Our Fellows
Nadja Germann
FELLOW
University of Freiburg
Professor Nadja Germann is a lecturer on philosophy in the Islamic world at the University of Freiburg.
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Her research focuses on the philosophy of language and logic in classical Arabic-Islamic thought, epistemology and metaphysics, and natural philosophy in the Latin early Middle Ages.
2018-2019 Fellow: The Reception and Impact of Aristotelian Logic in Medieval Jewish Culture
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Willem van der Molen
FELLOW
Universitas Indonesia
Willem van der Molen is a senior researcher at KITLV and professor of philology and Old Javanese at Universitas Indonesia in Depok, Indonesia.
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Within the field of his interest, the languages and literatures of Indonesia, his focus is on the history of Javanese literature. He participates in the Tokyo-based project ‘Transformation of religions as reflected in Javanese texts'.
2018-2019 Fellow: New Directions in the Study of Javanese Literature
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Eran Ofek
FELLOW
Weizmann Institute of Science
Eran Ofek is a researcher at the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Instiute of Science.
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His research includes a broad range of astrophysical topics including the panchromatic transient sky, gravitational lensing, small bodies in the solar system, diffraction-limited imaging, instrumentation, and methods.
2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets
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Eric Ford
FELLOW
Penn State University
Eric Ford is a professor in astrophysics and an expert on how planets are formed at the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, at Penn State University.
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He combines theoretical research with observation to improve understanding of our solar system and beyond. His research centers around planet formation, the dynamical evolution of planetary systems, & extrasolar planets.
2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets
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Gad Freudenthal
FELLOW
CNRS
Gad Freudenthal is Senior Research Fellow Emeritus with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris. He has written on the reception of science and philosophy in Jewish cultures, mainly in the Middle Ages and in the eighteenth century, and has focused his research on Greek philosophies of matter.
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He is the editor of the journal Aleph: Historical Studies in Science and Judaism.
2018-2019 Fellow: The Reception and Impact of Aristotelian Logic in Medieval Jewish Culture
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George Quinn
FELLOW
Australian National University
George Quinn is a professor at the School of Culture, History & Language at the Australian National University.
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His research focuses on the literature and popular culture of contemporary Java; patterns and sites of pilgrimmage in Java and Madura; and the Catholic Church in East Timor.
2018-2019 Fellow: New Directions in the Study of Javanese Literature
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