The YIG Prep Pro allowed me to transition from a typical postdoc position into a leadership role, as a manager of a small group. This was critical to my development as a group leader, and has now qualified me for an Assistant Professor position.

Prof. Kristen Kozielski

The YIG Prep Pro Fellowship has provided networking opportunities, as well as non-scientific training to transition toward a group leadership role. It is a great program through which to gain skills like budget management, hiring, and grant writing that you do not learn elsewhere.

Prof. Sylvia Sullivan

 

YIG Prep Pro Fellows

 

Name

KIT Host Institute

Field of Research

Previous Institution

Fellowship
Option
Sebastian Baum Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP) Theoretical Particle Physics Stanford University remote
Susanne A. Benz Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF) Big Geodata / Remote Sensing Centre for Water Resources Studies Dalhousie University, Canada remote
Johannes Bracher Institute of Economics (ECON) Applied Statistics / Biostatistics LMU Munich
University of Zurich		 KIT postdoc
  Mehdi Frachet Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) Quantum Materials Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, France KIT postdoc
Sören Lehmkuhl Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) Hyperpolarization with Parahydrogen in NMR and MRI North Carolina State University funded
Nanya Li Institute for Pulsed Power and Microwave Technology (IHM) Microwave assisted 3D printing, Digital twins, Multi-physics modelling, Continuous fiber reinforced composites Humboldt Fellow at KIT funded
Milad Niroumand-Jadidi Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF) Aquatic Remote Sensing Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy remote
Héctor Sánchez-Iranzo Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Biological Information Processing (IBCS-BIP) Organism Development EMBL Heidelberg funded
Dennis Soldin Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP) Astroparticle Physics University of Delaware
Bartol Research Institute 		 remote
Barbara Verfürth Institute for Applied and Numerical Mathematics (IANM) Numerical methods for partial differential equations University of Augsburg KIT postdoc

YIG Prep Pro Alumni

Name KIT Host Institute Field of Research Fellowship Option Current Institution
Schirin Hanf Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Synthetic inorganic chemistry and catalysis funded KIT
Sylvia Sullivan Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research - Department Troposphere Research (IMK-TRO) Cloud physics and atmospheric modelling KIT postdoc University of Arizona, US
Philip Willke Physical Institute (PHI) Experimental condensed matter physics funded KIT

 

Name KIT Host Institute Field of Research Fellowship Option Current Institution
Giovanni de Carne Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP) Energy Systems funded KIT
Richard Fuchs Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research - Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU) Global land use change and Food Security KIT postdoc KIT
Gudrun Gygli Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG-1) Building Digital Twins of Enzyme Reactions - towards faster process optimization in industrial biocatalysis funded KIT
Ehsan Hashemi Institute of Control Systems (IRS) Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Distributed Estimation, Networked Control Systems remote University of Alberta
University of Waterloo
Dirk Hauschild Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) Surface and interface characterization of material systems for energy conversion using lab- and synchrotron-based x-ray and electron spectroscopies KIT postdoc University of Nevada, Las Vegas & KIT
Kristen Kozielski Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Materials for Neuroengineering funded TU Munich
Dafni Moatsou Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Polymer Chemistry KIT postdoc KIT
Jochen Müller Institute of Applied Physics (APH) Mechanical Engineering remote Johns Hopkins University, US
Florian Strauss Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) Chemistry KIT postdoc KIT
Ran Sui Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Combustion Research remote Missouri University of Science and Technology, US
Sanjairaj Vijayavenkataraman Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Additive Manufacturing and Bioprinting for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications remote New York University Abu Dhabi