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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

Digitalisation

Health

Social Change

Resource Efficiency and Materials

Professors

Currently 34 professors of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg are active members in our Joint Academic Partnerships and Working Groups.

Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel

Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Prof. Dr. Anja Katrin Boßerhoff

Prof. Dr. Anja Katrin Boßerhoff

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Antonio Delgado

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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:
Health
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Fey

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
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
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:
Health
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

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Werner Höppel

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Werner Höppel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hornung

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Karl

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Kaup

Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Kaup

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
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:
Digitalisation
Health
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

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:
Resource Efficiency and Materials
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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

Jonas Ammeling

Jonas Ammeling

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Tobias Blenk

Tobias Blenk

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Sebastian Bottler

Sebastian Bottler

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Enya Buchner

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Marion Einsiedler

Marion Einsiedler

Kempten University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Zubeir El Ahmad

Zubeir El Ahmad

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Benedikt Ernst

Benedikt Ernst

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Resource Efficiency and Materials
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:
Health
Jonathan Ganz

Jonathan Ganz

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Timo Alexander Hertlein

Timo Alexander Hertlein

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Meinrad Kibili

Meinrad Kibili

Katholische Stiftungshochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change

Christian Kreiner

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Resource 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
Finn Reiche

Finn Reiche

Landshut University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Lukas Retzer

Lukas Retzer

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

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

M.Sc. Jewgeni Roudenko

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

M.Sc. Julian Schirmer

M.Sc. Julian Schirmer

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Janina Schmidt

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

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

Markus Schmidtner

Landshut University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Andreas Schütz

Andreas Schütz

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation

Jan Seeger

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Georg Seifert

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

Ronja Sengfelder

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Dominik Stecher

Dominik Stecher

Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Arne Stumpf

Arne Stumpf

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Anna Titlbach

Anna Titlbach

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

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

Ann-Catrin Uhr-Müller

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Fabian Ulreich

Fabian Ulreich

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

M.Sc. Jorrit Voigt

Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences

Diogo Wachtel Granado

Diogo Wachtel Granado

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Dominik Wagner

Dominik Wagner

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Jan Winter

Jan Winter

Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Resource Efficiency and Materials
Maximilian Zwingel

Maximilian Zwingel

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

Alumni

Dr. Isabelle Aillaud

Dr. Isabelle Aillaud

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

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

Dr.-Ing. Katja Auernhammer

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Franz Bauer

Franz Bauer

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Bayerl

Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Bayerl

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Dr.-Ing. Lennart Böse

Dr.-Ing. Lennart Böse

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

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

Dr.-Ing. Jonas Denck

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Dr. Tobias Fertig

Dr. Tobias Fertig

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Dr. Manuel Fritsche

Dr. Manuel Fritsche

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

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

Dr.-Ing. Michael Gerstner

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Dr. Kevin Klaus Gomez Buquerin

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport

Dr. Oliver Gosolits

Katholische Stiftungshochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
Dr. Florian Gulden

Dr. Florian Gulden

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Resource Efficiency and Materials
Dr. Oliver Haas

Dr. Oliver Haas

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Health
Dr. Anupama Hegde

Dr. Anupama Hegde

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Mobility and Transport
Dr. Björn Helling

Dr. Björn Helling

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Social Change
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

Landshut University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Dr.-Ing. Daniel Hummel

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Peter Meier

Peter Meier

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation
Dr. Stephan Rapp

Dr. Stephan Rapp

Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Resource 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

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

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

Dr.-Ing. Martin Thema

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Thomas Trabold

Thomas Trabold

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy

Dr.-Ing. Marc Wenninger

Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Energy
Martin Zapf

Martin Zapf

Coburg University of Applied Sciences

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

Dr.-Ing. Markus Zoppelt

Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm

Member of Joint Academic Partnership:
Digitalisation

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