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Dr. Anna Abelmann-Brockmann

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Israel

Munich

Dr. Anna Abelmann-Brockmann

Dr. Anna Abelmann-Brockmann

Senior Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-166
Email: abelmann@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Thomas Ammerl

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

Dr. Thomas Ammerl

Dr. Thomas Ammerl

Head of Unit

  • Environment
  • Energy
  • Bioeconomy

Phone: +49 89 9901888-120
Email: ammerl@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Mikhail Antonkin (Antonkine), Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
Health Research & Biotechnology
Nuremberg

Dr. Mikhail Antonkin (Antonkine), Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology

Dr. Mikhail Antonkin (Antonkine), Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology

Scientific Officer

  • Health research
  • Biotechnology

Phone: +49 911 50715-950
Email: antonkin@bayfor.org

Expertise

Curriculum vitae

Referee Duties

2018 (Jan.) – present
Evaluator, ERA.NET RUS Plus, Joint Funding Program of Russia and the European Union.

2016 (Apr.) – present
Expert, EUROSTARS-2 Joint Program for the benefit of R&D performing small and medium-sized enterprises, European Union.

2015 (May) – present
Independent Reviewer, Russian Science Foundation, Russia.

2012 (Nov.) – present
Independent Reviewer of the Polish National Science Foundation (Narodowe Centrum Nauki - NCN), Poland.

2011 (April) - present
Independent Evaluator of the Russian Mega-Grants, German Aerospace Center (DLR – Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) and New Eurasia Foundation, Russia. Fields of expertise: Biological Sciences, Medical Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Medical Engineering.

2011 (Feb.) – present
Independent Reviewer, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst).

Positions Held

2012 (Oct.) – present
Scientific Officer Department of Health Research & Biotechnology, Bavarian Research Alliance, Nuremberg, Germany.

2010 (July) – 2012 (Sept.)
Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

2008 (April) – 2010 (June)
Senior Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

2006 (Jan.) – 2008 (Dec.)
Project Leader within the Collaborative Research Center 498. Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

2004 (Oct.) – 2005 (Dec.)
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

2001 (Oct.) – 2004 (Sept.)
Postdoctoral Associate, Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

2001 (March-Sept.)
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.

1996 (Aug.) – 2001 (March)
Graduate Student/Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.

1995 (Aug.) – 1996 (Aug.)
Graduate Student/Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA.

Education

July 2017
Innovation Manager (IHK), Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Germany.

July 2010 – May 2012
German language courses (the most advanced (C2) level successfully finished), Goethe-Institut and Volkshochschule, Düsseldorf, Germany.

March 2001
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Highest grade for the final examination (summa cum laude). Title of the Ph.D. dissertation: “PsaC subunit of photosystem I: electronic structure of iron-sulfur clusters and NMR solution structure.” Thesis available on-line at: <link http: etda.libraries.psu.edu theses approved worldwideindex etd-60 index.html _blank>etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-60/index.html

June 1997
M.S. in Chemistry, Higher Chemistry College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, faculty of the D.I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia. Highest grade for the final examination. Title of the M.S. Dissertation: “Isolation, purification and identification of NifS homologues, possible sulfur donors for an iron-sulfur cluster formation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. In vitro, NifS-mediated, iron-sulfur and iron-selenium cluster formation.”
The practical part of the work was done at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

July 1995
B.S. in Chemistry, Higher Chemistry College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, faculty of the D.I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

Publication List

2010
Kulon, K., Lubitz, W., Antonkine, M.L., "Modelling the Binding Site of a Linear [3Fe-4S] Cluster" 10th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference EUROBIC10. International Proceedings (Kessissoglou, D., Salifoglou, T. Eds.), Medimond s.r.l., Bologna, Italy, M622C0001, 39-42 (2010).
Niklas, J., Gopta, O., Epel, B., Lubitz, W., Antonkine, M.L., "Investigation of the Stationary and Transient A1•– Radical in Trp→Phe Mutants of Photosystem I" Appl. Magn. Res., 38, 187-203 (2010).

2009
Niklas, J., Epel, B., Antonkine, M.L., Pandelia, M.-E., Sinnecker, S., Lubitz, W., "Electronic Structure of the Quinone Radical Anion A1•– of Photosystem I Investigated by Advanced Pulse EPR and ENDOR Techniques" J. Chem. Phys. B, 113, 10367-10379 (2009).
Antonkine, M.L., Koay, M., Breitenstein, C., Epel, B., Gopta, O., Gärtner, W., Bill, E., Lubitz, W., "Synthesis and Characterization of De Novo Designed Peptides Modelling the Binding Sites of [4Fe-4S] Clusters in Photosystem I"  Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Bioenerg., 1787, 995-1008 (2009).

2008
Antonkine, M.L., Breitenstein, C., Epel, B., Gärtner, W., Bill, E., Lubitz, W., "De Novo Designed Peptides Modelling the Binding Sites of [4Fe-4S] Clusters in Photosystem I" In: Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun: 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis (Allen, J.F., Gantt, E., Golbeck, J.H., Osmond, B. Eds.), Springer, 1263-1266 (2008).
Savitsky, A., Heinnickel, M., Khuzeeva, L., Antonkine, M.L., Möbius, K., Golbeck, J.H., "Characterization of Homodimeric Type I Reaction Center Cores from Heliobacterium modesticaldum by High-Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy" In: Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun: 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis (Allen, J.F., Gantt, E., Golbeck, J.H., Osmond, B. Eds.), Springer, 65-68 (2008).
Koay, M., Antonkine, M.L., Gärtner, W., Lubitz, W. (review) "Modelling Low-Potential [Fe4S4] Clusters in Proteins" Chemistry & Biodiversity, 5, 1571-1586 (2008).
Krzystyniak, M., Shen, G., Golbeck J.H., Antonkine, M.L. "Investigation of Water Bound to Photosystem I with Multiquantum Filtered 17O Nuclear Magnetic Resonance" J. Chem. Phys., 128, 01450301-01450315 (2008).

2007
Antonkine, M.L., Maes, E.M., Czernuszewicz, R.S., Breitenstein, C., Bill, E., Falzone, C.J., Balasubramanian, R., Lubner, C., Bryant, D.A., Golbeck J.H., "Chemical Rescue of a Site-Modified Ligand to a [4Fe-4S] Cluster in PsaC, a Bacterial-Like Dicluster Ferredoxin Bound to Photosystem I" Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Bioenerg., 1767, 712-724 (2007).

2006
Epel, B., Niklas, J., Antonkine, M.L., Lubitz, W., "Absolute Signs of Hyperfine Coupling Constants as Determined by Pulse ENDOR of Polarized Radical Pairs” Appl. Magn. Res., 30, 311-327 (2006).
Antonkine, M.L., Golbeck, J.H., "Molecular Interactions of the Stromal Subunit PsaC with PsaA/PsaB Heterodimer" In: Photosystem I: The Light-Driven Plastocyanin: Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase (Golbeck, J.H. Ed.), In series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, (Govindjee Ed), Springer Verlag Heidelberg, Vol. 24, 79-98 (2006).

2004
Antonkine, M.L., Golbeck, J.H., "Photosystem I: FX, FA and FB Iron-Sulfur Clusters" In: Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry (Lennarz, W.J., Lane, M.D, Eds), Elsevier Science, Vol. 3, 348-356 (2004). Golbeck, J.H., Antonkine, M.L., Stehlik, D., "Breaking Biological Symmetry in Membrane Proteins: How PsaC Evolved to Orient Asymmetrically on the Photosystem I Core” Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 9, 24-28 (2004).

2003
Antonkine, M.L., Jordan, P., Fromme, P., Krauß, N., Golbeck, J.H., Stehlik, D., "Assembly of Protein Subunits within the Stromal Ridge of Photosystem I. Structural Changes between Unbound and Sequentially PS I-Bound Polypeptides and Correlated Changes of the Magnetic Properties of the Terminal Iron Sulfur Clusters" J. Mol. Biol., 327, 671–697 (2003). This paper was featured on the journal cover.

2002
Shen, G., Antonkine, M.L., van der Est, A., Vassiliev, I.R., Brettel, K., Bittl, R., Zech S., Zhao, J., Stehlik, D., Bryant, D.A., Golbeck, J.H., "Assembly of Photosystem I. II. Rubredoxin is Required for the In Vivo Assembly of FX in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 as Shown by Optical and EPR Spectroscopy" J. Biol. Chem., 277, 20355-20366 (2002).
Shen, G., Zhao, J., Reimer, S.K., Antonkine, M.L., Cai, Q., Weiland, S.M., Golbeck, J.H., Bryant, D.A., "Assembly of Photosystem I. I. Inactivation of the rubA Gene Encoding a Membrane-Associated Rubredoxin in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 Causes a Loss of Photosystem I Activity" J. Biol. Chem., 277, 20343-20354 (2002).
Antonkine, M.L., Liu, G., Bentrop, D. Bryant, D.A., Bertini, I., Luchinat, C., Golbeck, J.H., Stehlik, D., "Solution Structure of the Unbound, Oxidized Photosystem I Subunit PsaC, Containing [4Fe-4S] Clusters FA and FB. A Conformational Change Occurs Upon Binding to Photosystem I" J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 4, 461-472 (2002).

2001
Vassiliev, I.R., Antonkine, M.L., Golbeck J.H. (invited review) "Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Type I Reaction Centers." Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Bioenerg. (special issue on Photosystem I), 1507, 139-160 (2001).
Vassilieva, E.V., Antonkine, M.L., Zybailov, B.L., Yang, F., Jakobs, C., Golbeck, J.H., Bryant, D.A., "Electron Transfer May Occur in the Chlorosome Envelope: the CsmI and CsmJ Proteins of Chlorosomes are 2Fe-2S Ferredoxins" Biochemistry, 40, 464-473 (2001).
Stehlik, D., Antonkine, M. L., Golbeck, J. H., Jordan, P., Fromme, P., Krauss, N., "Assembly of PsaC Subunit within Stromal Ridge of Photosystem I Core. Comparison of PsaC Bound and Solution Structure", PS2001 Proceedings, 12th International Congress on Photosynthesis, Brisbane, CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 0643 06711 6, http://www.publish.csiro.au/issue/1342.htm

2000
Leartsakulpanich, U., Antonkine, M.L., Ferry, J.G., "Site-Specific Mutational Analysis of a Novel Cysteine Motif Proposed to Ligate the 4Fe-4S Cluster in the Iron-Sulfur Flavoprotein (Isf) of the Thermophilic Methanoarchaeon Methanosarcina thermophila" J. Bacteriol., 182, 5309-5316 (2000).
Antonkine, M.L., Bentrop, D., Bertini, I., Luchinat, C., Shen, G., Bryant, D.A., Stehlik, D., Golbeck, J.H., "Paramagnetic 1H NMR Spectroscopy of the Reduced, Unbound Photosystem I Subunit PsaC: Sequence-Specific Assignment of Contact-Shifted Resonances and Identification of Mixed- and Equal-Valence Fe-Fe Pairs in the [4Fe-4S] Centers FA– and FB–" J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 5, 381-392 (2000).

1998
Shen, G., Antonkine, M.L., Vassiliev, I.R., Golbeck, J.H., Bryant, D.A., "A Rubredoxin-Like Protein Plays an Essential Role in Assembly of the FA, FB & FX Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Photosystem I", In: Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects (Garab, G. Ed.), Kluwer Academic publishers, The Netherlands, Vol. IV, 3147-3150 (1998).
Antonkine, M.L., Falzone, C., Hansen, A., Yang, F., Golbeck, J. H., "Chemical Rescue of Site-Modified Ligands to the Iron-Sulfur Clusters of PsaC in Photosystem I", In: Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects (Garab, G. Ed.) Kluwer Academic publishers, The Netherlands, Vol. I, 659-662 (1998).

MBA Gabriela Blumberger

ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences

Munich

MBA Gabriela Blumberger

MBA Gabriela Blumberger

Scientific Officer and Project Manager

Phone: +49 89 9901888-0 bzw. direkt: -132
Email: blumberger@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Sebastian Botzler

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

M. Sc. Sebastian Botzler

M. Sc. Sebastian Botzler

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-123
Email: botzler@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Doris Bruckmeier
Committee Work for the Bavarian Research and Innovation Agency & Administration
Munich

 Doris Bruckmeier

Doris Bruckmeier

Office Management

  • Office organization Munich / Nuremberg / Brussels
  • Reception / secretary Munich

Phone: +49 89 9901888-0
Email: bruckmeier@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Verena Bürger-Michalek

Project Management

Munich

M. A. Verena Bürger-Michalek

M. A. Verena Bürger-Michalek

Project Manager

Phone: +48 89 9901888-174
Email: buerger@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Felix Darius

Student assistant/ ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences

Munich

 Felix Darius

Felix Darius

Student Assistant


Email: darius@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Michaela Eggert

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec / Alberta / International

Munich

M. A. Michaela Eggert

M. A. Michaela Eggert

Project manager

Phone: +49 89 9901888-183
Email: eggert@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dipl.-Jur. Natalia García Mozo
SME Advisory Services
Munich

Dipl.-Jur. Natalia García Mozo

Dipl.-Jur. Natalia García Mozo

Head of Unit

Phone: +49 89 9901888-171
Email: mozo@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Elisabeth Gattinger

Student assistant/ Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa

Munich

 Elisabeth Gattinger

Elisabeth Gattinger

Student assistant


Email: gattinger@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. phil. Florence Gauzy Krieger

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec / Alberta / International

Munich

Dr. phil. Florence Gauzy Krieger

Dr. phil. Florence Gauzy Krieger

Head of WKS/ Scientific Coordinator

Phone: +49 89 9901888-180
Email: gauzy@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Dan Gutu
ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences
Munich

Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Dan Gutu

Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Dan Gutu

Scientific Officer

  • Information and communication technologies
  • Space

Phone: +49 89 9901888-136
Email: gutu@bayfor.org

Expertise

Curriculum vitae

Positions Held

2015 - present
Scientific Officer for Information and Communication Technologies at Bavarian Research Alliance

2010 - 2014
Research Associate at the <link https: www.kit.edu english index.php _blank>KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Architecture

2009 - 2010
Research Associate at the FZI Research Center for Information Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

2002 - 2009
Research Associate at the University Karlsruhe, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1998 - 2002
Study of Industrial Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, focus cooperate planning

1997 - 1998
DAAD scholar at the University Trier

1994 - 1997
Study of Industrial Engineering at the Politehnica University Bucharest, focus electronics and communications engineering

M.A. Lisa Heinrich

Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities | Security Research

Munich

M.A. Lisa Heinrich

M.A. Lisa Heinrich

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-165
Email: heinrich@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Carla Hessler

Student assistant/ Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

 Carla Hessler

Carla Hessler

Student assistant


Email: hessler@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Susanne Hirschmann

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

M. A. Susanne Hirschmann

M. A. Susanne Hirschmann

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-125
Email: hirschmann@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Elisabeth Holme

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec / Alberta / International

Munich

M. A. Elisabeth Holme

M. A. Elisabeth Holme

Project manager

Phone: +49 89 9901888-181
Email: holme@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M.Sc. Octavian Holtz

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

M.Sc. Octavian Holtz

M.Sc. Octavian Holtz

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-141
Email: holtz@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dipl.-Ing. Robert Iberl
ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences
Munich

Dipl.-Ing. Robert Iberl

Dipl.-Ing. Robert Iberl

Scientific Officer

  • Information and communication technologies

Phone: +49 89 9901888-131
Email: iberl@bayfor.org

Expertise

Curriculum vitae

Essentials

  • Huge know-how with the lead of complex telecommunication projects (< 3 Mio. €)
  • Lead of international, interfunctional teams (development, sales, marketing, service)
  • Many years of experience in intercultural teams
  • Responsible for the market introduction of innovative products in the IP area (T-mobile, VDF, etc.)
  • Many years of project management experience with regards to control, coordinate and results checking in many different customer projects

Positions Held

10/2012 - to date
Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR), Munich

Scientific Officer, Information and Communication TechnologiesResponsibility to support Bavarian Universities, SMEs and the Industry in getting European funding for their research topics.

06/2012 - 09/2012
Voluntary entry in NSN's professional re-orientation company

04/2010 - 05/2012
Nokia Siemens Networks LLC (NSN), Munich

Senior Product Manager - Voice & IP / Go-to- market / VoLTE

08/2007 - 03/2010
Senior Product Manager – IMS / VoIP / + Training, Munich

04/2007 - 08/2007
Strategy and Business development, Munich

10/2002 - 03/2007
Siemens Inc., Munich
Project Head for Vodafone / Vodacom and Verizon, USA and South Africa

01/2000 - 09/2002
System Architect, Vodafone Group, Munich and worldwide

10/1995 - 12/1999
Technical Project Leader for Satelite networks, USA

01/1992 - 09/1995
System Integrator

01/1991 - 12/1991
Ericsson Inc., Sweden

GSM specialist with regards to core and radio networks

12/1987 - 12/1990
Siemens Inc., Munich

Development engineer, C450 cell phone system

1986 - 1987
Diploma thesis for Ink Jet printers

1982 - 1986
Study of Electronics Engineering at University in Munich

Selection of Projects

Position: Product Manager, Go-to-market (IMS, FMC)
Customer: Vodafone Romania
Duration:
10/2010 – 03/2011
Skills:
Analysis, Specifications, Test strategy, Realization, Implementation
Software / Tools: Microsoft Office, Project
Description:

  • Change TDM Core Network into IP based systems
  • Analysis of ´legacy´ Hardware and Software
  • Realize solution with ATCA based hardware
  • Implementation of IMS, at first as ´Hosted Solution´ with VDF Italy

Position: Head of Project
Customer:
VODACOM Inc.
Duration:
10/2003 – 08/2005
Skills:
Analysis, Specifications, Test strategy, Realization, Implementation
Software / Tools:
Microsoft Office, Project, SAP/R3
Description:

  • Introduction of a UMTS Core – and Radio System
  • Competitor analysis
  • Migration strategy
  • Implementation of the first UMTS network on the African continent

Position: Technical Project Leader
Customer:
IRIDIUM LLC.
Duration:
10/1995 – 10/1998
Skills:
Analysis, Specification, Test strategy, Realization, Implementation
Software / Tools: Microsoft Office, Project, K1197 Protokolltester, D900 Tracing Tools
Description:

  • IRIDIUM-satellite interface to be analyzed
  • Set-up functional specification
  • Software implementation and test

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M.A. André Isidro

Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities | Security

Munich

M.A. André Isidro

M.A. André Isidro

Scientific Officer
Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities | Security Research

Phone: +49 89 9901888-164
Email: isidro@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Danica Jaque Culjak

Administration

Munich

M. A. Danica Jaque Culjak

M. A. Danica Jaque Culjak

Finance

  • Accountancy

Phone: +49 89 9901888-108
Email: culjak@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Sebastian Kägler

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa

Munich

M. Sc. Sebastian Kägler

M. Sc. Sebastian Kägler

Scientific Coordinator (on parental leave)

Phone: +49 89 9901888-126
Email: kaegler@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Christos Kaitatzis

Student assistant/ Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

 Christos Kaitatzis

Christos Kaitatzis

Student assistant


Email: kaitatzis@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Amarachi Kalu

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

Dr. Amarachi Kalu

Dr. Amarachi Kalu

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-121
Email: kalu@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Susan Kelly
Administration
Munich

 Susan Kelly

Susan Kelly

Office Management Assistance Munich

Phone: +49 89 9901888-0
Email: kelly@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Kießling

ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences

Nuremberg

Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Kießling

Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Kießling

Scientific Officer

  • Nanotechnology and materials
  • Energy-efficient buildings and green vehicles

Phone: +49 911 50715-920
Email: kiessling@bayfor.org

Expertise

Curriculum vitae

Positions Held

12/2012
Successful defense of the doctoral thesis

02/2012
Scientific Officer at the Bavarian Research Alliance

03/2010
Acceptance to "Graduate School Advanced Materials and Processes" (Cluster of Excellence Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM))

11/2006
Research fellow at Physical  Chemistry – Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) - Prof. Dr. Dirk Guldi  
Topic: "Carbon Structured Model Systems for Photovoltaic Applications" 

11/2005 - 07/2006
Master´s degree in Molecular Science at FAU after 6 month research at Tel Aviv University - Israel
Topic: "Fluidic Alignment of Nanotube Structures for Nano-electronic Devices and Application"

09/2004 - 10/2005
Master programme "Molecular Science" in Erlangen (FAU). Emphasis on "Molecular Nanoscience", "Physical Chemistry" and "Theoretical Chemistry"

09/2001 - 09/2004
Bachelor programme "Molecular Science" in Erlangen (FAU).
Bachelor Thesis: "Analysis of CO Oxidation on Pt(335) via molecular beam method"

Elias Krikonas
Student assistant/ Project Management
Munich

Elias Krikonas

Student assistant


Email: krikonas@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dipl.-Geogr. /M. A. Gudrun Lampart

Project Management

Munich

Dipl.-Geogr. /M. A. Gudrun Lampart

Dipl.-Geogr. /M. A. Gudrun Lampart

Project Manager

Phone: +49 89 9901888-172
Email: lampart@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Mag. Karin Lukas-Eder

EU Liaison Office in Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

Mag. Karin Lukas-Eder

Mag. Karin Lukas-Eder

BayFOR Representative / EU Liaison Office in Brussels 

  • Representation of interests at/in the European institutions (all subject areas)
  • Mediation for contact persons and/or consultants
  • Organisation for project presentations in Brussels

Phone: +32 2 5134121
Email: lukas-eder@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Nivedita Mahida-Königsdörfer

SME Advisory Services

Munich

M. Sc. Nivedita Mahida-Königsdörfer

M. Sc. Nivedita Mahida-Königsdörfer

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-175
Email: mahida@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. phil. Sabrina Maurus

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa

Munich

Dr. phil. Sabrina Maurus

Dr. phil. Sabrina Maurus

Scientific Coordinator

Phone: +49 89 9901888-221
Email: maurus@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Haleh Mohajerani

Administration

Munich

 Haleh Mohajerani

Haleh Mohajerani

Event management

Phone: +49 89 9901888-107
Email: mohajerani@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Vanessa Morales

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

M. Sc. Vanessa Morales

M. Sc. Vanessa Morales

Project Manager

  • EU project WE-ACT
  • EU project INCiTiS-FOOD


Email: morales@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Ninetta Palmer

Public Relations

Munich

M. A. Ninetta Palmer

M. A. Ninetta Palmer

Public Relations Officer

Public Relations

Phone: +49 89 9901888-118
Email: palmer@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. rer. nat. Panteleïmon Panagiotou
ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences
Munich

Dr. rer. nat. Panteleïmon Panagiotou

Dr. rer. nat. Panteleïmon Panagiotou

Head of Unit

Phone: +49 89 9901888-130
Email: panagiotou@bayfor.org

Expertise

Curriculum vitae

Positions Held

2013 - now
Member of the EU Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (Unit D3)'s High Level Group Nano & Materials - in this capacity representing Bavarian interests

2007 - now
Head of Unit Information & Communication Technologies, Engineering & Natural Sciences, Bavarian Research Alliance

2004 - 2005
Postdoctoral research fellow at DESY in Hamburg, at ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) and at ILL (Institut Laue-Langevin) in Grenoble

2001 - 2006
PhD in the field of physics at Technische Universität München; Characterisation of the surface structure and morphology of thin polymer blends by scanning force microscopy, neutron and synchrotron scattering.

2000 - 2001
Scientific employee at the Institute for Physical Chemistry at University of Bayreuth and at the Institute for Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry at Leibniz Universität Hannover

1999 - 2000
Diploma thesis in physical chemistry at University of Bayreuth

1996
Undergraduate research fellow at CNRS (Laboratoire de Chimie de Surface) in Lyon, France

1995 - 1996
Studies abroad at École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon

1992 - 2000
Study of chemistry at University of Bayreuth

LL. B. Diana Panteleev

Administration

Munich

LL. B. Diana Panteleev

LL. B. Diana Panteleev

Finance

  • Controlling

Phone: +49 89 9901888-106
Email: panteleev@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Sofia Parthenidou

Administration

Munich

 Sofia Parthenidou

Sofia Parthenidou

Team coordinator

  • Human Resources/Finance

Phone: +49 89 9901888-105
Email: parthenidou@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Kerstin Pecher

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa

Munich

M. A. Kerstin Pecher

M. A. Kerstin Pecher

Project assistant

Phone: +49 89 9901888-204
Email: pecher@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Lea Pfäffel

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec / Alberta / International

Munich

M. Sc. Lea Pfäffel

M. Sc. Lea Pfäffel

Project manager

Phone: +49 89 9901888-184
Email: pfaeffel@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Susanne Pittelkow

Public Relations
Administration
Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec / Alberta / International

Munich

M. A. Susanne Pittelkow

M. A. Susanne Pittelkow

Junior Professional

Phone: +49 89 9901888-119
Email: pittelkow@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Mara Puscher

Student assistant/ Public Relations

Munich

 Mara Puscher

Mara Puscher

Student assistant


Email: puscher@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Ass. jur. Martin Reichel
Management
Munich

Ass. jur. Martin Reichel

Ass. jur. Martin Reichel

CEO

Phone: +49 89 9901888-0
Email: reichel@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Julia Richter

SME Advisory Services

Munich

M. Sc. Julia Richter

M. Sc. Julia Richter

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-173
Email: richter@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Nico Riemann
ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences
Nuremberg

Dr. Nico Riemann

Dr. Nico Riemann

Scientific Officer and Deputy Head of Unit

  • Production
  • Transport

Phone: +49 911 50715-910
Email: riemann@bayfor.org

Expertise

Curriculum vitae

Positions Held

2011 - to date
Scientific Officer for Information & Communication Technologies, Engineering & Natural Sciences at Bavarian Research Alliance

2008 - 2010
National Contact Point for Production at Projektträger Karlsruhe, Produktion und Fertigungstechnologien (PTKA-PFT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

2006 - 2008
Research Assoicate at Molcad GmbH: Planning, organisation and work-out of projects concerning numerical modelling of molecular properties and bio-mineralisation

2002 - 2005
PhD in Bioinformatics at Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie Jena, today Leibnitz-Institut für Altersforschung, and at International University Bremen, today Jacobs University. (Topic: Development of numerical simulation models and Homology modelling of proteins.);
Publications: "Refinement of protein cores and protein-protein interfaces using a potential scaling approach." Protein Engineering 18(10): 465-476 (2005); "Reversible scaling of dihedral angle barriers during molecular dynamics to improve structure prediction of cyclic peptides." J. Peptide Res. 63, 354-364 (2004)

2000 - 2001
Research Associate in semiconductor physics at Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: Publication "Density dependent intersubband absorption in strongly disordered systems", Phys. Rev. B 65, 115304 (2002)

1993 - 2000
Diploma in Physics at Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; Thesis connected to Intersubband transitions in doped semiconductors

Emmanuelle Rouard
Public Relations
Munich

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Fiona Rumohr-Jordan

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec / Alberta / International

Munich

M. Sc. Fiona Rumohr-Jordan

M. Sc. Fiona Rumohr-Jordan

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-182
Email: rumohr@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Paulina Schichor

Student assistant/ Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Israel

Munich

 Paulina Schichor

Paulina Schichor

Student assistant


Email: schichor@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Janina Schneiker

Health Research & Biotechnology

Munich

M. Sc. Janina Schneiker

M. Sc. Janina Schneiker

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-154
Email: schneiker@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Anita Schnierle

Project Management

Munich

M. Sc. Anita Schnierle

M. Sc. Anita Schnierle

Project Manager

Phone: +49 89 9901888-177
Email: schnierle@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dipl.-Kulturwirtin Barbara Schönleben
Public Relations
Munich

Dipl.-Kulturwirtin Barbara Schönleben

Dipl.-Kulturwirtin Barbara Schönleben

Public Relations Officer

Public Relations

Phone: +49 89 9901888-116
Email: schoenleben@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Melanie Schulte

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa

Munich

M. Sc. Melanie Schulte

M. Sc. Melanie Schulte

Team Coordinator and Scientific Coordinator

Phone: +49 89 9901 888-124
Email: schulte@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Corinna Schütz

Intern/EU Liaison Office in Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

 Corinna Schütz

Corinna Schütz

Intern


Email: schuetz@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Julia Sesto

Public Relations

Munich

M. A. Julia Sesto

M. A. Julia Sesto

Public Relations Officer

Public Relations

Phone: +49 89 9901888-114
Email: sesto@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Anna Stegmann

Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa

Munich

M. Sc. Anna Stegmann

M. Sc. Anna Stegmann

Scientific Coordinator

Phone: +49 89 9901 888-128
Email: stegmann@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Naemi Stolte

Student assistant/ Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities | Security

Munich

 Naemi Stolte

Naemi Stolte

Student assistant


Email: stolte@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Evamaria Stütz

Health Research & Biotechnology

Munich

Dr. Evamaria Stütz

Dr. Evamaria Stütz

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-155
Email: stuetz@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Marcus Süß

Project Management

Nuremberg

M. A. Marcus Süß

M. A. Marcus Süß

Team Coordinator Projectmanagement

Phone: +49 911 50715-940
Email: suess@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. A. Natalie Tudman-Bless

Public Relations

Munich

M. A. Natalie Tudman-Bless

M. A. Natalie Tudman-Bless

Public Relations Officer

Public Relations

Phone: +49 89 9901888-201
Email: tudman@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M. Sc. Tim Emil Uebelen

EU Liaison Office in Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

M. Sc. Tim Emil Uebelen

M. Sc. Tim Emil Uebelen

BayFOR Representative / EU Liaison Office in Brussels

Phone: +32 2 5035234
Email: uebelen@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Sigita Vaisnora

Administration & Project Management

Munich

 Sigita Vaisnora

Sigita Vaisnora

Finance/Project Management

  • Project controlling

Phone: +49 89 9901888-109
Email: vaisnora@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. rer. nat. Gernot Vogt

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

Dr. rer. nat. Gernot Vogt

Dr. rer. nat. Gernot Vogt

Scientific Officer

Phone: +49 89 9901888-142
Email: vogt@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Marianne Volle

SME Advisory Services

Munich

Marianne Volle

Student assistant

Phone: +49 89 9901888-178
Email: volle@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. rer. nat. Günther Weiß

Bavarian/ National Collaborative Research Unit

Munich

Dr. rer. nat. Günther Weiß

Dr. rer. nat. Günther Weiß

Head of Unit Liaison Office Research Associations

Phone: +49 89 9901888-190
Email: weiss@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Alexander Widmann

Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities | Security

Munich

Dr. Alexander Widmann

Dr. Alexander Widmann

Scientific Officer

  • Social Sciences, Economics and Humanities
  • Security Research

Phone: +49 (0)89 9901888-162
Email: widmann@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

MBA Simone Wiegand

ICT, Engineering & Natural Sciences

Munich

MBA Simone Wiegand

MBA Simone Wiegand

Project Manager

  • EU project InShaPe
  • EU project NEBourhood

Phone: +49 89 9901888-134
Email: wiegand@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

M.A. Birte Wolff

Environment, Energy & Bioeconomy

Munich

M.A. Birte Wolff

M.A. Birte Wolff

Project Manager (on parental leave)

  • EU project WE-ACT
  • EU project INCiTiS-FOOD

Phone: +49 (0)89 9901 888-129
Email: wolff@bayfor.org

Curriculum vitae

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