CV Thomas Pertsch - Institute of Applied Physics - Friedrich
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CV Thomas Pertsch - Institute of Applied Physics - Friedrich
Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Pertsch Date of birth: November 8, 1970 (in Gera) Nationality: German married, four children Address: Institute of Applied Physics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Max Wien Platz 1 07743 Jena Phone / Fax: +49 (0) 3641 9 47 840 / 841 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.iap.uni-jena.de/nanooptics; www.phona.uni-jena.de www.acp.uni-jena.de; www.asp.uni-jena.de; www.ultra-optics.de Home Address: Rodaer Strasse 17F 07629 Hermsdorf Phone: 036601 80949 09/77 - 08/87 10-year-polytechnic school, Hermsdorf, final result: “excellent” 09/87 - 08/89 extended secondary school, Stadtroda/Hermsdorf, final result: “excellent” 09/89 - 08/90 military and civil service Scientific Career 09/90 - 07/96 studies in Electrical Engineering - Technical University Dresden, final result: “excellent” diploma theses on “Numerical modeling of M-profile lasers” with Max-BornInstitute of Nonlinear Optics and Short-Time Spectroscopy, Berlin 08/93 - 05/94 studies in electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York, USA, final QPA: 3.875 – “excellent” 01/95 - 06/95 internship at Hewlett-Packard, development of fiber optic test devices 10/96 - 01/97 scientific assistant at Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU Jena) 02/97 - 01/01 scientific assistant at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Jena 02/01 - 12/04 scientific assistant at Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics, FSU Jena 12/03 PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.) from the FSU Jena, dissertation on “Discrete localization in linear and nonlinear optical waveguide arrays,” final result “summa cum laude” Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 since 01/05 head of the junior research group »nano optics« in the Center for Innovation Competence »ultra optics« at Institute of Applied Physics, FSU Jena 06/05 appointment as Juniorprofessor for Applied Physics / Nano Optics at FSU Jena 07/08 appointment as permanent Professor (W2) for Applied Physics / Nano Optics at FSU Jena Present Employment Professor at Institute of Applied Physics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, W2, permanent Scholarships and awards 1993 Dresdner Bank student scholarship for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA 2003 Research Prize 2002 of the Thuringian Ministry for Science, Research, and Art 2004 Dissertation Prize 2003 of the FSU Jena 2010 Dean's Teaching Price of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, FSU Jena Memberships − Optical Society of America − Friends and Patrons of the University Jena Contributions to science organizations − vice dean of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (since 04/2013) − director of "Abbe Center of Photonics" (www.acp.uni-jena.de) at the Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena − spokesman and member of executive board of "Abbe School of Photonics" (www.asp.unijena.de) at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena − member of the Council of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena − spokesman of national research initiative "Photonic Nanomaterials - PhoNa" (www.phona.unijena.de) − referee for: ⋅ leading scientific journals: Physical Review Letters, Physical Review E, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Light: Science & Applications, Physics Report, Optics Letters, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, Applied Physics Letters, Laser & Photonics Reviews, … ⋅ science funding organizations: DGF - German Research Foundation, Humboldt Foundation, ANR - Agence Nationale de la Recherche France, ARC - Australian Research Council, … − organization of workshops and seminars: ⋅ VDE/VDI (GMM)-workshop “Nanooptics,” Jena, Germany, 2007 ⋅ Heraeus-seminar “Optics and physics in discrete systems,“ Bad Honnef, 2008 ⋅ international workshop and seminar on “Bloch oscillations and Landau Zener tunneling: from hot electrons to ultracold atoms,” Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, 2009 Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 OWTNM 2009 (XVIIIth International Workshop on Optical Waveguide Theory and Numerical Modeling), Jena, Germany, 2009 ⋅ international workshop on "Photonic Nanomaterials – PhoNa," Jena, Germany, 2010, 2012, 2014 ⋅ EUPROMETA doctoral school on "Photonic nanostructures and metamaterials," Jena, Germany, 2014 − conference committees: ⋅ ECIO - European Conference on Integrated Optics, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2008 ⋅ EOS Annual Meeting 2008 - "Masters and PhD Education in Photonics," Paris, 2008 ⋅ EOS Annual Meeting 2010 - "Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation in PhD Education," Paris, 2010 ⋅ CLEO/Europe - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, Munich 2009, 2011 ⋅ Metamaterials, Barcelona, Spain, 2011 ⋅ CLEO/IQEC Pacific Rim, Sydney, 2011 ⋅ NLP - Nonlinear Photonics, Kharkov/Sudak, Ukraine, 2011, 2012, 2013 ⋅ OSA topical Advanced Photonics Congress, Colorado Springs, USA, 2012 ⋅ CLEO 2012 - Laser Science to Photonic Applications, San Jose, USA, 2012 ⋅ ICONO/LAT - Conferences on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics, Moscow, 2013 ⋅ OPTICS – Optics and Photonics Taiwan, International Conference, 2013 ⋅ OSA Optics & Photonics Congress: Advanced Photonics, Barcelona, 2014 ⋅ Teaching experience − full semester lectures (SWS indicates the number of lecturing hours per week): ⋅ Numerical methods in nonlinear optics (German, 2 SWS) - SS2002 ⋅ Computational electrodynamics (German, 2 SWS) - SS2004; SS2005 ⋅ Computational optics (German, 2 SWS) - WS2004/05, WS2005/06 ⋅ Theoretical optics (German, 4 SWS + seminar) - SS2006 ⋅ Introduction to nano optics (English, 2 SWS + seminar) - SS2006 – SS2013 ⋅ Computational physics I (German, 2 SWS + seminars) - WS2006/07 – WS2013/14 ⋅ Electrodynamics (German, 4 SWS + seminars) - SS2007, SS2009 ⋅ Computational photonics (English, 4 SWS + seminar) - SS2008 – SS2014 ⋅ Theoretical nanooptics (English, 2 SWS + seminar) - WS2008/09 – WS2011/12 ⋅ Astrophotonics (English, 2 SWS + seminar) - WS2010/11 – WS2013/14 ⋅ Nanomaterials (English, 4 SWS + seminar) - WS2011/12 – WS2013/14 ⋅ Fundamentals of modern optics (English, 4 SWS + seminar) - WS2012/13, WS2013/14 ⋅ Fundamental concepts of photonics (German, 4 SWS + seminar) - SS2014 − academic mentoring of a group currently consisting of 9 postdocs, 14 PhD students, and 5 Master students − exam professor for students becoming Physics Teacher − program coordinator for “Master of Science in Photonics“ at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena – also responsible for accreditation − coordinator of Erasmus Mundus Master Program - OpSciTech - Optics in Science and Technology Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 Publication summary 181 articles in refereed international journals 4307 citations 35 h-index (ISI Web of Science) 2008: 22 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 77 2009: 20 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 100 2010: 19 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 78 2011: 21 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 80 2012: 20 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 80 2013: 21 publications with an accumulated impact factor of 95 59 288 10 invited presentations at international conferences articles in proceedings of international conferences patents Research areas − interaction of light with microstructured and nanostructured matter − optical metamaterials, photonic crystals, plasmonics, near field optics − nonlinear light-matter interaction in microstructures and nanostructures, nonlinear spatiotemporal dynamics, quantum phenomena, high-Q nonlinear optical microresonators, optooptical processes in integrated optics, all-optical signal processing − scanning optical nearfield microscopy, photoemission electron microscopy − application of optical nanostructures for efficiency enhancement of photovoltaic elements − application of advanced photonic concepts for astronomical instruments Current research projects − NanoPho – Design and fabrication of nanostructured optical layer systems for efficiency enhancement of photovoltaic elements, funding by German Research Foundation, 221 T€, 09/2009 – 09/2014 − PhoNa – Photonic Nanomaterials, funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics, 1.3 Mio €, 12/2009 – 11/2014 − InfraVolt – Photon management in solar cells for the infrared spectral range, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics, 247 T€, 04/2011 – 12/2014 − Multiphoton Nano Markers, funding by the German Excellence Initiative in Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), PhD grant ~120 T€, 07/2011 – 06/2015 − NanoGuides II – Nonlinear optical plasmonic nanoantennas from Lithium Niobate, funding by German Research Foundation, 168 T€, 08/2013 – 07/2016 − NanoPlas – Ultrafast optics of nano-plasmonic systems, research exchange project with Australian National University, Canberra, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 15 T€, 01/2013 – 12/2014 − Sitara – Functional nanostructures for self-adapting intelligent multi-aperture camera modules, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 109 T€, 07/2013 – 06/2016 Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 − NanoLiN – Coherent generation of light by poled nanostructured Lithium Niobate, research exchange project with National Central University, Taiwan, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 15 T€, 01/2014 – 12/2015 − MetaLiquids – Metamaterials in liquid phase, funding by German Research Foundation, 128 T€, 03/2014 – 02/2017 − SolarNano – Nanostructured plasmonic reflectors for efficient thin film solar cells, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 287 T€, 07/2014 – 06/2016 Current strategic and infrastructure projects with major contributions − PhoNa – Photonic Nanomaterials, funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the Leading Research Initiative, 10 Mio €, 12/2009 – 11/2014 − Abbe Center of Photonics, research and infrastructure project funded by the Carl-ZeissFoundation, 1 Mio €, 1/2011 – 12/2014 − Abbe Center of Photonics, research building funded by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) and Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, 22.5 Mio €, 1/2011 – 06/2015 − ultra optics 2015, Second funding stage of the Centre for Innovation Competence, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, ~12.0 M€, 04/2010 – 03/2015 − Coordination project for Photonic Nanomaterials, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, 394 T€, 08/2009 – 07/2014 − ACP 2020 – Agenda for excellent photonics, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the program ProExcellence II, 3.9 M€, 01/2015 – 12/2019 Current education projects with major contributions − MaB – Master Photonics, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 2.6 Mio €, 09/2008 – 09/2016 − ASP-PhD-Stip – Scholarship program for foreign doctoral students at the Abbe School of Photonics, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 150 T€, 10/2012 – 09/2016 Finished projects − Ultrafast χ(2) nano-photonics, research exchange project with Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, (ICFO) Barcelona, Spain, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 5 T€, 01/2006 – 12/2007 − Enhancement of the photovoltaic effect by nano-patterned metal thin-films, research exchange project with National Central University, Taiwan, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 7 T€, 01/2006 – 12/2007 − Nonlinear optics with metal-nano-particles, funding by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, one PhD grant ~45 T€, 07/2007 – 12/2008 − Design and realization of nano structured optical metamaterials and their application in complex photonic systems, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as Centre for Innovation Competence, 4.9 M€, 04/2005 – 03/2010 − NanoSun – Design and fabrication of nanostructured optical layer systems for efficiency enhancement of photovoltaic elements, funding by German Research Foundation, funding for nano optics ~150 T€, 04/2006 – 06/2010 Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 − NanoVolt – Optical nano structures for photovoltaics, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics ~130 T€, 10/2006 – 09/2010 − Discrete spatio-temporal dynamics in waveguide arrays with quadratic nonlinearity, funding by German Research Foundation in research unit 532, ~224 T€, 05/2007 – 03/2011 − Versatile nano characterization methods based on multi-channel tip scanning, funding by the German Excellence Initiative in Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), one PhD grant ~120 T€, 03/2008 – 02/2011 − HyPoSolar – Development of an inorganic-organic hybrid solar cell from semiconducting polymer and Si nanowires, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 243 T€, 09/2008 – 12/2011 − Functional nanophotonic structures and metamaterials, research exchange project with Australian National University, Canberra, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 20 T€, 01/2010 – 12/2011 − Novel optical effects at nanoscale metal structures for biosensing, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, one PhD grant, ~60 T€, 01/2010 – 12/2011 − SolLux – Optical technologies for next generation silicon thin film photovoltaic, funding by Thüringer Aufbaubank, 300 T€, 02/2009 – 02/2012 − Oncooptics – Physical and technical fundamentals of high-intensity lasers for radio oncology, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding for nano optics ~1.7 M€, 04/2007 – 03/2012 − InnoLecture – Innovation in teaching at the Abbe School of Photonics, funding by Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, 40 T€, 10/2011 – 03/2012 − NimNil – Large area fabrication of 3D negative index materials by nanoimprint lithography, funding by the European Union ~70 T€, 09/2009 – 08/2012 − MetaDiffract – Control of the dispersion properties of diffractive optical elements by nanostructured metamaterials, funding by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, one PhD grant ~60 T€, 09/2009 – 08/2012 − OpSciTech – EU Erasmus Mundus Master Program - Optics in Science and Technology – together with Institut d’Optique (Orsay-Palaiseau, Paris), Technical University Delft, Imperial College (London), Warsaw University of Technology, funding for FSU 500 T€, 09/2007 – 08/2012 − Phiobe – Control of optic and electronic properties of nanostructured interfaces, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 640 T€, 07/2008 – 12/2012 − MetaMat – Volume metamaterials, funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 571 T€, 01/2009 – 12/2012 − NanoGuides – Nonlinear optics in metallic nanowaveguides in Lithium Niobate, funding by German Research Foundation, 242 T€, 09/2009 – 05/2013 − MetaFilms – Investigation of coupling of dielectric and plasmonic resonances for metamaterials in waveguide geometries, funding by German Research Foundation, 225 T€, 04/2009 – 09/2013 − MeMa – Innovative nanostructured materials for optics, funding by the Thueringian Ministry of Education and Research, 1020 T€, 01/2009 – 12/2013 − SpaceTime – Nonlinear space time dynamics in nanostructured optical systems, funding by Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, 106 T€, 04/2012 – 03/2014 Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 Finished education projects with major contributions − MaPho – Master Photonics, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the ProExzellenz program, 379 T€, 10/2008 – 12/2013 − GraPho – Graduate School Photonics, funding by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the ProExzellenz program, 1.3 Mio €, 10/2008 – 12/2013 − ASP-IPID – International Doctorate Program at the Abbe School of Photonics, funding by German Academic Exchange Service, 346 T€, 10/2010 – 04/2014 Training of early career researchers Doctorate theses Falk EILENBERGER (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "Spatiotemporal nonlinear optics and the quest for the observation of discrete light bullets," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2014). Carsten SCHMIDT (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "Mode dynamics in coupled disk optical microresonators," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Frank SETZPFANDT (Dr. rer. nat. with magna cum laude), "Nonlinear Dynamics in Multimode Optical Waveguide Arrays," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Ekaterina PSHENAY-SEVERIN (Dr. rer. nat. with magna cum laude), "Design, realization, and characterization of optical negative index metamaterials," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Christian HELGERT (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "Symmetry-related effects of optical metamaterials," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Jörg PETSCHULAT (Dr. rer. nat. with summa cum laude), "The multipole description of complex plasmonic nanostructures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Master/Diploma/Bachelor theses Dominik KÜHN (B.Sc.), "Untersuchung der Ausbreitung von Oberflächenplasmonen an korrugierten metallischen Grenzflächen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Nils BECKER (B.Sc.), "Nichtdispersive, ultrakurze Pulse," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Roman KISELEV (M.Sc.), "Loss compensation in nanooptical components for lightwave communication," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Svyatoslav V. KHARITONOV (M.Sc.), "Characterization of nanooptical components for lightwave communication," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Dmitry SIVUN (M.Sc.), "Investigation of Hankel-type surface plasmon polaritons," FriedrichSchiller-Universität Jena (2013). Gitta SIMON (M.Sc.), "Dreidimensionale Gruppierung von plasmonischen Strukturen," FriedrichSchiller-Universität Jena (2013). Miguel Polotan SISON (M.Sc.), "Investigation of plasmonic black holes," Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena (2013). Xiaolong WANG (M.Sc.), "Lifetime investigation of fluorescence particles interacting with plasmonic structures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Eugene KIM (M.Sc.),"Below 50 nm Barium Titanate nanoparticles for biological applications," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2013). Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 Sina SARAVI (M.Sc.), "Trapping and slowing down light in lithium niobate photonic crystals," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Bayarjargal NARANTSATSRALT (M.Sc.), "Resonant excitation of conical surface plasmon polaritons in conical metallic structures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Maritza TANGARIFE-ORTIZ (M.Sc.), "2D Metrology of refractive power by transmission techniques," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012) - with Carl Zeiss AG. Karin PRATER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Vortex Light Bullets," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Ralf PEUKER (B.Sc.), "Analyse wellenleitender plasmonischer Strukturen mit Hilfe der Fourier Modal Method," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Alexander BROWN (M.Sc.), "Imaging Cross-Correlator FROG," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Rossá MAC CIARNAÍN (M.Sc.), "Transient electroluminescence decay analysis of organic LED devices," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012) - with Philips AG. Aliya ZAHEER (M.Sc.), "Determination of refractive index sensitivity of ensemble of Au and Ag nanoparticles of different shapes and sizes, on experimental and simulation basis," FriedrichSchiller-Universität Jena (2012) - with Institute of Photonic Technology. Anton SERGEYEV (M.Sc.), "Second-harmonic waveguiding and resonance modes in oxide and semiconductor nanomaterials," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2012). Sapna SHUKLA (M.Sc.), "Scattered light of micro- & nano-structures," Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena (2012) - with Carl Zeiss AG. Jose Javier OJEDA ANDARA (M.Sc.), "Speckle signature of rough surfaces," Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena (2012) - with Carl Zeiss AG. Juliane BRANDT (B.Sc.), "Ätzen von ionenbestrahltem Lithiumniobat in KOH zur Herstellung von Mikro- und Nanostrukturen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Srikant SUGAVANAM (M.Sc.), "Extension of the multipole approach for metamaterials to interacting meta-atoms in regular and random lattices," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Matthias FALKNER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Methoden zur Charakterisierung effektiver Parameter nanostrukturierter optischer Materialien," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2011). Mattes LIEBSCH (Dipl.-Phys.), "Untersuchung zu Wechselwirkungen optischer Mikroresonatoren mit externen Störungen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2010). Adrian AZARIAN (M.Sc.), "Investigation of CO2 laser melting of optical microresonator structures," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2009). Norbert BERGNER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Modellierung und Herstellung von nanostrukturierten metallischen Reflexionsoberflächen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Stephan GEISS (Examensarbeit), "Optische Nahfeldmikroskopie an metallischen Nanostrukturen," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Peter HANSINGER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Untersuchung der nichtlinearen Lichtausbreitung in Lithiumniobat mit zweidimensionaler Domänenstruktur," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Falk EILENBERGER (Dipl.-Phys.), "Untersuchung der nichtlinearen Raum-Zeit-Dynamik von Lichtpulsen in Faserarrays," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008). Matthias SCHNEEMANN (Dipl.-Phys.), "Propagationseffekte in Wellenleiterarrays," FriedrichSchiller-Universität Jena (2007). Curriculum Vitae • Thomas Pertsch 07/2014 Carsten SCHMIDT (Dipl.-Phys.),"Nichtlineare thermo-optische Effekte in sphärischen Mikroresonatoren," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007). Anna HEIDT (Dipl.-Phys.), "Opto-optische Schaltprozesse in Wellenleiterbauelementen aus Lithiumniobat," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007). Reinhard GEISS (Dipl.-Phys.), "Charakterisierung linearer und nichtlinearer optischer Eigenschaften von Wellenleitern und Wellenleiterresonatoren aus Materialien mit quadratischer Nichtlinearität," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007). Christian HELGERT (Dipl.-Phys.), "Quadratisch nichtlineare optische Eigenschaften von metallischen Nanostrukturen auf Lithiumniobat," Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2006). Awards obtained by supervised students Thesis prize of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena for M.Sc. (Photonics) Sina SARAVI for his master thesis on "Trapping and slowing down light in lithium niobate photonics crystals" (2013). Dissertation award of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena for Dr. Christian HELGERT for his doctorate thesis on "Symmetry-related effects of optical metamaterials" (2012). Dissertation award of the Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth foundation for Dr. rer. nat. Ekaterina PSHENAY-SEVERIN for her doctorate thesis on "Design, realization, and characterization of optical metamaterials with negative refractive index" (2012). Heptagon - Sven Bühling research prize for Dipl.-Phys. Falk EILENBERGER for his doctorate research project on "Spatio-temporal dynamics of light pulses in discrete systems" (2011). Rohde & Schwarz award for Dipl.-Phys. Falk EILENBERGER for his diploma thesis on "Investigation of nonlinear spatio-temporal danymics of light pulses in fiber arrays" (2009).