The Photonics Days during the pandemic 2020 took place virtually for the first time on September 21 and 22. A virtual event that offered many virtual possibilities!
Prof. Andreas Tünnermann at the online Photonics Days in 2020.
Image: Fraunhofer IOF
Monday, 21.09.2020
9:00-9:30Welcome Words by Andreas Tünnermann (Director of the Fraunhofer IOF) & by Walter Rosenthal (President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena)
9:30-10:00 Introduction to the Lichtwerkstatt-Makeathon
10:00-22:00 Lichtwerkstatt-Makeathon Become active yourself and develop solutions for photonics issues.
Tuesday, 22.09.2021
8:00-8:30Wake Up & Stretching Start a new Photonics Day with a short stretching session.
9:00-10:00 Elevator Pitches for Hot-Stuff-Award Organised by the Cluster of Excellence in Photonics. Get insights into exciting research ideas in short 2-minute presentations and vote for your favorite.
10:00-11:00 Pitches Lichtwerkstatt-Makeathon Present your innovative ideas and solutions from the Lichtwerkstatt-Makeathon.
11:30-12:30 Science and Industry Lunch Break with different representatives of the optics and photonics industry.
13:00-15:00 Career Fair with different representatives of the optics and photonics industry.
15:00-15:30 Virtual Coffee Break
15:30-16:30 Keynote 1 – Ursula Keller Head of Research, ETH Zurich
16:30-17:00 Award Ceremony Applied Photonics Award 2020 Get insights into the thesis of the Applied Photonics Award winners.
17:00-17:45Keynote 2 – Stefan Traeger Chairman of Executive Board, JENOPTIK