Fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

International scientific prize winners and scholarship holders of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are visiting TU Darmstadt regularly. Here they engage in research and push scientific projects forward. We are glad to introduce our guests and their hosts.

The top address for foreign engineers

International engineers really like spending their research stay at TU Darmstadt. This was evident in the renowned Alexander von Humboldt Foundation rankings of 2017. Once again, TU Darmstadt claimed first place in the whole of Germany for guest researcher numbers.

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Our recent guests

 Professor Dr Marin Alexe
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Professor Dr Marin Alexe

from the University of Warwick is researching solid-state physics, ferroic materials and semiconductors. He is a guest of Professor Jürgen Rödel at the Department of Materials- and Geosciences.

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Professor Dr Dragan Damjanovic
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Professor Dr Dragan Damjanovic

is researching fundamental and applied investigations of piezoelectric, ferroelectric and dielectric properties of a broad class of materials, from oxide ceramics, crystals, and thin films to polymers and hybrid organo-metallic materials multifunctional electro-catalysts for energy storage and conversion. He is a guest of Professor Jürgen Rödel at the Department of Materials- and Geosciences.

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Dr Umair Shamraiz

is researching multifunctional electro-catalysts for energy storage and conversion. He is a guest of Professor Bastian J.M. Etzold at the Department of Chemistry.

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Dr Abdul Majeed

is researching catalyst design for hydrogen production. He is a guest of Professor Bastian J.M. Etzold at the Department of Chemistry.

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Dr Edvaldo Vasconcelos Soares Maciel
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Dr Edvaldo Vasconcelos Soares Maciel

comes from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. His current field of research is a combination of analytical chemistry and structural biology. He is a guest of Professor Dr Frederik Lermyte at the Department of Chemistry.

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All our guests at a glance