Meet Our Experts
You need an expert opinion on climate change? You are looking for a zoologist to explain the strange swarms of flies that have suddenly occurred? Then browse our directory of experts. Structured by keywords, you can navigate the list from A to Z.
Whilst not exhaustive, the list represents a wide range of expertise at the university on many different subjects. The focus is on topics that are frequently requested.
Health / diseases:
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Keywords A - Z
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To interview experts in new additive manufacturing technologies, also called 3D printing, visit the Center for Digital Fabrication (CEDIFA, page in German). Contact Prof. Dr. Frédéric Thiesse at the Chair of Business Informatics and System Development for questions about this complex subject.
Prof. Dr. Frédéric Thiesse
T +49 (931) 31-80789
frederic.thiesse@uni-wuerzburg.de
If you have any questions on colonialism in Africa, the effects of European colonial rule (globalisation, migration, racism) as well as the cultural history of the francophone countries of Africa (above all the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal) and Namibia, please contact Dr. Julien Bobineau, board member of the Forum Afrikazentrum.
Dr. Julien Bobineau
T.: +49 931 31-83826
julien.bobineau@uni-wuerzburg.de
The comparison between ecological and conventional agriculture is Andrea Holzschuh’s subject area. She can, amongst other things, provide information on wild bee pollination, agricultural flower strip programs, rapeseed cultivation, monocultures, pest regulation, vinicultural pest or pollinator decline.
PD Dr. Andrea Holzschuh,
T +49 931 31-82380,
andrea.holzschuh@uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Jochen Krauß is one of JMU’s experts on agroecology as well as on spiders, mosquitos, insects or other animals.
Prof. Dr. Jochen Krauß,
T +49 931 31-82382,
j.krauss@uni-wuerzburg.de
Greeks and Romans, the Germanic peoples, Sumerians and Egyptians are the best-known among the ancient peoples. If you have questions about constructions, societies and languages or need to know more about our region, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East in antiquity (until about the seventh century AD), please enquire at the University of Würzburg's Centre of Classical and Ancient Studies.
Prof. Dr. Rene Pfeilschifter
T +49 (931) 31-89120
Rene.Pfeilschifter@uni-wuerzburg.de
www.waz.uni-wuerzburg.de (in german)
You need a contact person concerning spiders, mosquitos, insects or other animals? Ask Jochen Krauß, who is also expert on agricultural ecology.
Prof. Dr. Jochen Krauß,
T +49 931 31-82382,
j.krauss@uni-wuerzburg.de
Questions concerning animal ecology, forest and game browsing are answered by Jörg Müller. His main field of work is research on open land ecology in our latitudes.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller,
T +49 931 31-83378,
joerg.mueller@uni-wuerzburg.de
Animals of the tropics, butterflies and other insects are Marcell Peters‘ subject. His main area of research is in Africa, especially on Mount Kilimandjaro.
Dr. Marcell Peters,
T +49 931 31-83330,
marcell.peters@uni-wuerzburg.de
As antibiotic resistant pathogens are on the rise, developing new drugs is crucial. Caroline Kisker is an expert for designing new drugs, for example, against tuberculosis or pest.
Prof. Dr. Caroline Kisker
T +49 (931) 31-80381
caroline.kisker@virchow.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Kisker's website
Meteorites, asteroids, gamma radiation and neutrinos from space, black holes, neutron stars and dark matter: To learn more about these and other topics of astronomy and astrophysics, please contact Prof. Dr. Karl Mannheim at the Chair of Astronomy.
Prof. Dr. Karl Mannheim
T +49 (931) 31-85030
mannheim@astro.uni-wuerzburg.de
For legal aspects on this topic, please ask:
Prof. Dr. Eric Hilgendorf
T +49 931 31-82304
hilgendorf@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
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The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
If you are looking for an expert on wild bees and their pollination performance in agriculture, Andrea Holzschuh is the right person.
PD Dr. Andrea Holzschuh, T +49 931 31-82380,
andrea.holzschuh@uni-wuerzburg.de
Our specialists for honeybee matters are the biologists Ricarda Scheiner and Jürgen Tautz:
Prof. Dr. Ricarda Scheiner
T +49 931 31-84745
ricarda.scheiner@uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz
T +49 931 31-84319
tautz@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de
This is the research focus of geographer, Prof. Dr. Hubert Job. He has developed a standardised method of calculating the impact of such protected zones on the income of the surrounding regions and their inhabitants. Job studies German national parks and natural reserves but also reserves located in Kenya, Morocco and Mexico.
Prof. Dr. Hubert Job
T +49 (931) 31-85552
hubert.job@uni-wuerzburg.de
Molecular mechanisms of haemostasis - the role of surface receptors on platelets (thrombocytes) and their intracellular signal pathways in normal blood clotting and in thrombotic and inflammatory processes. Thromboembolism prophylaxis.
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Nieswandt
T +49 (931) 31-80406
bernhard.nieswandt@virchow.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Nieswandt's website
Brain-computer interfaces, human-machine interaction: How humans can control a computer with thoughts alone. This is the speciality of psychologist, Professor Andrea Kübler.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Kübler
T +49 (931) 31-80179
andrea.kuebler@uni-wuerzburg.de
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The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi such as Candida, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
Being an integrated research and treatment centre, the Deutsche Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz, DZHI (Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre) studies complex diseases mechanisms and develops new methods to treat and prevent cardiac insufficiency in an interdisciplinary approach. The DZHI conducts clinical and basic studies in eight project fields. The interdisciplinary cardiac insufficiency ambulance is a drop-in centre for patients and puts its expertise at the disposal of doctors and hospitals in the regions.
Prof. Dr. Stefan Störk
T +49 (931) 201-46363
stoerk_s@ukw.de
A strange dot of light that crosses the night sky at lightning speed? Or another inexplicable phenomenon in the sky? Professor of Space Technology, Hakan Kayal, from the Institute of Computer Science knows a lot about such unknown aerial phenomena, UAP. He deals with the construction of nanosatellites and technologies to be used in space.
Prof. Dr. Hakan Kayal
T + 49 (931) 31-86649
kayal@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Kayal's website
If you have questions about the language, culture and history of China, please turn to Professor Roland Altenburger, Head of the Chair of the Cultural History of East Asia.
Prof. Dr. Roland Altenburger
T +49 (931) 31-81308
Roland.Altenburger@uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Björn Alpermann will answer questions relating to present-day China. He is, among other things, an expert on the Xinjiang region and China's dealings with Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
Prof. Dr. Björn Alpermann
T +49 (931) 31-88460
Bjoern.Alpermann@uni-wuerzburg.de
The economic development of China is the research focus of Prof. Dr. Doris Fischer, Head of the Chair "Chinese and Commerce".
Prof. Dr. Doris Fischer
T + 49 (931) 31-89101
doris.fischer@uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Heiko Paeth will be glad to answer your questions about climate change or extreme weather events.
Prof. Dr. Heiko Paeth
T +49 (0931) 31-84688
heiko.paeth@uni-wuerzburg.de
How do glaciers change? What are the risks in high mountains? How does climate change affect Scandinavia and New Zealand? To learn the answers, ask PD Dr. Stefan Winkler.
PD Dr. Stefan Winkler
T +49 (931) 31-88410
stefan.winkler@uni-wuerzburg.de
You need legal experts to interview on matters of climate protection, wind power stations, solar power, climate protection and alternative energies? Then contact the department of Prof. Dr. Ralf Brinktrine. He and his colleagues study the laws and legal frameworks meant to enable the energy transition according to legislative specifications.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Brinktrine
T +49 (931) 31-83233
ralf.brinktrine@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
The Chair of X-ray Microscopy uses X-ray technology to look inside components and materials. Key topics are nano CT, phase contrast X-raying, time-resolved X-ray microscopy and X-ray scattering methods (SAXS). The emphasis is on non-destructive computer tomography with highest resolution of detail in the micrometre and nanometre range. The absorption of X-radiation is used for non-destructive examination of materials and to explore the internal three-dimensional structure of objects with newly developed systems.
Prof. Dr. Randolf Hanke
T + 49 (931) 31-93289
randolf.hanke@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
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For questions about droughts or climate change in the Sahara and the Sahel, please contact Prof. Dr. Roland Baumhauer and Prof. Dr. Barbara Sponholz.
Prof. Dr. Roland Baumhauer
T +49 (931) 31-85554
baumhauer@uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Barbara Sponholz
T +49 (931) 31-85535
barbara.sponholz@uni-wuerzburg.de
To contact dialect experts, particularly for Lower Franconia, visit The Dialect Institute of Lower Franconia. Dr. Monika Fritz-Scheuplein and Dr. Almut König will be glad to assist you.
Dr. Monika Fritz-Scheuplein
T +49 (931) 31-85631
monika.fritz-scheuplein@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dr. Almut König
T +49 (931) 31-81719
almut.koenig@uni-wuerzburg.de
Professor Joachim Wittkowski is a competent contact for questions about the topics of dying, dead and grief. His expertise covers this field of thanatology from a psychological and behavioural scientific angle.
Prof. Dr. Joachim Wittkowski
wittkows@psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de
www.jowittkowski.de
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You need legal experts to interview on matters of wind power stations, solar power, climate protection and alternative energies? Then contact the department of Prof. Dr. Ralf Brinktrine. He and his colleagues study the laws and legal frameworks meant to enable the energy transition according to legislative specifications.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Brinktrine
T + 49 (931) 31-83233
ralf.brinktrine@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
You need legal experts to interview on matters of environmental law, wind power stations, solar power, climate protection and alternative energies? Then contact the department of Prof. Dr. Ralf Brinktrine. He and his colleagues study the laws and legal frameworks meant to enable the energy transition according to legislative specifications.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Brinktrine
T +49 (931) 31-83233
ralf.brinktrine@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
If you need to know more about Europe and the elections for the European Parliament, contact Prof. Dr. Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet and Dr. Carolin Rüger from the Institute of Political Science and Social Research.
Prof. Dr. Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet
T +49 (931) 31-84858
mbb@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dr. Carolin Rüger
T +49 (931) 31-86815
c.rueger@uni-wuerzburg.de
Apiary in the city, human beings and wild animals, political commitment of the population, pop culture – cultural anthropology is a big subject. For questions concerning these issues, please contact the chair of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology:
Prof. Dr. Michaela Fenske
T +49 931 31-89921
michaela.fenske@uni-wuerzburg.de
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How can body functions (especially strength, endurance, coordination) be trained and developed selectively? How are well-being and physical activity connected? How are physical health programmes developed and tested? What importance does physical exercise have for modern lifestyle concepts? Prof. Dr. Harald Lange from the Chair of Sports Science will be happy to answer related questions.
Prof. Dr. Harald Lange
T + 49 (931) 31-80283
harald.lange@uni-wuerzburg.de
Questions on forest and game browsing are answered by Jörg Müller. His main field of work is research on open land ecology in our latitudes.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller,
T +49 931 31-83378,
joerg.mueller@uni-wuerzburg.de
If you have any questions about the French Middle Ages and the French Renaissance, please contact Prof. Dr. Brigitte Burrichter, holder of the Chair of French and Italian Literature.
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Burrichter
T.: +49 931 31-85684
brigitte.burrichter@uni-wuerzburg.de
How do intercultural friendships form in teenagers? What is typical of such friendships? and What effect do they have?, for instance, in terms of social and cultural interaction? Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders from the Chair of Empirical Educational Research studies this field. He investigates the development of social and cognitive skills in children and teenagers and the significance of educational measures and everyday school life for such processes.
Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders
T +49 (931) 31-85566
heinz.reinders@uni-wuerzburg.de
The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi such as Candida, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
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for plants: Please contact Prof. Dr. Rainer Hedrich at the Chair of Botany I for related questions.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Hedrich
T +49 (931) 31-86100
hedrich@botanik.uni-wuerzburg.de
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The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dr. Stefanie Menke
Museology
T (0931) 31-89128
stefanie.menke@uni-wuerzburg.de
For questions about "Hinduism" or India in general, please address the staff of the Chair of Indology.
Chair of Indology
T +49 (931) 31-85511
indologie@uni-wuerzburg.de
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For questions about India or Hinduism, please address the staff of the Chair of Indology.
Chair of Indology
T +49 (931) 31-85511
indologie@uni-wuerzburg.de
The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Johannes Liese, Paediatric Infectiology and Immunology, Children's Hospital of the University.
Prof. Dr. Johannes Liese
T +49 (931) 201-27731
liese_j@ukw.de
If you have questions about influenza, vaccinations etc., please contact the Chair of Virology.
Chair of Virology
T +49 (931) 31-89781
virologie@vim.uni-wuerzburg.de
You have questions arising from the encounter of different cultures? Then contact the team of the project titled "Globale Systeme und interkulturelle Kompetenz - GSiK" (global systems and intercultural skills).
GSiK Project
T +49 (931) 31-89757 or 31-86867
gsik@uni-wuerzburg.de
GSIK's website
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The Department of Special Education III is at your disposal for any questions related to language acquisition, speech development disorders, suitable interventions and therapies. Professor Carina Lüke holds the chair.
Prof. Dr. Carina Lüke
Tel.: +49 931 31-87593
carina.lueke@uni-wuerzburg.de
For questions in legal matters, please contact Prof. Dr. Olaf Sosnitza. He will look for suitable experts in the faculty. If Mr Sosnitza is not available, please contact the faculty dean.
Prof. Dr. Olaf Sosnitza
T +49 (931) 31-82342
olaf.sosnitza@uni-wuerzburg.de
Faculty of Law
T +49 (931) 31-82389
dekanat@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
Questions about the Reformation or Martin Luther will be answered by Dr. Dr. Benjamin Hasselhorn, Institute for History, historian and Protestant theologian. He was employed by the Luther Memorials Foundation in Saxony-Anhalt until 2019 and was involved in the great anniversary of the Reformation in 2017.
Dr. Dr. Benjamin Hasselhorn
benjamin.hasselhorn@uni-wuerzburg.de
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Prof. Dr. Peter Hoeres (contemporary history) focuses on media history and the history of international relations.
Prof. Dr. Peter Hoeres
T +49 (931) 31-80464 or 31-83142
peter.hoeres@uni-wuerzburg.de
Why are people fascinated by trash TV? How do they interact on facebook and other social media platforms? Why are cat videos so popular? These and other questions are answered by the team of the chair of Media Psychology.
Prof. Dr. Frank Schwab
T +49 931 31-82395 or 31-84339 (secretary)
frank.schwab@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dr. Astrid Carolus,
T +49 931 31-82813 or 31-84339 (secretary)
astrid.carolus@uni-wuerzburg.de
For questions about medically assisted suicide, please ask Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hilgendorf, Chairman of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Legal Theory, Information and Computer Science Law.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hilgendorf
T: (0931) 31-82304
hilgendorf@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
National Centre of Reference for Meningococci at the Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology of the University of Würzburg.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Vogel
T +49 (931) 201-46802
uvogel@hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de
The Chair of Empirical Educational Research studies the field of learning, friendship and family relations in young migrants (children, teenagers).
Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders
T (0931) 31-85566
heinz.reinders@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dr. Thomas Leuerer from the Chair of Comparative Political Science and Systems Theory deals with municipal politics and municipal elections in particular.
Dr. Thomas Leuerer
T +49 (931) 31-84892
thomas.leuerer@uni-wuerzburg.de
PD Dr. Guido Fackler
Professor of Museology
T +49 931 31-85607
guido.fackler@uni-wuerzburg.de
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This is the research focus of geographer, Prof. Dr. Hubert Job. He has developed a standardised method of calculating the impact of such protected zones on the income of the surrounding regions and their inhabitants. Job studies German national parks but also reserves in Kenya, Morocco and Mexico.
Prof. Dr. Hubert Job
T +49 931 31-85552
hubert.job@uni-wuerzburg.de
Animal and forest ecologist Jörg Müller can be consulted on the wisdom of establishing a “National Park Steigerwald” in Germany. His main field of work is research on open land ecology in our latitudes.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller,
T +49 931 31-83378,
joerg.mueller@uni-wuerzburg.de
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Meteorites, asteroids, gamma radiation and neutrinos from space, black holes, neutron stars and dark matter: To learn more about these and other topics of astronomy and astrophysics, please contact Prof. Dr. Karl Mannheim at the Chair of Astronomy.
Prof. Dr. Karl Mannheim
T (0931) 31-85030
mannheim@astro.uni-wuerzburg.de
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What educational impact do sports, games and physical activity have on children and teenagers? How can exercise areas and playgrounds be created to suit the needs of children? What's the impact of physical activity on personal development? How are education and physical activity connected? Prof. Dr. Harald Lange from the Chair of Sports Science sheds light on these and other questions.
Prof. Dr. Harald Lange
T +49 (931) 31-80283
harald.lange@uni-wuerzburg.de
For questions about physical phenomena of all kinds, particle physics or physics in generally accessible experiments for pupils or laypersons, please ask Prof. Dr. Thomas Trefzger, Head of the Chair of Physics and Didactics.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Trefzger
T +49 (931) 31-85787
trefzger@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
For information about plants, especially domestic plants, as well as plant communities (Main-Franconian dry grasslands, riparian forests), please contact Dr. Gerd Vogg at the Botanic Garden.
Dr. Gerd Vogg
T +49 (931) 31-89460
vogg@botanik.uni-wuerzburg.de
The bandwidth of psychological topics requested by the media is very large. Your contact in this matter is Professor Dr. Roland Deutsch who will find the suitable experts at the Institute of Psychology.
Prof. Dr. Roland Deutsch
T +49 931 31-82692
roland.deutsch@uni-wuerzburg.de
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Questions about the Reformation or Martin Luther will be answered by Dr. Dr. Benjamin Hasselhorn, Institute for History, historian and Protestant theologian. He was employed by the Luther Memorials Foundation in Saxony-Anhalt until 2019 and was involved in the great anniversary of the Reformation in 2017.
Dr. Dr. Benjamin Hasselhorn
benjamin.hasselhorn@uni-wuerzburg.de
The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
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The Institute for Molecular Infection Biology / Research Center for Infectious Diseases (IMIB / ZINF) studies various pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites). One focus is on the role of non-coding RNA molecules in the pathogen and the host during an infection. The institute's head, Professor Jörg Vogel, will be glad to answer your questions on these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Vogel
T +49 (931) 31-80898
joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de
How do intercultural friendships form in teenagers? What is typical of such friendships? and What effect do they have?, for instance, in terms of social and cultural interaction? Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders from the Chair of Empirical Educational Research studies this field. He investigates the development of social and cognitive skills in children and teenagers and the significance of educational measures and everyday school life for such processes.
Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders
T +49 (931) 31-85566
heinz.reinders@uni-wuerzburg.de
Please address questions on this topic to the physics professors
Prof. Dr. Ralph Claessen
T +49 931 31-85732
claessen@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Laurens Molenkamp
T +49 931 31-84925
molenkamp@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Klaus Laubenthal from the Chair of Criminology and Criminal Law, who was appointed to the "Kommission zur Reform des Sexualstrafrechts" (commission to reform sexual criminal law) in 2015, focuses on researching sexual crimes. He is the author of the manual "Sexualstraftaten" (sexual offences).
Prof. Dr. Klaus Laubenthal
T +49 (931) 31-82372
laubenthal@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de
For sleeping disorders which are not physiological: Professor of psychology Andrea Kübler.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Kübler
T +49 (931) 31-80179
andrea.kuebler@uni-wuerzburg.de
The pathogen responsible for causing sleeping sickness, protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei, is examined by Prof. Dr. Markus Engstler, Biocentre.
Prof. Dr. Markus Engstler
Tel.: +49 931 31-80060
markus.engstler@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Harald Lange, Chair of Sports Science will be glad to answer any questions regarding competitive sports, Olympic Games, doping, leisure sports, trend sports, sports politics, football fans, ultras, hooligans and more.
Prof. Dr. Harald Lange
T +49 (931) 31-80283
harald.lange@uni-wuerzburg.de
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Prof. Dr. Catrin Gersdorf, an expert in American studies, will answer questions about US literature and culture. She studies how literature, ecology and democracy are related in terms of the history of ideas. Moreover, she is knowledgeable about the history of literature and culture of emotions, the history of African-American literature and selected aspects of the history of culture and literature of jazz.
Prof. Dr. Catrin Gersdorf
T +49 (931) 31-89170
catrin.gersdorf@uni-wuerzburg.de
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Whether measles or herpes virus: For questions about viruses and virology, please contact Prof. Dr. Lars Dölken.
Prof. Dr. Lars Dölken
T +49 (931) 31-88185 or 31-8978
virologie@vim.uni-wuerzburg.de
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You want to learn more about weather events? Then please contact Prof. Dr. Heiko Paeth at the Institute of Geography.
Prof. Dr. Heiko Paeth
T +49 (931) 31-84688
heiko.paeth@uni-wuerzburg.de
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The Chair of X-ray Microscopy uses X-ray technology to look inside components and materials. Key topics are nano CT, phase contrast X-raying, time-resolved X-ray microscopy and X-ray scattering methods (SAXS). The emphasis is on non-destructive computer tomography with highest resolution of detail in the micrometre and nanometre range. The absorption of X-radiation is used for non-destructive examination of materials and to explore the internal three-dimensional structure of objects with newly developed systems.
Prof. Dr. Randolf Hanke
T +49 (931) 31-93289
randolf.hanke@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
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How do intercultural friendships form in teenagers? What is typical of such friendships? and What effect do they have?, for instance, in terms of social and cultural interaction? Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders from the Chair of Empirical Educational Research studies this field. He investigates the development of social and cognitive skills in children and teenagers and the significance of educational measures and everyday school life for such processes.
Prof. Dr. Heinz Reinders
T +49 (931) 31-85566
heinz.reinders@uni-wuerzburg.de
