Scientific Director MESA+ Institute and Professor of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology at the University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands). Chairman of NanoLabNL.
Formerly with IBM Zurich Research Lab, Switzerland and the University of Augsburg, Germany. Guest assignments at National University of Singapore, Leiden University and CSIRO-Sydney. Co-founder of the Global Young Academy. Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering. Board of Reviewing Editors Science Magazine (2019-2025).
Research interests include quantum materials, superconductivity, nanotechnology and energy-efficient (brain-inspired) electronics.
Special interest in building partnerships on higher education and academic research in STEM disciplines with partners in developing countries.
