Appointments
July 1st, 2022 – Present: Associate Professor in Materials Science & Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
July 1st, 2016 – Jun 30, 2022: Stephenson Term Chair Assistant Professor in Materials Science & Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
2013-2016: Dutch Science Foundation Rubicon Postdoctoral Fellow (NWO Rubicon),
Department of Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles.
Education
2012: PhD – Applied Physics (Cum Laude), Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
2008: MSc – Applied Physics (Cum Laude), Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
2006: BSc – Applied Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Awards
2021: NSF Future Manufacturing Research Grant (NSF FMRG) (Lead PI)
2021: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigator
2021: The S. Reid Warren, Jr. Award
2021: NSF CAREER Award.
2019: Accelerating from Lab to Market Award (OVPR pre-seed grant).
2018: NSF EAGER Award.
2012: Dutch Science Foundation Rubicon Award (NWO Rubicon).
2008: Dutch Science Foundation Mosaic Award (NWO Mozaïek).