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OPTEXC Spring School 2026: From February 9-11, the University of Bayreuth and the Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg für Erneuerbare Energien (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) hosted a special Spring School, bringing together PIs, Early Career Researchers, and coordinators from two Research Training Groups of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – German Research Foundation: Our very own OPTEXC as well as TIDE […]

Dr. Meike Kuhn: Graduating our third OPTEXC PhD! The festive season is upon us (almost)! We are delighted to see Meike Kuhn graduate as our third OPTEXC joint PhD student with Chris McNeill from Monash University and Eva M. Herzig from Universität Bayreuth as her supervisors! It has been a joy to have her as […]

IRTG Annual Meeting Gößweinstein 2025 From October 28 to October 30, 2025, the OPTEXC hybrid fall meeting took place in the picturesque landscape of Gößweinstein in Franconian Switzerland. The IRTG PIs, Early Career Researchers, and management team from the University of Bayreuth came together for three days of presentations, training, mentoring, and networking, all centered […]

Summertime networking at OPTEXC headquarters: On July 23 and 24, 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Smith for project and supervision meetings with our joint PhD students and alumni. It was great to catch up with him and discuss running programmes as well as future collaboration opportunities. After lab tours and research workshops […]

Australian Talks at UBT: What a busy Aussie week it’s been at OPTEXC headquarters – Udo Bach from Monash University, David Jones from University of Melbourne, and Lukas Zeininger (U of Melbourne from August 2025) visited the University of Bayreuth! Udo and David gave engaging talks while Lukas met with Bayreuth peers to prep upcoming […]

IRTG Annual Meeting – Melbourne 2025: On February 17, the OPTEXC Annual Meeting 2025 took off at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Under clear blue skies our IRTG PIs, Early Career Researchers and guests from the University of Bayreuth, the University of Melbourne and Monash University came together to connect and exchange the latest […]

Workshop ‘Plan and Follow Through: Goal Setting, Time Tracking and Project Management for PhDs’: We’re thrilled to share another enriching experience our OPTEXC PhDs had the opportunity to participate in! On November 18, 2024, the workshop, titled „Plan and Follow Through: Goal Setting, Time Tracking and Project Management for PhDs“, was expertly led by Dr. […]

Dr. Simon Biberger: Congratulations on Your Doctoral Degree! We are delighted to congratulate Dr. Simon Biberger, a valued member of the OPTEXC PhD community, on the successful completion of his doctoral degree in the Chair of Soft Matter Optoelectronics, Experimental Physics II at the University of Bayreuth! Achievements and Future Prospects: Dr. Biberger’s dedication, perseverance […]

Lab Tour at EP III: Time for another Lab Tour: Simon Durst of EPIII is showing his fellow students of OPTEXC his optical setup for measuring the 2D spectra of single molecules.

Lab Tour at EP VIII: Another Lab Tour at EPVIII, guided by Fabian Brütting. He explains the set-up of ultrafast spectroscopy including the strong terahertz source that allows controlling excitons in semiconductor nanomaterials on sub-picosecond timescales.

Summer Workshop: A Platform for Dialogue and Sharing Knowledge: On July 12th, the summer workshop at UBT provided a unique opportunity for our community to come together and engage in meaningful discussions. The event was a resounding success, with many opportunities for dialogue and knowledge sharing among participants. Fostering Collaboration and Exchange: The workshop created […]

PhD positions in optoelectronic semiconductors Semiconductor materials are the cornerstone of modern electronic and photonic technology, and central to sustainable economic growth. So far, the functions of semiconductors are mainly defined by chemical and physical properties of their components, and organic and inorganic semiconductors are treated as separate research areas. We want to overcome the […]

Lab Tour at PC I: Our next lab tour at PCI, Physical Chemistry, Polymers and Colloids for Sustainable Materials and Technologies – Retsch group, headed by Maximilian Theis: The CrESP process allows for the synthesis of nanozised silica particles with a gradual change in size.

Dr. Andreas Erhardt: Congratulations on Doctoral Degree! Celebrating Our First PhD Graduation!We are thrilled to announce a wonderful milestone for the OPTEXC community: the successful completion of the first doctoral degree within our International Research Training Group! Congratulations, Dr. Andi Erhardt!A dedicated member of the OPTEXC PhD program, Andi has officially earned his PhD from […]

IRTG Annual Meeting Volkach 2024: From February 12 to 15, 2024, the OPTEXC Annual Meeting brought together researchers from the IRTG consortium at the University of Bayreuth and partner institutions of the University of Melbourne and Monash University for four days of collaboration and knowledge-sharing. The event kicked off with doctoral researchers presenting their latest […]

IRTG Annual Meeting Thurnau 2023: From June 12 to 14, 2023, the inaugural OPTEXC networking event brought together researchers from the University of Bayreuth, the University of Melbourne and Monash University – key partners within the IRTG consortium – for three days of networking and collaboration. Held in a hybrid format, the event marked a […]

Together with two Australian partner universities, the University of Melbourne and Monash University, the University of Bayreuth is establishing a new International Research Training Group (IRTG) in the field of semiconductor research. The graduate school will start in spring 2023 and will be funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) for an initial period of […]