Welcome to the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of Jena

Dean: Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel
Vice Dean: Prof. Dr. Malte Kaluza
Dean of Studies: Prof. Dr. Holger Cartarius

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New junior research group leader at the IAP

Dr. Jonas Junker joins the quantum physics team
11 March 2026
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New Module Now Available: Innovation Sprint – From Problem to Prototype and Pitch in 5 Days

An Intensive, Practice-Oriented Learning Experience.
17 February 2026
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SPIE Honors Jürgen Popp for Bringing Biophotonics Closer to the Clinic

Jürgen Popp has received the 2026 SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award for his research into optical health technologies for medicine.
23 January 2026
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University of Jena improves in several subjects in THE Subject Rankings 2026

Times Higher Education lists Friedrich Schiller University Jena in eight out of eleven disciplines—upward trend in four disciplines
21 January 2026
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12.03.2026 Tag der Physik & Astronomie

An exciting day for curious minds
16 January 2026
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Chemical imaging: Antibiotic interaction on individual bacterial cells with unprecedented resolution

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Daniela Täuber in Jena has successfully mapped the local chemistry and structure of the antibiotic interaction on the surface of individual bacterial cells with a resolution of a few nanometers using the model system Bacillus subtilis and vancomycin.
11 November 2025
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