Paul Hartmann (Director) studied physics (diploma 1991) and obtained a Ph.D. (1995) at Graz University on Experimental Physics. After several years of experience in management of R&D (AVL List Medical Instruments, Roche Diagnostics, Zumtobel LED – Tridonic Optoelectronics), he joined JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft as Director of the Institute MATERIALS in 2010. He has broad expertise in LED Technology, Optoelectronics, Optical Chemical Sensors and Photoluminescence. He is board member of Photonics Austria, the Austrian platform for photonic technologies, and Professor for Functional Materials at the Technical University of Graz.