During this year’s retreat of the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense” we cleared away a good amount of fog (pictured in background) and had the physical and mental space to prepare for several exciting collaborations in the coming months!

Group Photo of DFG Research Unit "Learning to Sense" at 2025 Retreat in the Fog at Bad Marienberg
Group Photo of DFG Research Unit “Learning to Sense” at 2025 Retreat in the Fog at Bad Marienberg

Thanks for a fun and productive three days John Meshreki, Patrick Müller, Erqi Huang, Syed Muhammad Kazim, Andrii Nehrych, Jovita Lukasik, Volker Blanz, Shashank Agnihotri, Katrin Schnieber, Ivo Ihrke, Matthias Kahl, Margret Keuper, Peter Haring Bolívar, Lorena Stracke, Michael Möller, Qiushuang, Zhang, Mohamed Saleh, Mishal Fatima and (not pictured) Andreas Kolb.

Jan Söhlke
Jan Söhlke

Dr. Jan Söhlke is the head of communication and staff photographer at ZESS, as well as the Scientific Coordinator for the DFG Research Unit 'Learning to Sense' (FOR 5336).

Following his doctoral studies at LMU Munich, he moved into science communication and the visual documentation of research environments. His work focuses on photographing complex scientific setups and high-tech infrastructure - translating engineering and academic projects into clear visual assets. In addition, he works as a freelance photographer for industrial and research-driven organizations. You can find his portfolio at https://jansoehlke.com/.

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