Jeroen A. van Kan's Biography

Jeroen A. van Kan, Professor, Centre for Ion Beam Applications, Physics Department, National University of Singapore

Prof van Kan obtained his PhD in Physics from the free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1996. In 2007 he received the Institute of Physics Singapore, Omicron Nanotechnology Award. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore. He is also an Engineering Science Programme associate. In his research he employs fast light ions for lithography and analysis. In his research group new methods are developed for next generation 3D nano-lithography via direct write and nanoimprint lithography, with an emphasis on the manufacturing of nano-fluidic lab on chip devices in polymer substrates. In collaboration with the Bio-Physics group in NUS his group has developed a platform technology to fabricate nano-fluidic polymer LOC devices for DNA analysis and large scale genome sequencing. His work has resulted in 145 scientific publications and 16 research grants.