Start your career successfully from the campus after studying
Like many doctoral students in an industrial promotion, Jörn Wollenzin has many years of professional experience. After studying at the College of University of Applied Sciences Kiel He worked at Spectra-Physics in California as a project manager for laser development, moved to Coherent GmbH in Lübeck in 2005. In 2010 there was an interesting perspective directly in the neighborhood. The paths on the campus are short, you meet, exchanging yourself
he emphasizes the advantages of research in the Hanseatic city. A young company that was then included in Thorlabs GmbH was looking for a leader for a new technology, optical coherence tomography (OCT). That is a imaging process that combines optics with signal processing to enable highly dissolved imaging
he explains. An exciting professional time began, the career path went uphill, it could have continued until retirement.
Restart into research in the middle of life: was that all?
Jörn Wollenzin decided differently. He was 45, in the middle of life, liked his job, but sometimes went no longer satisfied home
he recalls. At some point I wondered: – -already?
He wanted to expand his horizon, exchange ideas, discover new things in the area of laser technology. His company wanted that too. At TH Lübeck, he deals with laser technology in the Limesoptia research project with lithographically produced optics for industrial applications. That fit well with my interests and also to the needs of my company
he says. An industrial promotion was negotiated, Jörn Wollenzin began in 2022 at TH Lübeck at the department Applied natural sciences With Prof. Dr. Kai Seger in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Robert Huber from the University of Lübeck With his research work about visually pumped membrane lasers. He is released by the work at Thorlabs, so it works alternately in his company and at his doctorate, enjoys the freedom to deal with things that do not have to lead to economic success. It is always about knowledge at the university and not about profit
he says.
Industrial promotion offers advantages for everyone involved
A win-win-win situation that suits everyone. The Technical University of Lübeck is the natural partner for application-oriented research for regional companies in Schleswig-Holstein, because we offer practical research projects for scientists
says science manager Dr. Katrin Blankenburg. She advises for that Doctorate center of the TH Lübeck PhD and prospective students. Interest in industrial promotion is growing
she observed. Specialists from the economy can develop further at TH Lübeck, they make contacts with today and tomorrow’s specialists. At the same time, they keep access to practice through their workplace in the economy.
And it is also worth it for the company: Companies can continue to bind their employees and have access to the latest developments in the research area.
In any case, Jörn Wollenzin is certain that his decision to return to the university after many years at work was correct. Here you can feel an enthusiasm that takes away and enables me to keep new challenges. Everyone here try to support each other in the technical totality. The sense of we feel is very strong.
The whole story From Jörn Wollenzin and further information about promotion You can find here at TH Lübeck: https://www.th-luebeck.de/forschung-und-transfer/promotion/vor-der-promotion/