DR. ULRIKE FUCHS
Vice President Strategy & Innovation, asphericon GmbH After joining asphericon in 2010 Dr. Ulrike Fuchs focused early on linking manufacturing of aspheres and metrology with questions in optical design. With her team she also works on concepts that allow better prediction of system performance during optical design and tolerancing processes. Recently, great emphasis is put on transferring those ideas to freeform optics. As Vice President Strategy & Innovation she now coordinates all R&D activities at asphericon as well as strategic product development. She has already been able to register 6 patent families and is the inaugural winner of the Kevin P. Thompson Optical Design Innovator Award. Furthermore, she has been working as an Associated Editor for Optics Express since April 2018 and is the author of more than 60 publications. She holds a doctorate in physics from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena.
DR. THOMAS HEGENBART
Head of Marketing, asphericon GmbH Thomas Hegenbart studied economics at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and holds a PhD in marketing. After joining in 2009, he was responsible for building up the coating department as well as the development and evolution of asphericon's brand and product portfolio. As Head of Marketing he coordinates the all national and international marketing activities and accompanies the strategic positioning of the company.