Postdoctoral fellows
(12.2020-12.2021) Dr. Emadeldeen Hassan. Topology optimization of metallic nanostructures in the time domain. Since January 2022, Associate Professor at Umeå University, Sweden.
PhD students
(second supervisor, 12.2022-05.2024) Saba Harke. Effect of magnetic fields on nanoparticles in biological cells. First supervisor: Prof. Boris Chichkov.
MSc theses
(graduated 10.2024) Finn Salhoff. M.Sc. in in Optical Technologies, LUH. Simulation and design of microstructured optical fibers with optimized Purcell factor. Second examiner: Dr. Michael Steinke.
(graduated 02.2024) Girish Gunjari. M.Sc. in in Optical Technologies, LUH. Simulation of photonic bandgaps in porous anodic alumina metasurfaces and tunability via liquid crystals. Second examiner: Prof. Sebastian Polarz.
(graduated 04.2023) Emanuel Pegler. M.Sc. in in Nanotechnology, LUH. Deep learning and topology optimization for tunable dielectric nanophotonics. Second examiner: Prof. E.madeldeen Hassan. Since 05.2023, he is with Excelitas Technologies in Göttingen.
(graduated 04.2023) Wenyong Xie. M.Sc. in in Optical Technologies, LUH. Simulation and design of multi-material photonic nanostructures and metasurfaces. Second examiner: Prof. Boris Chichkov.
(graduated 08.2022) Qiang Wang. M.Sc. in in Photonics, University of Jena. Advanced design techniques for active dielectric nanophotonics. Second examiner: Prof. Isabelle Staude, University of Jena. Currently Ph.D. Student at the University of Ottawa (group of Prof. Lora Ramunno).
(graduated 08.2022) Rayan Jallali. M.Sc. in in Nanotechnology, LUH. Simulation and design of tunable nanophotonic structures based on conductive polymers. Second examiner: Prof. Bernhard Roth. Since 09.2022, Research Assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen (group of Prof. Anna Lena Giesecke).
BSc theses
(graduated 10.2024) Yassine Ben Chaabane. B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Topology optimization of polymer metalenses for achromatic focusing and quantum detection in optical fibers.
HiWi projects
(04.2022-12.2023) Lorenz Kies. Teaching assistant for the course “Introduction to Computational Optics”.
(10.2022-07.2023) Christian Staufenbiel. Research assistant in nanophotonics software engineering.
Internships
(09.2023-05.2024) Sujay Srivastava. M.Sc. Quantum Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, DAAD scholarship for M.Sc. thesis in Germany, Simulation and design of leaky-wave metasurfaces.
(06.2023-09.2023) Hanin Ayash. International Master in Photonics (EuroPhotonics, Aix-Marseille University), Inverse design of tunable metasurfaces via liquid crystals.
