Geplaatst: 2 maart 2026

Dr. Thomas Swahn is Director for the Swedish Micro- and Nanofabrication Research Infrastructure ; Myfab, and Associate Professor at the Microwave Electronics Laboratory- Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a PhD (1993) in Theoretical Physics/Condensed Matter Theory, from Chalmers University of Technology. After finishing his PhD-studies, he spent 12 years in industry holding various research and management positions, at Ericsson, Allgon Systems and Optillion, before joining Chalmers Industrial Technologies in 2005. Lately, he has been involved in research on ultra-high speed IC design for microwave and millimeter wave communication systems, targeting data rates of 100 Gb/s or more.

Geplaatst: 23 februari 2026

Guus Rijnders investigates complex materials, particularly those used in electronic devices. He focusses on the structure-property relation of atomically engineered complex (nano)materials, especially thin film ceramic oxides. As one of the leaders in the field of PLD, and a driving force of interface engineering, Rijnders is one of the few major researchers who openly addresses controversial topics in the field. He has also successfully brought PLD from the laboratory to industry as the co-founder of two companies.

Geplaatst: 27 februari 2025

(Chair) Prof dr. Jos Benschop received his MSc (cum laude) and PhD from the physics faculty at The University of Twente. From 1984 until 1997 he worked at Philips on optical metrology and optical recording. He joined ASML in 1997 and currently holds the position of Senior Vice President Technology, is responsible for research and system engineering within ASML. Prof. Benschop has published 30+ papers and generated 20+ patents and worked as a part-time professor of Industrial Physics at the University of Twente until 2021. He is a SPIE fellow and also a member of the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (https://www.acti-nl.org/nl), and has been appointed by the king as advisor to the Dutch government on science, technology and innovation (https://www.awti.nl/ )