Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Passionate technologist with a high EQ and strong sense for problem solving. Builder and manager of a first-class cross-functional team delivering high frequency systems to industry. 16 years of experience in photonics and high-frequency system engineering. Proven fundraising and networking skills, building and maintaining strategic partnerships with numerous stakeholders from industry and science. Strong engineering mindset and ability to understand complex systems.
Developing full-stack systems in the field of high-frequency measurement technology for industrial applications. Key activities and achievements: - successful setup of a new research group within the Fraunhofer model - managing a cross-functional team of scientists and engineers - building relationships with strategic partners from industry and academia - successful project acquisition and fundraising - establishing high frequency technology in the field of nondestructive testing - delivering millimeter wave and terahertz measurement systems to industry - driving the development of advanced signal processing methods - developing ideas to innovations, currently: --- microfabrication of 3D high frequency components by direct laser writing --- fully integrated laser-based terahertz spectrum and network analyzers --- accelerating millimeter wave and terahertz imaging by quantum computing
Pioneering and establishing laser-based monitoring of space debris Key activities and achievements: - successful demonstration of the laser-based detection principle of space debris. - development of system concepts and observation - establishment of an international cooperation network - evaluation of system concepts developed at the Institute of Technical Physics - investigations of eye-safe laser systems for ground-based satellite laser ranging - design and testing of suitable high-sensitivity sensor technology for single photon detection at different wavelengths with laser ranging systems on stationary and moving platforms
Developing active terahertz imaging systems with real-time capabilities Key activities and achievements: - extension of a commercial time-of-flight camera by developing an electro-optic converter - successful demonstration of the laser-based detection principle of space debris. - developing hybrid system concepts by synchronizing lasers with high-frequency electronics - responsibility of two research projects - maintaining cooperations with partners from industries and academia
Ultrashort Pulse Laser Material Processing - development of an adaptive laser beam shaping module for micro-material processing - characterization of liquid crystal displays for the use as diffractive optical element in connection with ultrashort pulsed lasers - design and simulation of diffractive optical elements by electromagnetic field solvers
Femtosecond laser fabrication of three dimensional structures for microfluidics - optimization of the direct laser writing process for remote printing of microstructures - design and fabrication of microfluidic structures - development of lab-on-chip concepts