecular layer-by-layer deposition of inorganic-organic coordination network thin films from gaseous precursors, Chem. Mater. 28, 6260 (2016). L. Mai, A. Devi., M. Karppiene et al in J. Mater. Sci. 2017,11, 6216) Two further publications planned Chemistry and Biochemistry - Devi -
Beirut, Lebanon Lebanese American University, - Social Science research stay Fakhoury, Tamirace professor Incoming LBN Project Summary Tamirace Fakhoury is an Assistant Professor in Political Sciences and International Affairs in the Department of Social Sciences and the Associate Director of the Institute of Social Justice and Conflict Resolution (ISJCR). She was a visiting assistant Professor at the summer sessions at the University of California in Berkeley between 2012 and 2016. Fakhoury earned the Jean Monnet fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (2010/2011) and the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the German Institute of International and Area Studies in Hamburg, Germany (2014/2015). In 2014, she has been elected as member of the first Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). From 2014 until 2016, she was a principal co-investigator on the project Syrian refugees’ justice concerns and access to formal and informal justice in Lebanon. Her core research and publication areas are: power-sharing in divided societies; Euro-Mediterranean migration dynamics and governance; Arab states’ coping mechanisms with forced migration, and the role of immigrant communities and diasporas in democratization, and conflict transformation. Fakhoury has published in The International Spectator, The European Foreign Affairs Review, Current History, International Migration, Middle East Journal, and Middle East Policy. She is member of the core coordination team of the Global Migration Policy Associates in Geneva. IFHV - Thielbörger -
L´Aquila, Italy University of L'Aquila, - Social Science research stay Valente, Marco professor Incoming ITA 7 May - 11 May 2018 In this week, Dr. Marco Valente met with the chair's doctoral students in individual meetings. After giving important feedback to Florian Lewalder's current working paper (submitted to a journal two weeks before the visit) already in March and April , he reviewed the final version and discusses potential for future analysis. He further provided suggestions on the presentation of Benjamin Bonakdar's work at a conference in July. 10 - 14 October 2017 In his third visit, Dr. Marco Valente had meetings, together with Prof. Roos, where Benjamin Bonakdar and Florian Lewalder presented the current state of their work. He provided important suggestions in order to improve their models and the quality of the draft documents that were presented. June 5 - June 10 2017 During this visit Dr. Marco Valente continued the discussions with the research staff of the chair and started to carry on some of the planned actions. Over five days more than 20 international young researchers, typically graduate students selected from a pool of applicants, joined local colleagues attending an intensive program concerning the use of agent-based simulation models for economists. The course taught attendants the technique for building models, besides the methodology required to derive reliable results. Besides Dr. Marco Valente the course was jointly taught by Dr. T.Ciarli, Research Fellow from Sussex University. The course was highly rated by foreign students, according to the anonymous questionnaire collected at the end of the course, who could successfully interact with colleagues and staff from RUB, thus encouraging its replication in future. Besides the intensive teaching activity, Dr. Valente defined the details of a joint project with Dr. D’Orazio resulting in a first paper already submitted to a prestigious journal, and planned further activities for the future, starting from a visit expected in October. May 15 - May 19 2017 In this first visit as VIP in Bochum Dr. Marco Valente had several meetings with the members of the chair discussing the respective ongoing projects. The topics share a common perspective, that the currently dominating economic thinking fails to explain the most relevant problems, such as the chronic instability of financial markets and the growing inequality among citizens. As a consequence is the necessity to rebuild the economic theory adopting new analytical tools, spanning new tools, such as experimental economics and agent-based simulation models. In general, it is agreed that a new methodology for economics is required to replace the mathematical formal models that proved practically ineffective despite their formal logical consistency. Within this framework Dr. Marco Valente attended extensive seminars from doctoral students providing feedbacks to their current activities, besides discussing with the Prof. Roos and Dr. D’Orazio and planning future activities. Economics and Business - Roos -
Coventry, United Kingdom University of Warwick, - Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Butterfill, Stephen professor Incoming GBR Project Prof. Butterfill is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and Visiting Professor at the Cognitive Science section of the Central European University in Budapest, both very strong departments with respect to the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. He is an internationally known expert on research in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, in particular on issues surrounding phenomena like Joint Action and Social Cognition and the notion of representation in explanations of mental phenomena. Currently, he is writing a book-length treatment of philosophical issues in social cognition research. His original contributions to debates on social understanding and joint action as well as their interconnections have shaped philosophical discussions as well as empirical investigations of these phenomena. The core question regarding social cognition is: What are the mechanisms with which we gain access to other people’s minds? The core question regarding joint action is: What distinguishes actions done together by two agents or a bigger team from ordinary actions performed by a single agent? Together with Prof. Corrado Sinigaglia (University of Milan) he is also conducting his own interdisciplinary research projects, especially in the area of motor representations. All these areas overlap with Prof. Schlicht’s research interests, most prominently also with particular dissertation projects in his research group on Situated Cognition. Perceiving the World and Understanding other minds, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation from 2014-2019. The aim of this philosophical collaboration is twofold: First, to evaluate contemporary philosophical analyses of joint action by integrating research on embodied skills and implicit (unconscious) attitudes and heuristics to yield a more differentiated philosophical framework. Secondly, to dig deeper into the nature, function and use of the notion of representation in explanatory projects in cognitive science. The question whether simple goal-oriented actions like grasping a coffee mug involve representations and which format such representations may have, is an important question debated by cognitive scientists and philosophers in the context of recent enactive, embodied, and situated approaches to cognition. September 27-28, 2018 Steve Butterfill acts as invited keynote speaker at the interdisciplinary workshop on The structure and development of understanding actions and reasons, as part of a newly started research project together with Albert Newen (Bochum), Josef Perner (Salzburg) and Hans-Johann Glock (Zürich). April 25-26, 2018 Steve Butterfill visited Bochum especially for a small internal work-in-progress workshop together with members of the team who presented and discussed their work. The main idea was to meet for two days and have extended times for discussion based on texts that were shared in advance. All early career researchers who participated are working on topics related to Butterfill's work (Krys Dolega, Beate Krickel, Judith Martens, Elmarie Venter, and Julia Wolf). Short presentations of discussion papers were followed by extended discussion of each paper (90 minutes each). The focus was on providing each other feedback for developing the drafts further into chapters and articles. Finally, Stephen shared a draft of his own work-in-progress before the meeting, which we also discussed. The topics that were discussed ranged from metacognition and dual-process theories to implicit bias, joint action, predictive processing, the self, and the development of social cognition. This was a very productive and intensive meeting with feedback which integrated also members of Albert Newen’s research group. April 9-13, 2018 Stephen Butterfill stayed at RUB to teach a week-long Block seminar on Joint Action covering material normally spread over 9 weeks in just one week on a graduate level. This course was not only aimed at our MA students in Cognitive Science but also provided an opportunity for the research group to discuss state-of-the-art philosophical and empirical work in this area. In addition to students the seminar included Prof. Schlicht and team members Judith Martens and Luke Roelofs. One particularly positive outcome was the productive collaboration of Martens and Roelofs resulting in a joint paper that was subsequently presented at workshops in Vienna and Cork. February 1-2, 2018 Stephen Butterfill was one of the few keynote speakers at a workshop on Implicit Attitudes, explicit attitudes, and (joint), organized by Judith Martens and Tobias Schlicht at RUB. PhD student Judith Martens developed the outline of the workshop in connection with her dissertation project. In addition to Butterfill, further speakers included Jules Holroyd (Sheffield), Katja Crone (Dortmund), Michael Kimmel (Vienna), Zoe Drayson (UC Davis), Albert Newen & Julia Wolf (RUB). Philosophy and Educational Sciences - Schlicht -
New Haven, United States Yale University, - Social Science research stay Lombard, Louisa professor Incoming USA Supported by the RUB Research School VIP grant, Prof. Louisa Lombard and Prof. Gisela Hirschmann are currently planning a joint research project on the spread of international norms (e.g. the protection of civilians) in peace operations and the dilemmas that these norms might cause for peacekeepers. This will be an interdisciplinary research project that analyzes processes of norm internalization and norm conflicts from both a political science and an anthropological perspective. Prof. Louisa Lombard is a cultural anthropologist who studies African borderland areas where the state is largely absent and a range of actors govern, from the remote and little-populated eastern reaches of the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) to other sites of multi-dimensional peace operations. How, in such contexts, do people navigate fragile relationships of trust and claim access to resources and authority? In her most recent book, State of Rebellion: Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo25073297.html), she analyzed the historical and social roots of violence in the Central African Republic and created a framework for understanding the relationships among marginalized rural youths, political leaders, and diplomats and other international actors in the conflicts and perpetuated state fragility there. She also works on humanitarianism and international interventions more generally, with a particular focus on the African continent. While using anthropological methods, her research speaks to other disciplines, such as International Relations, sociology, development, law, and political science. During Louisa Lombard’s visit at RUB in June 2017, Louisa Lombard and Gisela Hirschmann held a colloquium for PhD students from the fields of social science, law and anthropology. This offered PhD students from the Institute for International Law and the Law of Peace Operations (IFHV), the Social Science Faculty and the Institute for Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) as well as from Yale Law School to present their dissertation and receive detailed individual feedback. The following research topics were discussed: The Institutionalization of Human Trafficking by the Islamic State (Mais Masadeh, IFHV) Community policing in immigrant communities (Alex Frank, Yale University) NGO-belligerent relations (Darina Pellowska, IEE) Local perceptions of climate change in Cameroon (Vivian Ntoko, IEE) Gender in community refugee protection strategies (Inga Zimmermann, IFHV) During her visit, Louisa Lombard also presented her insights from recent field research on civilian protection and peacekeeping in the Research Cluster “Humanitarian Governance” directed by Gisela Hirschmann at the IFHV. Louisa Lombard's research examines peacekeepers' sense of the ethics of their work as civilian protectors, in particular by asking them about the challenging situations they encounter while deployed. She is working most closely with Rwandan peacekeepers, who are known among peacekeepers as particularly invested in civilian protection imperatives. At the time of her visit to RUB, she had just completed an eight-week peace support operations training course at the Rwanda Military Academy, Gako, where she studied the work culture and inculcation of peacekeeping norms and procedures. The presentation was followed by a discussion among researchers of the IFHV. IFHV - Hirschmann -
Fort Worth, United States Texas Christian University, - Economics research stay Hall, Zachary doctoral researcher Incoming USA The VIP grant allowed Prof. Dr. Jan Wieseke to further collaborate with Prof. Dr. Zachary Hall, Professor for Marketing at TCU within the Neeley School of Business. Prof. Dr. Hall’s research expertise is in the field of salesperson performance with the focus on salespeople’s perceptual accuracy throughout the sales process. His early work was directly based on some Prof. Dr. Wieseke’s prior research. The VIP grant enabled these two to leverage their expertise together on research aimed at Marketing’s premier journals. June 2017 Prof. Dr. Zachary Hall visited Ruhr-Universität Bochum to collaborate with Prof. Dr. Wieseke, Prof. Dr. Sascha Alavi, and Annika Hogrebe. During this first visit, the researchers were able to work out the foundation for research on the dynamics sensing throughout the sales process. At its current stage, the researchers plan 5-6 separate academic papers with data collection beginning in October 2017. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Hall taught a week long International Sales Module on persuasion to the Sales Management Master’s Program. The course was attended by 31 Master’s students. Prof. Dr. Hall met with each student and student team individual for feedback and coaching for their final projects in the course. At the end of his first visit, Prof. Dr. Hall presented to the Marketing Ph.D. students an overview of his research and gave guidance to publishing research in academia. He met with many Ph.D. students afterwards to consult them on their individual projects. June 2018 On Prof. Dr. Zachary Halls second visit at the Sales and Marketing Department of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, he collaborated with Prof. Dr. Jan Wieseke and Prof. Dr. Sascha Alavi on their research paper regarding the role of need sensing within the course of interaction in a sales process. Further, they jointly supervised the master thesis of Annika Hogrebe, concerning the personality sensing in sales interactions. From August to December 2018, Annika Hogrebe will subsequently complete a research visit at Texas Christian University in the USA. Similar to his visit last year, Prof. Dr. Hall introduced the Ph.D. students of the Sales and Marketing Department within a research colloquium to his research and gave advice on publishing research in top-ranking journals. Since the discussions with Prof. Dr. Hall were very successful last year, he again provided feedback and coaching to a number of Ph.D. students following the research colloquium. During his stay in Bochum, Prof. Dr. Hall provided a communication course within the Summer School Program from May 22nd to 25th, teaching approximately 40 master students. Next to theoretical input, he provided individual feedback and coaching for the students, on how to improve their communication skills. Economics and Business - Wieseke -
Lewisburg, United States Bucknell University, - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Nickel, Robert N. professor Incoming USA Second Main VIP Visit to the RUB (May 29th until August 3rd, 2018): The second extended stay of Prof. Nickel with the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group took place from May 29th until August 3rd, 2018. During that time Prof. Nickel resumed his direct work with his Ph.D. advisee Benedikt Bönninghoff within the SecHuman NRW-Fortschrittskolleg. Prof. Nickel interacted with Mr. Bönninghoff and his SecHuman “tandem” partner Steffen Hessler multiple times per week. Steffen Hessler is a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Lehrstuhl für Germanistische Linguistik under Prof. Dr. Karin Pittner. The close collaboration between engineers (Nickel and Bönninghoff) with a linguist (Hessler) was necessary to tackle the very difficult question about how develop more robust strategies for authorship recognition/verification, especially when intentional authorship deception/spoofing comes into play. Authorship deception and/or spoofing are of particular interest for forensic applications. Our team (Nickel, Bönninghoff, Hessler) was able to develop a research plan for the development of a technical systems that identifies/verifies authors, potentially even in light of intentional deception attempts. The work is still in its early stages. We expect, however, that step-by-step over the next one to two years we shall be able to build up and publish a working system. Since the technical difficulties in developing such a system are quite daunting, it is especially important that the fruitful collaboration with Prof. Nickel and the research team continues. In addition to his work with Mr. Bönninghoff, Prof. Nickel also participated in a project surrounding the development of a novel generative speech model. The generative model is based in a deep neural network strategy that is trained in an unsupervised fashion to deliver a small-dimensional latent model for speech production. The small dimensional latent model can be used for a variety of technical applications, such as speech enhancement/denoising, speech uncertainly estimation, and potentially also speech coding. Participants in the project are Jan Freiwald, Benedikt Bönninghoff, Christopher Schymura, Lea Schönherr, Prof. Kolossa, Steffen Zeiler, and Prof. Nickel. Prof. Nickel developed the feature analysis and the feature resynthesis software for the necessary software platform. The project had, unfortunately, not yet come to full fruition by the time that Prof. Nickel had to return to the US. We are, therefore, intending to remotely continue our collaborative work over the coming year so that our initial goals for the project can be realized. In summary, Prof. Nickel has not only continued but intensified his involvement with the RUB within the second year of his Research School VIP grant. He spent several months in one-on-one interaction with his RUB Ph.D. advisee, actively supported the RUB Cognitive Signal Processing Group in its strategic planning, and continued to provide expertise and software to help move the research goals of the group forward. Many of the projects that were started within the VIP grant framework will still be ongoing in the coming years. KSV Strategie Meeting, Sorpesee (May 23rd and 24th, 2018): The Cognitive Signal Processing (KSV) Research Group under the direction of Prof. Kolossa organized a strategy meeting at the Bildungszentrum Sorpesee on May 23rd and May 24th. At the meeting key directions for the research group as a whole as well as for individual members were discussed and planned. Important topics included the utilization, maintenance, and expansion of computational resources, novel developments in KSV research areas, as well as the planning and teaching of laboratories, seminars, recitation sessions, and lecture classes. Prof. Nickel fully participated in the KSV Strategie Meeting on both days and provided constructive ideas, suggestions, and perspectives in all areas. Image Caption: Participants in the KSV Strategie Meeting in Sorpesee, May 23rd and 24th, from left to right: Mahdie Karbasi, M.Sc., Jan Freiwald, M.Sc., Benedikt Bönninghoff, M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. Christopher Schymura, Nikola Marković, M.Sc., Lea Schönherr, M.Sc., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorothea Kolossa, Dr.-Ing. Steffen Zeiler, and Prof. Robert M. Nickel. Short Visit (February 5th until February 9th, 2018): Prof. Nickel was hosted by the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group of Prof. Kolossa from February 5th until February 9th, 2018. This short stay was primarily devoted to discussing the progress on Prof. Nickel’s work with his Ph.D. advisee Benedikt Bönninghoff. Topic of the discussion were the development of a new training and inference paradigm for a variational autoencoder. Autoencoders generally provide means to develop compact representations for complex data types, such as images, audio, and text. As such, the newly developed algorithm is slated to play an important role in our work on natural language processing over the summer. First VIP Visit to the RUB (July 10th until August 4th, 2017): Prof. Nickel worked at the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group of Prof. Kolossa from July 10th until August 4th, 2017 (5 weeks total). He had been a guest researcher at the RUB several times before (see publication list above), yet this trip was his first visit within the scope of the VIP Grant of the RUB Research School PLUS. During his time at the RUB he did not only continue to work on new avenues for the estimation of uncertainty information from noisy speech features, but also on a new project in the area of language processing. The goal of this new work is the development of automatic and semi-automatic methodologies for textual authorship recognition and/or verification. Potential results are of great interest to the law enforcement community (in forensic text analysis, for example) as well as for data mining tasks in social media and/or online commerce platforms. The project requires machine learning techniques that bear similarities to the ones employed in certain types of uncertainty estimation. Within the project Prof. Nickel is serving as a co-supervisor to the Ph.D. candidate Benedikt Bönninghoff. Mr. Bönninghoff is involved in this work through an interdisciplinary research initiative that is part of the SecHuman NRW-Fortschrittskolleg funded by the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research (MIWF). Prof. Nickel met regularly with Mr. Bönninghoff to discuss the technical aspects of his current work and to explore possible future directions of his research. While Prof. Nickel was a guest at the RUB he also participated in several meetings with the members of the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group and attended one of the so-called “tandem-meetings” of the SecHuman project. At the “tandem-meetings” researchers who serve as the principal investigators in the project from various fields (including education, journalism, linguistics, media science, peace research, as well as social science) come together to discuss the current state and future direction of the work of two participating Ph.D. candidates. In SecHuman a “tandem” consists of two Ph.D candidates from different areas (e.g. linguistics and engineering) who work together on the same research project. Prof. Nickel’s continued involvement in all of these endeavors is greatly appreciated due to his experience and expertise. The collaboration will continue while Prof. Nickel is residing back home in the US. The next visit is planned for the summer of 2018. Biosketch: Prof. Robert M. Nickel received a Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the RWTH Aachen, Germany, in 1994, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2001. During the 2001/2002 academic year he was an adjunct faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. From 2002 until 2007 he was a faculty member at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Since the fall of 2007 he is a faculty member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. At Bucknell he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. During the 2010/2011 academic year he was a Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow at the Institute of Communication Acoustics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. Prof. Nickel is author/co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles, mainly in the areas of speech enhancement, automatic speech recognition, speaker identification, and time-frequency analysis. Project: Our collaborative work focusses on the development of new algorithms for the estimation of speech feature uncertainties in the presence of acoustic background noise. Our studies in automatic speech recognition have shown that with the incorporation of such uncertainty information it is possible to dramatically improve the performance of the respective systems. So far, most uncertainty estimation methods are based on modifications of well developed techniques for speech enhancement. Speech enhancement and uncertainty estimation, however, are technically quite different in scope. In focusing specifically on uncertainty estimation we are aiming to develop new signal models for further improvements. Project Related Publications: [1] “Inventory-Style Speech Enhancement with Uncertainty-of-Observation Techniques,” by R. M. Nickel, R. F. Astudillo, D. Kolossa, S. Zeiler, and R. Martin, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Kyoto, Japan, March 25-30, 2012, pp. 4645-4648. [2] “Inventory-Based Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement,” D. Kolossa, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and R. Martin, 13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH), Portland, Oregon, September 9-13, 2012. [3] “Corpus-Based Speech Enhancement with Uncertainty Modeling and Cepstral Smoothing,” R. M. Nickel, R. F. Astudillo, D. Kolossa, and R. Martin, IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, Vol. 21, No. 5, May 2013, pp. 983-997. [4] "Robust Audiovisual Speech Recognition Using Noise-Adaptive Linear Discriminant Analysis," by S. Zeiler, R. M. Nickel, N. Ma, G. J. Brown, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Shanghai, China, March 20-25, 2016, pp. 2797-2801. [5] "Dynamic Stream Weighting for Turbo-Decoding-Based Audiovisual ASR," by S. Gergen, S. Zeiler, A. H. Abdelaziz, R. M. Nickel, D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH), San Francisco, California, September 8-12, 2016, pp. 2135-2139. [6] "Unsupervised Classification of Voiced Speech and Pitch Tracking Using Forward- Backward Kalman Filtering," by B. T. Bönninghoff, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the 12th Speech Communication Conference of the Information Technology Society of the Association of German Engineers (ITG-VDE Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation), Paderborn, Germany, October 5-7, 2016. [7] "Improving Audio-Visual Speech Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks With Dynamic Stream Reliability Estimates," by H. Meutzner, N. Ma, R. M. Nickel, C. Schymura, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5-9, 2017. Electrical Engineering - Kolossa -
Greenfield, United States Los Alamos National Lab, - Mechanical Engineering research stay Cawkwell, Marc professor Incoming USA Time and date: July 18, 2017 - August 4, 2017 Content: My work at RUB focused on the development of interatomic potentials for the computer simulation of metals and ionic materials. The BOPfox code developed at ICAMS and the LATTE code developed at Los Alamos have very similar requirements for the input parameters that describe the interatomic forces in materials. As yet, there is no unique procedure for generating these input parameters and it remains an ongoing research problem. LANL and the research group of Professor Drautz have independently arrived at similar potential solutions to this problem based on the global optimization of starting guesses derived from first principles electronic structure theory. There will obviously be a significant overlap between the codes we develop to run the global optimization at ICAMS (BOPcat) and LANL (EPO). I gave a series of three seminars on my research at LANL that spanned length scales from the electronic to atomistic and continuum. The latter, which dealt with how explosives behave under impacts, was advertised to the whole of ICAMS and was well attended. The former two dealt with technical issues of primary interest to Professor Drautz's research group. Participants: I enjoyed meeting with and learning about the ongoing research of a number of graduate students under the supervision of Professor Drautz and Drs. Mrovec and Hammerschmidt. In particular, the research being performed by the graduate students Jan Jenke, Aparna Subramanyam, and Malte Schroder overlaps heavily with my research at LANL. Hence, we are seeking to host one or more of these students at LANL in the near future. I also enjoyed productive discussions with Drs. Miroslav Cak, Alvin Ladines, Yuri Lysogorskiy, and Susana Fries. Conclusion: The VIP program fostered a new collaboration between the Theoretical Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory and ICAMS at Ruhr University Bochum. Owing to our common research goals, I expect to host multiple ICAMS students at Los Alamos over the next 2-3 years. My visit provided ICAMS graduate students with a fresh perspective on their research that we hope to pursue. At the same time, I benefited by hearing their research approaches. Outlook: In the near term, I am eager to host ICAMS students at LANL. I am also looking forward to visiting Bochum again in the summer of 2018, hopefully for a longer duration than in summer 2017. Mechanical Engineering - Drautz -
Guangzhou, China Jinan University, China, - Medicine research stay Yang, Xuesong professor Incoming CHN Project As a Visiting International Professor in Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, I have visited Ruhr-Universitat Bochum twice since 2017, and actively participated in the following events: 1) Scientific projects going in Ruhr-Universitat Bochum: Autophagy is vital on Math6 modulating angiogenesis during mouse placental development. Whether or not autophagy is hidden in the pathological mechanism of Math6 involvement on placental malformation. 2) Delivering seminar and lectures in Ruhr-Universitat Bochum: The enlightment of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis for tissue engineering. Neural crest cells (NCCs) could be potentially cell resources for tissue engineering. Introduction for Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education, Jinan University. 3) Scientific articles based on the collaborations between both laboratories: Xin Cheng, Pei-zhi Li, Guang Wang, Yu Yan, Ke Li, Beate Brand-Saberi, Xuesong Yang. Microbiota-induced LPS retard chondrocyte hypertrophy in the growth plate through elevating Sox9 expression. Submitted. Guang Wang, ling-min Jiang, Bao-yi Tan, Zheng-lai Ma, Zhi-jie Li, Beate Brand-Saberi, Xuesong Yang. Cell survival controlled by lens-derived Smed3a/Nrp1 is vital on caffeine-suppressed corneal innervation during chick embryogenesis. Manuscript in preparation. Visits Because I had been in Ruhr-Universitat Bochum few times before the VIP started off, and the collaboration with Prof. Beate Brand-Saberi, I am quite familiar with the enriroment in Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, especially in the Institute of Anatomy & Molecular Embryology. I would say that I was really impressed for the university staffs’ and graduates’ earnestness in academic study, and of course, their well-organized laboratories or teaching facilities when I work with them or in my lectures/seminars. Anatomy - Brand-Saberi -
Aberdeen, United Kingdom University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, - Mathmatics research stay Martin, Benjamin professor Incoming GBR First VIP Visit to the RUB (March 1st until April 13th, 2018): The RUB Research School VIP grant allows Prof. Ben Martin (University of Aberdeen) to support the research training of Ms Maike Gruchot and Mr Falk Bannuscher, who are PhD students of Prof. Gerhard Röhrle. Prof. Martin will also interact with Prof. Röhrle’s wider research group, which includes several postdoctoral fellows. Prof. Martin and Prof. Röhrle have a long-standing collaboration on the geometry of algebraic groups, together with Dr Michael Bate (University of York). Group theory is the abstract theory of symmetry; it has many applications to physical sciences and other branches of mathematics. When the symmetries of a physical system are linear in an appropriate sense, the symmetries can be described using matrices. Matrix groups are important not only in their own right, but because they provide a tool for understanding more general kinds of group via the formalism of representation theory. Algebraic groups are matrix groups of a particular type; their study combines ideas from group theory/algebra with techniques from geometry. December 2017: Prof. Martin visited Bochum for first discussions with Ms Gruchot and Mr Bannuscher. The students discussed their work and Prof. Martin suggested some other research directions for them to follow. One afternoon during the visit a small workshop was held; Prof. Martin gave one of the talks. Dr Bate also visited Bochum and he, Prof. Martin and Prof. Röhrle continued their research. April 2018: A week-long Spring School on Complete Reducibility was held in Bochum: https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ffm/Lehrstuehle/Lehrstuhl-VI/springschoolcompletereducibility.html The workshop was aimed at junior researchers, including PhD students. Prof. Martin delivered six one-hour lectures, supplemented by two one-hour discussion/exercise sessions. The lectures gave an introduction to the theory of complete reducibility, but also included some more advanced material for those - such as Ms Gruchot and Mr Bannuscher - who had already encountered the subject. The second half of the Spring School consisted of five research seminars, given by Prof. Martin, Ms Gruchot, Dr Bate and two other speakers. There were over twenty participants, mostly from Germany but also from Belgium, Switzerland and the UK. There was plenty of time for participants to talk with each other outside the formal programme and there were some lively discussions. We are grateful to the Faculty of Mathematics at RUB for providing the funding that allowed this successful event to take place. During the week Prof. Martin, Prof. Röhrle and Dr Bate carried out research with Dr David Stewart (University of Newcastle, UK). Second VIP Visit to the RUB July/August, 2018: July/August 2017: Prof. Martin visited Bochum for discussions with Ms Gruchot and Mr Bannuscher. Ms Gruchot has written a preprint with Prof. Röhrle and Dr Alastair Litterick (University of Bochum). It builds on earlier work by Martin, Röhrle and Dr Rudolf Tange (University of Leeds) on relative complete reducibility for algebraic groups. The preprint already contains a number of new results but Prof. Martin suggested some different directions to explore. Mr Bannuscher is working on some problems arising from a recent paper by Martin, Röhrle, Dr Bate and Dr Stewart, concerning pseudo-reductive groups and their geometric unipotent radicals. This project will involve a mixture of theoretical arguments and concrete calculations with matrices. Prof. Martin and Prof. Röhrle continued their research on the geometry of spherical buildings. This particular piece of work, which has been ongoing for several years now, is nearing completion; the aim is to reduce a very general open problem - the Strong Centre Conjecture for spherical buildings - to a special case (“spherical buildings of type A”). The next step in our programme will be to tackle the type A case. This research is joint with Dr Bate. Mathematics - Röhrle -
Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Slowenien, - Mechanical Engineering research stay Gregorcic, Peter professor Incoming SVN - Mechanical Engineering - Gurevich -
Palmerston, Australia Charles Darwin University, - Social Science research stay Verran, Helen professor Incoming AUS Project Knowing Collectives. Empirical Studies of Knowledge Making in Scientific and Technological Cultures The idea of an empirical epistemology still comes as a shock to some scholars, yet it has been a core practice in science and technology studies (STS) for nearly fifty years now. Empirical focus on epistemic practices of anthropological knowledge is the broad scholarly concern that Helen Verran, of Charles Darwin University in northern Australia, shares with the group of scholars who make up CAST, the Centre for Anthropological Knowledge in Scientific and Technological Cultures, in the Social Science Faculty. Helen Verran is well known to those who make up CAST having worked with graduate students in this unit on four previous visits. Across 2018 and 2019 four further such visits are planned. Each visit to RUB is planned as a ten-day stay during which engagement with graduate students and junior faculty will be the primary focus. One-on-one work with doctoral students, reading group activities, and participation in a forum focusing on method and methodological issues in ethnography are planned. Professor Verran will also contribute in the CAST Colloquium. The first visit is planned in May-June 2018 with subsequent visits occurring at regular intervals across the 2018-19 academic year carrying on into the start of the next. 4th - 15th June 2018 Due to the funding of the RUB Research School, the Centre for Anthropological Knowledge in Scientific and Technological Cultures (CAST) could welcome the epistemologist and ethnographer Prof Helen Verran from Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia, from the 4th – 15th June 2018. She has engaged joyfully and thoroughly in a variety of activities and in individual projects. Being a long-time supporter of CAST, Helen Verran contributed in many ways in the CAST’s research culture on empirical epistemology. This year, she gave a talk at the CAST Colloquium on the 14th June 2018 where she spoke about ‘Stories of Numbers and Analyzing Number’s Social Life’. Helen Verran argues numbers have a social life and emerge through collective epistemic practices that can be analysed empirically. Her talk attracted not only students and researchers of CAST and of the chair of Cultural Psychology and Anthropology of Knowledge at RUB, but also other researchers, such as of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. Similarly successful, but in a different way, were the meetings with the graduate students. While discussing the individual research projects the benefit of spending time with each other allowed the students to discuss the collection and interpretation of data in debth. The ongoing talks about different ways of doing ethnographic research allowed the students and Helen Verran to engage collaboratively in ethnographic research culture and to relate their work to currently undertaken international research projects. Helen Verran also participated in the RUSTS Colloquium for Master- and PhD students and attended two classes of master students. Having shaped the academic discipline of Science and Technology Studies for decades, Helen Verran’s stories of how certain ideas became important or less important made not only teachings entertaining, but also started to create an archive of the history of this discipline designed for RUB students. The videos she recorded for the classes will be a rich resource for classes in later semesters and years. Finally, Helen Verran also engaged in the planning and preparation of future research cooperation. As a result, by an emerging scholar or RUB will co-write a paper with Helen Verran. Having Helen Verran as a VIP Fellow has been a highly appreciated opportunity for our students to value and reflect on how their approach to research are specific, historically emergent and how they can be expanded and linked to international research projects. We look forwar d to having Helen Verran here again in November 2018 and to continue working on PhD projects and on collaborations for the present and the future. Social Science - Sørensen -
Moskow, Russian Federation Moscow State University, - Philology research stay Bikbov, Alexander professor Incoming RUS State-Led Modernization – a Tool to Analyze and Explain Wider Developments Workshop 14.-16.11.2018, Ruhr-University Bochum Day 1: Key Note I: Russian Modernization – Choices, Structures and Agencies: Sari Autio-Sarasmo, Aleksanteri-Instutite Helsinki/University of Tampere Day 2: Impulse Lecture by Sari Autio-Sarasmo Part I Discussion of pre-circled articles on theories regarding modernization Part II Discussion of pre-circled articles on theories regarding modernization Part III Matthias Völkel (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Part IV Analyzing science: Theories of modernization vs. Sociology of scientific knowledge? Paper Presentations: Ivana Mihaela Žimbrek, Central European University, Budapest: Self-Service and Self-Management? Department Stores and the Modernization of Retail in Socialist Yugoslavia in the 1960s Veera Laine, University of Helsinki: Pride or prejudice? Meanings and contexts of 'nationalism' in Russia 2008-2018 Key Note II:Post-Stalin Soviet State as a model of illiberal governmentality Prof. Alexander Bikbov, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Maurice Halbwachs Research Center (Paris) 18:30 Conference Dinner Day 3: Susan Ikonen, University of Helsinki: Isn't empirical research enough? Some problems with finding suitable theories to help study Soviet cultural life on a micro level between 1946 and 1991 Iwar Matern, Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Modernization through Indoctrination? The Russian-Orthodox Church as Agent of Patriotic Education and State-led Nationalism in the Imperial Army Saskia Geisler, Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Class struggles, forbidden spaces and Eigen-Sinn. Can theories of modernization help to characterize everyday interactions across the “Iron Curtain”? Final Discussion Find the programme here. Philology - Plotnikov -
New York, United States New School for Social Research, NY, - Economics research stay Setterfield, Mark professor Incoming USA Hysteresis is a form of path dependence, a process whereby the past has a lasting influence on the present and future. “True” hysteresis, derived from theoretical physics, shows how hysteresis results from discrete switching between outcomes, in response to behavioural stimuli (shocks), among heterogeneous decision makers at the microeconomic level. “True” hysteresis therefore provides a micro-foundation for hysteresis in aggregate (macroeconomic) outcomes. A particular focus of this project is the normal rate of capacity utilization. The normal rate of capacity utilization insulates firms against unexpected changes in demand, reflected by variation in the actual rate of capacity utilization. Some economists have long held that variation in the actual rate of capacity utilization can induce variation in the normal rate – but this idea has been criticized for lacking a behavioural foundation. This project will show that “true” hysteresis can be used to provide a micro-foundation and hence, more generally, a proper behavioural foundation, for variation in the normal rate of capacity utilization induced by variation in the actual rate. June 2019 Professor Mark Setterfield’s first visit took place between June 2 and June 7, 2019. He was introduced to various members of the Economics Department and Chair of Macroeconomics by Professor Michael Roos, and participated in a seminar organized by the Chair of Macroeconomics. At the seminar, Mark presented his paper “Managing the discontent of the losers” and gave feedback on research presentations by PhD students Tom Bauerman and Franziska Hoffart. During his visit Mark held several meetings with Tom Bauerman, who he first met at the Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) conference in Berlin in October 2018 and who visited the New School for Social Research (NSSR) in March 2019. Tom and Mark continued their collaboration on a micro-founded model of hysteresis in the normal rate of capacity utilization. Plans were made to involve their colleague Federico Bassi (University of Paris, 13) in the next stage of the project, and for Tom to visit the NSSR again on October 2019, at which point it is hoped that work will begin on writing up their research. Mark also met with Franziska Hoffart in order to discuss her Palgrave Pivot book project on climate change and the responsibility of economists (co-authored with Professor Michael Roos). A particular focus of their discussion was the connection between climate change and professional responsibility on one hand, and the (lack of) pluralism in economic discourse on the other. Plans were made for Mark to comment on draft chapters of the book as they become available and for the conversation about this work to continue when Franziska visits the NSSR in October 2019. Economics and Business - Roos -
Lewisburg, United States Bucknell University, - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Nickel, Robert professor Incoming USA Second Main VIP Visit to the RUB (May 29th until August 3rd, 2018): The second extended stay of Prof. Nickel with the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group took place from May 29th until August 3rd, 2018. During that time Prof. Nickel resumed his direct work with his Ph.D. advisee Benedikt Bönninghoff within the SecHuman NRW-Fortschrittskolleg. Prof. Nickel interacted with Mr. Bönninghoff and his SecHuman “tandem” partner Steffen Hessler multiple times per week. Steffen Hessler is a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Lehrstuhl für Germanistische Linguistik under Prof. Dr. Karin Pittner. The close collaboration between engineers (Nickel and Bönninghoff) with a linguist (Hessler) was necessary to tackle the very difficult question about how develop more robust strategies for authorship recognition/verification, especially when intentional authorship deception/spoofing comes into play. Authorship deception and/or spoofing are of particular interest for forensic applications. Our team (Nickel, Bönninghoff, Hessler) was able to develop a research plan for the development of a technical systems that identifies/verifies authors, potentially even in light of intentional deception attempts. The work is still in its early stages. We expect, however, that step-by-step over the next one to two years we shall be able to build up and publish a working system. Since the technical difficulties in developing such a system are quite daunting, it is especially important that the fruitful collaboration with Prof. Nickel and the research team continues. In addition to his work with Mr. Bönninghoff, Prof. Nickel also participated in a project surrounding the development of a novel generative speech model. The generative model is based in a deep neural network strategy that is trained in an unsupervised fashion to deliver a small-dimensional latent model for speech production. The small dimensional latent model can be used for a variety of technical applications, such as speech enhancement/denoising, speech uncertainly estimation, and potentially also speech coding. Participants in the project are Jan Freiwald, Benedikt Bönninghoff, Christopher Schymura, Lea Schönherr, Prof. Kolossa, Steffen Zeiler, and Prof. Nickel. Prof. Nickel developed the feature analysis and the feature resynthesis software for the necessary software platform. The project had, unfortunately, not yet come to full fruition by the time that Prof. Nickel had to return to the US. We are, therefore, intending to remotely continue our collaborative work over the coming year so that our initial goals for the project can be realized. In summary, Prof. Nickel has not only continued but intensified his involvement with the RUB within the second year of his Research School VIP grant. He spent several months in one-on-one interaction with his RUB Ph.D. advisee, actively supported the RUB Cognitive Signal Processing Group in its strategic planning, and continued to provide expertise and software to help move the research goals of the group forward. Many of the projects that were started within the VIP grant framework will still be ongoing in the coming years. KSV Strategie Meeting, Sorpesee (May 23rd and 24th, 2018): The Cognitive Signal Processing (KSV) Research Group under the direction of Prof. Kolossa organized a strategy meeting at the Bildungszentrum Sorpesee on May 23rd and May 24th. At the meeting key directions for the research group as a whole as well as for individual members were discussed and planned. Important topics included the utilization, maintenance, and expansion of computational resources, novel developments in KSV research areas, as well as the planning and teaching of laboratories, seminars, recitation sessions, and lecture classes. Prof. Nickel fully participated in the KSV Strategie Meeting on both days and provided constructive ideas, suggestions, and perspectives in all areas. Image Caption: Participants in the KSV Strategie Meeting in Sorpesee, May 23rd and 24th, from left to right: Mahdie Karbasi, M.Sc., Jan Freiwald, M.Sc., Benedikt Bönninghoff, M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. Christopher Schymura, Nikola Marković, M.Sc., Lea Schönherr, M.Sc., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorothea Kolossa, Dr.-Ing. Steffen Zeiler, and Prof. Robert M. Nickel. Short Visit (February 5th until February 9th, 2018): Prof. Nickel was hosted by the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group of Prof. Kolossa from February 5th until February 9th, 2018. This short stay was primarily devoted to discussing the progress on Prof. Nickel’s work with his Ph.D. advisee Benedikt Bönninghoff. Topic of the discussion were the development of a new training and inference paradigm for a variational autoencoder. Autoencoders generally provide means to develop compact representations for complex data types, such as images, audio, and text. As such, the newly developed algorithm is slated to play an important role in our work on natural language processing over the summer. First VIP Visit to the RUB (July 10th until August 4th, 2017): Prof. Nickel worked at the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group of Prof. Kolossa from July 10th until August 4th, 2017 (5 weeks total). He had been a guest researcher at the RUB several times before (see publication list above), yet this trip was his first visit within the scope of the VIP Grant of the RUB Research School PLUS. During his time at the RUB he did not only continue to work on new avenues for the estimation of uncertainty information from noisy speech features, but also on a new project in the area of language processing. The goal of this new work is the development of automatic and semi-automatic methodologies for textual authorship recognition and/or verification. Potential results are of great interest to the law enforcement community (in forensic text analysis, for example) as well as for data mining tasks in social media and/or online commerce platforms. The project requires machine learning techniques that bear similarities to the ones employed in certain types of uncertainty estimation. Within the project Prof. Nickel is serving as a co-supervisor to the Ph.D. candidate Benedikt Bönninghoff. Mr. Bönninghoff is involved in this work through an interdisciplinary research initiative that is part of the SecHuman NRW-Fortschrittskolleg funded by the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research (MIWF). Prof. Nickel met regularly with Mr. Bönninghoff to discuss the technical aspects of his current work and to explore possible future directions of his research. While Prof. Nickel was a guest at the RUB he also participated in several meetings with the members of the Cognitive Signal Processing Research Group and attended one of the so-called “tandem-meetings” of the SecHuman project. At the “tandem-meetings” researchers who serve as the principal investigators in the project from various fields (including education, journalism, linguistics, media science, peace research, as well as social science) come together to discuss the current state and future direction of the work of two participating Ph.D. candidates. In SecHuman a “tandem” consists of two Ph.D candidates from different areas (e.g. linguistics and engineering) who work together on the same research project. Prof. Nickel’s continued involvement in all of these endeavors is greatly appreciated due to his experience and expertise. The collaboration will continue while Prof. Nickel is residing back home in the US. The next visit is planned for the summer of 2018. Biosketch: Prof. Robert M. Nickel received a Dipl.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the RWTH Aachen, Germany, in 1994, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2001. During the 2001/2002 academic year he was an adjunct faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. From 2002 until 2007 he was a faculty member at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Since the fall of 2007 he is a faculty member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. At Bucknell he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. During the 2010/2011 academic year he was a Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow at the Institute of Communication Acoustics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. Prof. Nickel is author/co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles, mainly in the areas of speech enhancement, automatic speech recognition, speaker identification, and time-frequency analysis. Project: Our collaborative work focusses on the development of new algorithms for the estimation of speech feature uncertainties in the presence of acoustic background noise. Our studies in automatic speech recognition have shown that with the incorporation of such uncertainty information it is possible to dramatically improve the performance of the respective systems. So far, most uncertainty estimation methods are based on modifications of well developed techniques for speech enhancement. Speech enhancement and uncertainty estimation, however, are technically quite different in scope. In focusing specifically on uncertainty estimation we are aiming to develop new signal models for further improvements. Project Related Publications: [1] “Inventory-Style Speech Enhancement with Uncertainty-of-Observation Techniques,” by R. M. Nickel, R. F. Astudillo, D. Kolossa, S. Zeiler, and R. Martin, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Kyoto, Japan, March 25-30, 2012, pp. 4645-4648. [2] “Inventory-Based Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement,” D. Kolossa, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and R. Martin, 13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH), Portland, Oregon, September 9-13, 2012. [3] “Corpus-Based Speech Enhancement with Uncertainty Modeling and Cepstral Smoothing,” R. M. Nickel, R. F. Astudillo, D. Kolossa, and R. Martin, IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, Vol. 21, No. 5, May 2013, pp. 983-997. [4] "Robust Audiovisual Speech Recognition Using Noise-Adaptive Linear Discriminant Analysis," by S. Zeiler, R. M. Nickel, N. Ma, G. J. Brown, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Shanghai, China, March 20-25, 2016, pp. 2797-2801. [5] "Dynamic Stream Weighting for Turbo-Decoding-Based Audiovisual ASR," by S. Gergen, S. Zeiler, A. H. Abdelaziz, R. M. Nickel, D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH), San Francisco, California, September 8-12, 2016, pp. 2135-2139. [6] "Unsupervised Classification of Voiced Speech and Pitch Tracking Using Forward- Backward Kalman Filtering," by B. T. Bönninghoff, R. M. Nickel, S. Zeiler, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the 12th Speech Communication Conference of the Information Technology Society of the Association of German Engineers (ITG-VDE Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation), Paderborn, Germany, October 5-7, 2016. [7] "Improving Audio-Visual Speech Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks With Dynamic Stream Reliability Estimates," by H. Meutzner, N. Ma, R. M. Nickel, C. Schymura, and D. Kolossa, Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5-9, 2017. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - Kolossa -
London, United Kingdom King's College, - History research stay Khromeychuk, Olesia professor Incoming GBR The VIP fellowship will allow Dr Olesya Khromeychuk to conduct workshops with doctoral research students on the subject of women and war in 20th Century East-Central Europe over the course of 2020-21. The workshops will focus on three key themes: militarisation of women in times of war, servicewomen’s active participation in regular and guerrilla movements and the impact of the construction of militarised masculinity and femininity on women’s and men’s status in post-war societies. The workshops will discuss the effects that militarisation, political violence, the collapse of state institutions and the rule of law have on women’s lives. The workshops will provide a space for discussion of different conflicts in a comparative way. They will approach the study of women’s experiences of wars in East-Central Europe by exploring intersections between history, sociology, and cultural and memory studies. The VIP-Guest: Dr Olesya Khromeychuk teaches Modern European History at King’s College London. She was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of East Anglia in 2015-2018. Her current research focuses on the participation of women in military formations during the Second World War and in the ongoing war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. She is the author of ‘Undetermined’ Ukrainians. Post-War Narratives of the Waffen SS ‘Galicia’ Division (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2013). History - Maß -
Moscow, Russian Federation Russian State University for the Humanities, Faculty for Studies of Culture Philology workshop/summer school Eltsova, Ksenia postdoc Incoming RUS CULTURAL REPRESENTATION AND DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL HIERARCHY AND DISTINCTION IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA (1990s – 2020s) Ksenia K. Eltsova, PhD Associate Professor, Higher School for European Cultures, Faculty for Studies of Culture, Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russia) Follow-up report Workshop # 1 “Social distinction in today’s Russian culture: languages of description and practices of media representation” Jan 13 – 15, 2022 || Lotman Institut | Slavistic Faculty | Ruhr University Bochum The originally planned program of the seminar assumed the following work flow: Jan 13, 2022 (Thursday, 16.00 - 19.00: with a break) • introductory lecture-conversation about the problems of (media) representations of social/status differences in contemporary Russian culture; • a brief discussion of the research literature on the problem (the bibliography for a preliminary review was announced in advance); Jan 14, 2022 (Friday, 14.00 - 19.00: with a break) • close reading of research literature on the problem; • work with potential sources: rules for selecting sources, principles for determining the theoretical and methodological base, selection of analytical tools, techniques for using the selected analytical tools; • "sighting" case-studies; the work supposed be carried out in mini-groups. At this stage, I was supposed join each group for some time, sharing, if necessary, my research experience on the issue. Also, there was a list of sources preliminary suggested to potentially facilitate the phase of choosing a source (media text) to work with. Jan 15, 2022 (Saturday, 13.00 - 17.00: with a break) • ppt-presentation (3-7 ppt slides + talk) by participants of their case-studies; • general discussion of reports/results of mini-studies; • drawing up a “map” summarizing the results obtained; • analysis and discussion of the “map”.   The conceptual framework of the session was as follows: 1. How does the idea of social status distinction ‘work’ in today’s Russian culture, which somehow unites a country where the political system and social structure have changed radically twice over the past century – and each time, in many ways, abolishing the social hierarchy of the previous era? 2. How are such concepts constructed in a culture that contains both the memory of the class system in the Russian Empire, the idea of equality and the corresponding practices of ‘equalization’ in the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet socially encouraged demonstration of inequality? 3. What role does the media play in shaping perceptions of status differences in contemporary Russia? These questions served as the start of reflection, which involved not only acquaintance with the key theoretical categories, but also the work of participants on their own analytical mini projects within the framework of the seminar’s main issue. During the research sessions, we analyzed and discussed how the languages of describing and constructing “elitism” and “marginality”, “prestige” and its absence, “success” and “failure”, “wealth” and “poverty” were arranged in the Russian media space, and at various parts of it: in publications devoted to fashion and lifestyle, in business and socio-political media, in the yellow press. Issues proposed for further analysis and discussion • discursive strategies addressed to construct the ideas of “success” and “failure”, “power” and “lawlessness”, “wealth” and “poverty”, “elitism” and “social bottom” in the realm of different media outlets; • differences in the observed discursive work and its specifics, depending on the format of the selected media (radio, television, digital media: institutionalized media outlets, social networks, applications, etc.), as well as on their political position, funding resources, and forms of ownership; • reconstruction of the logics and external conditions behind the observed processes and their differences: interpretations and generalizations opportunities and difficulties. Adjustments to the plan The work proceeded generally according to the planned scenario. At the same time, since the proposed issues and analytical methods aroused keen interest of the participants, a number of adjustments were made to the original plan. First, all the participants briefly presented their current PhD projects and reflected on how the proposed research literature, theoretical grounds, and methods could be applied to specifically their researches. On the next step in course of the general discussion we identified possible areas and directions for further work in the framework of the participants’ real dissertation projects. Eventually, all the participants – individually or as in mini-groups, and referring to the proposed theoretical and methodological framework – conducted (the first steps of) the analytical work with the selected sources directly within the framework of the seminar (the sources were either already included in the dissertation research or were as close as possible to those analyzed in the dissertation) and presented their first drafts for the general discussion and Q&A sessions at the end of the workshop. Media Studies, Cultural Studies Higher School for European Cultures Lotman Insitute | Slavic Faculty media studies, media representations, in/equality, post-Soviet culture, discourse, discourse analysis, discursive construction
New York, United States City University of New York; New York University, CUNY Graduate Center; Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Physics and Astronomy research stay Schorlepp, Timo doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The funding provided by the RUB Research School within the scope of a PR.INT project enabled me to spend a research stay of two months in New York. There, I worked with two collaborators at the CUNY Graduate Center and Courant Institute and was able to make significant progress on two separate research projects. The general topic of my research is to develop methods that allow for the accurate estimation of rare event probabilities in high-dimensional stochastic models by computing and expanding around so-called "instantons". In the first project, we studied analytical approximations for such instantons for the important example of the Burgers equation as a toy model for turbulence, and in the second project, we looked at numerical methods to compute functional determinants - which is necessary for more precise probability estimates once the instanton is known - in very high-dimensional systems, thereby allowing for the numerical application of the method to realistic flow models. The research stay has been highly beneficial for my PhD project and led to new contacts for possible collaborations in the future. Furthermore, I was able to attend lots of different seminar talks and workshops during the research stay and could present some of my work in group meetings. Rare events and instantons in complex stochastic systems Theoretical Physics I Initiative for the Theoretical Sciences; Mathematics and Computer Science Precise large deviations, instanton expansions, high-dimensional turbulent systems, semi-analytical approximations, functional determinants, numerical eigenvalue computations
Rome, Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/ National Research Council, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale/ Institute of Heritage Science History research stay Usadel, Marie doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Between March and April 2022, I was able to stay in Rome for more than 3 weeks to meet other researchers in my field of study and get direct access to many publications I needed for my PhD. This was possible thanks to the hospitality of the Institute of Heritage Science of the National Research Council of Italy, where I was kindly accepted as a visiting researcher for this short period of time. Since it was an important part of my internationalization concept while applying for the Research School International Realization Budget in 2020, I am especially happy that this trip was finally possible and moreover a great success. Prehistory Institute for Archaeological Studies - Archaeology, Prehistory, Rome, Heritage
Solothurn, Switzerland Swiss Archaeology (AS), Kantonsarchäologie Solothurn, - History conference visit Usadel, Marie doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE The conference "Experimentelle Archäologie - Wie geht das?" was organized by the Network of Swiss Archaeology (AS) and aimed at discussing the state of experimental archaeology in Switzerland. The reason why I was able to participate, despite working mostly in Sardinia and not in Switzerland, is a cooperation with the swiss company 'Archaeolytics'. Within this cooperation we used the topic of my PhD to test an approach that combines landscape archaeology, experimental archaeology and material analysis to investigate raw material appropriation related to prehistoric pottery production. The conference gave us the opportunity to present the concept and preliminary results of our project. Prehistory Institute for Archaeological Studies Experimental Archaeology Switzerland (EAS) Experimental Archaeology, Switzerland, Solothurn
Yerevan, Armenia MATENADARAN Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts named after Mesrop Mashtots, Department of Source Study of Armenian Texts of V-XIV cc. Catholic Theology workshop/summer school Harutyunyan, Garnik postdoc Incoming ARM I spent two weeks in the scope of the "Research Explorer Ruhr 2016" program. I attended the workshops of the program, also had a talk in the Center for Religious Studies, where I was invited by Dr. Zara Pogossian. In my opinion Research Explorer Ruhr (RER) is an excellent program for those who have an intention to continue their postdoctoral research in Germany. Participating in RER program I had an opportunity to communicate with researchers form different countries, cultures and of various professions. We explored the university, got to know German system of higher education. RER provided a good platform to the participants to exchange some methodological and educational experiences: we presented our ongoing research during sessions. At the same time, due to the well-organized schedule of the program, we had also extra time for visiting the library, exploring the sights and visiting “Total Bochum” festival. Currently I am no longer teaching in Yerevan State University (which was my home institution while attending the program in 2016). I am a Senior Researcher at “Matendaran” - Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, Armenia. I also teach a course of Canon Law in Gevorkian Theological Seminary at the Holy See of Etchmiadzin. Theology, Canon Law, Religious Studies - Center for Religious Studies (CERES) I participated in the program "Research Explorer Ruhr" at the Center for Religious Studies.
Boulder, Colorado, United States National Institute of Standards and Technology , Materials Measurement Laboratory Mechanical Engineering research stay Beckmüller, Robin doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The RUB Research School gave me the great opportunity to work with the leading experts in the field of thermophysical properties at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado. Working together with Dr. Eric W. Lemmon and Dr. Ian H. Bell on the development of new fundamental equations of state for hydrogen-rich mixtures not only helped me to successfully complete an important sub-project of my PhD, the expertise gained will also be of great benefit for my upcoming research work. Furthermore, the exchange with other international PhD students and post-docs gave me new impulses for my work and broaden my scientific horizon. I am very greatful for the support of the RUB Research School and highly recommend every young scientist to become a member of the RUB Research School to benefit from their program. Accurate Modeling of Thermophysical Properties Institute for Thermo- and Fluiddynamics Applied Chemicals and Materials Division Thermodynamic properties, hydrocarbons, hydrogen, mixing approaches, equation of state
Helsinki, Finland International Conference of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON) 2022, / Psychology conference visit Wirz, Lisa
lisa.wirz@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
postdoc Outgoing FIN The Int.Mo.P grant funded my travel to and stay in Helsinki for the International Conference of Neuroscience (ICON) 2022, a well-known international conference for Cognitive Neuroscientists like myself. It gave me the chance to give an invited talk within the symposium "New insights into the contributions of multiple memory systems to learning". My talk "How stress modulates multiple memory systems" led to interesting discussions with fellow researchers and new relationships with fellow cognitive neuroscientists in the field of memory research, which will be very valuable for my future career and collaborations. The conference was a great experience and significantly increased my visibility within the field of cognitive neuroscience. Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Psychology / symposium, international conference, cognitive neuroscience
St. Gallen, Switzerland University of St. Gallen, Institute of Behavioral Science and Technology Psychology research stay Kritzler, Sarah doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE I conducted a research stay at the Institute of Behavioral Science and Technology, University of St. Gallen in Switzerland to gain hands-on experience with innovative research methods such as mobile sensing and machine learning from one of the leading researchers in this field. Using data from a study that collected both repeated short questionnaire responses assessing momentary behaviors, situations, and feeling and continuous passive data (e.g., GPS, Bluetooth, activity) using smartphone sensors in people's everyday lives, we examined dynamics in people's behaviors in response to environmental stressors. The first collaborative publication from this project is currently in the making. During the research stay, I was able to learn a lot about research methods, get to know new ways of thinking and working, and make many interesting and helpful contacts. All in all, the research stay was a great success that benefited me, my dissertation, and my future career! personality Psychological Methods Prof. Dr. Clemens Stachl personality; mobile sensing
Memphis, Tennessee, United States The University of Tennessee , Health Science Center, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology IGSN research stay Caragea, Violeta Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my two weeks spent in the Heck lab, I got to observe an innovative experimental approach relevant to my Ph.D. research. Moreover, I got direct mentorship on how to build and improve my own MATLAB scripts for analyzing electrophysiological recordings from multiple brain areas. This research stay experience was beneficial not only by providing concrete ideas for improving my Ph.D. project but also for setting up new partnerships and for career orientation. Neuroscience Prof. Dr. Denise Manahan-Vaughan Prof. Dr. Detlef H. Heck Learning & Memory, Cerebellum, Systems Neuroscience, Electrophysiology
New York City, New York, United States New York University, Center for Neural Science IGSN research stay Caragea, Violeta Maria doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my short research stay in the Angelaki lab at NYU, I was able to observe complex electrophysiological experiments using high-density probes (Neuropixels) combined with virtual reality tests in mice and learned about the lab's data analysis approach and techniques. This was an inspiration for the experimental setup I would like to build for my future research projects. Moreover, the discussions I was exposed to during my stay led to new ideas for my Ph.D. project and for my neuroscience career overall. Neuroscience Prof. Dr. Denise Manahan-Vaughan Prof. Dr. Dora Angelaki Systems Neuroscience, High-density Electrophysiological Recordings, Virtual Reality Behavioral Testing in Rodents
Budapest, Hungary Eötvös-Loránd-University, ELTE Law Faculty Law other Bertamini, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing HUN From the 3rd until the 6th of March 2022 it was my absolute pleasure to serve as a judge in the European Friendlies rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Budapest! This year's case prominently featured questions of sovereignty, which are closely related to my own PhD project. Through the IRB I had the opportunity to extend my network in the field of international lawyers from many different countries and lead interesting discussions about the problems of the case, which offered interesting new perspectives for my own research. I am happy to report that I was voted as one of the three best judges by the participants of the competition, which is only a reflection of the fun I had during my time in Budapest and the inspiration I drew from the many bright minds around me. International Legal Theory, International Outer Space Law Chair for Public Law and Public International Law, Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger, M.PP. (Harvard) Department for International Law Jessup European Friendlies, International Law, Moot Court
Miami, United States European Union Studies Association, - Law conference visit Bertamini, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In May 2022 I attended the 17th Biennial Conference of the European Union Studies Association in Miami to present an extensive research paper on the concept of European Sovereignty, together with my supervisor. The paper was a culmination of the findings from the sovereignty-stage of my PhD project transferred to the context of the European Union. Presenting it meant that I got to put my findings to the test in terms of their validity on an abstract level and expose them to a specialist audience. The conference was an extremely valuable opportunity to not only present major intermediate findings from my research, but also to challenge myself to boil down the products of 1.5 years of research and writing to a presentable research paper, which challenged me to thoroughly reflect on my findings. I did not only receive much appreciated feedback, but also new contacts to scholars and practitioners from around the world. International Legal Theory, International Outer Space Law Chair for Public Law and Public International Law, Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger, M.PP. (Harvard) - EUSA, European Union Studies, European Sovereignty
Honolulu, United States Congress “Goldschmidt 2022”, , - Geosciences conference visit Rivera Armendariz, Cristian Abraham
Cristian.RiveraArmendariz@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The results of the analyses and the different methodologies were presented during the congress “Goldschmidt”, the foremost annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society. Each year, the conference brings together thousands of scientists from throughout the world to talk about subjects including the origin of the Earth, the chemical processes that have shaped Earth's evolution over time, the interconnections between life and the physical world, and this year it was celebrated from June 10 to 15, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Hydrogeology Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics - Goldschmidt 2022
Boulder Colorado, United States National Institute of Standards and Technology , Applied Chemicals and Materials Division Mechanical Engineering research stay Pohl, Sven doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the RUB Research School, I had the opportunity to work with leading scientists Dr. Ian Bell and Dr. Eric Lemmon at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The collaboration with these two scientists has had a decisive influence on my work and has opened up many new perspectives for me. The knowledge I gained in successfully creating a generalized equation of state for different potential functions will have a very positive impact on my future work. On the other hand, I got the opportunity to get to know a foreign culture and the exchange with other international scientists influenced me positively. In addition, my language skills were improved by spending time in an English-speaking country. I am very grateful for the support of the RUB Research School, as this research stay would not have been possible without the financial support. Modelling thermophysical properties Thermodynamics Thermophysical Properties of Fluids Group Thermodynamic properties, equation of state, potential functions
Tashkent, Uzbekistan Westminster International University in Tashkent, School of Law East Asian Studies conference visit Rust, Johanna G.B.
johanna.rust@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing UZB The participation in the conference "Commercial Law at the Time of Change: New Imperatives and International Standards" served on the one hand to present aspects of my dissertation and to discuss them with the participants present. On the other hand, the conference provided the framework to present our chair at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the current EU projects, and subsequently enter into further cooperation discussions with Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT). I also used my time on-site to talk to a few more experts in my field of research and to conduct interviews for my dissertation. Security and energy issues are important for Central Asia and a pivotal point for European Union´s work with the states in this region. How China is active there and what impact this has on the above-mentioned fields of cooperation is one of the goals of my research. International Political Economy of East Asia/EU International Political Economy of East Asia School of Law (Trade, Governance, Regulation, Energy) Commercial Law at the Time of Change: New Imperatives and International Standards; Security; Energy Security; Resources and Climate Change;
Barcelona, Spain Biblioteca de Catalunya, / Philology research stay Turek, Isabella doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP My research stay at the Biblioteca de Catalunya in Barcelona was an exciting experience that allowed me to further develop my PhD project. I had the opportunity to access material that is not available anywhere else, such as original handwritten manuscripts from the collection of the Catalan national poet Jacint Verdaguer. With regard to the research corpus of my project, the stay allowed me to close the last gaps regarding primary texts from Catalonia. But it also helped me a lot with regard to secondary literature. The helpful library staff, who assisted me during the two weeks, also played a big part in this. Catalan Literature Studies Prof. Dr. Roger Friedlein / Catalonia, library, research, literature, fairies
Eindhoven , Netherlands Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e), Department Built Environment Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Hagedorn, Philipp
philipp.hagedorn-n6v@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD I was part of the ISBE working group at TU Eindhoven for 2.5 months. I worked on a specific chapter of my dissertation focusing on validating the interconnections between documents and models created throughout the building‘s lifecycle. This part is also extended and written to be published in a joint journal paper with the host supervisor. In regular meetings with team members and the supervisor, discussions helped me to improve the research for finalizing my doctoral thesis. In meetings with industry experts and other research institutions in the Netherlands, I presented my work and got feedback on my whole research from the users perspective. Results of my research stay were presented in an international workshop at TU Eindhoven. Overall, the research stay was an essential part of my dissertation and was also helpful for increasing my personal network and my intercultural competencies. I really appreciate the funding by RUB Research School and all my supporters during the research stay. Data management and computing for the built environment Chair of Computing in Engineering Information Systems for the Built Environment (ISBE) BIM, ICDD, SHACL, validation, linked building data, information requirements, requirements checking
Malaga, Spain University of Malaga, EUROKARST Conference Geosciences research stay Gomell, Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Funded by the PR.INT program of the Research School of the Ruhr-University Bochum, I was able to attend the EUROKARST Conference in Malaga, Spain, from June 21 to 26, where I presented a climate model for barometric caves that I developed as part of my doctoral studies in the "Methods to study karst aquifers" session. Although I am already in the final phase of my Ph.D., this was the first opportunity after numerous conference cancellations in the past years due to the Corona pandemic to exchange "live" with other international scientists about my research and further current developments in our field. In addition to a lot of scientific input, new research ideas, and valuable feedback, the format also provided the opportunity for informal exchange, whether during coffee breaks or at the conference dinner. I was most delighted about a very special "small world moment" when I met another Ph.D. student from Saint Louis University (Missouri, USA), where I studied for my Master's degree, who invited me to visit. For all these reasons, I am very thankful to finally had the opportunity to meet and discuss with other scientists working in karst areas and caves from all over the world. Climatology Climatology of Extreme Environments Methods to study karst aquifers conference, climatology, speleology, cave
Rhodes, Greece University of Athens, School of Philosophy Psychology conference visit Busch, Julian postdoc Outgoing GRC I attended the biennial meeting of the "International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development". At that conference, researchers from around the globe presented their work on various topics concerning human development, developmental risks and resilience and topics of global concerns impacting the lives of people worldwide socially (e.g., migration, pandemics). I was able to follow up with my network of researchers (mostly from US universities) and present as well as discuss our joint work-in-progress in-person. More information on that conference: https://www.issbd2022.org/ Developmental Psychology Prof. Dr. Birgit Leyendecker Faculty of Psychology, Frosso Motti-Stefanidi Early childhood development, refugee migration, early interventions, international
Geneva, Switzerland Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Departement of International Law Law research stay Rubner, Lorenz
lorenz.rubner@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE This PR.INT funded research stay was conducted at the Graduate Institute in Geneva under the guidance of Prof. Paola Gaeta, who leads a research project titled "Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and War Crimes". The Graduate Institute is home to a large number of International Law Professors and PhD researchers. Geneva is home to a many NGOs as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross, and is the meeting place of the Convention on Conventional Weapons where a regulation of Autonomous Weapon Systems is being negotiated. The research stay allowed to connect with other PhD researchers working on related areas in International Criminal Law or International Humanitarian Law and Artificial Intelligence. I was also able to connect with practitioners working on autonomy in weapon systems, overall benefitting my PhD research. International Criminal Law Chair for Public Law and Public International Law Prof. Paola Gaeta Autonomy in Weapon Systems; Responsibility Gap
Villard-de-Lans, France /, / Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Schoen, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA The support of the RUB Research school allowed me to attend the conference Lagashop2022. I presented my doctoral research and received new inputs. All in all the discussions were very helpful for my ongoing research. / Chair of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics / /
Cambridge, MA, United States Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences Physics and Astronomy research stay Ramakers, Senja doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The PR.INT program of the RUB Research School allowed me to visit Harvard University in Cambridge, MA for three months and work in close collaboration with a professor Kozinsky and doctoral researcher Yu Xie. During my research stay, we developed an interatomic potential to model the epitaxial growth of silicon carbide (SiC). SiC is a wide bandgap semiconductor with promising material properties. Its high breakdown voltage and low on-state resistance make it an attractive candidate to outperform Si-based semiconductor technologies. One of the main challenges in the field is the growth of low-defect SiC wafers. To study the defect nucleation process we use atomistic simulations. The standard method, density functional theory (DFT), is accurate but very expensive, which imposes limits to the length and time scale of simulations. We use machine learning methods to train Gaussian processes and neural network on DFT data to achieve highly accurate but orders of magnitude faster models. The developed models allow us to gain more insight in the crystal growth on the atomistic scale. computational material science Ralf Drautz Boris Kozinsky computational material science, silicon carbide, molecular dynamics, machine learning, crystal growth
Boston, United States Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital , Functional Neurological Disorder Research Group Medicine conference visit Jungilligens, Johannes postdoc Outgoing USA The 4th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorders held in Boston in June 2022 was the inaugural conference of the newly founded Functional Neurological Disorders Society, the first international organization solely devoted to promoting intradisciplinary exchange in the field of functional neurological disorder and connecting clinicians and researchers worldwide. The conference brought together leading international experts and is the single most important forum for researchers in the field. Having been delayed from 2020 due to the covid-pandemic, this year's conference was an important prospect to extend my professional network, get updates from research across the field, and catalyze further research and collaboration. The scientific program committee has invited me as a plenary speaker to give a lecture on structural imaging in functional neurological disorders at the conference, which was an outstanding opportunity to present my own research and that of colleagues to a specialized international audience. This talk contributed to heightening my international visibility and strengthen my profile as a neuroimaging research specialist in the field. Furthermore, the RUB research school funding allowed presenting a poster (presenting a study currently under review and published as a preprint at medRxiv, doi: 10.1101/2021.12.01.21266852), which additionally allowed disseminating my research and discuss the study with colleagues. Overall, participation in this conference was an outstanding opportunity to advance my research career - meeting with outstanding researchers in the field and connecting with prospective collaborators. The funding through the Int.Mo.P of the RUB Research School was highly be appreciated - thank you! Affective Neuroscience Prof. Dr. U. Schlegel Prof. David L. Perez conference, talk, neuroimaging, psychiatry, neurology, psychology
Mexico City, Tijuana, San Diego (USA), Mexico InSite Biennal Tijuana, MUAC Mexico City, UCSD San Diego, Archives History research stay Yildirim, Samira doctoral researcher Outgoing MEX My research stay was very relevant for the work on my PhD thesis with the topic "Visualizations of Borders in Contemporary Art", as I was able to work with documentary material in different archives that I cannot access in Germany. Funding from the Research School PR.INT program allowed me to see the U.S.-Mexico border on site to compare the site-specific artworks I am researching with the spatial conditions on site. During the research residency, I interviewed local artists and researchers, visited museums and exhibitions, which is part of my work, photographed site-specific art, and collected informational materials. Art History Art History Archive, Curators Art History, Border Art, Site-Specific Ar, Mexican-US-Border
Copenhagen, Denmark University of Copenhagen, Department of Communication Social Science research stay Konya, Krisztina doctoral researcher Outgoing DNK The research stay aimed the identification of topics on the interface of social sciences and philosophy which can form the basis for developing a sociological concept of encounters in anonymous space. The two-month-stay can be evaluated from my site as extremely helpful. Not only the expected clarification regarding the specific topic of my dissertation could be developed for the theory part of my work but I also could gain far more insights into the mindset of the recent philosophical discurse. Through the exchange with colleagues I was able to gain a very rewarding overview about the recent topics of the social ontology which I can integrate into my work and it also helped me to identify further research questions which I intend to deal with after finishing my PhD. Thanks to the very wide network structure I had the possibility to meet a wide range of prominent researchers of the mentioned research field. All in all, the research stay was an extremely rewarding expereince. The acquired knowledge is a clear enrichment both for my dissertation project and for my future orientation. Sociology, Social Psychology Social Theory and Social Psychology Centre for Subjectivity Research Theory research, interdisciplinary exchange
Isfahan, Iran, Islamic Republic of University of Isfahan, Department Of Plant and Animal biology Biology and Biotechnology research stay Soleymanifar, Soraya doctoral researcher Incoming IRN In March 2021, as a Ph.D. Exchange student, I started my research project under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ute Krämer, at the Chair of Molecular Genetics and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum (NRW). My Ph.D. thesis focus is on the investigation of Nickel (Ni) xylem loading in the Iranian serpentine-endemic Ni hyperaccumulator plant, Alyssum inflatum. I conducted several physiological, genetic, and molecular relevant experiments under the excellent supervision of Prof. Dr. Ute Krämer. During my visit, I enhanced my collaboration network with outstanding researchers in plant physiology and reinforced my scientific skills (learning new techniques in plant analysis, genetics and molecular cell biology). In addition to the mentioned achievements, I am writing a paper of interesting results obtained from the experiments conducted at RUB. In addition, the results of the genetic and molecular experiments conducted during my stay at RUB are very promising and have provided a new platform for a deeper understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanism of the histidine-dependent Ni accumulation phenomenon Furthermore, these experiment's preliminary results have encouraged Prof. Dr. Ute Krämer and me to continue this scientific project as a future postdoctoral research project. Moreover, during my stay, at the department and through my housing facilities, such as the RUB internationals guesthouse, I made new friends from different countries of the world. My personal and research experience in Germany was super positive and useful. I highly appreciate the financial, material, and spiritual resources that the Research School of Ruhr Bochum University has provided for my stay in Germany so that I could carry out the mentioned research projects. Also, I want to acknowledge through this format the incredible impact that this research institution scholarship has had on my scientific and research career. Plant Physiology Plant Physiology Molecular Genetics and Plant Physiology Histidine, Hyperaccumulation, Nickel, Xylem loading
Washington State, Mount St. Helens (Cascade volcano) , United States Cooperation with Glacier Cave Explorers (http://glaciercaveexplorers.org/) , - Geosciences research stay Sobolewski, Linda doctoral researcher Outgoing USA In the framework of my PhD thesis I conducted a final field campaign in the active volcanic crater of Mount St. Helens to investigate volcano-ice interactions. During my research stay I had the chance to collect final data including thermal images and aerial photographs. These data are significant to a) obtain more information about heat fluxes in the volcanic crater and for comparison with data from former years, and b) create orthophotos and apply photogrammetric methods in order to investigate the lava dome that has built up in the center of the volcanic crater. Moreover, this allows a detailed analysis of how the crater glacier and the lava dome interact. The crater of Mount St. Helens hosts one of the last expanding glaciers worldwide, thus making this place unique to study an advancing glacier and its interactions with an active volcanic edifice. This research stay was a great experience and will help to finish my PhD project soon. volcanology, physical geography Acting Head Institute of Geography: Prof Dr. Bernd Marschner; Working Group “Climatology of Extreme Environments” and PhD supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Pflitsch - Mount St. Helens, volcano-ice interactions, Crater Glacier
Ottawa, Canada International Congress of Infant Studies, n.a. Psychology conference visit Schoppmann, Johanna postdoc Outgoing CAN At the congress, I presented one poster and two presentations within two international symposia. Several internationally renowned researchers were there and it was a great place for networking and brainstorming new research ideas. Developmental Psychology Sabine Seehagen Catherine Tamis-LeMonda emotion regulation, toddlers, social learning
Prague, Czech Republic University of Pardubice, — Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Rodstein, Ilja doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE I had the chance to visit the international conference ICOMC 2022 in Prague. Here I could present my research with a poster and listen to talks of several international group leaders in this field. Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry II ICOMC 2022
Zurich, Switzerland University of Zurich, Faculty of Psychology Psychology research stay Haehner, Peter doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE I spent two awesome months at the University of Zurich. Together with my hosts Prof. Christopher Hopwood and Prof. Wiebke Bleidorn, I worked on two research projects. First, we conducted a study on individual differences in personality trait changes after negative life events. Second, we started writing a paper on the longitudinal association of personality traits and the level of personality functioning. While we were able to finish the first project during my stay, we will continue working on the second project now after my return, and we also planned future collaborations. In summary, the research stay was pretty nice experience (e.g., just to see how other labs are organized was helpful). Psychology Psychological Methods Lab Personality Psychology personality change, life events, individual differences in change, personality functioning, personality traits
Madrid, Spain Universidad Europea de Madrid, Faculty of Psychology Psychology conference visit Haehner, Peter doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, visiting the European Conference of Personality (ECP20) was my first in-person conference, and the main difference between virtual and in-person conferences really is how you get in touch with other researchers. I met some possible collaboration partners and maybe also made some new friends. At the conference, I presented a poster on personality change and the perception of major life events and gave a talk on changes in the perception of life events. For the former, I won the 2nd prize poster award – thus, a pretty nice first in-person conference experience. Psychology Psychological Methods Lab Personality Psychology personality psychology, personality development, life events, eapp, ecp20, ecp
Lyon / Savoie Mont-Blanc, France International Union of Speleology (UIS) , International Congress of Speleology Geosciences conference visit Gomell, Annika doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Thanks to a grant from the PR.INT program of the Research School of the Ruhr-University Bochum, I was able to participate in the 18th International Congress of Speleology, which was held in Lyon / Savoie Mont-Blanc, France, from July 24 to 31, 2022. The International Congress of Speleology is organized every four years by the International Union of Speleology (UIS) - the international federation of all karst and cave researchers - and is undoubtedly the largest and most scientifically prestigious international conference in the field of karst and cave research. Thus, even before my own oral presentation, I did not only have the opportunity to learn about the latest scientific developments in speleology but also to finally meet all the faces behind the names, whose works I had studied, and whom I had quoted so often. To my surprise and excitement, many of these leading scientists in my field could already relate to me and knew my publications. On the penultimate day of the conference, I presented my research of the previous years in the session on cave climatology and discussed my results as well as future research objectives and possible collaborations with speleologists with various backgrounds from around the world. Climatology Climatology of Extreme Environments Climatology conference, speleology, speleoclimatology, France
Madison, WI; Bloomington, IN; Cambridge, MA; New York City, United States University of Wisconsin, University of Indiana, Harvard University, Museum of Modern Art, Wisconsin Center of Film and Theater Research, Black Film Center & Archive, Harvard Film Archive, MoMA Film Study Center Philology research stay Hasebrink, Felix doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I examined rare, historical "making-of" documentaries at four different film archives across the US, gathering examples for a PhD project on media practices and aesthetics of "making-of" documentaries. All four archives boast rich collections of non-fictional films that were highly relevant for my topic, in particular in the areas of (short) documentary, advertising, and educational films (Madison/Harvard), experimental film (Bloomington), and early cinema (MoMA). Medienwissenschaft Professur für Filmwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Filmtheorie und Filmästhetik -- Film archive; archival research; documentary film;
Zagreb, Croatia Institut Ruđer Bošković, LABORATORY FOR APPLIED AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY Chemistry and Biochemistry lab visit Baier, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV In my PhD thesis I am working on the development and mechanistic understanding of novel synthesis concepts based on mechanochemistry. In contrast to conventional syntheses in solution, in which the reaction is driven by heating, mechanical forces cause the reaction in mechanochemical reactions. For this purpose, ball mills are used which enable reactions in the solid-state by means of high-frequency impacts. This makes it possible to almost completely dispense with solvents in the synthesis, which saves enormous amounts of waste and increases the sustainability of chemical syntheses. Through the PR.INT Research School grant, I had the opportunity to visit the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Krunoslav Uzarevic at the Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, Croatia, in April 2022. Prof. Uzarevic is one of the leading scientists in the field and an expert in the development and application of in-situ techniques for reaction monitoring of mechanochemical reactions. During my two-week stay, I was able to work intensively with state-of-the-art measuring equipment and acquire profound knowledge in the field of in-situ reaction monitoring. This helps me enormously, as I can apply this knowledge here in Bochum to research questions within my PhD. Furthermore, networking with other scientists has helped enormously to expand my network. This is of enormous importance for scientific collaborations. Finally, I had the opportunity to get to know the wonderful city of Zagreb and the surrounding area. Chemistry ACI / Mechanochemistry (Borchardt-Group) LABORATORY FOR APPLIED AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY Chemistry, Sustainability, Mechanochemistry, in-situ reaction monitoring
Cagliari, Italy University of Cagliari (Italy), Departments of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, of Chemical and Geological Sciences and of Physics Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Baier, Daniel doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA My PhD thesis deals with the development and understanding of novel synthesis concepts based on mechanochemistry. Thanks to the PR.INT Research School grant, I had the opportunity to attend the most important conference in my field - the International Conference on Mechanochemistry and Mechanical Alloying - which took place in Cagliari (Italy) in June 2022. This gave me the opportunity to present my research in front of an international audience of the most important scientists in my field. The scientific discussion and the possibility to build up my own network are invaluable for my doctoral thesis and my further scientific career. Chemistry ACI / Mechanochemistry (Borchardt-Group) Departments of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, of Chemical and Geological Sciences and of Physics Chemistry, Mechanochemistry, Sustainability
New York, United States New York University, Steinhardt School, Department of Applied Psychology Psychology research stay Tisborn, Katharina doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During my research stay at New York University, I was able to gain insights in data collection of an interdisciplinary longitudinal project dealing with infant development following maternal perinatal COVID-19 stress. Moreover, the lab visit was a great opportunity to connect with international researchers. I attended in-person studies with 30-month-olds and their mothers and helped coding an emotion regulation task with 12-month-olds. Professor Brito also gave me the opportunity to help preparing a proposal for an upcoming conference. A visit at Professor Barr's infant lab at Georgetown University in Washington provided additional insights into infant research abroad and complemented my research stay in the United States. I thank the Research School for making this research stay possible. Developmental Psychology Prof. Dr. Sabine Seehagen ISLAND Lab - Infant Studies of Language and Neurocognitive Development Cognitive development, emotion regulation, COVID-19, stress, infants
Varna, Italy -, - Biology and Biotechnology workshop/summer school Wulf, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The European Summer School on „Advanced Proteomics“ is a well-known event in the European proteomics research community, which offers early career researchers the opportunity to get in contact with colleagues from all over the world and to meet leading researchers. Therefore I was looking forward to attend this meeting since I started my PhD but due to the pandemic, this year was my first chance. The summer school was organized in a monastery in South Tirol which proved to be the perfect location. During the week, there were plenty of opportunities to network with other PhD students, postdocs or PIs and broaden the own knowledge during workshops or lectures. All in all, the attendance of the summer school was a great experience which will definitely help me in my future scientific career. Proteomics Medizinisches Proteom Center - summer school proteomics
Tashkent, Uzbekistan Westminster International University in Tashkent, School of Law East Asian Studies field research Rust, Johanna G.B. doctoral researcher Outgoing UZB During my research stay in Uzbekistan at the Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), I conducted several expert interviews. As WIUT had invited me to its School of Law as a visiting scholar, I received excellent local support. In addition to my own work for the dissertation, I was able to exchange ideas with colleagues on site and experience how university life works in Uzbekistan. They gave me the chance to present my doctoral project in a research seminar and gain feedback on my progress. Moreover, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Uzbekistan and the DAAD local office, WIUT hosted the international competition Falling Walls Lab. Therefore, I was selected to be part of the jury and enjoyed the innovative ideas of young Uzbek scholars. At the end of my three months stay, WIUT and RUB signed a Memorandum of Understanding on academic cooperation for future developments between the two institutions. EU-China relations in energy and security policies International Political Economy of East Asia School of Law (Trade, Governance, Regulation, Energy) Expert interviews, doctoral field research, cooperation, academic exchange
Tokyo, Japan Rikkyo University, Graduate School for Christian Studies East Asian Studies field research Sharbat Dar, Dunja doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN Thanks to the PRINT scholarship, I was able to conduct fieldwork for my dissertation in Tokyo and some other cities in Japan for three full months during the summer of 2022. I cooperated with Prof. Mira Sonntag from Rikkyo University, who kindly invited me. At Rikkyo University, I could use their large library to do literature research. However, my main focus was conducting field research amongst Japanese Christian communities in Tokyo, Kyoto and even Fukushima. I did participant observation at the church services and interviewed church leaders and members about their religious experiences. Lastly, I was invited to present my findings at Rikkyo University in a Japanese language presentation. Study of Religion Study of Religion Department of Christian Studies Japan, fieldwork, christianity, church, religion, atmosphere
Kliczków, Poland -, - Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Anonymous postdoc Outgoing POL The Mid-European Clay Conference is an important platform for science and industry in the field of clay-based technologies. The conference provides not only scientific exchange, but also extensive networking opportunities in both directions. For me, however, there was a special motivation to attend the conference, as my PhD thesis was awarded the Karl Jasmund Prize by the German Clay and Clay Minerals Group. In this context, I was invited to present my work to a wide audience and to make new contacts in research and industry. One of these established contacts has already started the exchange of ideas for a joint project. At the meeting of the German Clay and Clay Minerals Group held during the conference, I was elected to the scientific council. Geotechnical Engineering Soil mechanics, foundation engineering and environmental geotechnics - Clays, Environmental geotechnics, Polymers
Liege, Belgium Université de Liège, Faculté des Sciences appliquées Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Schoen, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL In the framework of my doctoral work on numerical modelling of tunnel excavation in swellable clay rocks, I undertook a research stay with Prof. Collin at University of Liege for one month. The collaboration with Prof. Collin helped me a lot for my ongoing phd project. / Chair of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics Géotechnique tunneling, swelling, numerical model, finite element
Prague, Czech Republic -, - Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Schmidt, Michelle doctoral researcher Outgoing CZE Due to the International Realization Budget I was able to participate in the International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC2022) in Prague, which was my first in-person conference. There I could present my research results on methandiide-based carbene complexes. I enjoyed the discussions during the poster sessions and to get in touch with other young researchers. Apart from that I listened to interesting talks which were helpful to get a broader overview with respect to current research activities in my field. Organometallic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry II - International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry
Rimini, Italy /, / Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Schmidt, Michelle doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA In August 2022 I participated in the International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC) in Rimini. During my PhD I combine experimental and computational methods, whereas on many conferences in my research field the computational methods only play a minor role during the talks. However, due to 8 parallel lectures in every slot, the ICCC offered talks on experimental as well as computational studies. During the poster session I presented the results of my research on (de)hydrogenation reactions with methandiide-based carbene complexes. There I had some interesting discussions which enabled new perspectives on my project due to scientists from slightly different research fields. Organometallic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry II / 44th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry in Rimini
Marburg, Germany Phillips-Universität Marburg, Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Schmidt, Michelle doctoral researcher Outgoing DEU I partcipated in 21st Conference on Inorganic Chemistry in September 2022. A broad audience with all research areas and latest trends in current Inorganic Chemistry and Solid-State Chemistry was present there. Through lectures on interdiscilplinary topics of inorganic chemistry I could broaden my mind to other interesting research areas. Exchange and discussions with other young scientists during the poster session and coffee breaks helped me to reflect my own research and to build up my network in the chemical community. Organometallic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry II / Wöhler-Tagung September 2022 in Marburg
Barcelona, Spain Universidad Politècnica de Cataluna, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Christ, Florian doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Total pressure data of sensors placed around tunnels show annual cycles of increasing and decreasing pressure with increasing and decreasing temperatures. To completely understand the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) system behaviour it is necessary to study to what extent these reversible pressure signals relate to the thermo-mechanical expansion of the adjacent rock formation. Therefore, it is needed to consider temperature changes in the laboratory program for swelling pressure tests. Since the soil mechanical laboratory at RUB is not equipped to conduct temperature controlled swelling pressure tests, a research stay in Barcelona (UPC) was planned where a test setup was used, where the swelling pressure cell is coupled to a temperature control system. Important results for the THM behaviour where gained, resulting in an additional chapter for the PhD of the applicant and a joint conference paper of both groups. Soil mechanics Soil mechanics, foundation engineering and geoenvironmental engineering Geotechnical Laboratory hydro-mechanical behaviour, swelling, temperature
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam /, / Economics field research Pham, Phuoc doctoral researcher Outgoing VNM The grant from Research School Plus allowed me to conduct field research in Hochiminh City Vietnam; an in-depth interviewing with key informants and a household survey were carried out in August 2019 and July 2022. I also had an opportunity to present my research results at the Urban and Regional Economics Session, YSI Asia Convening 2019 and received fruitful feedback from other researchers. Especially, I am so grateful that the Research School Plus promoted and supported the international mobility for researcher mothers like me as I could bring my child along during field research. urban issues East Asian Economics / Field research, conference visit
Houston/Texas, United States German Studies Association, // Philology conference visit Schwarz, Olga Katharina postdoc Outgoing USA In September 2022 the international and interdisciplinary 46th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association (GSA) took place in Houston, Texas. Supported by the International Mobility Programme of the RUB Research School I presented at the conference and had the opportunity to meet and exchange with colleagues working in similar fields from several American universities. Philology Literatur und anthropologisches Wissen // Conference visit; USA
Valencia, Spain Universitat de València, Facultat de Filologia, Traducció i Comunicació Philology research stay Turek, Isabella doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Thanks to Research School's and Utrecht Network's research funds I was able to spend a fruitful 1-month-stay at the University of Valencia that allowed me to further develop my PhD project on fairies in Catalan Literature of the late 19th and early 20th century. I had the opportunity to extend my network by talking for example to Rafael Roca, expert in topics and authors regarding the Valencian Renaixença (such as Teodor Llorente and Constantí Llombart), as well as to Alexandre Bataller, expert in Valencian folklore and legends. They answered a lot of my questions regarding the 'special case' of the Valencian Renaixença's authors and texts (in general and especially with regard to fairies) and they helped me to access the corresponding primary literature and provided me very helpful secondary literature. Catalan Literature Studies Prof. Dr. Roger Friedlein Filologia Catalana Catalan literature, romanticism, modernism, Valencian literature, Teodor Llorente, Constantí Llombart, research, fairies.
Pennsylvania, USA, United States Pennsylvania State University, Department of Physics, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Physics and Astronomy workshop/summer school Mostafa, Miguel
miguel@psu.edu
professor Incoming USA The key objective of this workshop was to develop and disseminate a research agenda on interconnecting software tools in real-time multi-messenger astronomy. It provided a forum for leading scientists and young researchers to foster communication within the community between developers and users with a range of expertise in the production and use of software tools that facilitates life in rapidly evolving real-time multi-messenger astronomy. High energy particle astrophysics Center for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Eberly College of Science Multimessenger, GRB, neutrinos, gamma rays
Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Cagliari e le province di Oristano e Sud Sardegna, - History field research Usadel, Marie doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The annual fieldwork campaign of the 'Making Landscape' project on the island of Sant'Antioco comprised a thorough investigation of the so-called Cannai plain (systematic survey and targeted prospection), the final steps of the excavation at the site of Grutt'i Acqua and the continuous study of the archaeological finds. During the 6 weeks of fieldwork we were able to document a great part of the ceramic finds from past excavation campaings with the help of students from the Ruhr University, who participated as part of their training. The data thus obtained form an important cornerstone of my disstertation, which is why I was very happy to be able to organize my own stay flexibly with the help of the IRB. Archaeology, Pre- and Protohistory Insitute for Archaeological Studies - Archaeology, Excavation, Prehistory, Sardinia
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women´s hospital, Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases Medicine research stay Sgodzai, Melissa
melissa.sgodzai@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I study potential factors of T-helper cell dysregulation in Immune Mediated Peripheral Neuropathy (IPN). However, Th cells are subject to an extremely broad regulatory cycle which makes pinpointing relevant factors challenging. During my research stay at the institute, I was able to work on a Th cell focused project, that have equipped me with novel knowledge and new experimental methods. These have had a huge impact on my current PhD project, since I gained a lot of inspiration for my work and were able to discuss my project with experienced researchers of my field. This directly influenced the direction of my PhD project in my home laboratory. This Research Stay helped me to build a firm ongoing collaboration/network with experienced researchers of my field, with whom I am able to continously discuss projects and ideas and design new collaboration- projects with my home institute. This experience was incredibly inspirational and will forever be unforgettable for me ! I have learned so much for my research, academical career and have grown so much as a person and as a young researcher. Getting to know so many inspirational people in my research area of immunology and neuroimmunology has been and will be of such incredible value for me. Being able to be part of the wonderful research world at Harvard and being able to internationalize my personal research profile has been my dream and aim since I started my Bachelor's degree in Biology at Ruhr University Bochum in 2013. Thank you for have making this possible for me as a young researcher at Ruhr University Bochum with your RUB Research School 'Project International' (PR.INT) !! Forever grateful for this huge impact on my early research profile ! Neuroimmunology Neuroimmunological Laboratory, Center for Clinical Research, St. Josef Hospital Bochum Vijay K. Kuchroo Laboratory Multiple Sclerosis, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelits, T-Helper cells, TH17 cells, IL17, Neuroimmunology
Washington D.C. / Arlington, United States George Mason University, The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution Protestant Theology conference visit Schell, Maximilian postdoc Outgoing USA Attending the conference and presenting my own research findings at the annual Conference of the International Association for Reconciliation Studies (IARS) was a great asset in terms of my research career. The academic exchange, the possibility of international networking as well as the experience of presenting my own research results in an international context are immensely valuable components of my post-doc career. The conference gave me the opportunity to introduce important results of my dissertation into the international discourse of reconciliation research. The conference was attended by international luminaries of the field who were able to perceive and discuss my results, which have so far been published mainly in German and within the German speaking discourse. In addition to the important professional exchange, the personal encounter with professional representatives of the USA, Japan, South Korea, Israel and Germany offered the opportunity to establish sustainable research networks based on my expertise in the field of reconciliation research. It is important for my career that, in addition to the topic of the habilitation, the research area of the dissertation remains an important factor in my research, so that acquired expertise does not fade over time. The paper itself was located in the conference panel "Reconciliation in Religion and Philosophy". The contribution addressed the question of how aggressive emotions within reconciliation processes might be addressed from a theological perspective by a "Christian Culture of Emotion". A strong drift towards forgiveness and thus an implicite delegitimization of aggressive emotions can be observed within theological reconciliation research. Against this background, in dialogue with U.S. and German conceptions and the discourses of the "affectual turn", I propose to address aggressive emotions through a Christian Culture of Emotion that includes moments of allowance as well as moments of containment of emotions in the reconciliation process. Such a culture of emotion could be relevant for reconciliation processes of transitional societies and the German context as well. Ethics / Protestant Theology Systematic Theology / Ethics Conflict Analysis and Resolution Reconciliation Research, Peace and Conflict Studies, Ethics
Amsterdam, Netherlands Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Huygens ING Philology research stay Beine, Julia Jennifer doctoral researcher Outgoing NLD From August to November 2022, I revised my PhD thesis at Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (Huygens ING). In my PhD thesis, entitled “Der servus callidus als poetologische und gesellschaftliche Reflexionsfigur auf den europäischen Bühnen der Frühen Neuzeit”, I discuss a generic type of Roman comedy and its reception. To show the multifaceted reception of the Roman trickster slave throughout European drama, I analyse English, French, German, Italian, and Neo-Latin plays which range from 1497 to 1778 exemplarily considering the respective literary tradition. The research stay at Huygens ING gave me the opportunity to discuss the theses of my PhD thesis with leading experts in the field of (Neo-)Latin drama and digital methods in classical philology, i.e., digital classics. The discursive exchange with the researchers in the TransLatin team of Dr Jan Bloemendal gave me valuable impulses for my research. It promoted critical reflection and a final sharpening of the argumentation for the revision of the respective PhD thesis chapter. Moreover, I participated in the conference „Transnational Drama within and beyond Europe, 1450–1750“ which was organised by the TransLatin team in September. The conference enriched my research and was a great networking opportunity. The research stay also strengthened the connection of the Department of Classical Philology of Ruhr University Bochum with Huygens ING. During my research stay, I acquired new skills in the fields of Neo-Latin studies and digital classics from which the entire institute can benefit. Moreover, I will aim to continue the collaboration long term and I would like to intensify research in the field of digital humanities at Ruhr University Bochum. Classics, Comparative Literature Greek Philology and Comparative Literature TransLatin Classics, Comparative Literature, European drama, Roman drama, Neo-Latin drama, slave characters, Digital Humanities
Cork , Ireland University College Cork (UCC), School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Geosciences research stay Rivera Armendariz, Cristian Abraham
Cristian.RiveraArmendariz@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing IRL In Mexico, widespread groundwater concentrations of arsenic (As), uranium (U) and fluoride (F) above drinking water standards have been detected. Elevated concentrations have mostly been associated with volcanics rocks and basin fill sediments. However, the specific processes releasing these toxic elements into groundwater have only been determined in a few areas. This information is needed to understand the mechanisms of water-rock interaction that allow in some cases, and limit in others, the mobility of these elements in groundwater; it is of crucial importance for sustainable water management, especially in (semi-)arid regions like Mexico, where the groundwater is the main source for domestic drinking water supply, irrigation, and industrial activities. In accordance with the PR.INT project submitted and accepted in June 2022, It was carried out a Research stay at the University of Cork Ireland from October 17 to November 22, 2022, with the purpose of making a microscale study of samples of volcanic rocks and basin-fill sediments, collected in the different study areas of the doctoral project, to detect the concentrations and sources of As, F and U. Hydrogeology Prof. Dr. Stefan Wohnlich Environmental Research Microscale study Raman LA-ICP-MS
Denver, United States Society of Biblical Literature, - Protestant Theology conference visit Rehr, Maira doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I visited this year’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) in Denver, Colorado, from November 19th-22nd. This annual meeting is one of largest conferences in our field. I presented a paper on the impact of forced migration on family structures in Ruth 4,11-17; and I also got in touch with many scholars working on topics close to my own. The lectures and especially the discussions afterwards and during the breaks were very enlightening. I am very grateful for the IRB that made it possible for me to present at SBL and meeting and connecting with all the scholars internationally. Hopefully, attending this conference leads to more fruitful discussions via E-Mail and Zoom. Hebrew Bible Heisenberg Chair for literary history of the Hebrew Bible - Biblical Literature, Forced Migration, The Book Ruth
Pittsburgh, PA, United States -, - Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Fischer, Enno postdoc Outgoing USA The Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association is one of the largest conferences in the philosophy of science. The 28th meeting took place in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. During the conference I presented a paper on the role of the naturalness principle in the development of new theories in particle physics. The presented paper will be published in the Conference Proceedings in the December 2023 issue (vol. 90, no. 5) of Philosophy of Science. The conference also provided ample opportunity for exchange with internationally leading researchers in the philosophy of science. Philosophy of Science Philosophy and History of Science - Philosophy, Particle Physics, Naturalness
Espoo, Finland VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Carbon neutral solutions Mechanical Engineering research stay Pathe, Sophie doctoral researcher Outgoing FIN I spent three great months at VTT in Espoo, Finland. During my research stay, we implemented different steel production pathways (including the production of hydrogen needed for direct reduction) in the Energy System Model (ESM) Backbone. We also applied the combination of the ESM with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that I had developed before, but had only applied to power systems. Steel is a basic material that is highly relevant in the transformation of energy systems (e.g. expansion of renewable energies) but also energy-intensive to produce and the current manufacturing process causes significant process-related greenhouse gas emissions. Different steel production paths were modeled between which the model can choose to determine an optimal future system. Backbone is used and LCA data is integrated to model the energy system and to find an optimal solution regarding system costs and different environmental impacts. I am glad I got the chance to get to know and work together with great people at VTT and that we will continue the work we started together. Sustainable Energy Systems Energy Systems and Energy Economics Design and operation of energy systems Energy System Model, Life Cycle Assessment, Multi-objective Optimization, Energy System Transformation, Climate Change, Environment
Arequipa, Chivay, Peru -, - Geosciences workshop/summer school Sobolewski, Linda doctoral researcher Outgoing PER In November 2022 I participated in the 14th Field Workshop on Volcanic Gases which took place in Arequipa, Peru. The workshop offered an opportunity to carry out a wide range of scientific activities around the study of volcanic gases, including conference days with oral and poster presentations in Arequipa as well as field activities on the volcanoes Sabancaya and Ubinas. During my time in Peru I was able to delve deeper into specific topics related to volcanic gases and to learn more about different measurement techniques. Additionally, the pros and cons of direct sampling and remote sensing were discussed. Due to the funding by the Research School Plus I was able to be part of this very exciting field workshop, to make new contacts, and to obtain valuable experiences and knowledge helpful for my future career in academia. volcanology, physical geography Institute of Geography, Climatology of Extreme Environments - volcanic gases, Sabancaya, direct sampling, remote sensing
London, United Kingdom University College London, Department of Computer Science Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Ayhan, Sara
sara.ayhan@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Thanks to the RUB Research School‘s funding for my Pr.Int project I could travel to London to participate at a symposium organized by the computer science department of UCL on the topic of my dissertation “Proof-Theoretic Semantics”. I gave a presentation about a paper, which will be part of my PhD thesis, in front of a highly specialized audience with lots of very established experts in this field. Among others the second supervisor of my dissertation was also present so that I could get direct feedback from him. Thus, this trip was especially valuable for me because over the three days I had plenty of opportunities to talk to him and discuss my work and his work. At this conference I realized again how much of a difference it makes to participate in person at such an event. Not only with my second supervisor but also with lots of other researchers who I was meeting again or for the first time, I had the chance to interact within the coffee/lunch breaks and over drinks in the evening. Having these informal interactions is very important, especially as an early career researcher still establishing contacts. Overall, I would say that going to this conference was a great success and will be very helpful for my dissertation and also my future career in academia. Logic Logic and Epistemology Information, Logic, and Security Logic, Philosophy, Proof-theoretic semantics
Rome, Italy Associanzione Italiana Economisti Dell´Energie (AIEE), SDA Bocconi School of Management (cooperation partner) East Asian Studies conference visit Rust, Johanna
johanna.rust@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA The virtual conference "Current and Future Challenges to Energy Security - the energy crisis, the impact on the transition roadmap" was also the 7th AIEE Energy Symposium. Organized by the Italian Affiliate of the International Association of Energy Economics, the Associazione Italiana Economist Dell´Energia (AIEE), 16 panels and 8 dual sessions were held. Mixed speakers from academic, and political institutions, think tanks or companies shared their perspectives and studies on different topics linked to energy security, energy transition, and future challenges and opportunities. My contribution as a panelist speaker was in the session on "Energy transition and energy security efforts" with the title "Security as a Changing Parameter/Factor in Foreign Energy and Security Policy and the Implementation: The Case of the European Union and the People´s Republic of China in Central Asia". EU-China relations in energy and security policies International Political Economy of East Asia Practice of Energy Economics Energy Security; Future Challenges; Energy Crisis; Transition Roadmap;
Vienna, Austria United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, n.a. Social Science field research Bohlen , Rafael doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT From August 2022 to December 2022, I spent three months working with the Civil Society Unit of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). This stay allowed me to learn more about the UNODC’s endeavors to fight organized crime, including current and future challenges, and the inclusion of civil society organizations. Despite broadening my network, the stay provided insight views that allow me to steer my Ph.D. project closer to current and future policy debates. Social Science Faculty for Social Science n.a. Organized Crime, Gangs, Global Governance, Civil Society Organizations, United Nations
Marseille, France Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem), DRE History research stay Freund, Christina doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA During my research stay at the Mucem (Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean)I gathered data on-site and in close collaboration with the museum staff to analyse how they perceive and deal with religious plurality in their daily museum work, what their intentions are, and how they incorporate religious plurality in exhibitions and educational programs. The Mucem is the only national museum that communicates European history from a Mediterranean perspective. They consider monotheism to be a distinguishing feature of European culture and therefore dedicate relatively wide exhibition spaces and a lot of personal resources to displaying and educating visitors on religious plurality. Furthermore, the Mucem obtains sub-collections dedicated to beliefs, religions, and religious contact-zones. During my research stay I interviewed staff members, participated in staff meetings and public museum events and collected data about contemporary and passed exhibitions. Also I learned a lot about the particularities of working in a french national museum and connected with international researchers in my field. Museum Studies, Religious Plurality, Memory and Heritage Studies Prof. Dr. Nicola Brauch Aude Fanlo Ethnography, Museum Studies, Religious Purality, European Identity, Exhibition analysis, Expert Interviews, Qualitative Research, Museum Education
Columbia, United States University of Missouri, Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Jörges, Mike doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I visited the group of Prof. Dr. Walensky which focused on actinide chemistry. During this project, I tested our ylidic ligands in combination with actinides. It was a great opportunity to learn how to work with radioactive elements and I am very grateful that I got this opportunity. Overall, the project went very well and we were able to learn a lot about the binding properties of our ligands. Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry 2 Prof. Dr. Walensky Ylide, Yldiide, metallized ylide, carbene complex, f-block element, metal-ligand bonding, Actinide, Lanthanide
Washington D.C., United States Joint Statistical Meetings 2022, - Mathmatics conference visit Kutta, Tim doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Thanks to the partial funding of the research school, I was able to attend Joint Statistical Meetings 2022, a first-class statistics conference. This has allowed me to make personal connections with other researchers in the field and generate attention for my own research during an invited talk. Statistics Statistics - Joint Statistical Meetings, American Statistical Association
Aberdeen, United Kingdom University of Aberdeen, Institute of Mathematics Mathmatics other Martin, Benjamin
B.Martin@abdn.ac.uk
professor Incoming GBR I held a VIP grant from mid-2017 to mid-2019. This enabled me to make a series of visits to Bochum. The main purpose was to support the work of the PhD students Maike Gruchot and Falk Bannuscher, who were supervised by Prof Dr Gerhard Roehrle. They were working on topics related to reductive and pseudo-reductive algebraic groups, including the theory of G-complete reducibility. Both have successfully completed their PhDs. During my visits I also continued research with Roehrle, Dr Michael Bate (York) and Dr David Stewart (Newcastle). We studied the structure of pseudo-reductive algebraic groups and links with geometric invariant theory. We ran a Spring School on Complete Reducibility in April 2018 and a Summer School on Perspectives in Linear Algebraic Groups in August 2019. These were aimed at PhD students and postdocs. I'm very grateful to the Research School at the University of Bochum for their support. Mathematics Algebra Prof. Dr. Peter Eichelsbacher algebraic groups; complete reducibility; geometric invariant theory; spherical buildings
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Haifa University, Israel Tel Aviv University, Ira Avneri Philology conference visit Schade, Julia postdoc Outgoing ISR The participation at the International Brecht Symposium was an important opportunity for me to 1) discuss my research on decolonial and diasporic aspects of Brecht’s work with an international research community and 2) to establish links with international scholars in order to prepare an application for the german-israeli “Minerva” program next year. The topic of this year’s symposium “Brecht in Dark Times. Racism, Political Oppression, and Dictatorship” was highly relevant to my research because it focuses on aspects of racism in Brecht’s work and addresses contemporary questions of diaspora and war. With my contribution about Brecht’s “Fatzer” I aimed to show not only how this diasporic experience finds itself in his writings but also how Brecht himself reflected on exile, racism, sexism, war and colonial violence. Within the Brecht community there has been little work from a decolonial perspective yet which is why I was lucky to engage into conversation with international scholars on the topic. The conference was also an important opportunity for me to discuss my plan to apply for the german-israeli “Minerva” program with colleagues whom I hat meetings with before and after the conference (Ira Avneri (Tel Aviv University), Freddie Rokem (Tel Aviv University, Amir Farjoun (CUNY), Daphna Ben-Shaul (Tel Aviv University)). The MINERVA program is intended to bring together young Israeli and German scientists and to establish new collaborative efforts through conferences and workshop. The conference was therefore essential, specifically at this time of my career, to establish contacts with colleagues on future projects as well as to establish myself independently in a wider international community. Last but not least, this conference allowed me an international exchange and conversation with colleagues which -- due to the pandemic -- has not been possible for almost three years. Performance, decolonial theory, documentary practices, postcolonial artistic practices Oliver Fahle Dror Harari Brecht, Decolonial theory, Patzer
Athens, Greece Belgian and Italian School at Athens, Italian School of Archaeology at Athens and Belgian School at Athens History conference visit Bertelli, Anna postdoc Outgoing GRC The topic of the international interdisciplinary workshop “Borders in first millennium BC Crete”, organized by the Belgian and the Italian Archaeological Schools in Athens, is the link between establishing borders and the formation of the city. The topic of my research project is the formation of the city of Gortyn on Crete and in Athens I presented for the first time the results of the joint scientific cooperation between University of Bochum and University of Padova on the island of Crete. Our presentation “Borders and focal points in Gortyn at the beginning of the first millennium BC” gave an overview about our excavations and findings, together with a comprehensive review of all the data on the first phases of Gortyn. Therefore, we tried to highlight a new possible view of the formation of the rising city. The discussion after the presentation and meeting up with the experts on this topic was highly fruitful. Classical Archaeology Akademische Rätin Ghent University & University of Verona Borders Crete Archaeology Gortyn Ceramic City formation
Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University, Civil Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Zeitouny, Jude doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR My Ph.D. project focuses on mechanized tunneling in naturally cemented soil which is replicated in the lab by Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP). Despite being a recent, environmentally friendly subject of study, applying bio-cementation in civil engineering labs is still challenging. During the end of October and November 2022, I had the chance to visit the lab of Cambridge University for six weeks and gain knowledge from the leading experts there on MICP. This visit enabled me to gain a deep understanding of the process of bacteria cultivation. Throughout the tests I conducted there, I developed practical experience in studying the mechanical properties of MICP-treated soil. In addition to the technical expertise, being there allowed me to establish my desired international network at the professional and peer levels. Moreover, it was great to attend lectures from professors who are considered the progenitors and founders of geotechnical engineering. The entire experience in the UK was fruitful, beneficial to my research, and resulted in a priceless personal experience. I am deeply thankful for the support of RUB Research School! Geotechnical Engineering Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics Department of Engineering - Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group Bio-cementation, Microbial Induced calcite precipitation, MICP
Chicago, United States AGU Fall Meeting 2022, AGU Fall Meeting 2022 Geosciences conference visit Mebrahtu, Tesfay Kiros postdoc Outgoing USA The support of the International Mobility Programme (Int.Mo.P) allowed me to foster networking and international research collaboration. Attending the AGU Falling Meeting 2022 held in Chicago helped me to establish and nurtured professional contacts, learn more about the research of others in my field, discuss recent topics in my area of research, and broaden my academic horizons. This provides me a great opportunity to bring my research work to the attention of others. Slope stability and geomechanical numerical modelling Applied Geology AGU Fall Meeting 2022 AGU, Research collaboration, Oral, Poster
Linköping, Sweden Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) Mechanical Engineering research stay Hoebertz, Mark
mark.hoebertz@isse.rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE The main occasion of doing this stay is to improve my data set for writing my PhD thesis about Service Portfolio Management: During my time abroad, I will conduct further interviews to get better insights into the Swedish view on managing the service portfolio in the mechanical engineering industry. Service Portfolio Management Industrial Sales and Service Engineering Industrial Management (INDEK) Service Portfolio Management; Service Management; Field Research; Linköping; Sweden
Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law IEE research stay Hofmann, Laura doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I completed a research visit at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. During my research visit, I had the opportunity to present my doctoral research in a small forum at the Centre and received fruitful feedback and questions that will help me strengthen my research. The research visit provided me with plenty of opportunities to discuss my research in informal settings too. I benefitted from exchanges and meetings with academic members of the Lauterpacht Centre and other visiting fellows as well as from attending lectures and talks throughout my research visit. The research visit, including the experience of presenting my doctoral research in a 'new' forum, was an extremely valuable opportunity that has helped me finalize parts of my PhD. International human rights law; international cultural heritage law / / research visit, international law, Cambridge, Lauterpacht Centre
Cambridge, United States Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Education Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Brand, Charleen
charleen.brand@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing USA I have stayed at the Learning, Innovation and Technology Lab, led by Prof. Bertrand Schneider, for three months. The LIT lab is part of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. During my stay I was able to participate not only in various colloquia of the working group that I was visiting but also participated in a range of events with a focus on research, career and social networking. For instance, I joined the weekly colloquium of PhD students at Harvard Graduate School, in which PhD students presented their thesis work. I also attended the Grad School fest, which allowed for networking between students from different Harvard graduate schools. In my project, I acquired new knowledge on the method of eye tracking. Together with Bertrand Schneider, we conducted an experimental study that compared students' learning from erroneous mathematical solution attempts in two experimental conditions. The participants were instructed to study these solution attempts as a preparation for learning prior to an instruction. We recorded participants' gaze movements during this study phase. We collected the data of Harvard students. The data is currently being analyzed and will be published in the course of this year. Learning Sciences/ Educational Psychology Educational Psychology and Technology Learning, Innovation and Technology Lab instructional science, learning sciences, eye tracking, experimental study, research stay
Geneva, Switzerland Universite de Geneve, Law Faculty Law other Bertamini, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing CHE From March 8 to 12 I participated as a Judge in the European Friendlies of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The Jessup Competition is the largest and oldest international law competition worldwide and brings together hundreds of teams from over 130 countries every year. Staying involved with Jessup is the perfect opportunity to stay up to date on recent and often contentious issues of international law, discuss research and views and network. This year's case again involved issues close to my own field of research (property under international law), which is why I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to participate! International Law LS für öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger M.PP. (Harvard) / Jessup Moot Court, International Law, Sanctions, Occupation, Humanitarian Law
Liege, Belgium Université de Liège , / Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Schoen, Maximilian
maximilian.schoen@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL In the framework of my doctoral work on numerical modelling of tunnel excavation in swellable clay rocks, I undertook a research stay with Prof. Collin at University of Liege for one week. The collaboration with Prof. Collin helped me a lot for my ongoing phd project. / Chair of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics / tunneling, swelling, numerical model, finite element
Marinella di Selinunte, Sicily, Italy Parco Archeologico di Selinunte, University of Bonn, German Mission History research stay Rafflenbeul, Theresa doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA In March 2023, with the support of the Research School, I was able to realise the first part of a project that is an essential cornerstone of my dissertation. This dissertation deals with questions concerning the economy and use of natural raw materials in Iron Age and Archaic western Sicily (c. 1000-500 BC). The material base that is indispensable for this question has now been collected and documented to a large extent during the stay in the archaeological park of Selinunte. The project deals in particular with architectural pottery finds, i.e. tiles, clay pipes and the like, which were produced on the edge of the archaic city of Selinunte. In order to investigate the economic network of the region, it will be analysed to which places the products from the workshops were traded. For this purpose, the finds were first sifted from the inventory of older excavations and promising examples were selected, which were then photographed, drawn, described and inventoried. In a second step, samples were taken and chemically characterised by means of X-ray fluorescence analysis. This specific signature can then be compared with finds from other sites to generate scientific evidence for an inter-regional trade network, which is ultimately an essential part of the dissertation project. Classical Archaeology Classical Archaeology Classical Archaeology Greek Archaeology, Sicily, Archaeometry, Magna Graecia, Pottery, Material Analysis
Gothenburg, Sweden -, - Medicine conference visit Wulf, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing SWE The in-person participation of an AD/PD conference has been on my personal agenda since the start of my doctoral thesis and my application for the International Realization Budget. In addition, it was the largest conference I attended so far, with more than 4,000 participants from 62 different countries worldwide! With a strong focus on research regarding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, it was a highly relevant conference visit for my own research project. I learned a lot during the various talks and met researchers from all over the world, opening up opportunities for future collaborations. Thus, I could expand my personal network and further improve my own expertise in the research area of neurodegenerative diseases. In summary, the visit in Gothenburg will be extremely valuable for my future in the scientific community. Proteomics Medizinisches Proteom-Center - Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, neurodegeneration
Melbourne, Australia Monash University, Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Ayhan, Sara
sara.ayhan@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS Thanks to the RUB Research School‘s funding for my Pr.Int project I could go to Melbourne for a 4-week research stay at one of the world’s leading centres for my PhD subject, which is in philosophical logic. During this time, I had the opportunity to present my work in the group’s research colloquium and thus, to get extensive feedback from an expert audience. It was especially helpful that the research group consisted not only of philosophers but also logicians from the computer science department, since the paper I presented is very much at the intersection between computer science and philosophy. Hence, I could get very useful feedback which I can rarely get at other venues. Also, next to presenting my work at the colloquium, I had weekly meetings with my host, who is especially known for his work on topics closely related to my PhD thesis. He was most generous with his time, and we discussed several of my papers in great detail. Getting his feedback on this was most valuable for me and greatly contributed to the fact that I was able to put the finishing touches on my PhD thesis during my time in Melbourne. Moreover, I had the chance for other personal one-to-one meetings with several logicians working in Melbourne. One of these encounters was very special for the reason that the professor has already retired and does not travel overseas anymore, so basically the only chance to meet him personally is in Melbourne. Despite his retirement, he came to the university to meet me and to discuss questions I had sent him before, which was an invaluable opportunity for me. Overall, I am very certain that doing this research stay was a great success, that it helped finishing my dissertation and that it strengthened important personal contacts for my future career in academia. Logic Logic and Epistemology Logic logic philosophy proof theory
Ankara and Southeast Anatolia, Turkey /, / History research stay Schneider, Gordana doctoral researcher Outgoing TUR My research stay began at the Archaeological Museum in Ankara (Museum of Anatolian Civilization). I received permission in advance from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Museums to work in the museums and their depots. Despite this official permission, working in the depot was not possible - as planned. Instead, the Turkish colleagues in Ankara supported me with an inventory list. This allowed me to continue working on the catalogue with regard to materials and measures. In Diyarbakir, work in the archaeological museum and in the depot was also not possible, despite permission from the ministry. So I took photos to complete my catalogue. I was able to revise some contexts. I also visited the site Çayönü because of the architectural development in the Neolithic period and to compare it with other temporary sites. It was very important to work on the site and to see it on air. Neolithic Institut für archäologische Wissenschaften / Neolithic in Southwest Asia, field research, excavation, new approach that includes archaeology, neurobiology, epigenetic, art history and the "Neolithic package"
Neuchâtel, Switzerland University of Neuchâtel , History Department Philology research stay Stocker, Laura doctoral researcher Incoming CHE My dissertation project focuses on the history of the modern Middle East in the period between 1918 and 1946. I examine the transformation of the political economy and the social constitution of Bedouin tribal groups in the course of the formation of territorial states. During my stay at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Ruhr-University Bochum, I focused on two case studies concerning important elite (shaykh) families in Syria and Iraq and their role in imperial and colonial politics during the late- and post-Ottoman periods. I worked in close cooperation and regularly exchanged with Prof. Johann Büssow and other colleagues from the Institute. I presented my research results in the framework of a doctoral colloquium as well as in a meeting of the ERC-Project "LOOP" led by Prof. Johann Büssow. I also co-organized a methodological discussion session on Global and Micro-History. Further, I have organized together with Prof. Johann Büssow from the RUB and Prof. Jordi Tejel from the University of Neuchâtel, a one-day workshop that will take place at the RUB on June 17, 2023, on "Current trends in Rural and Borderland Studies". Another result of the cooperation with other scholars during my stay at the RUB is the configuration of a master seminar that I will teach together with Dr. David Jordan, researcher and assistant at the RUB, in the winter semester 2023/24. History of the Modern Middle East Prof. Jordi Tejel Prof. Johann Büssow History of the Modern Middle East, Bedouin Tribes, Syria and Iraq
Barcelona, Spain University of Barcelona, Barcelona Institute for Analytic Philosophy Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Kuipers, Eline doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Thanks to the PR.INT funding of the Research School, I was able to visit the Workshop Representational Formats in Agency at the University of Barcelona, Spain. The workshop focused on the role played by mental representations in agency and how mental representations in different formats may interact in intentional action. I was happy to be able to present and discuss my work with specialists when it comes to representational formats. It was also very fruitful to listen to and engage with the other speakers of the workshop, such as Elisabeth Pacherie and Jacob Beck. Philosophy Peter Brössel Rethinking Conscious Agency philosophy, action, agency, mental representation, format
Brussels, Belgium The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium, Brussels School of Governance East Asian Studies conference visit Rust, Johanna
johanna.rust@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL The Conference “The European Union in International Affairs – Europe´s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World” (EUIA23) was organized by the Brussels School of Governance (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Egmont – The Royal Institute for International Relations and other partners. From May 3rd to 5th, over fifty panels were held by around 300 participants from doctoral students to Chairmans of EU Committees. Topics were wide ranging from internal debates on the EU´s challenges to international debates such as the Green Deal in Africa as part of the EU´s financing. Or security challenges beyond the EU´s borders. Our panel, titled “Connectivity and Security: The Case of EU-Asia Relations” tackled Data Security concepts of the EU and China, Chinese routes´ transport security across Eurasia, Climate Change in Green Taxonomy Discourses and the EU and China in Central Asia – (Dis)Connecting with Energy and Security Issues. EU-China relations in energy and security policies International Political Economy of East Asia Brussels School of Governance International affairs, European Union foreign policy, security policy, connectivity, energy security, China, Central Asia
San Cipirello, Palermo, Sicily, Italy University of Innsbruck, Institute for Archaeologies History research stay Rafflenbeul, Theresa doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA In April/May 2023, with the support of the Research School, I was able to realise the second part of a project that is an essential cornerstone of my dissertation. This dissertation deals with questions concerning the economy and use of natural raw materials in Iron Age and Archaic western Sicily (c. 1000-500 BC). During this stay in San Cipirello/PA I was able to investigate the comparative material, which was probably imported from the workshops of Selinunte to the indegenous settlement of Monte Iato in the hinterland of Sicily. The project deals in particular with architectural pottery finds, i.e. tiles, clay pipes and the like, which were produced on the edge of the archaic city of Selinunte. In order to investigate the economic network of the region, it will be analysed to which places the products from the workshops were traded. For this purpose, the finds were first sifted from the inventory of older excavations and promising examples were selected, which were then photographed, drawn, described and inventoried. In a second step, the finds were chemically characterised by means of X-ray fluorescence analysis. This specific signature can then be compared with finds from Selinunte to generate scientific evidence for an inter-regional trade network, which is ultimately an essential part of the dissertation project. Classical Archaeology Classical Archaeology Classical Archaeology, Monte Iato Research Project Greek Archaeology, Sicily, Archaeometry, Magna Graecia, Pottery, Material Analysis
Jaén, Spain Universidad de Jaén, Law Faculty Law other Bertamini, Maximilian doctoral researcher Outgoing ESP Thanks to the invaluable support of the Research School's IRB program I was able to follow an invitation by the European Centre for Space Law to participate as a Judge in the 2023 European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Moot Court for International Outer Space Law in Jaén, Spain. Over five days I got to meet students and young professionals from many different countries. We discussed current matters of outer space law, such as the use of lasers against satellites and questions of liability for damages resulting from space operations. The event allowed me to deepen and fortify my knowledge on outer space law and expand my network greatly. International Law (Outer Space Law) LS Prof. Thielbörger (International Law, Public Law) Cátedra Universitaria AstroÁndalus Manfred Lachs Moot Court, Outer Space Law
San Jose, California, United States CLEO US conference, ETIT Electrical Engineering and Information Technology conference visit Anonymous doctoral researcher Outgoing USA The funding of the PR.INT research school allowed me to the travel to one of the biggest conferences about laser and photonics technology in the world: The CLEO US 2023 in San Jose, California. Here I could present my latest research, which is a world-record single-cycle THz source from a lab-based setup in terms of average power. It was not only nice to present my results, but I also appreciated the exchange of ideas with other people from my community and got a broader view what are currently the "hot topics" in photonics. The discussions in the coffee breaks allowed to exchange e-mails for possible future collaborations. The connected trade fair, with a selected number of companies from the photonics industry, allowed also to discuss newest products. Furthermore, I want to highlight that this was my first visit to the United States of America, which gave me, besides the scientific perspective, also a cultural perspective to the country. Terahertz, THz, Laser development PULS PULS THz, Record power, photonics, Electro-Optics
Toronto, Canada University of Toronto, Department of Cell & Systems Biology Biology and Biotechnology research stay McFarlane, Heather professor Incoming CAN Profs. McFarlane & Ebert have established a collaboration to combine cell biology (McFarlane) with plant biochemistry (Ebert) to uncover molecular mechanisms that regulate plant cell wall synthesis. This collaboration will involve cooperative research efforts, students/postdoc exchanges, joint grant applications, and co-authored publications. Plant Cell Biology . . plant cell biology, plant cell walls, biochemistry, biomaterials, glycosylation
Hong Kong, China The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Ye, Xuling doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN Under the research guidance from Prof. Jack Cheng and knowledge exchange with his research group in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), I got a better understanding of the improvement direction of my current research and built good connection with related researchers in Hong Kong. During my research visit, my first supervisor Prof. Markus König visited Hong Kong and gave three seminar talks in three universities, which are the HKUST, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The visit sets the first landmark on the collaboration between Ruhr-University Bochum and these universities in Hong Kong. Blockchain and smart contract adoption in construction management Chair of Computing in Engineering BIM Lab Research Team Building Information Modeling, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Construction Management
1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA, United States Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry invitation of guest scientist Menon , Anant K. professor Incoming USA Prof. Menon is an expert on Lipid transporters and model membrane systems. He visited for a Lipid transporter symposium in the Department of Biochemistry II. Several talks from PhD students Prof. Menon were held, accompanied by valuable input and vivid discussions. Furthermore, private meetings for the PhD students with Prof. Menon throughout the week were used for intense discussions. Furthermore, a joint postdoc project was discussed together with preliminary experiments on samples Prof. Menon brought from his lab. Lipid Trafficking, Lipid transporters, Scramblases Menon Lab Biochemistry II Scramblases, Lipid transporters, Sterols, Lipids, Membrane transporters, Liposomes
Carbonia (Sardinia), Italy Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la Città metropolitana di Cagliari e le province di Oristano e sud Sardegna, Museo Archeologico Villa Sulcis Carbonia History research stay Anonymous doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA From May 7th to May 28th of 2023, I was able to spend my first IRB-funded research stay in Sardinia. With permission of the archaeological superintendence, it was possible to document archaeological finds from the archive of Museo Archeologico Villa Sulcis in Carbonia. Most of these finds are stone tools attributed to the locality of Su Fossu Tundu and have received little attention in research so far. In addition to the detailed documentation of these objects – that could provide vital information about prehistoric resource procurement techniques in south-western Sardinia – I have taken the opportunity to meet local scientists and thereby expand my own research network. After visits to Prof. Paolo Valera at the Geology Faculty of the University of Cagliari and to Dr. Carla Perra – director of the Sistema Museale di Carbonia (SiMuC) and the excavation of the Nuraghe Sirai – there are now opportunities for a guest residency at the University of Cagliari as well as access to further archaeological find complexes that would be very beneficial for my personal research. Economic and Raw Material Archaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Il deposito dei reperti Archaeology, Stone tools, Resource extraction, Prehistory, Mining
Tel Aviv University, Israel Tel Aviv University, Department of Theatre Arts Philology conference visit Anonymous postdoc Outgoing ISR The research workshop of the Israeli Science Foundation “Critical Performance on Site” was originally meant to take place in 2020 and had been postponed because of the COVID-19-pandemic. Now it was realized in May 2023 and was a great opportunity for me to deepen my exchange with colleagues from Tel Aviv University who I have known from a previous conference visit and a longterm cooperation between Goethe University and Tel Aviv University. I presented my recent research on the oceanic as a mode to rethink performance and got great and productive feedback from the Israeli and international audience. I could also broaden my already existing contacts with Israeli scholars with whom I am preparing an application for the german-israeli “Minerva” program next year. This conference allowed me an international exchange in person which -- due to the pandemic – was very rare throughout my current postdoc. Media and Performance Studies Oliver Fahle Daphna Ben-Schaul Ocean; Decolonial Theorie, Performance
Neot Semadar, Israel Weizmann Institut of Science, Faculty of Physics Physics and Astronomy field research Weimann, Sven doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR As part of PR.INT, I spent a month at the LAST observatory in Israel. LAST is an array of optical telescopes for the systematic survey of the sky on sub-day time scales. The development of the telescope is a joint project between the RUB, DESY in Berlin and the Weizmann Institute. My research group is developing optical components at RUB to measure polarization of astronomical sources. During my stay I installed the self-developed components in the LAST observatory and performed measurements at night. I have also had the opportunity to talk to project members based at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot and develop joint projects. Astrophysics AIRUB Department of Particle Physics & Astrophysics Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Telescopes, Technical Development
Brussels, Belgium Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Centre for the Study of the Flemish Primitives History research stay Avkiran, Melis doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL From January to June 2023, I was in Brussels for a six-month research stay. My host institution was the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) and its Flemish Primitives Study Centre. The main purpose of the stay was to complete my dissertation on the painter Hans Memling. The KIK-IRPA and its various departments (documentation, conservation/restoration, laboratories) offer a unique environment for scientific exchange. I presented the results of my research to experts in the field of early Netherlandish painting and tested my theses. I presented my research in two lectures, one at the beginning (February) of my stay and one at the end (June). The KIK-IRPA offered me a broad academic network in which I could present my work and place it within the current research landscape. At the same time, I was given exclusive access to the current research project on the painter Hans Memling (Musea Brugge), in which the KIK-IRPA is participating. I had access to the excellent documentation material on the aforementioned painter and was thus able to deepen my knowledge anew. At the same time, I participated in the open access digitisation project of the study centre (Friedlander Database). Art History Department for Art History - hans memling, early netherlandish painting, kik-irpa, centre for the study of the flemish primitives, flemish primitives, art history, history, restoration, scientific imagery, archives, bruges, flanders, brussels, 15th century, conservation, cultural heritage, belgium
Bochum, Germany RUB, Dept. of International Political Economy of East Asia (IPEEA) East Asian Studies conference visit Paulo, Mireia doctoral researcher Incoming DEU The European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference, a major forum for academics and policymakers to discuss the role of the EU in addressing global challenges, took place from 3-5 May 2023. The eighth edition focused on the theme of “Europe’s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World.” #EUIA23 was jointly organized by the Brussels School of Governance at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BSoG-VUB), the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), the Institut d’études européennes at the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB), Egmont – the Royal Institute for International Relations, and the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) of the University of Warwick. The conference was held in person in Brussels at the Royal Academy of Sciences and featured high-level keynote speakers, roundtables, an editors’ debate of leading academic journals, and cutting-edge multidisciplinary presentations by leading scholars from around the globe. During the first day, Mireia Paulo participated in a panel entitled “Connectivity and Security: The Case of EU-Asia Relations”. The panel consisted of Ph.D. candidates from RUB and UDE and was moderated by Prof. Sebastian Bersick, Executive Director of the Centre for EU- Asia Connectivity (CEAC), Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Jean Monnet Chair, and Head of Department, International Political Economy of East Asia, Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Panellist 1 Mireia Paulo, Ruhr-Universität Bochum:“Conceptualisation of Data Security: A Comparison of the European and Chinese Approach” Panellist 2 Yuqiao Li, Ruhr-Universität Bochum: “Maintaining Chinese routes’ transport security across Euroasia” Panellist 3 Bohyun Kim, Universität Duisburg-Essen: “Legitimizing nuclear energy as green: EU’s- and South Korea’s securitization of 2050 Net-Zero” Panellist 4 Johanna Rust, Ruhr-Universität Bochum: “EU-China Energy Policy: The Case Study of Central Asia Data Governance: IR, EU-China Relations, Legal Studies International Political Economy of East Asia (IPEEA) International Political Economy of East Asia (IPEEA) EU, China, Asia, Connectivity, Data, Internet, Security, Governance
Zagreb, Croatia Institut Ruđer Bošković, Division of Physical Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Spula, Carolina
carolina.spula@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV The aim of my doctoral research is the deeper understanding of the formation of various carbon-R bonds (R= C or B) under photochemical and mechanochemical conditions. Mechanochemistry describes the performance of neat chemical reactions under the impact of mechanical energy, which leads to an enormous reduction of chemical solvents. Further, light produces no additional waste and can therefore be considered as one of the greenest energy sources available making the combination of Mechano- and Photochemistry highly attractive in terms of Green Chemistry. My thesis includes the investigation on a suitable combination of Mechano- and Photochemistry by designing a novel reactor, which meets the emerging requirements and examination the milling parameters. Through the PR.INT Research School grant, I had the opportunity to visit the laboratory of Dr. Krunoslav Užarević at the Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, Croatia in June 2023, who is specialized on the design of novel ball mills. Working in his working group offered me the opportunity to investigate various milling parameters by using his custom-made photochemically equipped ball mill. During my two week stay, I was able to compare his photo-mechanochemical set-up equipped with Hg-lamps with our custom-made LED-photoreactor, which helped me in understanding the effect of different light sources and therefore different energies on my model reaction. In addition, networking with his working group and colleagues has helped to expand my scientific network and opened the opportunities for future scientific collaborations. Photo-Mechanochemistry Inorganic Chemistry I - Borchardt Group Laboratory for Applied and Sustainable Chemistry - Užarević Group photochemistry, mechanochemistry, green chemistry, coupling reactions, mill types, modification
Zagreb, Croatia University of Zagreb / Ruder Boskovic Institute, Faculty of Science Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Spula, Carolina
carolina.spula@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV My PhD thesis deals with the deeper understanding of the formation of various carbon-R bonds (R= C or B) under photochemical and mechanochemical conditions. This includes the investigation on a suitable combination of Mechano- and Photochemistry by designing a novel reactor, which meets the emerging requirements and examination the milling parameters. The PR.INT Research School grant gave me the opportunity to attend the conference on Solid State Science and Research (SCIRES23) which took place in Zagreb (Croatia) in June 2023. Here, I was able to present my research in front of an international audience of scientists from all scientific fields including traditional chemistry, mechanochemistry, and physics. During the scientific discussion, the knowledge and expertise of various researchers helped me in solving present problems and have launched new ideas for future projects. Further, I had the possibility to build up my own network being indispensable for my doctoral thesis and my future scientific career. Photo-Mechanochemistry Inorganic Chemistry I - Borchardt Group Department of Chemistry solid-state, chemistry, physics, geology, mechanochemistry, photochemistry
Lomé, Sokodé, Togo University of Lomé, History History research stay Amoussou-Moderan, Fidel
Fidel.amoussou-moderan@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing TGO Abstract of PhD Project: African agency in the fight against Fascism and National Socialism is still not sufficiently studied in historiography. Leaving out this part of history is neither an innocent mistake nor a coincidence. Still, it could be rather an act of actively banning African agencies from our collective memory and remembrance culture. In my dissertation project, I study “forgotten” Black resisters who have been subjected to arrest warrants, prison and/or death sentences, as well as victims of the colonial and fascist policies of Vichy in the Military Tribunal of Dakar. By studying the resistance of African dissidents in French Western Africa between 1940 and 1942, I will delineate the discordant and complex history of the Black “Transnational Resistance” in wartime. The scope of the PhD project will extend beyond the year 1942 by analyzing the transfer of narrations, including its functions and its evolutions from the post-war period to the present time. Aim of the Archive consultation in Togo in March 2023: The objective of this archive consultation was to recover the trajectory of Africans impacted by the Vichy Trans-Imperial violence, because of their dissident activities. My academic interest was focused on the "S.L.IC.A” network (Service de Liaison et d'Informations de la Côte d'Afrique, ), a transnational organization that recruited Africans to spy on the Vichy regime. This transnational organization recruited agents from the usual people (cattle traders, businessmen, travelers, mandated administrators, etc.) to cross the border between Togo, the Gold Coast, and Benin/Nigeria. In the Dakar archives, I also aimed to consult all the information concerning the M.A. (Menée anti-national) Anti-National Initiative from Vichy and its interaction with the Dakar Military Tribunal in Togo, Dahomey and the border of Nigeria and Ghana. History Transnational Studies Public Records of Lomé Transnational Resistance, WWII in Africa , Global War, Black Narratives and Black African Veteran remembrance, State Repression, Exile and Trajectories.
London, United Kingdom Imperial College London, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering conference visit Nitsch, Antonia doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR Since my PhD project is focussing on the implementation and realisation of a novel numerical framework for expansive soils, there was no better place to present it than at the 10th NUMGE in London. The conference series “NUMGE” is the most prestigious conference about Numerical Methods in my field of studies, hosted by the European Regional Technical Committee 7 for Numerical Methods (ERTC7) and the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). After a pandemic caused delay, finally the 10th Edition took place this June at Imperial College in London with three days of exciting and inspiring lectures by experts and scientists from all over the world. The funding by IRB enabled me to present the progress of my PhD project in front of a renowned audience, to exchange ideas with fellow scientists during coffee breaks, to get feedback and new input about my work. The setting of Imperial College London an the city in general made this conference very special - including a conference dinner on the River Thames! Soil mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering Chair of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics Geotechnics Section Geotechnical Engineering, Numerical methods, Constitutive Modelling, ISSMGE
Szeged, Hungary ELI-ALPS laser research center, THz group Electrical Engineering and Information Technology research stay Anonymous doctoral researcher Outgoing HUN Thanks to the funding from PR.INT (Research School), I got the opportunity to visit the world-renowned laboratory from Prof. József Fülöp’s group at the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-ALPS) in Szeged, Hungary. The very modern research center is one of the main three laser research centers in Europe and funded by the European Union. Prof. József Fülöp’s group is specialized in THz pump – probe spectroscopy and I had a challenging material with me: water. Even though ubiquitous in the world, its chemical properties are still not fully understood. THz spectroscopy can give insight about the water molecule network. In particular, with this research stay we had very high electric fields available, that we could try non-linear THz transmission spectroscopy. Even though the time was limited to 1 month, we already acquired our first dataset and are now in the position to analyze the data. THz, Physics Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science (PULS) THz group THz, Terahertz, THz-TDS, water, spectroscopy
Shanghai, China Fudan University, SIRPA East Asian Studies field research Paulo, Mireia doctoral researcher Outgoing CHN As the wave of digitalization sweeps across economies and societies, governments are gaining a deeper understanding of the immense value and potential power held within digital data. Data now serves as a critical driver of economic growth, fueling competition among various actors and challenging established notions of power structures, sovereignty, and security. Consequently, data governance has evolved into a fiercely contested political arena, influenced by diverging interests, norms, and values. This research project, therefore, aims to examine and compare the data governance models employed by the European Union and China. During the research stay, I conducted expert interviews with scholars from renowned institutions such as Fudan University (China), Kobe University (Japan), and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Additionally, I interviewed several practitioners from the legal field and official organizations, e.g., the Cyber Security Association of China. Conducting research in mainland China, especially on sensitive matters, required a personalized approach, relying on personal networks, and effective communication in the local language (Mandarin). The opportunity to visit mainland China proved invaluable, enriching the research project and enabling in-depth analysis. Furthermore, the field trip also opened up possibilities for ongoing collaboration, expansion, and the establishment of new partnerships involving RUB, the Faculty of East Asian Studies, and the Department of International Political Economy of East Asia. Read more: https://ceac-rub.org/2023-youth-innovation-competition-on-global-governance-yicgg2023/ and https://ceac-rub.org/renewed-cooperation-enhances-academic-partnership-and-student-exchange-programme/ Data Governance, EU-China Relations, Legal Studies International Political Economy of East Asia (IPEEA) SIRPA EU, China, Data Governance, Internet, Security
Zagreb, Croatia Ruđer Bošković Institute , Division of Physical Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry conference visit Rappen, Marisol doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV One of the focal points of my doctoral research involves the investigation of pivotal parameters influencing mechanochemical reactions, which are usually overlooked in typical screenings. For this reason, parameters like the movement pattern and geometry of the milling ball, as well as the reaction temperature need to be examined, as these are important, yet, usually not observed parameters. To address this gap, it is imperative to systematically investigate factors such as the ball movement and geometry of the milling media, alongside the critical factor of reaction temperature. While these variables are of paramount importance, they tend to be overlooked in standard analyses. Through the generous support of the Pr.int Research School Grant, I had the privilege of participating in the SCIRES 2023 Conference held in Zagreb, Croatia in June 2023. SCIRES 2023, an international conference centered on Solid-state Science and Research, brought together researchers from around the world specialized in different research fields on the topic of solid-state chemistry. This provided me the unique opportunity to get in touch with renowned Scientists and benefit from their experience, as current problems could be solved and new ideas could be invented. . Moreover, the conference afforded me the platform to elucidate my own research endeavors before an audience of experts. Given the multifaceted nature of attendees, which spanned beyond mechanochemists to encompass physicists and scholars from traditional chemical domains, the conference enriched my perspective by unveiling diverse vantage points on my subject matter. Lastly, the event empowered me to cultivate a professional network, from which my work will benefit largely in the future. Mechanochemistry Inorganic Chemistry 1 Dr. Krunoslav Užarević Conference, Solid state science, mechanochemistry
Vienna, Austria Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Institute for Cognition and Behavior Psychology conference visit Ingendahl, Moritz postdoc Outgoing AUT The funding of the RUB Research School allowed me to participate in the SPUDM conference in Vienna, Austria. This conference is one of the most important gatherings of decision making researchers from all over the world. I got the opportunity to present my recent research findings about the Unlikelihood Effect and to discuss my results with interested researchers from different disciplines in the range of judgment and decision making research. Social Cognition Social Cognition Department of Strategy and Innovation SPUDM, Decision Making, Judgment, Psychology
Boston, United States Academy of Management Conference, Entrepreneurship Division Economics conference visit Batool, Syeda Nimra
syeda.batool@rub.de
postdoc Outgoing USA Over the past decade, lean startup methods have fundamentally shaped the approach to coaching and mentoring in entrepreneurial support programs around the globe. More recently, the scholarly debate has voiced concerned about the uniform application of this method across all venture types, especially deep tech ventures. In this paper, we are using a longitudinal multi-case study on 13 deep tech projects in a university-based entrepreneurial support program to offer novel insight into the micro-level dynamics around the lean startup focused training and business coaching. We find a number of contingencies and progress catalysts that facilitate the productive convergence on the venture’s business case as well as contribute to the build-up of entrepreneurial capital. A major intake contingency is technology readiness, which impacts to what extent lean principles can be beneficially applied in their original prescriptions. We find that specific creative method adaptations and judgement-supporting coaching interventions are furthermore key to increase program engagement and learning. Our insights contribute to practical concerns of accelerator program design but also offer new insights for the theorising on lean startup and entrepreneurial experimentation. Entrepreneurship Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models NA Entrepreneurial teams, accelerator programs, tech startups, experimentation
Osaka, Japan Osaka University, Department of Earth and space science Physics and Astronomy research stay Omeliukh, Anastasiia doctoral researcher Outgoing JPN PR.INT funding allowed me to visit research group of Prof. Yoshiyuki Inoue at Osaka University, Japan. In the scope of this research visit, I developed novel predictions on neutrino sky anisotropy as a way to find the origin of astrophysical neutrino flux with the next-generation neutrino telescopes. I also presented the current results of my doctoral project at the International Cosmic Ray Conference (Nagoya, Japan). This opportunity greatly increased my visibility within the international community, allowed me to create new research connections, and led to making a significant contribution to my PhD thesis. I am very grateful for the support of the RUB Research School. Multi-messenger astronomy Multiwavelngth astrophysics High energy astrophysics Neutrino astronomy, multi-messenger astronomy, blazars
Quito, Ecuador Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) , Faculty of Communication, Linguistics and Literature Philology conference visit Chinellato Díaz, Alessio postdoc Outgoing ECU Between loss and retrieval: challenges of the Pemón on the Venezuela-Brazil border The sociocultural scenario of contact initiated at least a century ago between the indigenous Pemón (inhabitants of the Gran Sabana) and non-indigenous members of Venezuelan national society has been organized by a principle of difference and inequality that has also incorporated linguistic notions. The Taurepan, a regional subgroup that, together with the Arekuna and the Kamarakoto, make up the Pemón people (an ethnic group of the Cariban language family), live near the current border between Venezuela and Brazil, and have been the most affected by the processes of borderization and nationalization that worked in favor of transculturation and language shift. Based on ethnographic data collected in 2017 both in the Pemón community of Manak-Krü and in the neighboring border town of Santa Elena de Uairén, in this talk I discussed the value of Pemón (Taurepán) in this border area, approaching the ideological perspectives of indigenous and criollo (or non-indigenous) participants regarding the current situation of the native language in the area. In this sense, I highlighted the loss-retrieval dichotomy as an explanatory notion par excellence, as well as its different nuances and links with historical and contemporary processes that have affected the future of the Pemón language in the community and in the region, and from which a series of challenges arise in the defense of indigenous rights and the preservation of linguistic diversity in the area. Sociolinguistics Ibero-Romance Linguistics - Prof. Laura Morgenthaler Garcia Oralidad-Modernidad Language loss and revitalization, Pemón people, Venezuela-Brazil border.
Sardinia, Villanovaforru, Italy Museo Archeologico di “Genna Maria”, Villanovaforru, Archaeology History workshop/summer school Anonymous doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA In autumn 2023 – from 28th of September to 5th of October – my IRB grant enabled me to spend a short stay on Sardinia to participate in the four-day international workshop "New approaches to unveil the role of Sardinia in the Bronze Age metal trade from Scandinavia to the Levant". The workshop was hosted by the University of Gothenburg, the University of Cagliari and the Moesgaard Museum (Århus) and offered the opportunity to exchange ideas with numerous experts in archaeometry, archaeometallurgy and Sardinian archaeology. In addition to discussing the preliminary findings of my research and developing my scientific network, I was also able to commit a few days to fieldwork and prospecting in the Nuxis area, focusing on gathering further insights into the region's potential for prehistoric mining activities. Archaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Sardinian Prehistory Sardinia, Archaeology, Archaeometry, Prehistory, Metallurgy, Metal Trade
Calgary, Canada University of Calgary, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming school of medicine Biology and Biotechnology research stay Heitmann, Neele doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN During the summer of 2023 I enjoyed a four month research stay at the University of Calgary, Canada. The PrInt funding of the research school enabled me to visit the lab of Prof. Wee Yong so I could learn many new methods, got to know how work is different in another research department and university and formed many new research contacts to other PhD students and postdocs. I was able to conduct my proposed plan of research so that I could enhance my knowledge about microglia and co-cultures as well as learn a new method for remyelination. Everyone at the host university and research group was very forthcoming so it was easy for me to learn from everyone and be part of the laboratory. I am looking forward to implementing the methods at RUB and to enhance my research output with these methods for my PhD project. The living situation in Calgary is quite expensive compared to Europe, although Calgary is among the less expensive big cities of Canada. Room rentals are expensive and limited and fresh produce is very expensive, so prepare for higher living expenses for food etc. However, the city is very nice to live in and especially the vicinity to the Rocky Mountains with many national parks is great for outdoor activities in the free time. Neuroimmunology Prof. Simon Faissner Prof. V.W. Yong Neuroimmunology, microglia, multiple sclerosis, neurons, lysolecithin, bone marrow derived macrophages
Springfield, Missouri, United States Missouri State University, Department of Religious Studies Protestant Theology field research Hippert, Anna Kira doctoral researcher Outgoing USA From March 2023 to August 2023, I conducted fieldwork in Springfield, Missouri, specifically focusing on cowboy churches. During this time, I engaged in a range of activities that included: Interviews: I conducted in-depth interviews with members of cowboy churches, pastors, and other key figures in the community. These interviews helped me gain insights into the beliefs, practices, and community dynamics of cowboy churches. Participant Observations: I actively participated in the services and events at cowboy churches, observing and documenting the rituals, traditions, and interactions within the community. This provided me with a firsthand perspective on their practices and culture. Document Analysis: I analyzed documents, including church literature, sermons, and newsletters, to supplement my research. This allowed me to examine the written and symbolic aspects of cowboy church culture. Community Engagement: Being affiliated with the Missouri State University, I had the opportunity to engage with both academic and local communities. I established connections with local church leaders, scholars, and residents, which proved invaluable for my research. Research Presentation: During my time at the university, I delivered a research presentation to share my findings and insights with the academic community. This presentation facilitated discussions and knowledge exchange among peers and faculty members. In summary, my fieldwork in Springfield, Missouri, was a comprehensive research endeavor that involved interviews, participant observations, document analysis, community engagement, and knowledge sharing through academic presentations. These activities collectively contributed to a deeper understanding of cowboy churches and their unique culture. Study of Religion Volkhard Krech Steve Berkwitz Cowboy Church Movement, materiality, Evangelicalism, new religious movements, Image and Media,
Tel Shaddud, Israel Tel Aviv University, The Sonia & Marco Nadler Institue of Archaeology Protestant Theology field research Rehr, Maira doctoral researcher Outgoing ISR Tel Shaddud Regional Project is an archeological excavation directed by Dr. Omer Sergi (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Karen Covello-Paran (Israel Antiquities Authority), Prof. Hannes Bezzel (Friedrich-Schiler University, Jena) and Prof. Joachim Krause (Ruhr University Bochum). Tel Shaddud is located in northern Israel, 10 km northeast of Tel Megiddo. The location is mentioned in a topographical list of Thutmoses III, and identified as biblical Sarid. The excavation aims to provide new insights into the Egyptian rule over the valley and the emergence of the early monarchic Israel in the region. After the survey in 2022, the excavation started in July 2023. A group of 14 students of the RUB, me as a doctoral researcher and Prof. Dr. Joachim Krause joined the excavation. My role was to assist the area supervisor of area B. The excavation was complemented through academic lectures and workshops of international scholars in the afternoon and evening. Further information on the project: https://telshaddud.com/ http://www.ev.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/heisenberg-professur-at/tel-shaddud-regional-project.html.de Literary history of the Hebrew Bible Heisenberg-Professur für Literaturgeschichte des Alten Testaments Dr. Omer Sergi Archeology, Tel Shaddud Regional Project, Jezreel Valley
Zagreb, Croatia Ruđer Bošković institute, Division of Physical Chemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry research stay Rappen, Marisol doctoral researcher Outgoing HRV My doctoral research focuses on exploring key parameters that influence mechanochemical reactions, often overlooked in conventional screenings. Factors such as the movement pattern and geometry of the milling ball, along with reaction temperature, play crucial roles but are frequently neglected. Bridging this gap requires a systematic examination of these significant variables, particularly the reaction temperature, which tends to be disregarded in standard analyses. Supported by the Pr.int Research School Grant, I had the privilege of conducting a research stay in Dr. Krunoslav Užarević's group, where, as my second supervisor, he proved not only to be an outstanding scientist but also facilitated access to unique equipment for cooling and heating our chosen reference reaction. This provided valuable insights into the temperature dynamics of a directly mechanocatalytically conducted reaction—a relatively novel aspect in chemical research. Moreover, collaborating with Dr. Užarević's working group and other colleagues expanded my scientific network, opening avenues for future collaborative endeavors. Mechanochemistry Inorganic Chemistry 1 Laboratory for Applied and Sustainable Chemistry/ Dr. Krunoslav Užarević group Mechanochemistry, temperature studies
Washington D.C., United States Society for Neuroscience, Neuroscience 2023 conference Biology and Biotechnology conference visit Heitmann, Neele
neele.heitmann@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing USA With my Pr.Int application for a research stay I had the opportunity apply for funding for an international conference to enhance my international visibility as a researcher and to represent the RUB's research to an international audience. I attended the Neuroscience 2023 conference, which is the largest international Neuroscience conference. I presented my research as a poster and by that got helpful feedback to my research and was able to connect with researchers from the same field. The conference gave me a good overview about the current topics and limitations in the general field of neuroscience and regarding neurodegenerative diseases. Attending this conference was a great experience for the internationalization of my carreer and to get fresh input for my research. Neuroimmunology Prof. Simon Faissner n.a. Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Microglia
Paris, France Institut Jean Nicod, Institut Jean Nicod Philosophy and Educational Research research stay Kuipers, Eline doctoral researcher Outgoing FRA Thanks to the PR.INT funding of the RUB Research School, I was able to visit Institut Jean Nicod in Paris, France. During this research stay, I was able to work closely with Elisabeth Pacherie and her group, as well as with Frédérique de Vignemont. They provided me with great insights and helpful feedback on my research. During my stay, I especially focused on the nature of motor representations, their role in intentional bodily action, and their connection to the representation of the body for action, as well as the possibility and nature of motor schemas. Philosophy Peter Brössel Elisabeth Pacherie philosophy, mind, action, movement, motor representation, motor schema
Manchester, United Kingdom University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School Economics research stay Baaden, Philipp
philipp.baaden@rub.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR I was privileged to work at the chair of Prof. Philip Shapira at the University of Manchester during my stay abroad. Our joint research project is concerned with examining the positioning of individual researchers within the dynamic process of science convergence - which describes the development of a new interdisciplinary field of science. Presenting our preliminary findings to his research group was an invaluable experience, allowing for rich discussions and different perspectives. In addition, the visit of my supervisor, Prof. Stefanie Bröring, allowed us to deepen our research discussions. I am looking forward to further developing our joint research project. A highlight was the opportunity to participate in a stimulating winter school focused on AI for science, technology and innovation policy. The intensive sessions provided a comprehensive understanding of the interface between AI and policy making and offered a new perspective for my ongoing research. My special thanks go to the PR.INT program, whose support made this enriching experience possible. Manchester, with its vibrant academic atmosphere and cultural diversity, proved to be an inspiring environment for research and personal discovery. The blend of history, innovation and warm hospitality is worth experiencing the city first-hand. Technology and innovation management Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models Responsible Research and Innovation science convergence, artificial intelligence, innovation, research policy
Victoria, BC, Canada University of Victoria (UVic), Institute for Integrated Energy Systems Mechanical Engineering research stay Huckebrink, David doctoral researcher Outgoing CAN In light of climate change, models are used in the energy sector to determine cost-optimal pathways for the transition towards a renewable energy system. My research project is centred on understanding the role of human behavior within this energy transition, which is often overlooked in traditional modelling approaches. In the Fall of 2023, I had the opportunity to collaborate with the Sustainable Energy Systems Integration and Transition (SESIT) Group at the University of Victoria in Canada. Under the guidance of Dr. Madeleine McPherson, we developed a soft-linked model that combines an agent-based model (ABM) with an energy systems model (ESM). The ABM represents the adoption of electrified heating appliances as one part of human behavior, whereas the ESM reflects the dynamics of the Canadian electricity system. The combination of these leverages the strengths of both modelling approaches. Apart from the conducted research and the friendliness of my research colleagues, a thing that stood out for me was the accessibility and prosperity of Vancouver Islands’ nature. Meeting deer on campus was not a rare occasion and I even got to see a bear on a hike in lush forests. Being in the water with seals while surfing the pacific ocean was nothing short of magical. An all around great experience that I can highly recommend! Energy Systems Lehrstuhl Energiesysteme und Energiewirtschaft Sustainable Energy Systems Integration & Transitions Energy systems, Behaviour, Electricity, Nature
Washington, D.C., United States Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art History research stay Ziegler, Julia doctoral researcher Outgoing USA During the four weeks of my research stay in the Archives of American Art, a research center of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., I was able to explore a large quantity of the written estate of the feminist art historian and critic Linda Nochlin whose publications I investigate in my dissertation. By analysing the archival material, especially personal date books was well as correspondences via the technique of mapping I was able to widen my knowledge of Nochlins network(s) in the art scene from the 1970s onwards as well as to add to the known contacts by uncovering connections which previously remained hidden. In addition, during my time in the archive I was able to come into contact and exchange ideas with fellow US-based researchers, some of which working on similar topics which led to the tentative planning of a joint project in the future. Art History Art History / Feminism, Art Historiography, Art Criticism, 1970s, USA, (in)formal networks, Linda Nochlin
Dublin, Ireland University College Dublin, UCD Energy Institute Mechanical Engineering research stay Nowak, Christine doctoral researcher Outgoing IRL During my research stay in UCD, Ireland, my research questions were: How much can the operation of heat pumps reduce emissions and decouple energy demand and supply by making the heating demand of building occupants more flexible, such as through the thermal mass of buildings? Therefore, I developed a detailed energy system model for residential buildings in Ireland and Germany. Thanks to the research stay, I was able to build an international scientific network which I can resort to for scientific discussions and collaborations. Moreover, I presented my research results at an international scientific conference, the Smart Energy Systems 2023 conference in Denmark in September 2023 and received valuable feedback on my work. Additionally, I will publish a joint journal paper in a peer-reviewed journal as a result of my research stay and as part of my PhD thesis. Energy system modelling Chair of Energy Systems and Energy Economics NexSys energy system modelling, thermal flexibility, heat pumps, renewables, climate neutrality
Houston, United States University of Houston, CT. Bauer College of Business Economics research stay Rübertus, Jonas doctoral researcher Outgoing USA Project International provided me with the opportunity to undertake a three-month research stay at the University of Houston. The aim of the research stay was to advance the data analysis for the third paper of my dissertation in collaboration with researchers in Houston. I greatly benefited from the expertise and methodological competence of the local scholars. Several classes offered the chance to learn new methods and statistical software, while doctoral seminars provided a platform for engaging discussions about research. I had the opportunity to connect with many other doctoral students from Houston and around the world as well as with a lot of professors from Houston and other universities in the United States. The positive and open research atmosphere facilitated significant progress in my dissertation project. Additionally, I had the chance to explore a different education system and broaden my horizons in the field of teaching. Some teaching elements I encountered during my stay will now be integrated into my own coursework at the RUB. I can only highly encourage anyone who is considering going abroad for a research stay and still has doubts. You learn incredibly many new things and gain great experiences for your profession, but also for life. Sales Management Sales Management Department Department for Marketing and Entrepeneurship Research Stay at the University of Houston
Nampula / Nacala Corridor, Mozambique Catholic University, Development Studies Center IEE field research Paris, Ricardo doctoral researcher Outgoing MOZ I developed a five-month field research in districts directly impacted by the implementation of logistic infrastructures comprising a development corridor. Thanks to a close collaboration with local researchers and organizations, I conducted over 40 in-depth interviews in about ten districts/localities, ranging from smallholder farmers and NGO workers to national survey institution personnel. I also collected ground data that will be used to complement data generated by remote sensing technologies. During my period in the field, I was invited to give masterclasses for graduate and post-graduate students at UniRovuma, a national Public university; I was interviewed by local radio and presented some of my results in online and in-presence activities with other doctoral students from Mozambique and Brazil. An article was written for a magazine of a German-Mozambican organization, and a chapter of a book regarding infrastructure in Africa was also developed during the stay. Another accomplishment is developing an animated video with local young artists, aiming to popularize science and denounce land inequalities by describing the narratives collected during the research. Development Studies / Geography Interdisciplinary Geographic Information Sciences Research Group Community Development Faculty Development Corridor, Agricultural Policies, Land Conflicts, Ethnography, Mega infrastructures
Brisbane, Australia Queensland Universitiy of Technology, Centre for Future Enterprises Mechanical Engineering research stay Knickrehm, Charlotte doctoral researcher Outgoing AUS During the stay, we worked on enhancing human-AI collaboration with synthetic voices. As collaborating with modern AI solutions works mostly over text, studies have indicated that this collaboration mode can socially deprive humans. Therefore, we worked on injecting genuine emotions in synthetic voice to increase the social presence of AI when collaborating with humans. Information Systems Industrial Sales and Service Engineering Digital Economy human-ai collaboration, synthetic voice, emotions
Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh, Infrastructure and Environment Civil and Environmental Engineering research stay Schönfelder, Phillip doctoral researcher Outgoing GBR For the duration of the stay, I joined the CyberBuild working group and designated the time to do research as part of my dissertation project. In particular, I studied how escape plans in buildings can be leveraged to enhance digital building models with locations and types of fire safety equipment. The results of the study are planned to be published in a joint article with my host at the University of Edinburgh. Working in CyberLab gave me the chance to receive expert feedback for my work, exchange ideas with other doctoral researchers in a multi-national environment, and, finally, enjoy the beautiful Scottish heritage and landscapes. I am very grateful for the support by the Research School, by my supervisors, and by the host university. Machine learning in the built environment Computing in Engineering CyberBuild Lab BIM, Machine learning, Document analysis, Computer Vision, Scan-to-BIM, Plan-to-BIM
Padova, Italy University of Padova, Philosophy (FISPPA) Philosophy and Educational Research conference visit Pedrini, Sofia doctoral researcher Outgoing ITA Thanks to the International Realization Budget, I was able to attend the international conference "Challenging Concepts. Debating Conceptualism and Non-Conceptualism in Epistemology and Metaphysic" at the University of Padova, Italy. The conference allowed me to learn about the work of international professors and to meet many academics, with whom to engage in future collaborations. I presented my work in progress and received excellent feedback from experts in my field of research, which will be very useful for my future research and writing. Philosophy Prof. Dr. Markus Werning Theoretical Philosophy International Conference "Challenging Concepts", University of Padova
Graz, Austria Universität Graz, European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) Protestant Theology conference visit Rehr, Maira doctoral researcher Outgoing AUT I attended the Annual Graduate Symposium of the European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) from the 21st to the 23rd of February in Graz. This conference type is open to all subjects of biblical studies and is organized for Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral researchers. It was a great possibility to present some insights into my Ph.D. project about Ezra-Nehemiah and collective identity. Literary history of the Hebrew Bible Heisenberg-Professur für Literaturgeschichte des Alten Testaments Faculty of Catholic Theology (the chair for Hebrew Bible and the chair for New Testament) EABS, Biblical Studies, Graduate Symposium, Hebrew Bible, Ezra
California, United States University of California, Santa Cruz, Sociology History invitation of guest scientist Angelo, Hillary professor Incoming USA Participated in site visits related to the After Coal project, gave a talk co-sponsored with KWI Essen, offered two colloquia for graduate students and early career researchers. Sociology Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies Stefan Berger deindustrialization, energy transitions, environment, nature
Brussels, Belgium Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Centre for the Study of the Flemish Primitives History research stay Krebs, Anna Elisabeth
anna.krebs@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
doctoral researcher Outgoing BEL From 1 November 2023 to 29 February 2024, I spent four months in Brussels as a Visiting Scholar at KIK-IRPA (The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage), where I was based at the Centre for the Study of the Flemish Primitives, headed by Bart Fransen. The KIK-IRPA is the leading research centre for Flemish and Dutch art and a unique environment for scientific exchange. For my research stay at this institute I have targeted three goals. First goal: Insights from the current restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece Second goal: Exchange and insights in laboratories Third goal: Establishing a professional network for information exchange and future projects In addition to these goals, I was motivated to progress my PhD thesis on the written motifs in Jan van Eyck's paintings and to discuss the theses with the experts there. I was able to realise this in two lectures, which I gave once in December in Ghent to the conservators of the Ghent Altarpiece and once in February to the members of the KIK-IRPA. I was also involved in the open access digitisation project of the study centre (Friedlander Database) and took care of the input of the group of artists around Albrecht van Ouwater. At the same time, the study centre was preparing an exhibition on the Flemish artist Dieric Bouts, which opened in Leuven in February. This gave me the opportunity to participate in various events and decision-making processes. Both gave me the opportunity to gain further insights. Art history, Early Netherlandish Painting, Jan Van Eyck Department for Art History Centre for the Study of the Flemish Primitives Art history, 15th century, Early Netherlandish Painting, Flemish Primitives, Jan van Eyck, writing and materials, Brussels, KIK-IRPA, Centre for the Study of the Flemish Primitives, Ghent, Museum of Fine Arts, restoration, scientific imagery, archives

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