Research means discovering new paths and implementing ideas that seem unconventional at first glance. Scientists need a break from everyday life and financial support to do this. The Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) paves the way for precisely such projects. It is aimed at excellent international researchers working on a joint project with a research group at TUM or LMU. Among other things, the fellows receive a three-year scholarship, which should include a stay of at least nine months at the Munich partner institution. The Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship is part of the extensive TUM Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) program.
Starting this fall/winter, the research groups led by Prof. Dominik Bucher (TUM) and Prof. Jennifer Rupp (TUM), who are heavily involved in the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence, will assume their role as hosts for two Hans Fischer Fellows:
Prof. Sossina Haile is based at Northwestern University, USA, researching fuel cells, high-temperature electrolytes, and other energy conversion systems. Her research group focuses on ionic solid-state materials, emphasizing energy technologies, and has worked on developing a new class of fuel cells based on solid acid electrolytes. The focus of the collaboration with the e-conversion researchers is the development of new methods in the field of quantum sensor technology.
Prof. Dennis Valbjørn Christensen from the Technical University of Denmark is a renowned scientist in the field of materials science and applied physics. His research group characterizes novel oxide materials and devices using scanning magnetometry. With the e-conversion teams, the main aim is to advance the development of magnetic quantum microscopy to better map dynamic processes on the nanoscale.