Prof. Dr. Hannes Merbold
PhD
Lecturer, Head of research
Phone
+41 81 286 24 04
Subjects
Laser technology, optics, Photonics, Sensors
Studies
Photonics, Photonics
Hannes Merbold studied Physics at the University of Freiburg, Germany, the University of New South Wales, Australia, and the Technical University of Denmark. During his PhD at the University of Bern, Switzerland, he dealt with THz polaritonics and near-field imaging, plasmonics and metamaterials, as well es finite element and FDTD simulations. After obtaining his doctorate in 2011, he worked as a senior scientist at ABB's corporate research center in Baden, Switzerland as well as the ABB business unit Los Gatos Research in the Silicon Valley, where he developed next generation optical and acoustic sensors for the process industry. Since January 2017 he holds a lecturer position at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in Chur, where he contributed to setting up Switzerland’s first BSc program in photonics. In September 2017 he became the Head of Research at the Institute of Photonics and Robotics and in January 2019 he was awarded the professor title. Since January 2021 he also works as an expert at the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse.
Curriculum Vitae
Hannes Merbold studied Physics at the University of Freiburg, Germany, the University of New South Wales, Australia, and the Technical University of Denmark. During his PhD at the University of Bern, Switzerland, he dealt with THz polaritonics and near-field imaging, plasmonics and metamaterials, as well es finite element and FDTD simulations. After obtaining his doctorate in 2011, he worked as a senior scientist at ABB's corporate research center in Baden, Switzerland as well as the ABB business unit Los Gatos Research in the Silicon Valley, where he developed next generation optical and acoustic sensors for the process industry. Since January 2017 he holds a lecturer position at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in Chur, where he contributed to setting up Switzerland’s first BSc program in photonics. In September 2017 he became the Head of Research at the Institute of Photonics and Robotics and in January 2019 he was awarded the professor title. Since January 2021 he also works as an expert at the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse.
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