With the Young Excellent Scientist Program (YESP), Forschungszentrum Jülich promotes outstanding aspiring early career scientists in qualifying for a prominent position in academia. The program offers tailored opportunities for the strategic development of your academic career. These include mentoring and career counseling, advice on research funding and scientific awards, measures to enhance your scientific visibility, and targeted financial support for activities that sustainably advance your academic career.

This covers:

• Increasing scientific visibility, e.g. scientific presentations, own website
• Advice on funding and mobility programs
• Nomination for science awards
• Mentoring
• Conference attendance grants
• Funding for a symposium
• Individual coaching and training offers

YESP Members

Orbital Imaging for Chemical Analysis | Dr. Anja Meier

YESP member Anja Meier is currently working as a postdoc and as a scientific coordinator at the Institute for Quantum Nanoscience (PGI-3) under the direction of Prof. Dr. F. Stefan Tautz. Anja's research focuses on photoemission orbital tomography (POT), which is used to investigate the electronic and geometric properties of molecules and 2D materials.

Field Assisted Sintering for Material Recycling and Synthesis | Monica Keszler

YESP member Monica Keszler is currently working as a postdoc in the Institute for Fusion and Nuclear Research: Plasma Physics (IFN-1). Monica's research focuses on using FAST/SPS as a synthesis tool to develop new alloys with fine microstructures.

Constraining the Impacts of Unregulated Emissions on Urban Air Quality | Dr. Peeyush Khare

YESP-Member Peeyush Khare is currently working as an Environmental Scientist at the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems: Troposphere (ICE-3) and interim deputy-head of ACTRIS CiGas research infrastructure. Peeyush's research focuses on constraining the impacts of volatile, intermediate and semi-volatile organic compounds from unregulated sources on urban air quality.

Deep Learning for Electron Microscopy | Dr.-Ing. Bashir Kazimi

YESP member Bashir Kazimi is currently working as a research group leader at the Institute for Materials Data Science and Informatics (IAS-9) led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Sandfeld. Bashir aims to advance the analysis and interpretation of electron microscopy data in materials science and related fields.

Neuromorphic Navigation - Cognitive Localization and Mapping | Dr. Alpha Renner

YESP member Alpha Renner combines neuromorphic computing, computational neuroscience and neuroAI. Alpha focuses on navigation and memory formation.

Beyond Beauty: Skin as a Platform for Bioelectronic Innovation | Dr. Dahiana Mojena Medina

YESP member Dahiana Mojena Medina is currently working in the Neuroelectronic Interfaces Lab led by Prof. Dr. Francesca Santoro at the Institute of Bioelectronics (IBI-3). Dahiana's research focuses on developing next-generation bioelectronic platforms that interface with engineered human skin tissue.

Sustainable Food Colloids | Dr. Theresia Heiden-Hecht

YESP member Theresia Heiden-Hecht is currently a Postdoc in the Group Jülich Centre for Neutron Science for Soft Matter of Prof. Förster. Theresia's research expertise focuses on food colloidal systems.

Multiphase Chemistry in a Changing Climate | Dr. Simon Rosanka

YESP member Simon Rosanka is currently working as a scientist in the modeling department at the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems - Troposphere (ICE-3). Simon specializes in modeling the atmospheric impact of extreme emission events, such as particularly intense wildfires.

Materials Interfaces | Dr. Nicolas Peter

YESP member Nicolas Peter is currently working as a junior research group leader in the institute Microstructure and Properties of Materials (IMD-1) led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ruth Schwaiger. Nicolas' personal research interests lie particularly grain boundaries, exploring their atomic structure, segregation behavior, and their influence on material properties and functionality.

In vivo Neuroelectronics (IvN) | Dr. Viviana Rincón Montes

YESP member Dr. Viviana Rincón Montes is currently a postdoc and junior group leader in the Neuroelectronics group led by Prof. Dr. Andreas Offenhäusser. Her personal research interests lie particularly in neuroelectronics and translating the developed technology into clinically relevant applications.

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Former YESP Members/Alumni

Contact

Dr. Katharina Klein

Referentin für wissenschaftliche Nachwuchsförderung - PostDocs / Support for Early-Career Scientists

Building 15.3 /
Room 2062

+49 2461/61-85377

E-Mail

Former YESP Members/Alumni

Correlative Operando Studies of Degradation Mechanisms in Electrocatalysis | Dr.-Ing. Birk Fritsch

YESP alum Dr.-Ing. Birk Fritsch was a postdoc in the team Nanoanalysis of Electrochemical Processes led by Andreas Hutzler. Birk's personal research interests lie particularly in LP-TEM/degradation mechanisms in electrochemical devices.

Machine Learning for Correlated Matter | Dr. Jonas Rigo

YESP alumn Jonas Rigo was a Postdoc in the Computational Quantum Science group led by Markus Schmitt. Jonas' personal research interests lie particularly in correlated matter.

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