OPTIMAS

OPTIMAS - Vision: The State Research Center OPTIMAS promotes scientific, professional and interdisciplinary excellence in selected fields of optics and materials science. Particular emphasis is placed on excellent, research-led education and the targeted promotion of young scientists. The goal is successful participation in national and international competitions of scientific excellence.

OPTIMAS - Mission: OPTIMAS fosters its members and subject areas on the basis of clearly defined, strict selection criteria. Membership requires scientific success as well as an active and substantial contribution to one of the OPTIMAS research fields. Key requirements are interdisciplinarity, commitment to teaching and the promotion of young researchers as well as a demonstrable contribution to strengthening the visibility and reputation of OPTIMAS.

Research topics are selected by consensus among the members. Decisive criteria are the scientific potential, the expected gain in professional and external visibility for OPTIMAS and the ability to connect to national and international, coordinated and interdisciplinary research projects.

The current topics are given by Spin+X, OSCAR and TopDyn. Read more