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Executive Committee

SAOT is controlled by the Graduate School Executive Committee (EC) consisting of the Board of Directors and

Delegates of the Faculties

Faculty of Engineering

Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier

Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier

Head of Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab

Lehrstuhl für Informatik 14 (Maschinelles Lernen und Datenanalytik)

  • Email: bjoern.eskofier@fau.de
  • Website: https://www.mad.tf.fau.de/

Permanent representative for Prof. Joachim Hornegger during his mandate as FAU president.

Faculty of Sciences

Prof. Dr. Gerd Leuchs

Prof. Dr. Gerd Leuchs

Director Emeritus, Optics and Information Group

Leuchs Division

  • Email: gerd.leuchs@mpl.mpg.de
  • Website: https://www.mpl.mpg.de/en/leuchs

Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neurath

Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neurath

Director of Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology
  • Email: med1-direktion@uk-erlangen.de
  • Website: http://www.medizin1.uk-erlangen.de

Delegates of the Topics

Optical Metrology

Prof. Dr. Oliver Friedrich

Prof. Dr. Oliver Friedrich

Institute of Medical Biotechnology

  • Email: oliver.friedrich@fau.de
  • Website: https://www.mbt.tf.fau.de

Optical Material Processing

Prof. Dr. Marion Merklein

Prof. Dr. Marion Merklein

Head of the Institute of Manufacturing Technology

Institute of Manufacturing Technology

  • Email: marion.merklein@fau.de
  • Website: http://www.lft.uni-erlangen.de

Optics in Medicine

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kruse

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kruse

Director of Ophthalmic Clinic

Augenklinik Erlangen

  • Email: friedrich.kruse@uk-erlangen.de
  • Website: http://www.augenklinik.uk-erlangen.de

Optics in Communication and Information Technology

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmauss

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmauss

Professor for Microwaves and Photonics

Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik (LHFT)

  • Email: bernhard.schmauss@fau.de
  • Website: http://www.lhft.eei.uni-erlangen.de

Optical Materials and Systems

Prof. Dr. Norbert Lindlein

Prof. Dr. Norbert Lindlein

Group Leader ODEM (Optics)

Institut für Optik, Information und Photonik

  • Email: norbert.lindlein@fau.de
  • Website: https://www.quantum.nat.fau.de/person/norbert-lindlein/

Computational Optics

Prof. Dr. Christoph Pflaum

Prof. Dr. Christoph Pflaum

Professor for Computer Science

Department of Computer Science (Numerical Simulation using Highest-Performance Computers)

  • Email: christoph.pflaum@fau.de
  • Website: https://www.cs10.tf.fau.de

Representatives of Doctoral Candidates

Lisa Ackermann

Lisa Ackermann, M. Sc.

Beam Shaping for Laser Material Processing

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Institute of Photonic Technologies (LPT, Prof. Schmidt)

  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-23244
  • Email: lisa.ackermann@lpt.uni-erlangen.de
  • Website: https://www.lpt.tf.fau.de/
Maximilian Piszko

Maximilian Piszko, M. Sc.

Analysis of the applicability of dynamic light scattering for the simultaneous determination of thermal and mutual diffusivities

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Lehrstuhl für Advanced Optical Technologies – Thermophysical Properties

  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-25889
  • Email: maximilian.piszko@fau.de
Karen Schwarzkopf

Karen Schwarzkopf, M. Sc.

Quality Assurance and Process Control in Laser Materials Processing by Means of Optical Coherence Tomography

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Institute of Photonic Technologies (LPT, Prof. Schmidt)

  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-23368
  • Email: karen.schwarzkopf@lpt.uni-erlangen.de
  • Website: https://www.lpt.tf.fau.de/

Equal Opportunity Representative

Prof. Dr. Barbara Kappes

Prof. Dr. Barbara Kappes

Institute of Medical Biotechnology

  • Email: barbara.kappes@fau.de
  • Website: https://www.mbt.tf.fau.de
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