Malte Spiekermann obtained his B.Sc. in Material Design – Bionics and Photonics and afterwards graduated in Laser and Optotechnologies (M.Eng) at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in Jena. He came to MPL in 2019 and was part of the Photonic Crystal Fiber Fiber Fabrication Team. Eventually, he joined the Möckl Research Group in 2021 as a doctoral researcher where he utilizes his expertise in optics and photonics to devlop tailored optical fibers for biological applications and to investigate and manipulate biological systems.

In his free time, he loves to read, to run and to play football.