Daniel works at SINTEF in the Smart Sensor and Microsystems department and is the coordinator of COMPAS. He has MChem from the University of Liverpool and a PhD from the University of Oslo.
Dr. Firehun T. Dullo is a Research Scientist at SINTEF in the department of Smart Sensor and Microsystems. He has a PhD from the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. He has extensive experience in the field of photonics integrated circuits.
Dr. Marco Povoli is a Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Digital, and holds a doctoral degree from the University of Trento, Italy. He has a decade long experienced in simulation, design, fabrication and characterization of advanced radiation detectors for applications in industry, research, medicine and space.
Dr. Ozhan Koybasi is a Senior Scientist at SINTEF Digital. He holds an MS degree in electrical engineering and a PhD degree in physics from Purdue University, IN, USA. He has ~15 years of experience in development and fabrication of semiconductor (mostly silicon) radiation detectors and photodetectors.
Christopher Dirdal is research Manager of the Micro Optics Group at SINTEF Digital which aims to be a leading research provider of MEMS-based enabling solutions for photonic applications, and strategic partner for industrially relevant optical sensor development and production.
Paul works at SINTEF in the Smart Sensor and Microsystems department. He has a master in applied physics from NTNU and is currently pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Southern Denmark on combining optical metasurfaces with MEMS.
Knut Thorshaug
Martin is a research scientist at SINTEF Industry in the Material Physics Oslo group. He has a M.Sc. degree in material sciences from EPFL. He has extensive experience in characterisation of materials, mainly with XPS, SEM-EDS-EBSD and optical microscopy techniques.
Dr. Erik Wischerhoff obtained a Ph. D. in Chemistry at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. After working in polymer- and sensor-related R&D in several companies, he joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in 2007. His research interests comprise polymers soluble or dispersible in aqueous media, stimulus-responsive polymers, polymers at interfaces, and the synthesis and characterisation of functional polymers
Per Kjellgren is the founder and technical director of Flowphys and has 30+ years of experience with research and development of scientific software, especially based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) for multi-physics applications. The research has been done both in academia (Univ. of Tokyo, Univ. of Arizona, Chalmers, KTH) and in industry (ABB, SLB, Aibel, Kongsberg Group), and full-time in Flowphys since 2016.
Dr Pufinji Obene (CEO and concept visionary)
Tateos Tvapanyan (CAD, integration and product design)
Rikesh Singh (Electronics design and realisation)
Oliver Buchan (Manufacturing and systems specialist)
Mariana-Dana Damaceanu obtained the PhD and Habilitation in Chemistry at the Romanian Academy, and attended a 15 months PhD fellowship at CNR-ISMAC in Milan. Presently, she is Senior Researcher and Head of Electroactive Polymers and Plasmochemistry Department at ICMPP. Her interest is focused on organic/polymer materials for electronics, optoelectronics, and energy-related applications.
Irina Butnaru is a Researcher at ICMPP with a PhD in Chemistry since 2010. She attended a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at EMPA, St. Gallen. Her field of research relates to innovative polymer-based materials and polymer nanocomposites, their processing for use in electronics, optoelectronics, sensors, gas separation membranes, and energy field, among others.
Radu-Dan Rusu holds a PhD in chemistry from ICMPP and attended a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at ETH Zürich. He is focused on the application-driven development of linear/hyperbranched, heteroaromatic, condensation macromolecular architectures with enhanced performance for various applications (organic electronics, membranes and bio/environmental sensors in particular).
Catalin-Paul Constantin is a Researcher at ICMPP since 2014 and holds a PhD in Chemistry. He has expertise in the synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of heteroaromatic low-molecular and macromolecular compounds, polymer processing in thin films and coatings, and assessment of their applicative potential for use in various (opto)electronic devices.
Loredana Vacareanu holds a PhD degree in Chemistry since 2010 after being a PhD fellow for 3 months at Cardiff University (UK). She has expertise in the design and (electro)synthesis of innovative electroactive oligomers/polymers and their photophysical characterisation for use in (opto)electronics, sensors, and energy conversion and storage.
Andra-Elena Bejan is a Postdoc researcher at ICMPP with research interest in synthesis of organic derivatives and high-performance polymers for advanced materials, evaluation of their properties and applicative potential in optoelectronic devices, sensors, or energy field.
Adriana-Petronela Chiriac is a Postdoc researcher at ICMPP with expertise in organic synthesis, particularly of aromatic/heterocyclic monomers and polymers. She is interested in the development of thin films and composite/blend materials based on polymers for sensors and energy applications.
Milan Milosevic is Research and Innovation Manager at PHIX Photonics Assembly where he currently leads PHIX’s R&D team developing next generation products and services for the company. Milan brings over 15 years of experience in technology innovation, R&D industry, and product development in optical datacom, optical communications, and photonics. Prior to PHIX, he was working in the UK, US, and Japan, holding various positions, from engineering to leading teams, and establishing new projects to drive innovation.
Anneirudh Sundararajan is a Project Leader at PHIX Photonics Assembly and serves as the leader of Work Package 3 (WP3) in the COMPAS project. With a strong foundation in flip-chip bonding technology for photonic components, Anneirudh excels in the packaging of photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Before joining PHIX, Anneirudh gained valuable experience in Germany as a Process Development Engineer at a photonic packaging company. He also pursued a PhD at the University of Twente, where he focused on integrating optical components with MEMS-based microfluidic devices. His work involved advanced techniques such as Coriolis mass flow sensing and spectroscopy for fluid characterization.
Leandro Lorenzelli is Head of the Microsystems Technology Unit of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler-Sensors and Devices Center, Trento, Italy (FBK). He is leading a research group on micro-technologies for MEMS, physical, bio-chemical sensors, lab on a chip technology and biosystems. He has participated to several national and international projects in the field of microsystems as a Coordinator and Principal Investigator and he has authored/edited of more than 100 articles in peer-review specialized publications and 4 patents.
Andrea Adami obtained the Master degree in Materials Engineering in 2003 and the PhD in Information and Communications Technologies in 2010, both at the University of Trento, Italy. In 2003 he joined Fondazione Bruno Kessler-Sensors and Devices Center, Trento, Italy (FBK). His research topics are sensors and microsystems, focusing in particular on chemical sensors, micromechanical sensors and microfluidics for research and industrial R&D projects.
Qiandong Zhuang is a Reader in the Physics Department at Lancaster University, UK, Head of Semiconductor Quantum Materials and Device in Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre. His current research is focused on III-V compound semiconductor quantum materials, devices, and photonic integration for instrumentation applications in gas tracing and bio-sensing.
Peter Carrington, Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Department at Lancaster University. His research concerns the molecular beam epitaxial (MBE) growth of antimonide semiconductor materials and the investigation of the underlying physics which determine the efficiency limiting processes in mid-infrared (2-5 µm) light sources, thermo-photovoltaics (TPVs) and solar cells.
Dr Matthew Bentley gained PhD in Lancaster University. He has research expertise in Molecular Beam Epitaxy, device processing, and material & device characterization of III-V compound semiconductors with focuses on GaAs, InP and GaSb-based lasers and photodetectors for telecommunication and sensing.
Fiona Regan is Professor in Chemistry at DCU and Director of the DCU Water Institute. In 2008 became senior lecturer and in 2009 became the Beaufort Principal Investigator in Marine and Environmental Sensing. Fiona’s research focuses on environmental monitoring and she has special interest in priority and emerging contaminants, and establishing decision support tools for environmental monitoring.
Nigel Kent is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at DCU. He worked at DCU as a senior research fellow in autonomous environmental monitoring and additive manufacturing. In 2018, Nigel moved to South-East Technological University where he was director of the Centre of Research and Enterprise in Engineering before returning to DCU full-time.
Jodie Bermingham is an MRes. student at DCU. Jodie graduated with a BSc. in Analytical Science in 2023 from DCU after completing a project on the detection of antibiotics through electrochemistry. Since beginning her Masters at DCU, Jodie has focused on the analysis of contaminants in water, and the synthesis of sol-gel coatings for optical sensors.
Chrystèle Moriceau is Executive assistant and Communication Manager of Chromatotec group. With a diploma of applicable foreign languages to international business and communication, she has more than 20 years of expertise in communication and administrative management.
Dr. Damien Bazin is analytical manager at airmotec. He is specialized in continuous and automatic characterization of gases and liquids by chromatographic techniques. In PURPEST, he will lead the design, integration and manufacturing of portable prototypes for the detection of specific VOCs.
Jean-Philippe Amiet has a Master diploma in chemistry and integrated Chromatotec during his studies a 3 years project for the development and integration of an online GCMS for VOCs monitoring in ambient air at ultra trace levels. After being Sales and Marketing Manager, he became in 2022 General Manager of airmotec.
NILU contributes to the COMPAS project in the testing of sensors under ambient air condition.
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