Photonics Days 2020
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.
Monday, 21.09.2020
- 9:00-9:30 Welcome 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
- 8:00-8:30 Wake 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. - 17:00-17:45 Keynote 2 – Stefan Traeger
Chairman of Executive Board, JENOPTIK - 17:45-18:00 Farewell