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DTU researchers receive prestigious additional grants from the Villum Foundation

Three DTU researchers have previously received grants under the Villum Foundation's Young Investigator programme. Now, they have been selected to continue for another three years through YIP supplementary grants.

DTU Lyngby Campus

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Freja E. Klippmann

In total, six exceptionally talented researchers can look forward to another three years of funding, each receiving an extra DKK 4 million. Three of the six researchers are from DTU. With the supplementary grants from the Villum Foundation, the researchers are looking into a more stable trajectory in their research career, potentially opening doors to additional support.

The three grant recipients

  • Senior Researcher Cornelia Jaspers, DTU Aqua, receives the grant for the project “The next frontier of Marine Science to mitigate climate change (ToSea)”.
  • Senior Researcher Giorgos Leloudas, DTU Space, receives the grant for the project “Black hole mass measurements with Tidal Disruption Events (BlackTiDE)”.
  • Senior Researcher Mehdi Mehrali, DTU Construct, receives the grant for the project “Bridging Nature and Technology: Unleashing the Potential of Living Materials for Energy Storage in the Construction Sector”.

Read more at the Villum Foundation.

Contact

Cornelia Jaspers

Cornelia Jaspers Senior Researcher National Institute of Aquatic Resources Phone: +45 35883247 Mobile: 93 51 17 74

Giorgos Leloudas

Giorgos Leloudas Senior Researcher National Space Institute Phone: +45 45259689

Mehdi Mehrali

Mehdi Mehrali Senior Researcher Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Phone: +45 45254795