Florian Ströhl

Dr Florian Ströhl is a Senior Researcher (equivalent to Research Professor) at the Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. He leads a highly interdisciplinary program that bridges optics, biology and medicine, acting as Principal Investigator on the ERC Starting Grant LiBriNa, the RCN FRIPRO SOLIS project, and the EU MSCA MitoQuant consortium.

Education:

• Ph.D. Biotechnology (2018), University of Cambridge, UK
• M.Sc. Advanced Optical Technologies with honours & distinction (2014), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
• B.Sc. Medical Engineering with BMBF award (2012), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Research Interests:

Dr Ströhl’s work revolves around advanced optical system development, spanning the full chain from optical theory and photolithography to instrumentation and biomedical application. Core themes include light-sheet microscopy, mechanosensitive Brillouin nanoscopy, label-free super-resolution techniques, and integrated photonics. Application domains cover dementia research, kidney & liver pathology, cardiac imaging and sustainable aquaculture.

Scientific Awards & Funding:

• 2025 ERC Starting Grant—20 million NOK
• 2023 RCN Innovation Grant—1 million NOK
• 2021 RCN FRIPRO Young Research Talent Grant—8 million NOK
• 2019 EU Horizon 2020 MSCA Grant—2.1 million NOK
• EMBO Fellow, Nano DTC Fellow, OPTICA Senior Member

Grants, Teams & Mentoring:

Dr Ströhl currently directs a diverse team of post-docs, PhD candidates and engineers in the Ultrasound, Microwaves and Optics research group. He actively welcomes master’s thesis students and visiting scientists. All projects are supported by Norwegian and European funding frameworks and emphasize open science, cross-disciplinary collaboration and public outreach via video tutorials and popular-science talks.