PhD Centre

Pursuing a PhD in Biophotonics involves using state-of-the-art single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and computer-aided modelling to reveal how RNA works.

Chair: Biophotonics / Physical Engineering

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ doctoral centre at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Elucidation of the structure and dynamics of functional biomolecules (in particular RNA and its interaction with proteins) using fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy at the single-molecule level
• Use of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) as a distance-measuring technique at the molecular level
• Design of multi-functional fluorescence microscopes

Prof. Börner’s website

Chair: Digital Optical Technologies

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ doctoral centre at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Digital Optics
• EUV imaging

Prof. Fuchs’s website

Have the courage to further develop and showcase your expertise through a PhD! I’d be happy to support you in this.

Chair: Production Informatics

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ Doctoral Centre at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Work planning (process design and factory planning using virtual reality | technological planning and IT | decentralised assistance systems, augmented reality and AI)
• Rationalisation of manufacturing processes/work organisation (resource-efficient manufacturing processes | hybrid work systems | parts manufacturing, assembly and materials logistics)
• Ergonomics/knowledge management (work design | on-the-job learning | operator interface concepts for machinery | virtual and hybrid training)

Prof. Goldhahn’s website

Chair: Intelligent Machine Systems

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ doctoral centre at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Light electric vehicles
• Electric motor drive systems, particularly for two-wheeled vehicles (ranging from e-bikes to motorbikes and specialised vehicles)
• Structure-integrated sensor technology
• Mechanical components in drive technology (cable-operated gearboxes, clutches)
• Application of additive manufacturing processes (printed sensor technology on technical textiles and mechanical components)

Prof. Hübler’s website

Chair: Forensics/Bioinformatics

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ doctoral centre at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Multisensory monitoring of machinery, plant and processes through the correlation of information from pre-, in- and
  post-process stages – process
  assurance – quality
  monitoring – predictive maintenance
• Human–machine interaction
  : environmental monitoring, decision support, wearable systems –
  applications in the fields of ‘healthcare’ and ‘ambient assisted living’

Prof. Kuhl’s website

Problems are not stumbling blocks, but the building blocks of your dissertation.

Chair: Laser-based additive manufacturing/digitalisation of laser processes

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ Doctoral Centre at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Laser microsintering
• Selective high-rate laser microsintering (high-rate micro-SLM)
• Polygon scanner development
• Software Development
• Simulation
• Laser micro-welding of ceramics
• Ultra-fast processes using polygon mirror scanners

Prof. Streek’s website

Chair: Manufacturing Automation

Member of the ‘Enabling Technologies for Industry, Health and Society’ doctoral centre at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena

Research profile:

• Human–robot interaction
• Force/torque control of robots
• Path planning / collision avoidance for robots
• New methods of robot programming

Prof. Winkler’s website