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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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The Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) ranks among the strongest research universities in Germany. The diverse range of subjects goes hand in hand with a unique interdisciplinary network: Scientists from the FAU frequently work together across faculties, especially in the eight main research areas: New materials and processes; optics and optical technologies; medical technology; electronics; data analytics and digital transformation; energy systems of the future; cultural values; religions and human rights; the world of work; medicine, life sciences and health.

What is more, the FAU is also home to several exceptional research projects that receive special funding from the Federal Government: including the Cluster of Excellence Advanced Materials (EAM), the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), the Leading-Edge Cluster Medical Valley as well as the International College for Humanities Research Fate, Freedom and Prognosis. Response strategies in East Asia and Europe.

FAU is well networked in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg. It benefits from outstanding cooperation with non-university research institutions in Erlangen and Nuremberg, such as the Max-Planck Institute for Physics of Light, both Fraunhofer Institutes IIS and IISB and the newly founded Helmholtz Institute Erlangen Nuremberg for Renewable Energies (HI ERN).

The FAU is divided into five faculties and offers more than 260 degree courses covering all areas of science: From law and economics to theology, humanities, and social sciences through to natural sciences, medicine and engineering.

The university provides its students, doctoral candidates and early career researchers with intensive professional supervision and support and facilitates very good research conditions. FAU students have access to a plethora of exchange and career opportunities. In addition to numerous university partnerships, FAU maintains a plethora of research cooperations worldwide. Some 50 degree courses have a decidedly international orientation.

In 2018, the FAU celebrated its 275th anniversary under the university motto “Knowledge in Motion”.

President

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hornegger

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hornegger

The university is a member of the following BayWISS Joint Academic Partnerships:

Mobility and Transport

Energy

Produktionstechnik

Digitalisation

Gesundheit

Social Change

Ressource Efficiency and Materials

Professors

Currently 32 professors of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg are active members in our Joint Academic Partnerships and Working Groups.

Prof. Dr. Anja Katrin Boßerhoff

Prof. Dr. Anja Katrin Boßerhoff

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katharina Breininger

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katharina Breininger

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Antonio Delgado

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation

Prof. Dr. Jutta Eichler

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier

Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Fey

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Franke

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Franke

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Produktionstechnik
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Digitalisation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard German

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard German

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Energy

Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Prof. Dr.-Ing Ingo Hahn

Prof. Dr.-Ing Ingo Hahn

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Heinz Werner Höppel

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Heinz Werner Höppel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hornung

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hornung

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Karl

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Karl

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Dr. Jürgen Kleinöder

Dr. Jürgen Kleinöder

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Working Group:
Digitalisierung und Lehre
Prof. Dr. Renate Liebold

Prof. Dr. Renate Liebold

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Maier

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Maier

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Energy
Digitalisation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin März

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin März

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Prof. Dr. Martin Matzner

Prof. Dr. Martin Matzner

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Prof. Dr. Meinard Müller

Prof. Dr. Meinard Müller

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Prof. Dr.rer.nat.habil. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Pöschel

Prof. Dr.rer.nat.habil. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Pöschel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Schlücker

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Produktionstechnik

Prof. Dr. Dominique Schröder

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Paul Steinmann

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Paul Steinmann

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Prof. Dr. Rainer Trinczek

Prof. Dr. Rainer Trinczek

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Vossiek

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Vossiek

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wensing

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Doctoral Candidates

Currently 46 doctoral candidates are being supervised at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg as part of our cooperative model "Verbundpromotion".

Franz Bauer

Franz Bauer

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Sebastian Bayerl

Sebastian Bayerl

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Tobias Blenk

Tobias Blenk

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Lennart Böse

Lennart Böse

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Sebastian Bottler

Sebastian Bottler

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Marion Einsiedler

Marion Einsiedler

Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Benedikt Ernst

Benedikt Ernst

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Tobias Fertig

Tobias Fertig

Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Sahar Forouzan

Sahar Forouzan

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Stefan Förstel

Stefan Förstel

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Manuel Fritsche

Manuel Fritsche

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Jonathan Ganz

Jonathan Ganz

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Kevin Klaus Gomez Buquerin

Kevin Klaus Gomez Buquerin

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

Oliver Gosolits

Katholische Stiftungshochschule München

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Oliver Haas

Oliver Haas

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Anupama Hegde

Anupama Hegde

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Björn Helling

Björn Helling

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Timo Alexander Hertlein

Timo Alexander Hertlein

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Meinrad Kibili

Meinrad Kibili

Katholische Stiftungshochschule München

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change

Christian Kreiner

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Johannes Lex

Johannes Lex

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Tanja Mast

Tanja Mast

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Peter Meier

Peter Meier

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Finn Reiche

Finn Reiche

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Maximilian Reiser

Maximilian Reiser

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut

Lukas Retzer

Lukas Retzer

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
M.Sc. Jewgeni Roudenko

M.Sc. Jewgeni Roudenko

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Produktionstechnik
Abdessamad Saidi

Abdessamad Saidi

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
M.Sc. Julian Schirmer

M.Sc. Julian Schirmer

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Produktionstechnik

Janina Schmidt

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Markus Schmidtner

Markus Schmidtner

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Andreas Schütz

Andreas Schütz

Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation

Georg Seifert

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Dominik Stecher

Dominik Stecher

Technische Hochschule Rosenheim

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Arne Stumpf

Arne Stumpf

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Anna Titlbach

Anna Titlbach

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Thomas Trabold

Thomas Trabold

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Ann-Catrin Uhr-Müller

Ann-Catrin Uhr-Müller

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

M.Sc. Jorrit Voigt

Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Produktionstechnik
Diogo Wachtel Granado

Diogo Wachtel Granado

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Dominik Wagner

Dominik Wagner

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Tobias Weidlich

Tobias Weidlich

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Marc Wenninger

Technische Hochschule Rosenheim

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Jan Winter

Jan Winter

Munich University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Martin Zapf

Martin Zapf

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Maximilian Zwingel

Maximilian Zwingel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

Alumni

Dr. rer. nat. Isabelle Aillaud

Dr. rer. nat. Isabelle Aillaud

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Coburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Dr.-Ing. Katja Auernhammer

Dr.-Ing. Katja Auernhammer

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Dr.-Ing. Jonas Denck

Dr.-Ing. Jonas Denck

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstner

Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstner

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Dr. Florian Gulden

Dr. Florian Gulden

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gabriel Herl

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gabriel Herl

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Dr.-Ing. Konstantin Huber

Dr.-Ing. Konstantin Huber

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Daniel Hummel

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Dr. Stephan Rapp

Dr. Stephan Rapp

Munich University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Ressource Efficiency and Materials

Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Reil

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Dr.-Ing. Ina Schmidt

Dr.-Ing. Ina Schmidt

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Gesundheit
Dr.-Ing. Martin Thema

Dr.-Ing. Martin Thema

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Dr.-Ing. Markus Zoppelt

Dr.-Ing. Markus Zoppelt

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation

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