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Prof. Dr. Lorenz Martin

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Prof. Dr. Lorenz Martin Dozent

Contact

  • Contact hours Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    School of Engineering and Computer Science
    Lehre
    Quellgasse 21
    2501 Biel

Activities

  • Lecturing in physics, optics and electrical engineering

  • Research in the field of optics and simulation of optical systems, spectrometry

  • Chief physics expert for the technical colleges in the canton of Bern

Teaching

  • Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

  • Master of Science in Precision Engineering (MPrE)

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics and Systems Engineering

  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Science

  • Optical Design with OpticStudio

  • Vector and tensor calculus

  • Physics 1 (geometrical optics)

  • Physics 2 (mechanics and fluid mechanics)

  • Physics 3 (oscillations and thermodynamics)

  • Physics 4 (electrodynamics and waves)

  • DC electronics

Research

  • Simulation and development of optical systems

  • Spectrometry

  • Physics teaching in engineering education

CV

  • since 2012: Physics professor, Bern University of Applied Physics (BFH)
  • 2005 – 2012: Science officer, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern
  • 1999 – 2005: Assistant, Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern
  • 1999 – 2003: Dr. phil. nat. in physics, University of Bern
  • 1994 – 1999: Dipl. phil. nat. in physics, University of Bern
  • 1988 – 1993: Maturity type B, Gymnasium Bern-Kirchenfeld
  • 2020: Sabbatical leave in the UK and in Germany on optical simulation and on spectrometry
  • 2014: Certificate for university teaching, Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • 2013: Project Management Associate IPMA Level D
  • 2008: Orchestra diploma, major bassoon, Bern University of the Arts (HKB)

Supervised theses

  • Elia Javet: Laser Scattering Absorption Module, 2026

  • Matteo Tagliabue: Measurement of the complex refractive index in the UV range with ellipsometry, 2022

  • Sabrina Waldburger: Smartphone-Spektrometer, 2019

  • Simon Adrian Salzmann: Miniaturisiertes A-Scan OCT System, Teilprojekt Spektrometer, 2018

  • Marko Bublic: Detektion von liegendem Schnee mit Bildanalyse, 2017

  • Lorenz Grimm: Microwave Low-Coherence Interferometer, 2016

  • Manuel Vonlanthen: Strukturprüfung von Gebirgsankern, 2015

  • Stephan Gräub: Untersuchung von Fluideinschlüssen in Stalagmiten mittels Optischer Kohärenztomographie, 2014

  • Sarah Blankenberger: Cible de fixation pour oeil avec rétroaction, 2013

  • Benjamin Voumard: Bone Temperature during Drilling, 2013

  • Thomas Lema: Evaluation and optimization of the optical concept for the CHANCES colour imager of the RAMSES mission, 2025

  • Mauro Settimo: Low-Cost Thermally Tuned Swept Source for Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Tracking of Vitreous Floaters, 2024

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French - Full professional proficiency
  • English - Professional working proficiency
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • China