Meet our team!

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Head of the Institute

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erik G. Hansen	SCP 3, 521-2	5520	erik.hansen(at)jku.at

Office Management and Adminstrative Staff

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Mag.^aphil. Anna Morpurgo	SCP 3, 521-1	5521	anna.morpurgo(at)jku.at

Deputy Head

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Dr.ⁱⁿ Julia C. Schmitt, MSc	SCP 3, 520-1	5525	julia.schmitt(at)jku.at

Postdoctoral Researchers

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Mag.^a Dr.ⁱⁿ Daniela Schrack	SCP 3, 515	5529	daniela.schrack(at)jku.at

Doctoral Researchers

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Mag. Patrick Frey, MA	SCP 3, 515	5528	patrick.frey(at)jku.at

Project and Student Assistants

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Laura Bösenberg, BSc	SCP 3, 514	5531	laura.boesenberg(at)jku.at
Lorenz Pfeiffer, BSc	SCP 3, 514	5532	lorenz.pfeiffer(at)jku.at

External and Visiting Researchers

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Andres Alcayaga, MSc	-	5521	andres.alcayaga(at)partner.jku.at
Gregory de Boe, MSc	SCP3, 520-1	5521	gregory.de_boe(at)partner.jku.at, opens in new window
Dr. Ferdinand Revellio, MSc	-	5521	ferdinand.revellio(at)partner.jku.at

External Lecturers

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Ashna Mudaffer, MSc	-	5521	ashna.mudaffer(at)jku.at

Science Transfer Partner

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Susanne Heinz, MSc (in Karenz / on leave)	-	5521	-

Former Staff Members (chronological order)

Name	Position	Employment Duration
Dr. Juan Ignacio Dorrego Viera, MSc	Postdoctoral Researcher	2024 - 2025
Arseni Kotov, MA	Visiting Researcher	2024
Sarah Huber	Student Assistant	2023 - 2024
Stefan Mühlberger	Student Assistant	2021
Verena Gautsch	Student Assistant	2019 - 2020
Gerhard Öller, BSc	Student Assistant	2019 - 2020
Estefania Lopez, BSc	Student Assistant	2019
Johannes Kastner	Student Assistant	2018 - 2021
Tobias Klammer, BSc	Student Assistant	2018 - 2019
Samuel Feichtner	Student Assistant	2018
MMag.^a Dr.ⁱⁿ Melanie Wiener, MBA	Postdoctoral Researcher	2017 - 2020
Kevin Kaltenböck, MSc	Student Assistant	2017 - 2018
Victoria Gferer, BSc	Student Assistant	2016 - 2019
Romana Stögmüller, MSc	Student Assistant	2016
Ursula Weber, MBA	External Researcher
Dr. Samuel Wicki	External Researcher

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