Join the Light!

You are a former staff member of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and would like to stay connected to "your" institute? Then become part of the MPL Alumni Network!

The MPL Alumni Network is open to all former staff from science as well as from administration and infrastructure.  The membership is free of charge. Just fill out the registration form to stay in touch with MPL as an alumnus / alumnae. If you still have questions, please contact our Alumni Representative by e-mail.

Why become a member?

With the MPL Alumni Network we want to offer the alumni of MPL an opportunity to stay in touch - with each other and with the institute. In concrete terms we offer you:

  • Regular alumni meetings
  • Invitations to all public events and lectures at MPL
  • Delivery of our MPL Newsletter with current research results and our in-house magazine Lightlife (by mail or e-mail, as desired)

The registration is very easy: Just fill out the registration form and soon you will receive welcome mail from us!

There is also an Alumni Association throughout Max Planck Society: For more information and to register, please contact the Max Planck Alumni Association.

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