Professorial Members of Justus Liebig University Giessen

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• • Electrical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Space Technology

Research Interests

• Production, interaction and decay of hadrons
• Hadrons and quarks; hadron structure
• Instrumentation: Detector and electronics development
• Calorimetry
• Tracking and secondary vertex reconstruction equipment
• Simulation and reconstruction
• Applications: Medical physics, components and materials under harsh environmental conditions, space applications
• Radiation hardness in accelerator experiments and in outer space

 Functions

• Professor of Hadron and Nuclear Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Cooperative Doctoral Platform at RCCH since 2019

Photo: Rolf K. Wegst

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Research

Research Interests

• Materials research
• Physics of condensed matter
• Semiconductor and their interfaces
• Molecular beam epitaxy and solid state analysis
• Optical and ultrafast spectroscopy
• Optical sensor technology and diagnostic
• Imaging optics
• Light sources of high brilliance

  Functions

• Professor of Optics and Spectroscopy at the I. Physical Institute at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Chairman of the Steering Commitee of Methods Platform:Thin-Film and Epitaxy Laboratory at Centre for Materials Research
• Member of the Campus Research Foci Materials Research of RCCH
• Member of the Campus Research Foci Space Applications of RCCH
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Deputy Chairman of the Gerneral Assembly of PZI since 2018
• Deputy Member of the Doctoral Commitee of PZI since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Biotechnology and Biopharmacology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research
• • Life Science Engineering

Functions

• Professor of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering
• Professor at the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, JLU
• Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, USA
• Deputy head of the Fraunhofer project group “Bio-Resources” of the Fraunhofer Institute of for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Aachen/Giessen
• Deputy spokesperson of the “LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology & Bioresources”
• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Cooperative Doctoral Platform at RCCH from 2017 until 2018
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Full Member and Chairman of the Doctoral Committee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences from 2018 until 2020

Photo: Elena Wiezorek

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Construction Engineering

Functions

• Dean for Students at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Member of the Academy for Spatial Planning Research of the German Academy for Urban Construction and Regional Planning (DASL)
• Member of the German Evaluation Society (DEGEVAL)
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Deputy Member of the Doctoral Commitee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Space Technology

Research Interests

• Experimental and numerical aerothermodynamics in aeronautics
• Shock tunnels
• Diagnostic for short-term systems
• Vacuum plants
• Re-entry flows (continuum area, depleted trend area)
• Air-breathing hypersound drives
• Rocket propulsions
• Chemical small engines and micro engines
• Electrical engines
• Hypersonic flight (laminar-turbulent boundary layer transfer)

Functions

• Head of the Department of Space Crafts at the Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Göttingen
• Professor of Space Crafts at the I. Physical Institute at JLU and member of Board of Directors at I. Physical Institute
• Chairman of the Steering Commitee of the European Rocket Engine Stability Research Initiative (REST) since 2014
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Georg Kronenberg

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Materials Research

Research Interests

• Electrochemistry of solids, Solid State Ionics
• Physical chemistry of solids
• Kinetics and reactions of solids
• Materials for electrochemical energy technologies
• Materials analysis (in situ, operando)
• Interface chemistry
• Plasma chemistry
• High-temperature chemistry

Functions

• Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry at JLU
• Director of the Centre for Materials Research (ZfM/LaMa)
• Vice-Dean of Faculty 08 – Biology and Chemistry
• Research Unit Chair of BELLA Laboratory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Cooperative Doctoral Platform at RCCH since 2017
• Member of the Research Council at RCCH since 2017
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: ZfM/LaMa

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Materials Research
• Space Technology

Research Interests

• Solid-state physics
• Semiconductor physics
• Micro- and nanostructure physics
• Micro technology
• Materials research
• Aeronautics physics with focus on electrical space propulsions

Functions

• Professor of Experimental Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Deputy Manager of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at THM
• Spokeperson of the Campus Research Focus Space Applications at RCCH
• Member of the Campus Research Focus Materials Research of RCCH
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Full Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Space Technology

Research Interests

• Electrical space propulsion and systems for scientific and commercial missions
• Plasma physics and diagnostics
• Ion beam technology

Functions

• Professor in the Research Group „Ion Thrusters“ at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU

• EXPERT for electrical space propulsion at Ariane Group GmbH

• Deputy leader of research group „Electric Propulsion” of DGLR Space Administration

• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Space Technology

Research Interests

• Power electronics circuit topologies for minimal loss energy conversion in spacecrafts
• Design of operation and control algorithms

• Numerical simulation of low pressure plasmas

Functions

• Professor of Power Electronics and Power Transmission Systems at THM
• Coopted Professor of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Head of the Research Group „Aerospace Eelectronics” at the Competency Centre for Nanotechnology and Photonics
• Member of Executive Committee for Early Career Researchers at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Till Schürmann

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Mechanical Engineering

  • Agricultural and Evironmental Sciences
  • Biotechnology and Biopharmacology
  • Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Biopharmacy
• Pharmaceutical technology

Functions

• Professor for Biopharmaceutical Technology at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering (LSE)
• Coopted Professor of the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Coopted Professor of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Vice-President for Research, Transfer and Promotion of Early-Career Researchers at THM 2010 - 2019
• Member of the Steering Committee at RCCH 2016 - 2019
• Member of the Research Council at RCCH since 2017 - 2019
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: G. Otto (GSI)

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical and Health Technology

Research Interests

• Experiments for an examination of structure and dynamics of exotic nuclei
• Nuclear astrophysics at particle accelerators
• Mass spectrometry and environmental analytics
• Ion optics, instrument development, control software, simulation, data analysis

Functions

• Professor for expiremental Physics at the II. Physical Institute, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Head of Research Group Scheidenberger at the II. Physical Institute at JLU
• Head of the Research Area NUSTAR (NUclear STructure, nuclear Astrophysics and Reactions) at GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ions Research GmbH in Darmstadt
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Martin Güngerich

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Space Technology

Research Interests

• Experimental heavy ions-atomic physics
• Photoprocesses in quantum systems
• Laboratory astrophysics

Functions

• Professor for Experimental Physics at the I. Physical Institute, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Head of the  Department for Atomic and Molecule Physics at the I. Physical Institute at JLU
• Coordinator of the Research Alliance APPA R&D at the international „Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research“ (FAIR) in Darmstadt
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research
• Aerospace Technology

 Research Interests

• Atomic force microscopy for the analysis of interface structures and phenomenoa,especially:

  • High-resolution atomic force microscopy – atomic and molecular forces
  • Nanotribology – The physics of friction
  • Nano-ionics – dynamics of ion leaps in nanoscale volumes

Functions

• Professor of Experimental Physics, “Scanning Probe Methods and Functional Materials“ at the Institute of Applied Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography at JLU
• Executive Director of the Institute of Applied Physics
• Chairman of the Examination of B. Sc. and M. Sc. Physics, JLU
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Research and development of soft- and hardware for the medical sector with a particular focus on the development of medical products, telemedicine (mHealth, eHealth), diagnostics and monitoring and applied clinical physiology

Functions

• Professor for Medical Informatics at THM
• Coopted Professor at the Institute for Medical Informatics at the faculty of medicine at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Evironmental Sciences

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical and Health Technology

Research Interests

• Instrumental and methodological development in mass spectrometry
• Imaging mass spectrometry
• Ambience mass spectrometry
• Environmental and atmospheric chemistry
• Characterisation and identification of bioactive natural products
• Bioinformatics in the mass spectrometry

Functions

• Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry at JLU
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Full Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Deputy Chairman of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018