Young Investigator Groups
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin offers outstanding young researchers from Germany and abroad the opportunity to form their own young investigator group. This imparts a great deal of responsibility for pursuing their own research topic and in qualification for an academic career.
The heads of the young investigator groups receive support through a tailored training and mentoring programme, among others at the Helmholtz Academy, and are assured long-term prospects at HZB. They are affiliated with a university, often as a jointly appointed professor, which strengthens HZB’s networking with universities.
Young investigator groups can be funded through various programmes:
- Helmholtz-Young Investigator Groups
- BMBF Young Investigator Groups
- Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Groups
- Young Investigator Group connected to ERC Starting Grant
| Name | Link to University | HZB |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Annika Bande | Freie Universität Berlin | Theory of Electron Dynamics and Spectroscopy |
| Dr. Michelle Browne | Technische Universität Berlin | Electrocatalysis: Synthesis to Devices |
| Prof. Dr. Felix Büttner | Universität Augsburg | MaXRay: Magnetism and Coherent X-Ray Imaging |
| Prof. Dr. Olga Kasian | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Dynamic Electrocatalytic Interfaces |
| Dr. Christopher Seiji Kley | Technische Universität Berlin | Nanoscale Operando CO2 Photo-Electrocatalysis |
| Dr. Matthew T. Mayer | Freie Universität Berlin | Electrochemical Conversion |
| Dr. Tristan Petit | Technische Universität Berlin | Nanoscale Solid-Liquid Interfaces |
| Dr. Marcel Risch | Universität Göttingen | Oxygen Evolution Mechanism Engineering |