Our Team

Lector:

Dr. Ir. Cas Damen 
Lector
Expertise: Photonics, Thin film technology, Physics, Chip-based devices
Contact: c.a.j.damen@saxion.nl 
Room: W3.35

Martin Bennink
Lector
Expertise
Contact: m.l.bennink@saxion.nl
Room: W3.35

Project Leaders:

Dr. Ir. Aleksandar Andreski
Associate Lector Applied Nanotechnology
Expertise: Microelectronics & Semiconductor Technology, Micro/nano Production and Testing, Measurement Science, Electronic Design
a.andreski@saxion.nl
W3.27

Aurel Ymeti (PhD)
Senior Researcher / Lecturer & Project Leader Center of Excellence for Point-of-Care Technologies (CoE4POCT)
Expertise: Point-of-Care Technologies, Molecular Sensing, Photonic Biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip, Nanotechnology
Contact: a.ymeti@saxion.nl
W3.27

Dr. Bert Swennenhuis
Researcher and Teacher
Expertise: (Polymer) Chemistry, Surface Functionalisation, catalysis.
b.h.g.swennenhuis@saxion.nl
W3.27

Ir. Brigitte Tel
Project Leader Education TLC Quantum Delta
Expertise: Education innovation, Project Management, quantum technology, photonics
b.m.tel@saxion.nl
W3.27

Floor Wolbers
Senior researcher and teacher BML
Expertise: Lab on Chips, Organ on chip, Human Biology
f.wolbers@saxion.nl 
Teacher’s area W4

Gerald Ebberink (B. BSc. MSc)
Researcher
Expertise: Microassembly, Electronics, Software&Hardware development, Sensors, Photonics
g.h.p.ebberink@saxion.nl
W4.45

Michelle Fleermann (MSc)
Researcher and teacher
Expertise: Lab-on-a-chip technology, Nanoparticle synthesis, Nanomaterial characterization
m.fleermann@saxion.nl
W3.27

Petra Juffer
Researcher and teacher BML
Expertise:
p.juffer@saxion.nl
Room: Teacher’s area W4?

Dr. Ir. Tjeerd Bollmann 
Senior researcher and Lecturer
Expertise: Quantum Technology, Surface Science, Schanning Probe Microscopy, Thin film growth/characerization
t.r.j.bollman@saxion.nl
W3.27

Lab Managers:

Maarten van Rossum
Lab Manager and Researcher
Expertise: (Cell)Biology, Microfluidics, CAD/CAM, 3D Fabrication
m.j.vanrossum@saxion.nl
W4.45

Mandy ten Bloemendal
Lab Manager and Researcher
Expertise: Gas Sensing, Point of Care, (poly) Chemistry
m.tenbloemendal@saxion.nl
W4.45

Kai Nijen Twilhaar
Lab Manager and Researcher
Expertise: Applied Physics Lab Research, Fiber Optics
k.nijentwilhaar@saxion.nl
W3.27

Project Support

Corine Voogtsgeerd
Project support
Contact: c.voogtsgeerd@saxion.nl
W3.35

Jonathan Montanes (BA)
Project Coördinator
Expertise: Project Management, Financial Administration
j.montanes@saxion.nl
W3.35

Nanda Nijhuis- Toevank
Project support
Contact: n.g.nijhuis@saxion.nl
W3.35

Sabina Westenberg
Project support
p.s.westenberg@saxion.nl
W3.35

Researchers:

Amber Holtkamp (BSc)
Researcher
Expertise: Nanotechnology, Chemistry
a.s.holtkamp@saxion.nl
W3.27

Aniek Welman-Vollenbroek
Researcher
Expertise: Societal Embedding
a.n.vollenbroek@saxion.nl
W3.27

Dr. Dmytro Polishchuk (PhD)
Researcher
Expertise: Quantum Technologies, nanomagnetism, Magnetic Resonance, Micro-/Nanofabrication
d.polishchuk@saxion.nl
W3.27

Elvira Zomer-Wessels (MSc)
Researcher
Cell Biology, Lab-on-a-chip
Contact: g.h.zomer@saxion.nl
W3.27

Dr. Kasra Behzad
Researcher and Lecturer
Expertise: Nanomaterials, Graphene based nanocomposites, MEMS
k.behzad@saxion.nl
W3.27

Kim Roekevisch (MSc.)
Researcher
Expertise: Cell Biology, Lab-on-a-chip
k.roekevisch.01@saxion.nl
W3.27

Mohammed Alghaithi
Intern / Research Assistant
Expertise: Hardware/software design, AI & Machine Learning, Computer Vision
m.f.m.alghaithi@saxion.nl
W3.27

Rebecca van Oostrom (BSc)
Researcher
Expertise: Chemistry, Crime Science
r.vanoostrom@saxion.nl
W3.27

Rick Sniekers (MSc)
Researcher
Expertise: Nanotechnology, Biomedical Science
r.p.p.sniekers@saxion.nl
W3.27

Dr. Ir. Rory Dijkink
Researcher and Teacher
Expertise: Physics, fluidics, readout
Contact: r.j.dijkink@saxion.nl
W3.34

Dr. Ir. Roy de Kinkelder (MSc, PhD)
Researcher
Expertise: Microassembly, Biomedical Imaging, Machine Vision
Contact: r.dekinkelder@saxion.nl
W3.27

Ruud Steltenpool (BSc)
Data Technician
Expertise: Research Data Management, interop(erability), reproducibility, visualisation
Contact: r.g.steltenpool@saxion.nl
W3.27

Ir. Shalini Singh
Researcher
Expertise: Data Science, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing
s.singh.01@saxion.nl
W3.27

Tessa Bouwmeester
Researcher
Expertise: Biomedical Lab Research, Molecular Life Sciences, Molecular Sensing
t.bouwmeester@saxion.nl
W3.27

Thomas Aukes (MSc)
Researcher and Teacher
Expertise: Material Sience, Nanotechnology, Thin film fabrication and characterization, MEMS
t.a.aukes@saxion.nl
W3.34

Tony Gouriye
Researcher and Lecturer
Biomedical Research, Nanotechnology, Lab-on-a-chip, Molecular Sensing
Contact: t.gouriye@saxion.nl
W3.37

Xiaojun Yang (MSc)
Researcher
Expertise: Electrochemistry, Nanotechnology, Biosensor, COMSOL
x.yang@saxion.nl
W3.27

Dr. Yulia Tykhonenko-Polishchuk
Senior Researcher and Lecturer
Expertise: Nanotechnology, Applied Physics, Spintronics, Multidomain MEMS+ sensors
y.thykhonenko@saxion.nl
W3.27