Dr. Amirhoushang Bahrami has started the first Max Planck partner group in Bilkent, UNAM. The “Max Planck Partner Groups” are created by the Max Planck Society for the purpose of strengthening the ties between Max Planck Institutes and foreign research institutes and of intensifying cooperation between individual scientists through jointly conducted projects. Amir Bahrami will receive financial support for five years which can be used to establish a partner group in UNAM and funding graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who will enjoy scientific collaborations with Max Planck Institute of Dynamics and Self-organization in Gottingen, Germany.