Overview of alumni projects
The Hector Fellow Academy has created a dynamic network for its alumni in order to maintain the dialogue between outstanding scientists beyond the project period of three years. The regular exchange and transfer of research results as well as the opportunity for long-term interdisciplinary cooperation makes the HFA a vital academy of science. We are pleased that the following projects have been successfully completed:
Genetics and Epigenetics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and its TreatmentDaniela Conrad – Hector Fellow Thomas Elbert | |
![]() | The risk to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) depends on the number of traumatic events experienced and individual risk factors, e.g. genetic predispositions. However, to identify causal genetic variants of this polygenic disease, trauma exposure needs to be adequately assessed. More ... |
Applications of Non-Invasive Ocular Signal MeasurementsMargaret Deibel – Hector Fellow Eberhart Zrenner | |
Several goals were pursued in the development of this work, including the development of a novel in vivo method to measure the ciliary muscle of a human subject non-invasively during accommodation, the characterization of the recorded muscle signals based on the accommodative abilities of the subject, and the development of a device that would utilize the recorded muscle signals to mimic the appropriate level of accommodation for the user, actuated through the use of a variable refractive lens. More ... | |
Continuum Damage Models for Reliability Assessment of Structural CompositesZalikha Murni Abdul Hamid – Hector Fellow Peter Gumbsch | |||||
The market’s demand for carbon fiber/epoxy composite has dramatically increased due to its significant applications and advantages in industry. Typical loading on the structures that are made up by this material often involves tensile and lateral bending of the composite laminates. More ... | |||||
Magnetism in Perovskite Manganites and Cobaltites at the Nano ScaleCornelia E. Hintze – Hector Fellow Hilbert von Löhneysen | |||||
The exact position of atoms in the crystal structure of lanthanum manganites and cobaltates (both anorganic ionic compounds) significantly affects their magnetic properties. The crystal structure of these materials can be altered by pressure, substitution of elements, or crystallite size: Since nanoparticles have a large surface-to-volume ratio, their surface has a dominant effect on the crystal structure, leading to changes compared to bulk materials. More ... | |||||
Fermionic Quantum Gas MicroscopeJoannis Koepsell – Hector Fellow Immanuel Bloch
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Influence of and Climate Change Landuse Changes on Hydrological Variations of Meso-scale Semi-Arid River BasinPhoebe Pauline Onjira - Hector Fellow Franz Nestmann
RR Lyrae stars as tracers of substructure and Galactic archaeologyZdenek Prudil - Hector Fellow Eva Grebel
Towards Topological Many-Body Physics Using State-Dependent Optical Lattices | |||||
Hendrik von Raven – Hector Fellow Immanuel Bloch
Genetic & Developmental Basis of Color in Cichlid FishMargaret Sefton – Hector Fellow Axel Meyer | |||||
Cichlid fish are well-known for their beautiful colors and multitude of body shapes. They are found in the East African Rift lakes where they have formed so-called adaptive radiations, in which hundreds of new species originated extremely quickly – sometimes within less than 100,000 years. More ... |
Accommodation Behavior and Ciliary Muscle Activity in MyopiaSandra Wagner – Hector Fellow Eberhart Zrenner | |
Prevalence of myopia (shortsightedness) increases considerably in industrialized countries. The mechanisms behind this development need to be fully understood in order to arrive at prevention. The aim of Sandra Wagner’s research was to allow a better understanding of accommodation, address unanswered question regarding myopia onset and support the development of new devices. Mehr ... | |