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As part of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) acts as an interdisciplinary hub for research on photonics and optical technologies in Erlangen. SAOT provides an Education Program of Excellence for national and international doctoral candidates, including Workshops, Seminars, and Academies. Furthermore, SAOT increases Science Communication and the Scientific Outreach to the general public in the fields of photonics and optical technologies.
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What a night! More than 500 people visited our christmas lecture. Now the video is online! Enjoy watching:
A big thank you to the Multimediazentrum of FAU.
For the first time in its more than 20-year history, the Department of Physics' Christmas Lecture will not be presented by a physics chair. Instead, we as SAOT are in charge this year. We collaborate with the Department of Physics and the Collegium Alexandrinum. Join us on December 3rd!
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For the 13th time, the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) invites young researchers to apply for the SAOT Young Researcher Award (YRA) in Advanced Optical Technologies.
The 100.000 € award is open to scientists with a proven record in optics, photonics and optical tech...
“Türen auf mit der Maus” was the motto in the panOPTICUM on October 3rd, 2024. Young and elderly learned about persistence of color. Prof. Nicolas Vogel from the Chair of Particle Technology at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg explained how we can find out the secrets of non-fading colors from nature, for ...
Advanced optical techniques and methodologies used in the field of combustion: on September 23rd and 24th, our 35th SAOT Workshop - Combustion Diagnostics took place at the Fraunhofer IISB Institute in Erlangen.
International experts presented the latest diagnostic developments and applications e...
