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The Faculty of Sciences consists of six Departments which comprise several chairs and professorships.

Faculty of Sciences

Department of Biology

Department of Biology

Chairs (divisions)

  • Animal Physiology (Prof. Dr. Brandstätter)
  • Biochemistry (Prof. Dr. Sonnewald)
  • Biotechnology (Prof. Dr. Muller)
  • Cell Biology (Prof. Dr. Kost)
  • Developmental Biology (Prof. Dr. Herzog)
  • Genetics (Prof. Dr. Nimmerjahn)
  • Mathematics in Life Sciences (Prof. Dr. Zaburdaev)
  • Microbiology (Prof. Dr. Backert)
  • Molecular Plant Physiology (Prof. Dr. Albert)
  • Pharmaceutical Biology (Prof. Dr. Fuhrmann)

Professorships

  • Biochemistry (Prof. Dr. Koch)
  • Cellular Morphogenesis (Heisenberg Professorship) (Prof. Dr. Müller)
  • Computational Biology (Prof. Dr. Böckmann)
  • Experimental Molecular Cell Dynamics (Prof. Dr. Zanin)
  • Genetics (Prof. Dr. Nitschke)
  • Genetics (Prof. Dr. Winkler)
  • Microbiology (Prof. Dr. Burkovski)
  • Neurobiology (Prof. Dr. Feigenspan)
  • Plant Cell Biology (Prof. Dr. Dietrich)
  • Plant Cell Biology (Prof. Dr. Kreimer)
  • Zoology / Developmental Biology (Prof. Dr. Klingler)

Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Chairs (divisions)

  • Aroma and Smell Research (Prof. Dr. Büttner)
  • Chemistry of Thin Film Materials (Prof. Dr. Bachmann)
  • Food Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Pischetsrieder)
  • Inorganic and General Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Meyer)
  • Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Harder)
  • Interface Research and Catalysis (Prof. Dr. Libuda)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Gmeiner)
  • Organic Chemistry I (Prof. Dr. Dube)
  • Organic Chemistry II (Prof. Dr. Hirsch)
  • Pharmaceutics (Prof. Dr. Fischer)
  • Physical Chemistry I (Prof. Dr. Guldi)
  • Physical Chemistry II (Prof. Dr. Steinrück)
  • Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Görling)

Professorships

  • Computational Chemistry (Prof. Dr.  Imhof)
  • Computational Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Meyer)
  • Food Safety and Food Quality (Prof. Dr. Hammann)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Burzlaff)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Dorta)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Eichler)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Heinrich)
  • Molecular and Clinical Pharmacy (Prof. Dr. Mühlich)
  • Molecular Nanostructures (Prof. Dr. Gröhn)
  • Organic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Mokhir)
  • Organic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Schatz)
  • Organic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Tsogoeva)
  • Physical Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Drewello)
  • Physical Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Fink)
  • Physical Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Kryschi)
  • Sensory Sciences (Prof. Dr. Gregurec)
  • Theoretical Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Zahn)
  • X-Ray Spectroscopy (HIERN) (Prof. Dr. Bär)

Centres

  • Computer Chemistry Centre

Department of Data Science

Department of Data Science

Chairs (divisions)

  • Analytics and Mixed-Integer Optimization (Prof. Dr. Martin)
  • Dynamics, Control and Numerics (Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professur) (Prof. Dr. Zuazua)
  • Partial Differential Equations (Prof. Dr. Duzaar)

Professorships

  • Algorithmic Game Theory (Prof. Dr. Giannakopoulos)
  • Applied Analysis (Prof. Dr. Meinlschmidt)
  • Mathematische Analyse von Daten (Prof. Dr. Oertel)
  • Optimization under Uncertainty and Data Analysis (Prof. Dr. Liers)

Department of Geography and Geosciences

Department of Geography and Geosciences

Institute of Geography

Chairs (divisions)
  • Geography (Cultural Geography) (Prof. Dr. Glasze)
  • Geography (Cultural Geography) (Prof. Dr. Pohle)
  • Geography (Physical Geography) (Prof. Dr. Bräuning)
Professorships
  • Geography (Prof. Dr. Bäumler)
  • Geography (Prof. Dr. Braun)
  • Geography (Prof. Dr. Chilla)
  • Geography (Prof. Dr. Krüger)
  • Geography (Prof. Dr. Mölg)
  • Geography (Prof. Dr. Walker)

Geozentrum Nordbayern

Chairs (divisions)
  • Applied and Environment Geology (Prof. Barth, PhD)
  • Endogenous Geodynamics (Prof. Dr. Haase)
  • Geology (Prof. Dr. Stollhofen)
  • Mineralogy (Prof. Dr. Göbbels)
  • Palaeontology (Prof. Dr. Kießling)
Professorships
  • Applied Geology (Prof. Dr. Rohn)
  • Geochemistry and Geology of Mineral Deposits (Prof. Dr. Klemd)
  • Mineralogy (Prof. Dr. Schmädicke)
  • Palaeontology (Facies Analysis) (Prof. Dr. Munnecke)
  • Palaeontology (Prof. Dr. Warnock)
  • Tectonics (Prof. Dr. Koehn)

Department of Mathematics

Department of Mathematics

Chairs (divisions)

  • Applied Mathematics (Continuous Optimization) (Prof. Dr. Stingl)
  • Applied Mathematics (Modeling and Numerics) (Prof. Dr. Burger)
  • Applied Mathematics (Scientific Computing) (Prof. Dr. Bänsch)
  • Mathematics (Algebra and Geometry) (Prof. Dr. Knop)
  • Mathematics (Operator Algebras) (Heisenberg Professorship) (Prof. Dr. Lechner)
  • Mathematics (Lie Groups and Representation Theory) (Prof. Dr. Neeb)
  • Mathematics (Mathematical Physics) (Prof. Dr. Knauf)
  • Mathematical Stochastics (Prof. Dr. Krüger)

Professorships

  • Applied Mathematics (Prof. Dr. Achtziger)
  • Applied Mathematics (Analysis and Numerics of Partial Differential Equations) (Prof. Dr. Grün)
  • Applied Mathematics (Applied Analysis) (Prof. Dr. Friedrich)
  • Mathematics (Prof. Dr. Stummer)
  • Mathematics (Algebra and Geometry) (Prof. Dr. Fiebig)
  • Mathematics (Mathematical Physics) (Prof. Dr. Schulz-Baldes)
  • Mathematics (Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics) (Prof. Dr. Meusburger)

 

Department of Physics

Department of Physics

Institute of Theoretical Physics

Chairs (divisions)
  • Theoretical Physics (Prof. Dr. Marquardt)
  • Theoretical Physics I (Prof. Dr. Mecke)
  • Theoretical Physics II (Prof. Dr. Hartmann)
  • Theoretical Physics III (Prof. Dr. Thiemann)
  • Theoretical Solid-State Physics (Prof. Dr. Eckstein)
Professorships
  • Theoretical Physics (Prof. Dr. Giesel)
  • Theoretical Physics (Prof. Dr. Sahlmann)
  • Theoretical Physics (Prof. Dr. Schmidt)
  • Theoretical Physics (Prof. Dr. Smith)
  • Theoretical Physics (N.N)
  • Theoretical Physics (Molecular Materials) (Prof. Dr. Hansmann)

Institute of Condensed Matter Physics

Chairs (divisions)
  • Applied Physics (Prof. Dr. Weber)
  • Biophysics (Prof. Dr. Fabry)
  • Crystallography and Structural Physics (N.N.)
  • Experimental Physics (Prof. Dr. Maultzsch)
  • Laser Physics (Prof. Dr. Hommelhoff)
  • Solid-State Physics (N.N.)
Professorships
  • Applied Physics (Prof. Dr. Krstić)
  • Biomedical Physics (N.N.)
  • Biomedical Technology (Max Schaldach-Stiftungsprofessur für Biomedizinische Technik) (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
  • Crystallography and Structural Physics (Prof. Dr. Hock)
  • Crystallography and Structural Physics (Prof. Dr. Neder)
  • Experimental Physics (Prof. Dr. Schneider)
  • Experimental Physics (Scanning Probe Microscopy) (Prof. Dr. Maier)
  • Nanomaterials Characterization (Prof. Dr. Unruh)

Institute of Physics

Chairs (divisions)
  • Experimental Physics (Astroparticle Physics) (Prof. Dr. Katz)
  • Experimental Physics (Particle and Astroparticle Physics) (N.N.)
  • Physics (Prof. Dr. Stefan Funk)
Professorships
  • Didactics of Physics (Prof. Dr. Meyn)
  • Experimental Physics (Astroparticle Physics) (Prof. Dr. van Eldik)
  • Experimental Physics (Astroparticle Physics) (N.N.)
  • Experimental Physics (Astroparticle Physics, Radio Detection of Neutrinos) (Prof. Dr. Nelles)

Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics

Chairs (divisions)
  • Biological Optomechanics (Prof. Dr. Guck)
  • Experimental Physics (Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship) (Prof. Dr. Sandoghdar)
  • Experimental Physics (Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Professorship) (N.N.)
  • Experimental Physics (Optics) (N.N.)
Professorships
  • Experimental Physics (Prof. Dr. von Zanthier)
  • Experimental Physics (Photonics) (Prof. Dr. Joly)
  • Physics (SAOT) (Prof. Dr. Götzinger)
  • Optics (Prof. Dr. Chekhova)

Astronomical Institute: Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg

Chairs (divisions)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics (Prof. Dr. Wilms)
Professorships
  • Multiwavelength Astronomy (Prof. Dr. Sasaki)

Further institutions

Biotechnological Development Laboratory (BTE)
Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
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91054 Erlangen
Germany
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