Biography

Inka Manek-Hönninger obtained her Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, in 1999 and spent a year as post-doc at the University of Bordeaux 1, France. Moreover, she worked four years in German industry (Marquardt GmbH in Rietheim-Weilheim and JT Optical Engine GmbH + Co. KG in Jena). She is full professor at the Center for Intense Lasers and Applications (CELIA) at the University of Bordeaux in France where she leads the Short-pulse Lasers: Applications and Materials (SLAM) group. Her research focuses on ultrafast laser – matter interaction for micromachining and materials modification.