Aerial view of the Beutenberg Science Campus in Jena.

Internships, Master and PhD theses at our University (2nd - 4th semester)

Our photonics and quantum tech research is performed at different institutions. The responsible ACP scientists are affiliated with a number of university institutions, and students are invited to reach out to either of them.
Aerial view of the Beutenberg Science Campus in Jena.
Image: Ballonteam Jena

Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP)

Front facet of the ACP research building in Jena.

Front facet of the ACP research building in Jena.

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

The research building Abbe Center of Photonics at the Beutenberg Campus is hosting more than eight research groups and more that 120 scientists of the University from all the different departments and institutes. The building offers 2,600 m² space for functionalized optical, biological and chemical labs, seminar rooms, offices and an auditorium. Thus, it has quickly developed into the primary hot-spot for Jena's interdisciplinary research exchanges and cooperations. Further, the new building increasingly allows for the enhanced integration of ACP's photonics educational programs into its research program.

Location: Beutenberg Campus, Albert-Einstein-Str. 6

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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics

Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics (IOQ)

  • laser-plasma interactions
  • relativistic optics
  • XUV and x-ray optics
  • attosecond laser physics

Location: Main PAF building, Max-Wien-Platz 1

Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics

Institute of Applied Physics (IAP)

Institute of Applied Physics (IAP)

Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)

Institute of Applied Physics (IAP)

  • fiber & waveguide lasers
  • microstructure technology
  • nanooptics
  • ultrafast optics
  • optical system design
  • optical engineering

Location: Beutenberg Campus, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15

Institute of Applied Physics

Abbeanum

Abbeanum

Image: Andre Sternbeck.

Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics (IFTO)

  • nanooptics & optical metamaterials
  • nonlinear dynamics in photonic systems
  • quantum effects in nanooptical systems
  • computational nonlinear & relativistic optics

Location: Abbeanum, Fröbelstieg 1

Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics de

Institute for Theoretical Physics (TPI)

  • quantum optics
  • relativistic quantum dynamics
  • quantum field theory

Location: Abbeanum, Fröbelstieg 1

Institute for Theoretical PhysicsExternal link

Institute for Applied Optics and Biophysics (IAOB)

  • superresolution microscopy
  • three-dimensional object measurement
  • fiber-based microscopy

Location: Abbeanum, Fröbelstieg 1

Institute for Applied Optics and Biophysics de

Yellow house

Yellow house

Image: Christian Zwick

Institute for Solid State Physics (IFK)

  • physics of nanoscale solids
  • photovoltaics
  • surface sciences and thin films
  • ultrafast optical spectroscopy
  • ion beam physics

Location: Red and yellow house, Helmholtzweg 3 and 5

Institute for Solid State PhysicsExternal link

Faculty of Biological Sciences

CMB

CMB

Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)

Center for Molecular Biomedicine (CMB)

  • molecular cell biology
  • biochemistry and biophysics
  • cell biology
  • sepsis research
  • molecular genetics

Location: Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knöll-Str. 2

Center for Molecular Biomedicine (CMB)

Institute of Nutrition Sciences

Institute of Nutrition Sciences

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Institute of Nutrition Sciences

  • cellular lipid transport and metabolism
  • targeted delivery into human cells
  • the regulation of cellular metabolism and function by nutrients and metabolites
  • molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis

Location: Dornburger Str. 24

Institute of Nutrition Sciences de

Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC)

Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC)

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC)

  • molecular, supra- and biomolecular information processing
  • photo-inducible nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecules and materials
  • molecular and material logic and computing with sensors and light

Location: Humboldtstr. 8

Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC) de

Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)

Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)

  • metallo-supramolecular polymers
  • tailor-made functional polymers and nanoparticles
  • responsive materials
  • organic solar cells and polymer LEDs
  • inkjet-printing and nanolithography
  • optical metamaterials
  • polymeric nanostructures

Location: Humboldtstr. 10

Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC) de

Institute for Physical Chemistry (IPC)

Institute for Physical Chemistry (IPC)

Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)

Institute for Physical Chemistry (IPC)

  • biophotonics
  • nanospectroscopy
  • molecular photonics
  • biological nanoimaging
  • molecular nanotechnology

Location: Helmholtzweg 4

Institute for Physical Chemistry (IPC) de

Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM)

Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM)

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Otto-Schott-Institute of Materials Research (OSIM)

  • materials sciences
  • glass chemistry
  • optical glasses

Location: Löbdergraben 2

Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research de

Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

Hospital

Image: Private

Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

  • culture-independent pathogen detection
  • in vivo visualization of cellular redox state and function(s), such as dye uptake and excretion
  • in vivo and in situ monitoring of heme degradation
  • plasmonics to describe the host response

Location: University hospical, Jena Lobeda, Am Klinikum 1

Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care MedicineExternal link

Biomolecular

Biomolecular

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Research Group for Biomolecular Photonics

  • multidimensional fluorescence lifetime imaging
  • optical protein-protein and protein-DNA interaction assays
  • structure-function relationships of ion channels
  • indicators and nanosensors for ions and biomolecules

Location: Nonnenplan 2-4

Research Group for Biomolecular PhotonicsExternal link