3/06/2020
Results of the call for “visiting professors” 2020
In autumn 2019, as part of I-SITE FUTURE’s “Fund for excellence” initiative no. 5, University Paris-Est launched its second round of the call for applications to host internationally-renowned researchers at the laboratories of the I-SITE consortium institutions. The purpose of this call for applications is to promote international collaborations based on I-SITE’s scientific challenges and training initiatives.
After evaluation of the 23 applications submitted to the internal selection committee, and following advice from international experts and the I-SITE Advisory Board, 10 candidates were selected by the FUTURE steering committee.
Host Unit | Guest personality | Institution of origin | Academic grade | Research topic |
LATTS | Phillip ASHTON | University of Illinois at Chicago – College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs - United States | Associate professor | Urban planning - Economic models - Energy flow |
ESYCOM | Tianhong CUI | University of Minnesota - Department of Mechanical Engineering - United States | Professor | Nanotechnologies - Nanostructured meta-surfaces - Water vapour condensation Follow-up of the CSC programme with UCAS |
MAST/LAMES | Eshan DAVE | University of New Hampshire - College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - United-States | Associate professor | Civil engineering - Intelligent sensors - Resilient pavements |
MAST/EMGCU | Michalis FRAKIADAKIS | University of Athens - School of Civil engineering - Greece | Senior lecturer | Structural engineering and monitoring - Data modelling - Risk management |
COSYS | H.Oliver GAO | Cornell University - School of civil and environmental engineering - United-States | Professor | Air quality - Transport systems - Precision analysis tools |
TS2/LBMC | Nicola HAGEMEISTER | École de Technologie Supérieure - Imaging and Orthopaedics Research Laboratory - Canada | Professor | Kinetics of the knee joint - Motion modelling |
LISAA | Jennifer SCAPPETTONE | Chicago University - English Department - United-States | Associate professor | Urban studies - Literature and geopoetics |
LBA/MSME | Yvan PETIT | École de Technologie Supérieure - Canada Research Chair in Biomechanics of Head and Spine Injuries - Canada | Professor | Spinal cord injuries - Biomechanics - Active behaviour - Data simulation |
AuSser | André TAVARES | Escola de Arquitectura da Universidade do Minho - Laboratorio de Paisagens, Territorio e patrimonio - Portugal | Professor | Architecture - Built environment - Fishing and coastal areas |
LASTIG | Qihao WENG | Indiana State University - Department of Earth and Environmental Systems - United States | Professor | Heat islands - Vegetation phenology - Remote sensors - Climate change |
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