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Vice-President

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Thomas Pertsch, Prof. Dr

Prof. Dr. Thomas Pertsch
Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
Universitätshauptgebäude
Fürstengraben 1
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  • About

    Scientific Career

    • 09/90 - 07/96 studies in Electrical Engineering - Technical University Dresden
    • 12/03 PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.) from FSU Jena
    • 07/08 appointment as permanent Professor (W2) for Applied Physics at FSU Jena
    • 07/24 appointment as permanent Professor (W3) for Applied Physics at FSU Jena
    • 06/05 appointment as Juniorprofessor for Applied Physics at FSU Jena
    • 08/93 - 05/94 studies in electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York, USA

    Memberships

    • Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e. V. (DPG)
    • OPTICA, the former Optical Society of America (OSA)
    • Friends and Patrons of the University Jena

    Current contributions to science organizations

    • spokesperson of the steering group of the profile are LIGHT of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (since 12/2023)
    • member of the advisory board of London Institute for Advanced Light Technologies (since 2022)
    • associate Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, TMOS, in Australia (since 2020)
    • scientific mentor of the spin off company Xsight Optics GmbH (since 2020)
    • member of the Undergrad Committee of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (since 2019)
    • member of the steering group "Curriculum, Education & Research" of the Max Planck School of Photonics (since 2018)
    • associate Investigator of the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse (since 2018)
    • advisor of the OPTICA Student Chapter Jena, formerly Optical Society of America (since 2018)
    • member of the board of directors of the Thuringian Innovation Center for Quantum Optics and Sensing (since 2017)
    • founder and head of the photonics maker space "Lichtwerkstatt (since 2017)
    • executive head of the research infrastructure Abbe Center of Photonics
    • member of the board of trustees of the Center for Excellence in Photonics (Leistungszentrum Photonik) of the Fraunhofer Society (since 2016)
    • spokesperson and member of executive board of Abbe School of Photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (since 2014, founding member)
    • director of Abbe Center of Photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (since 2010, founding member)
    • spokesman of the national research initiative "Photonic Nanomaterials - PhoNa" (since 12/2009)
    • study program director for "Master of Science in Photonics" at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena – also responsible for accreditation (since 2008)

Office of the Vice-President for Research and Innovation

Main University Building, Room 1.23
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Staff Unit Research Funding and Transfer

Service Centre for Research and Transfer

Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Staff Unit Academic Career

Graduate Academy

Johanisstraße 13
07743 Jena

 BMBF project

“Gender in Focus” (GIB)

Room D322
Bachstr. 18k
07743 Jena

Opening hours:
by arrangement

Profile Areas

LIGHT.LIFE.LIBERTY

main university building, Room 1.21
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

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Transfer Center

JENAiNNOVATION

Room 18N04
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena

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