Mingdong Dong is a professor at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO) at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark. iNANO has world-class research in nanomaterial fabrication in biomedicine applications. They will mainly contribute to RIOs 1 and 4, including LIL-based patterning, 4D scaffold design, modelling and fabrication, and technique integration.
Santiago Miguel Olaizola is a Research Group Director at the Asociacion Centro Tecnologico (Ceit) in San Sebastian, Spain. Ceit has world-class research in nanomaterial fabrication and provide industry with services related to nanomaterials through the development of technical research projects. Their main contributions to the project will be on RIO1, including Laser specification, VLILS and GALS design and modelling, and PPA design and modelling.
Wilhelm Pfleging is a professor at the Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany. KIT’s competence covers the areas of energy storage systems, biotechnology and nanotechnology, micro and nano-electronics, optics and photonics, microsystems, and materials technology. They will mainly contribute to RIOs 1 and 4, including ultrafast laser ablation, printing via laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT), energy storage materials design, laser micro and nano (LIPSS) structuring, and materials science.
Hüsnü Aslan is Head of Nanometrology Department at the Danish National Metrology Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. DFM nanometrology lab provides accredited calibration for dimensional measurements to the definition of length in SI units. They will mainly contribute to nanometrology, uncertainty budget production, and standardisation as well as dissemination of the knowledge and industrial liaison. RIO 1 to 3, in particular 3D nanometrology.
Guangyong Jin is a professor at the International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China at Changchun University Of Science And Technology, Guangzhou, Chine. CUST has the track record of world-class research in nano-handling, assembly and manufacturing, LIL, nano-photonics, and biophotonics. Their contributions to the project will be mainly on RIOs 1 to 3, including Laser specification, VLILS and GALS design and modelling, PPA implementation, 3D nanostructure modelling and measurement, SC and LIS modelling and implementation.
Yonggang Ke is an Associate Professor at the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory University, Atlanta, US. EMORY has the world-leading research in DNA nanotechnology, particularly in novel nanostructure design and biomedical research and applications. Their main contribution will be on RIO 4 such as 4D nanomaterials design, modelling and fabrication.
Bijan Shirinzadeh is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. The Robotics and Mechatronics Research Laboratory has state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure to support interdisciplinary research. MU’s main contributions to the project will be on RIO1 and 3, including PPA control, LIS control and infiltration control.
Takayuki Uchihashi is a Professor at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University in Nagoya, Japan. The Biomolecular Dynamics and Function Laboratory has world-class expertise in the development of high-speed atomic force microscopy techniques and their application to biological samples. NU’s main contributions will be on RIO 1 including stage design, high-speed 3D scanning, and control methods.
Dawei Zhang is a professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University in Tianjin, China. The Department of Mechanical Engineering holds a leading position in the research of Mechanical Engineering in China. TJU’s main contributions will be on RIO 2, including 3D nanostructure modelling and measurement, and optimal overlapping modelling.
Dayane Batista Tada is an Associate Professor at the National Institutes of Science and Technology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. The Laboratory of nanomaterials and nanotoxicology has track record research in the fabrication of nanoparticles and their applications in biomedicine. They will mainly contribute to RIO 4 such as 4D nanomaterials design, modelling and fabrication.
Yanling Tian is a Reader at the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. The Micro-engineering and Metrology Centre is the first of its kind in Europe and has world-class expertise in nano-metrology and characteristics. They will mainly contribute to RIOs 1 and 2, including 3D nanostructure modelling and measurement, SC and LIS modelling and implementation.
Dayou Li is a professor of Robotics and the Director of the Institute for Research in Applicable Computing at the University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. The Research Centre for Computer-controlled Nanomanufacturing (JR3CN) within BED has the expertise in modelling, robotics and control. Their main contributions will on RIOs 1 to 3, including photo-chemical reaction modelling, LI energy distribution modelling, infiltration processes modelling and control and precise control in PPA, SC and LIS.
