Biography

Prof. Fred van Houten, University of Twente

http://home.ctw.utwente.nl/houtenfjam/

Prof. Greg Scholes, University of Toronto

Greg Scholes is the D.J. LeRoy Distinguished Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Chemistry. His research group examines photophysics in systems ranging from semiconductor nanocrystals to conjugated polymers to photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins. He is especially interested in uncovering microscopic details of light-induced energy capture and conversion processes in photosynthesis and organic photovoltaics using a combination of femtosecond laser experiments and theory. Recent awards include the 2012 NSERC Polanyi Award, the 2012 Bourke Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, the 2011 Sackler Prize in Chemical Physics from Tel Aviv University, and election to the Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada in 2009. Dr. Scholes serves as an Editorial Advisor for New Journal of Physics and Senior Editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. He serves on several editorial advisory boards.

Prof. Laurens Siebbeles, TU Delft

Laurens Siebbeles (1963) studied chemistry at the Free University in Amsterdam and obtained his PhD degree at the FOM-institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in Amsterdam in 1991. He was a post-doc at the University of Paris Sud in France. Currently, he is leader of the Opto-Electronic Materials Section and deputy head of the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.His research involves studies of the motion of electrons in novel nanostructured materials that have potential applications in e.g. solar cells, light-emitting diodes and nanoelectronics. Materials of interest include organic nanostructured materials and inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles. Studies on charge and energy transport in these materials are carried out using ultrafast time-resolved laser techniques and high-energy electron pulses in combination with quantum theoretical modeling. The research is carried out in collaboration with numerous academic and industrial partners that are involved in synthesis, material characterization or device development.

Prof. Guido Mul, University of Twente

Guido Mul (1969) obtained his master’s degree in chemistry with specialization in heterogeneous catalysis (Prof. Geus) from Utrecht University in 1992. He received his PhD in 1997 from the Delft University of Technology on the in situ DRIFT analysis of catalytic oxidation of (diesel) soot, research conducted under supervision of Prof. Jacob Moulijn. After a Post-Doc position at SRI-International (Stanford Research Institute) in California, USA (1997-1999), investigating propene epoxidation, he was awarded a fellowship of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). This allowed him to determine the mechanism of oxidation reactions, using an integrated approach based on Infrared and Raman spectroscopies and transient kinetics, again at the Delft University of Technology (TUD). In 2005 he was awarded the VIDI grant of the Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO). He was appointed associate professor at TU Delft in 2007, where his research continued with developing/evaluating spectroscopies (ATR, Raman) for analyses of liquid phase catalytic processes. He was recently appointed full professor to conduct research in the field of ‘Photocatalytic Synthesis’ at the University of Twente, with research activities in photocatalysis for CO₂ to fuel conversion, and spectroscopic analyses of photocatalytic selective oxidation reactions (gas and liquid phase). Furthermore, development and evaluation of novel reactor concepts based on monoliths and microreactors for (photo)catalytic processes are part of his research activities.

Prof. Ruud Schropp, ECN and TU Eindhoven

Ruud Schropp has received his M.Sc. in experimental physics from Utrecht University in 1983 and his PhD in mathematics and natural sciences from the University of Groningen in 1987. After that he worked in R&D at equipment manufacturer Glasstech Solar, Inc., in Colorado, USA on solar cells. In 1989 he joined Utrecht University and in 2000, he was appointed Full Professor in “Physics of Devices”. In 2004, he became Section Head of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Devices and in 2008 Section Head of Nanophotonics. Recently, in 2012, he joined the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN), while continuing professorship in Thin Film Photovoltaics at Eindhoven University of Technology. He has been visiting professor at NREL, at Applied Materials, and at 4 different institutes in China and Japan. He authored/co-authored more than 500 papers (386 peer reviewed) and 12 patents. He has been supervisor of 25 PhD’s and of many students completing their BSc and MSc degrees in Chemistry and Physics, primarily Nanomaterials. Currently, his research interests are c-Si heterojunctions, next generation thin (nanostructured) films for photovoltaics, enhanced light coupling by plasmonics, nanophotonics, and photon conversion, 3D nanostructures such as quantum dots and nanowires/nanorods for solar cells.

Prof. Arokia Nathan, Cambridge University

Professor Arokia Nathan holds the Chair of Photonic Systems and Displays in the Department of Engineering, Cambridge University. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. Following post-doctoral years at LSI Logic Corp., USA and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, he joined the University of Waterloo. In 2006, he moved to the UK to take up the Sumitomo Chair of Nanotechnology at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London. He has published over 400 papers in the field of sensor technology and CAD, and thin film transistor electronics, and is a co-author of four books with over 50 patents filed/awarded. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), Fellow of IEEE (USA), and an IEEE/EDS Distinguished Lecturer.

Tim Gorter, University of Twente

Tim Gorter received a master degree in Industrial Design Engineering in 2009 at the University of Twente and conducts since 2009 research at UT on the integration of PV into boats in collaboration with the NHL in Leeuwarden. As part of his PhD he designs solar powered boats and as such he participated twice in the Dong Energy Solar Challenge: a world championship for solar boat racing. He plans to finish his PhD end of 2013 with the development of a tool which enables boat designers to assess the performance of a PV system and the boat in an early design stage.

Angele Reinders, University of Twente

http://www.utwente.nl/ctw/opm/staff/A.H.M.E._Reinders/

Mark Huijben, University of Twente

http://www.utwente.nl/tnw/ims/people/huijbenm/

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Home People The researcher Events latest news Strategic research themes Research groups Projects Search	Biography Prof. Fred van Houten, University of Twente http://home.ctw.utwente.nl/houtenfjam/ Prof. Greg Scholes, University of Toronto Greg Scholes is the D.J. LeRoy Distinguished Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Chemistry. His research group examines photophysics in systems ranging from semiconductor nanocrystals to conjugated polymers to photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins. He is especially interested in uncovering microscopic details of light-induced energy capture and conversion processes in photosynthesis and organic photovoltaics using a combination of femtosecond laser experiments and theory. Recent awards include the 2012 NSERC Polanyi Award, the 2012 Bourke Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, the 2011 Sackler Prize in Chemical Physics from Tel Aviv University, and election to the Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada in 2009. Dr. Scholes serves as an Editorial Advisor for New Journal of Physics and Senior Editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. He serves on several editorial advisory boards. Prof. Laurens Siebbeles, TU Delft Laurens Siebbeles (1963) studied chemistry at the Free University in Amsterdam and obtained his PhD degree at the FOM-institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in Amsterdam in 1991. He was a post-doc at the University of Paris Sud in France. Currently, he is leader of the Opto-Electronic Materials Section and deputy head of the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.His research involves studies of the motion of electrons in novel nanostructured materials that have potential applications in e.g. solar cells, light-emitting diodes and nanoelectronics. Materials of interest include organic nanostructured materials and inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles. Studies on charge and energy transport in these materials are carried out using ultrafast time-resolved laser techniques and high-energy electron pulses in combination with quantum theoretical modeling. The research is carried out in collaboration with numerous academic and industrial partners that are involved in synthesis, material characterization or device development. Prof. Guido Mul, University of Twente Guido Mul (1969) obtained his master’s degree in chemistry with specialization in heterogeneous catalysis (Prof. Geus) from Utrecht University in 1992. He received his PhD in 1997 from the Delft University of Technology on the in situ DRIFT analysis of catalytic oxidation of (diesel) soot, research conducted under supervision of Prof. Jacob Moulijn. After a Post-Doc position at SRI-International (Stanford Research Institute) in California, USA (1997-1999), investigating propene epoxidation, he was awarded a fellowship of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). This allowed him to determine the mechanism of oxidation reactions, using an integrated approach based on Infrared and Raman spectroscopies and transient kinetics, again at the Delft University of Technology (TUD). In 2005 he was awarded the VIDI grant of the Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO). He was appointed associate professor at TU Delft in 2007, where his research continued with developing/evaluating spectroscopies (ATR, Raman) for analyses of liquid phase catalytic processes. He was recently appointed full professor to conduct research in the field of ‘Photocatalytic Synthesis’ at the University of Twente, with research activities in photocatalysis for CO₂ to fuel conversion, and spectroscopic analyses of photocatalytic selective oxidation reactions (gas and liquid phase). Furthermore, development and evaluation of novel reactor concepts based on monoliths and microreactors for (photo)catalytic processes are part of his research activities. Prof. Ruud Schropp, ECN and TU Eindhoven Ruud Schropp has received his M.Sc. in experimental physics from Utrecht University in 1983 and his PhD in mathematics and natural sciences from the University of Groningen in 1987. After that he worked in R&D at equipment manufacturer Glasstech Solar, Inc., in Colorado, USA on solar cells. In 1989 he joined Utrecht University and in 2000, he was appointed Full Professor in “Physics of Devices”. In 2004, he became Section Head of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Devices and in 2008 Section Head of Nanophotonics. Recently, in 2012, he joined the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN), while continuing professorship in Thin Film Photovoltaics at Eindhoven University of Technology. He has been visiting professor at NREL, at Applied Materials, and at 4 different institutes in China and Japan. He authored/co-authored more than 500 papers (386 peer reviewed) and 12 patents. He has been supervisor of 25 PhD’s and of many students completing their BSc and MSc degrees in Chemistry and Physics, primarily Nanomaterials. Currently, his research interests are c-Si heterojunctions, next generation thin (nanostructured) films for photovoltaics, enhanced light coupling by plasmonics, nanophotonics, and photon conversion, 3D nanostructures such as quantum dots and nanowires/nanorods for solar cells. Prof. Arokia Nathan, Cambridge University Professor Arokia Nathan holds the Chair of Photonic Systems and Displays in the Department of Engineering, Cambridge University. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. Following post-doctoral years at LSI Logic Corp., USA and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, he joined the University of Waterloo. In 2006, he moved to the UK to take up the Sumitomo Chair of Nanotechnology at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London. He has published over 400 papers in the field of sensor technology and CAD, and thin film transistor electronics, and is a co-author of four books with over 50 patents filed/awarded. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), Fellow of IEEE (USA), and an IEEE/EDS Distinguished Lecturer. Tim Gorter, University of Twente Tim Gorter received a master degree in Industrial Design Engineering in 2009 at the University of Twente and conducts since 2009 research at UT on the integration of PV into boats in collaboration with the NHL in Leeuwarden. As part of his PhD he designs solar powered boats and as such he participated twice in the Dong Energy Solar Challenge: a world championship for solar boat racing. He plans to finish his PhD end of 2013 with the development of a tool which enables boat designers to assess the performance of a PV system and the boat in an early design stage. Angele Reinders, University of Twente http://www.utwente.nl/ctw/opm/staff/A.H.M.E._Reinders/ Mark Huijben, University of Twente http://www.utwente.nl/tnw/ims/people/huijbenm/