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Alumni

Terminated employment relationships
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Our institute has a rich history and mission of advancing knowledge and solving complex problems through research and collaboration. Our alumni have moved on to make significant contributions in their fields; we are grateful for the joint exerience, and remain proud of your continuous company!

If you have a story or experience you would like to share with us, or have any questions or suggestions for our alumni and mentoring program, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you and continuing to grow our alumni community.

  • 2023
      • Yicong Ding (Now with Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co., Ltd., Hangzhou)
      • Dr. Bruno Poletto
      • Ayda  Nemati Vesali Azar
      • Gohar Sani
      • Roman Sajzew
      • Samira Savani
  • 2022
    • Dr. Omar Benzine
    • Dr. Guilherme de Macedo (2016 – 2022, Now with Corning GmbH)
    • Dr. Aziz Ben Miled (2018 – 2022, Now with Technoform GmbH)
  • 2021
    • Dr. Vahid Nozari (2018 – 2021, Now with ams-Osram AG)
    • Dr. Byoungjin So (2018 – 2021, now with KAERI, South Korea)
    • Dr. Ru Zhou (Ph.D student 2017 – 2021, now with Schott Glass Technologies Co. Ltd., Suzhou, CN)
    • Dr. Elham Moayedi (Ph.D student 2016 – 2021, now with Bauhaus University of Weimar)
    • Dr. Jan Schröder (Ph.D student 2016 – 2021, now with Layertec, Germany)
    • Dr. Lingqi Su (Ph.D student 2018 – 2021, now with Engie, Shanghai, CN)
  • 2020
    • Dr. Mariana Fatobene Ando (Ph.D student 2015 – 2020)
    • Dr. Ferdinand Drünert (Ph.D student 2013 – 2020)
    • Dr. Sindy Fuhrmann (postdoctoral scientist 2012 – 2020, now junior professor TU Bergakademie Freiberg)
    • Dr. Huyen Quyen Le (visiting Ph.D student 2015 – 2020)
    • Dr. Si Thien Le (visiting Ph.D student 2015 – 2020)
  • 2019
    • Dr. Benjamin P. V. Heiz (Ph.D student 2015 – 2019, now with Schott, St. Gallen, Swiss)
    • Dr. Kristin Griebenow ((Ph.D student 2013 – 2019)
  • 2018
    • Dr. Garth W. Scannell (postdoctoral scientist, 2016 – 2018, now with Corning, Inc., USA)
    • Dr. Caio B. Bragatto (postdoctoral scientist, 2016 – 2018, now assistant professor at Coe College, USA)
    • Dr. Bruno Poletto Rodrigues (Ph.D student and postdoc since 2012), now with University of Adelaide, Australia
    • Felix Lind (Ph.D student 2015 – 2018)
    • Dr. Theresia Palenta (Ph.D student 2013 – 2018)
  • 2016
    • Prof. Peijing Tian (visiting scientist, 2015 – 2016), now with Wuhan University of Technology, CN
    • Dr. Yuko Nakatsuka (visiting Ph.D student 2015 – 2016), now with University of Tokyo, JP
    • Dr. Doris Möncke (research associate 2012 – 2016)
    • Dr. Dominik K. Orzol (Ph.D student 2013 – 2016), now with IPGR, Cham, CH
  • 2015
    • Dr. Karsten H. Nielsen (Ph.D student 2010 – 2015), now with Velux, Horsholm, DK
    • Dr. Guojun Gao (Ph.D student 2010 – 2015), now with KIT, Karlsruhe
    • Dr. Stefan Karlsson (2014 – 2015), now with Glafo, Vaxö, SE
    • Dr. Anja Winterstein-Beckmann (Ph.D student 2012 – 2015), now with Schaeffler, Herzogenaurach, DE
    • Michel Woy (B.Sc., M.Sc. student, 2011 – 2015), now with JSJ Jodeit, Jena
  • 2014
    • David Bust (M.Sc. student in 2014), now with j-fiber GmbH, Jena
    • Christoph Domscheit (M.Sc. student in 2014), now with Docter Optics Components GmbH, Neustadt an der Orla
    • Sebastian Kokot (M.Sc. student in 2013), now with Asphericon GmbH, Jena
    • Dr. Matthias Müller (retired in 2014)
    • Dr. Zhao-Yue Yao (joint Ph.D student with University of Rennes 1, France, at Jena 2013 – 2014)
  • 2012
    • Dr. Ning Da (Ph.D student at EEG, 2008 – 2012), now with Schott Glass Technologies Co. Ltd., Suzhou, CN
    • Dr. Robert Meszaros (Ph.D student at EGG, 2009 – 2012), now with BMW AG, Munich, DE
    • Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Krolikowski (Diploma & Ph.D student at EGG, 2009 – 2012), now with Ivoclar-Vivadent, LI
    • Dr. Quentin Coulombier (Postdoc at EGG, 2011 – 2012), now at University of Lille – CNRS, FR
  • 2011
    • Dr. Yann Gueguen (Postdoc at EGG in 2011), now at University of Rennes, FR
  • 2010
    • Prof. Dr. Mingying Peng (Postdoc at EGG from 2008 to 2010), now at South China University of Technology, Guanzhou, CN