Andreas Gombert Email & Phone Number

Freiburg Area, Germany

Hannover Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Freiburg Area, Germany

Managing Director for the Freiburg site with approximately 100 employees. Still managing System Platform and R&D.

Freiburg Area, Germany

Responsible for R&D, technology trend scouting, patents, cost reduction, industrialization, and product roadmap of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) module and system technology and CPV power plant integration. Support on ramp up of new production lines and sites, on the implementation of quality management systems, and on sales of large CPV power plant projects.

Freiburg Area, Germany

Responsible for R&D and technology of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) module and system technology in a start up company. Strong focus on cost reduction, industrialization and certification. Set up of an industrial R&D team and respective processes. Managing a steep growth period including the respective hires. Set up of the quality management system for R&D.

Freiburg Area, Germany

Solar research in concentrator optics, diffractive optics and photonic crystals, low cost mass production technologies for large-area nano and micro structured surfaces, quality assessment of optical components for solar power plants, photovoltaic module technologies, dye and organic solar cells, novel organic solar cell architectures for reduction of production cost, and production technologies for organic solar cells.Several career steps from scientist over group leader to head of deaprtment. As the latter, management of a highly skilled R&D department with 85 employees including students. Financing insured by acquisition of numerous national and international R&D projects. Negotiation of contracts. Development of strategic plans for the R&D services of the institute. Member of the institute´s management team. Patents, publications and invited talks.

Freiburg Area, Germany

Technology and measurement methods for Integrated Optics. Responsible for the photolithography processes for integrated optical elements. Development of image reversal processes. Support on the design and built up of a new cleanroom. Development of integrated optical sensors. Set up of new optical benches for the measurement of integrated optical elements. Scanning electron microscopy and EDX analysis. Responsible for the operation of the SEM.

Habilitation, Micro Systems Technology

Optically functional surfaces

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Optics/Optical Sciences

Subwavelength gratings as antireflective surfaces

Dea, Systèmes Photoniques

Diploma, Photoengineering