Ambassador Scientists

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Ambassador Scientists disseminate information about Germany as a research location at universities and research institutions at home and abroad, focussing particularly on the Foundation’s sponsorship programmes and international network. They work for the Foundation in an honorary capacity as alumni, hosts or reviewers.

Abroad the Ambassador Scientists also advise the Humboldt Foundation and other German funding organisations on local programme promotion and networking. They are points of contact for Humboldt alumni and Humboldt associations. Currently 36 Ambassador Scientists in 25 countries are supporting the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Country
Name (Research Area)
Home institution, Place
E-Mail
Algeria Sekkal-Rahal, Prof. Dr. Majda (Spectroscopy) Universite Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbès majsekkal[at]msn.com
Argentina Chicote, Prof. Dr. Gloria (Romance Literature) Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata gchicote[at]conicet.gov.ar
  Pungitore, Prof. Dr. Carlos Rodolfo (Natural Product Chemistry) Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnologia Quimica (INTEQUI-CONICET), San Luis carlos.pungitore[at]conicet.gov.ar
Brazil de Araujo, Prof. Dr. Marcelo (Practical Philosophy) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro marceloaraujo[at]direito.ufrj.br
    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro dodeskadan[at]yahoo.co.uk
  Solé Kienle, Prof. Dr. Mirco (Animal Systematics and Morphology) Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilheus mksole[at]uesc.br
  Pasquarelli Perez, Dr. Juliana (Modern German Literature) Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo julianaperez[at]usp.br
Bulgaria Bacvarov, Dr. Krum Ernstov (Prehistory ) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia krum.bacvarov[at]gmail.com
Cameroon Atindogbé, Prof. Dr. Gratien Gualbert (African Studies) University of Buea, Buea grat_atin[at]yahoo.com
Canada Grondin, Prof. Dr. Jean (Philosophy) Université de Montréal, Montreal jean.grondin[at]umontreal.ca
Chile Feijoo, Prof. Dr. Carmen Gloria (Immunology) Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago de Chile cfeijoo[at]unab.cl
China, PR Lu, Prof. Dr. Wenjing (Toxicology and Occupational Medicine) Tsinghua University, Beijing luwenjing[at]mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
  Dong, Prof. Dr. Zhi-Bing (Organic Molecular Chemistry) Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan dzb04982[at]163.com
  Li, Prof. Dr. Yuan (German Language (Linguistics)) Zhejiang University, Hangzhou liyuan_hz[at]msn.com
Columbia Uribe, Prof. Dr. Bernardo (Geometry, Topology) Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla bjongbloed[at]uninorte.edu.co
  Ibagón-Ibagón, Prof. Dr. Monica-Liliana (General Public Law, Administrative Law) Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá D.C. monicaibagon[at]yahoo.com
Egypt El-Hossary, Prof. Dr. Ebaa (Pharmacy) Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo ebaa.elhossary[at]gmail.com
Ethiopia Melesse, Prof. Dr. Aberra (Animal Breeding, Maintenance and Hygiene) Hawassa University, Hawassa a_melesse[at]uni-hohenheim.de
France Alibert, Dr. habil. Paul (Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology) Université de Bourgogne, Dijon paul.alibert[at]u-bourgogne.fr
India Pandurang, Prof. Dr. Mala (Other Regional Studies, Languages and Cultures) Dr. B.M.N. College of Home Science, Mumbai mpandu[at]bmncollege.com
  Janardhana Raju, Prof. Dr. Nandimandalam (Geochemistry: Inorganic, Organic, Biological) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi rajunj7[at]gmail.com
  Sen Gupta, Prof. Dr. Sayam (Inorganic Molecular Chemistry) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata sayam.sengupta[at]iiserkol.ac.in
  Roy, Dr. Nirupam (Astronomy) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru nroy[at]iisc.ac.in
Israel Sergi, Dr. Omer (Theology / Archeology) Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv omertelaviv[at]gmail.com
Italy Beccarisi, Prof. Dr. Alessandra (History of Philosophy) Università degli Studi di Foggia, Foggia alessandra.beccarisi[at]unifg.it
Japan Takayama, Prof. Dr. h.c. Kanako (General criminal law) Kyoto University, Kyoto takayama[at]law.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Kenya Maseno, Dr. Loreen Iminza (Theology) Maseno University, Maseno loreenmas[at]gmail.com
Malaysia Hashim, Prof. Dr. Azirah (English Language) University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur azirahh[at]um.edu.my
Mexico Castro-Obregon, Prof. Dr. Susana (Animal Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology) Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad de México scastro[at]ifc.unam.mx
  Saldana, Dr. Juan Munoz (Materials Engineering) Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Queretaro jmunoz[at]cinvestav.mx
Morocco Abid, Prof. Dr. Malika (Plant Physiology) Universite Mohammed I, Oujda malikaabid213[at]gmail.com
  Lakrad, Prof. Faouzi (Mechanics) University Hassan II, Casablanca lakrad[at]hotmail.com
Nepal Paudel Bhattarai, Dr. Babita (Natural Products Chemistry) Center for Natural and Applied Sciences (CENAS), Kathmandu paudelb[at]cenas.org.np
Nigeria Odeku, Prof. Dr. Oluwatoyin (Pharmacy) University of Ibadan, Ibadan pejuodeku[at]yahoo.com
Romania Dima, Prof. Dr. Mihai R. (Climatology) University of Bucharest, Bucharest mihai.dima[at]unibuc.ro
South Africa Yusuf, Dr. Abdullahi (General Genetics, Functional Genome Research) University of Pretoria, Pretoria aayusuf[at]zoology.up.ac.za
Turkey Arkin Olgar, Prof. Dr. Handan (Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics) Ankara University, Ankara holgar[at]eng.ankara.edu.tr
USA Humboldtians on Campus Washington, D.C.