
Your Contact Persons
Your Contact Persons
Do you need our scientific expertise? Do you want us to accompany or advise you on a project? Do you have questions about a research project at EU, federal or state level? Are you a researcher at the h_da and need internal support? Below you will find all the central contact persons for your questions regarding research, development and transfer - from associations to ZIM projects.
Contact Persons for the Area of Research
What research interests, funding lines and programmes are there - and what are the current calls for proposals? Which funding is possible - and which application is necessary? Our research officers are at home in the field of research funding and guide researchers at the h_da as well as external partners to their goal.

Head of Research and Development
EUt+ Research Concept | BMWK Projects (ZIM Funding)
Dr. Frank Möller
Phone: +49.6151.533-60593
E-mail: Frank Möller

Research Officer
BMBF Projects | HMWK Projects (LOEWE) | State Funding Projects | EUt+ Projects
Jessica Bagnoli
Phone: +49.6151.533-60427
E-mail: Jessica Bagnoli

Research Officer
BMBF Projects | ATHENE | EUt+ Research Office (ERO)
Dr. Rainer Becker
Phone: +49.6151.533-60215
E-mail: Rainer Becker

Research Officer
EU Projects | EFRE Funding | BMWK Projects (except ZIM) | BMBF Fundings witch EU Relevance | Foundations | Other Funding Lines at Federal Level
Dr. Ute Jochem
Phone: +49.6151.533-68081
E-mail: Ute Jochem

Research Officer
Private and Public Contract Research | Research-related Services | Foundations | Associations | Grants for Conference Attendance
Dr. Martin Loder
Phone: +49.6151.533-60227
E-mail: Martin Loder
Are you unsure who is the right contact person for your request? Send us an E-mail to forschung.sft@h-da.de.
Contact Persons for the Area of Transfer
Knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) is part of the essence and self-image of the h_da as a University of Applied Sciences. With their work in teaching, research and development, many employees in the departments make a significant contribution to this. Here you will find your central contact persons in matters of KTT. Are you unsure who you should contact? Send us an E-mail at transfer.sft@h-da.de.

Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Knowledge and Technology Transfer I Cooperations I Third Mission
Susanne Mertz
Phone: +49.6151.533-60540
E-mail: Susanne Mertz

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager
Knowledge and Technology Transfer I Cooperations I Third Mission I European Innovation & Technology Transfer Office (EITTO)
Anna Herbst
Phone: +49.6151.533-60279
E-mail: Anna Herbst

Research and Transfer Officer
Knowledge and Technology Transfer | Transfer Workshops | Trade Fair Participation
Dr. Jeanine Dörr
Phone: +49.6151.533-60364
E-mail: Jeanine Dörr
Contact Persons for Start-up Support
The primary goal of start-up support at the h_da is to increase the number and quality of knowledge- and technology-based start-up projects. Our start-up advisors pay particular attention to integrating the start-ups emerging in the h_da environment into the regional start-up ecosystem from the very beginning.

Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Project Management “EXIST-Potentiale“ | Entrepreneurship | Steinbeis Companies
Susanne Mertz
Phone: +49.6151.533-60540
E-mail: Susanne Mertz

Project Coordinator "EXIST-Potentiale"
Start-up advice
Sascha Heising
Phone: +49.6151.533-60641
E-mail: Sascha Heising

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager
Co-Project Leader „Startup-Sustainable“ | Entrepreneurship
Anna Herbst
Phone: +49.6151.533-60279
E-mail: Anna Herbst

Project Officer „Startup Sustainable"
Entrepreneurship
Dorothea Böhmer
Phone: +49.6151.533-68856
E-mail: Dorothea Böhmer
Contact persons for cross-sectoral tasks
The colleagues named below primarily support the other subject areas and divisions. These cross-cutting tasks currently include legal advice and public relations.

Lawyer
Legal Advice | Patents and Licences | Contracts
Heike Walther
Phone: +49.6151.533-68015
E-mail: Heike Walther

Editor
Public Relations Research, Transfer and Entrepreneurship | Editorial Websites
Daniel Timme
Phone: +49.6151.533-60133
E-mail: Daniel Timme
Contact Persons at the Research Centres
In four research centres so far, professors and staff at the h_da are researching and developing topics in applied computer science, digital communication, materials and process technology, sustainable processes and procedures. If you have any questions or concerns, the managing directors will be happy to help you.

Managing Director
Research Centre for Applied Computer Science (fz ai)
Lukas Kaupp
Phone: +49.6151.533-60141
E-mail: Lukas Kaupp

Managing Director
Research Centre Digital Communication and Media Innovation (fz dkmi)
Rita Vas-Deuschel
Phone: +49.6151.533-60182
E-mail: Rita Vas-Deuschel

Managing Director
Research Centre Materials and Process Technology (fz mpt)
Philipp Seeger
Phone: +49.6151.533-60177
E-mail: Philipp Seeger

Managing Director
Research Centre Sustainable Processes and Procedures (fz npv)
Dr. Rainer Becker
Phone: +49.6151.533-60215
E-mail: Rainer Becker
Contact Persons for Open Research
In order to make research work, its methods and results openly accessible, reproducible and connectable, research data require special attention. The following contact persons support our researchers in professional research data management.

Research Data Officer
Advice and Training on RDM Applications and RDM Plans
Andreas Schieberle
Phone: +49.6151.533-69221
E-mail: Andreas Schieberle

Research Data Officer
Advice and Training on RDM Applications and RDM Plans
Stephanie Werner
Phone: +49.6151.533-69314
E-mail: Stephanie Werner

Contact Person on the Part of the Library
Open Access | Repository | Academic Press
Katharina Emig
Phone: +49.6151.533-60111
E-mail: Katharina Emig
Contact Persons for Doctorates
The support of young academics has a high priority at the h_da. The central point of contact for all questions concerning doctorates is our Graduate School. Doctoral students, those interested in doctoral studies and all those involved can obtain advice and support from the contact persons listed here. Alternatively, you are welcome to send us an E-mail to promotion.sft@h-da.de.

Vice President for Research and Sustainable Development
Prof. Dr. Nicole Saenger
Phone: +49.6151.533-68178
E-mail: Nicole Saenger

Director of Service Centre Research and Transfer (SFT)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Döring
Phone: +49.6151.533-68743
E-mail: Thomas Döring

Assistant to the Director of SFT
Benjamin Glässel
Phone: +49.6151.533-60179
E-mail: Benjamin Glässel