Meet our team!

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Head of the Institute

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

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

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

Deputy Head

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

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

Postdoctoral Researchers

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

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

Doctoral Researchers

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

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

Project and Student Assistants

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

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
Andres Alcayaga, MSc
Room	-
Phone	5521
E-Mail	andres.alcayaga(at)partner.jku.at
Dr. Ferdinand Revellio, MSc
Room	-
Phone	5521
E-Mail	ferdinand.revellio(at)partner.jku.at

Name	Room	Phone	E-Mail
Andres Alcayaga, MSc	-	5521	andres.alcayaga(at)partner.jku.at
Dr. Ferdinand Revellio, MSc	-	5521	ferdinand.revellio(at)partner.jku.at

External Lecturers

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

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

Science Transfer Partner

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

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

Former Staff Members (chronological order)

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

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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