Dr. rer. nat. Sonja Johannsmeier

Dr. Sonja Johannsmeier (LZH)
Head of Hygiene & Environmental Technology Group
Life Sciences Department
E-Mail: s.johannsmeier@lzh.de
Phone: +49 511 2788-352
Short-Bio

Study of „Animal Biology and Biomedical Sciences“ at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo), degree Master of Science obtained in 2016. In 2020, she completed her PhD titled "Design, Evaluation and Application of Hydrogel Waveguides for Optogenetics" at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) within the REBIRTH Excellence Cluster.

Sonja Johannsmeier has been working as a research associate at Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V. since 2016. From 2020 to 2024, she led the Biophotonics Group in the Biomedical Optics Department. Since January, she has been heading the Hygiene & Environmental Technology Group in the Life Sciences Department.

Main Research Areas
  • Light-based Disinfection
  • Food Technology
  • Biologization