Team
The operative backbone of the Abbe School of Photonics is a small, but highly specialized team. It supports the management regarding all strategic and organizational aspects. The administrative staff works in close cooperation with the principal scientists, the University’s institutions, funding agencies and ASP’s industrial partners. It also provides dedicated support for ASP students throughout each stage of their studies. The administration staff is located in different offices:
Abbe School of Photonics - Helmholtzweg office
Helmholtzweg 4
Rooms 117 and 118
07743 Jena
Abbe School of Photonics - Beutenberg office
Abbe-Zentrum Beutenberg
Hans-Knöll-Str. 1
Rooms E0.2.204 and 205
07745 Jena
Abbe Center of Photonics
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Albert-Einstein-Str. 6
Rooms 205 and 206
07745 Jena

Dr. Christian Helgert
Chief Executive Officer ACP and ASP
Phone: +49 3641 9-47960
Email:
Management ACP and ASP, project acquisition and coordination, international relations
Abbe Center of Photonics
Monday to Friday; by appointment

Ms. Rebeca Freyberg
Administrative assistant
Phone: +49 3641 9-47961
Email:
Administration of ACP rooms and facilities
ACP and ASP project management
Abbe Center of Photonics
Monday to Friday, 9 am - 3 pm

Dr. Roland Ackermann
Coordinater of the Experimental Optics Course and Labs in the Master's degree program
Management and scientific coordination of the Experimental Optics Course
Institute of Applied Physics
by appointment

Dr. Thomas Kaiser
Digital Teaching Evangelist
Phone: +49 3641 9-47964
Email:
Digital Assessment and Teaching Strategies for Photonics
Abbe School of Photonics - Beutenberg office
by appointment

Ms. Barbara Kirchner
Coordinator SFB/CRC 1375 NOA
Phone: +49 3641 9-47188
Email:
Coordination of the SFB/CRC 1375 doctoral program
Abbe School of Photonics - Helmholtzweg office
by appointment
Abbe Center of Photonics
by appointment

Dr. Maria Langhammer
Coordinator Jena Alliance Life in Focus
Phone: +49 3641 9-401360
Email:
Coordination of the Jena Alliance Life in Focus (including the FSU graduate schools JSMC, JSMM, ASP and MPSP
Office at the Graduate Academy Jena
by appointment

Dr. Dorit Schmidt
Coordinator Master's degree program
Phone: +49 3641 9-47963
Email:
Support for Master's degree applicants and students, coordination of the program
Abbe School of Photonics - Helmholtzweg office
by appointment
Abbe School of Photonics - Beutenberg office
by appointment

Dr. Anna Späthe
Coordinator GRK 2101
Phone: +49 3641 9-47964
Email:
Support for ASP's doctoral students, coordination of the GRK 2101 doctoral program
Abbe School of Photonics - Beutenberg office
Monday to Friday; by appointment

Ms. Sofii Dmytruk
Scientific assistant
ASP student recruiting and project support

Ms. Maria Filipponi
Scientific assistant
ASP student communication and support

Ms. Clara Henkel
Scientific assistant
ACP/ASP webdesign and project support

Mr. Romain Hubert
Scientific assistant
ASP student communication and marketing