Our Team | FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund

Executive Head

Marc Schiltz, PhD, MBA

Secretary General

Chief Executive Officer

Email: marc.schiltz@fnr.lu

Assistant: Ms Sylvie Krier | sylvie.krier@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 18
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Management team

Dr Andreea Monnat

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Coordination Public-Private Collaborations (BRIDGES, Industrial Fellowships, IPBG)
Coordination JUMP
KITS programme

Email: andreea.monnat@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 09
Fax: + 352 26 19 25-35

Christiane Kaell

Head of Unit – Thematic Research Programmes

CORE Coordination
CORE Contact for Materials Science and Technology, Physics
OPEN Coordination
Contact: National Research Priorities
ERA-Net: MERANET

Email: christiane.kaell@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 26 19 25-34 / +352 691 362 817
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Didier Goossens

Head of Corporate Communication

FNR Corporate Communication
Contact for media enquiries

Email: didier.goossens@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 621 49 31 39

Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Jean-Paul (Jhemp) Bertemes

Head of Unit Science in Society

Science in Society
Chief Editor of science.lu
Pairing Scheme: Politics Meets Research

Email: jean-paul.bertemes@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 10
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Marc Rock

Head of Finance

Email: marc.rock@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 621 17 55 57
Fax: + 352 26 19 25-35

Programme, Communication, and IT managers

Asaël Rouby

Programme Manager

Legal Advisor & Research Integrity Officer
AFR coordination; AFR (domain Economics, Law, Social Sciences), CORE (domain Societal Challenges)
ERA-Net NORFACE
FNR Member of Science Europe’s Working Group on Research Integrity

Email: asael.rouby@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 11
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Dr Cindy Lopes-Bento

Head of Science of Science and Innovation Policy

Research on science of science and innovation policy
Evaluation of existing and collection on new data on science and innovation in Luxembourg
Advice on current or new science and innovation programs
Development of a platform on evidence based policy

Email: cindy.lopesbento@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 19
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Emily Iversen

Digital Communication Manager

fnr.lu website (including Spotlight on Young Researchers)
FNR Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn
FNR Info
letzSCIENCE
Corporate communication

Email: emily.iversen@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 15
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Florencia Balbastro

Programme Manager

CORE – domain Innovation in Services

Email: florencia.balbastro@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 08

Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Dr Helena Burg

Head of International Relations

INTER Programme
AFR Contact for Materials, Engineering, Physics

Email: helena.burg@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 12
Fax: +352 26 19 25 35

Ionut Peres

IT Manager

Travailleur désigné
FNR Grant Submission System
IT Support, Infrastructure, Systems

Email: ionut.peres@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 36
Fax: + 352 26 19 25-35

Joseph Rodesch

Science Communicator

Science in Society
Mr Science

Email: joseph.rodesch@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 29
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Linda Wampach, PhD

Programme Manager & Science Communicator

PSP-Classic, PSP-Flagship
INTER Mobility
RESCOM
Open Access Fund
FNR Awards
Gender balance

Email: linda.wampach@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 33

Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Marie-Claude Marx, PhD

Programme Manager

PRIDE Coordination
ATTRACT Coordination
CORE Contact for Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg
AFR Contact for Biology, Medical Sciences, Environment and Chemistry
ERA PerMed

Email: marie-claude.marx@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 21
Fax: + 352 26 19 25-35

Michèle Weber, PhD

Science Communicator

science.lu

*Not available Tuesday and Friday afternoons*

Email: michele.weber@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 34
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Michèle Weber (FNR) who was involved in organising the WiSE colloquium and exhibition

Dr Olivier Buchheit

Programme Manager

CORE (domain Material Sciences)

Email: olivier.buchheit@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 25
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Dr Richard Nakath

Programme Manager

CORE (domain Material Sciences)
Public-Private Collaborations (BRIDGES, Industrial Fellowships)
INTER: EUROSTARS

*During 2020: Available Monday, Wednesday, every second Friday*

Email: richard.nakath@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 23
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Dr Sakthivel Sundharam

Programme / Innovation Manager

Public-Private Collaborations (BRIDGES, Industrial Fellowships)
JUMP
Domain ICT
AAL

Email: sakthivel.sundharam@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 362 830

Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Sean Sapcariu, PhD

Programme Manager

CORE Programme for Biomedical and Health Sciences
PEARL Coordination
INTER Multilateral (ERACOSYSMED, JPND, TRANSCAN)
NCER

Email: sean.sapcariu@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 31
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Sonia Ramos

Events & Communication Manager

Science in Society
FNR Corporate Communication

Email: sonia.ramos@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 26
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Susanne Rick

Programme Manager

Contact for Humanities and Education
ERA-Net HERA

*available only on Mondays, Wednesdays and every second Thursday, the other days please contact Sylvie Krier for urgent matters*

Email: susanne.rick@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 28
Fax: + 352 26 19 25-35

Administrative assistance

Angelina Clemens

Administrative Assistant

Financial Support for Promoting Science to the Public (PSP-Classic, PSP-Flagship)
Research programmes: AFR PhD and Postdoc Grants

*available mornings only*

Email: angelina.clemens@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 14
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Jill Mousel

Administrative Assistant

RESCOM
INTER Mobility
Public-Private Collaborations (BRIDGES, Industrial Fellowships)
Open Access Fund
FNR Awards

Email: jill.mousel@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 26 19 25-50 / 691 36 28 22
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Josiane Staus

Administrative Assistant

Research Programmes: CORE (domains New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces and New Sensing Applications; Innovation in Services), INTER (bilateral)

*available Monday – Wednesday, and Thursday mornings*

Email: josiane.staus@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 32
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Melanie Reuter

Science Communication Assistant

science.lu
Science in Society

Email: melanie.reuter@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 27
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Patricia Drimeyer

Administrative Assistant

Research programmes (AFR)

Email: patricia.drimeyer@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 13
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35

Sandra Nittel

Administrative Assistant

Research programmes: ATTRACT, CORE (domains Biomedical and Health Sciences; Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg), INTER (multilateral), PEARL

Email: sandra.nittel@fnr.lu

Tel: +352 691 36 28 24
Fax: +352 26 19 25-35