Dr. Jorik van de Groep (Principal Investigator)
2024-, Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019-2024, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018-2019, Research Scientist, Stanford University, USA
2016-2017, PostDoc, Stanford University, USA
2011-2015, Ph.D. Physics, AMOLF/University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2005-2011, B.Sc./M.Sc. Physics, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Reynolds Dziobek-Garrett, Ph.D. (PostDoc)
2019-2024, Ph.D. Chemistry, John Hopkins University, USA
2015-2019, H.B.Sc. Chemical Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
Ershad Mohammadi, Ph.D. (PostDoc)
2019-2021, Postdoctoral Researcher in Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
2014-2019 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran
Freek van Gorp, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2019-2021, M.Sc. Physics & Astronomy – Advanced Matter and Energy Physics, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014-2019, B.Sc. Physics & Astronomy, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
2013-2014, Propedeuse Engineering Physics, Fontys University of Applied Science, Netherlands
Bernardo Dias, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2019-2022, M.Sc. Experimental Physics, University of Porto, Portugal
2016-2019, B.Sc. Physics, University of Porto, Portugal
Anne Claude, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2022-2023, M.Sc. Material sciences and nano-objects, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
2020-2023, M.Sc. Chemistry, Chimie ParisTech Engineering School, Paris, France
Mehmet Atif Durmuş, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2021-2024, M.Sc. Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, Turkey
2017-2021, B.Sc. Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey
Eva Almeida, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2024, Research Fellowship, CENIMAT|i3N, Portugal
2021-2023, M.Sc. Micro and Nanotechnology Engineering, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
2018-2021, B.Sc. Micro and Nanotechnology Engineering, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
David van Houten, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2023-2025 M.Sc. Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2020-2023, B.Sc. Physics, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2019-2023, B.Sc. Chemistry, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Alvaro Loya Villalpando, M.Sc. (Ph.D. Candidate)
2023 – 2024, Research Scientist, Occidental College, USA
2020 – 2021, Research Assistant, California Institute of Technology, USA
2019 – 2020, Research Fellow, Harvard University, USA
2017 – 2019, M.Sc. Physics and Astronomy – Gravitation & AstroParticle Physics, University of Amsterdam, NL
2013 – 2015, B.A. Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Alumni
Postdoctoral researchers
- Johanna Grönqvist (2023-2024)
Current position: TBD
- Thomas Bauer (2022-2024)
Current position: QPhox
Ph.D. students
- Alex Lambertz (2021-2026)
Current position: TBD
- Tom Hoekstra (2021-2026)
Current position: Current position: postdoc at Photonic Materials group (AMOLF)
- Ludovica Guarneri (2020-2025)
Current position: scientist at European Space Agency
M.Sc. students
- Vera Kok (2025-2026)
Visiting student from Edinburgh University
Current position: Solar PV designer at Naked Solar
- Cian Dooley (2024-2025)
Current position: Engineer at Nikon
- Gabriella Mentasti (2024-2025)
Current position: Materials scientist at Seaborough
- Juliette van der Jagt (2021-2022)
Current position: Sensor engineer at Innoseis
- Tom Hoekstra (2020-2021)
Current position: postdoc at Photonic Materials group (AMOLF)
B.Sc. students
- Bram van Dijk (2026)
Current position: MSc student AMEP track
- Ruben Koch (2024)
Current position: MSc student
- Bas Tuin (2022)
Current position: MSc student AMEP track
- Nella Diepeveen (2020)
Current position: PhD student at Hybrid atom-ion quantum systems group at UvA
