Wim van der Zande: "Probably the best job I ever had."
Wim van der Zande passes the torch to new ARCNL director Marcelo Ackermann |
As of 1 November 2025, ARCNL welcomes its new director, Marcelo Ackermann, succeeding Wim van der Zande. "Being director of ARCNL was probably the best job I ever had," reflects Wim. Asked about leadership styles, Marcelo explains: “My goal is to keep the atmosphere open and positive. And whatever the challenge, I always ask: how do we solve this together? That’s how you keep moving forward." |
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Wetenschapsdag brings many curious visitors to ARCNL
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ARCNL and its neighbors welcomed the public on October 4 for this annual outreach event at Amsterdam Science Park. Visitors engaged with science and researchers through lectures, lab tours and demonstrations.
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New charge-trapping insights could help design longer-lasting batteries |
In collaboration with Leiden University, scientists in Emilia Olsson's research group have uncovered a charge-trapping mechanism in silicon nitride that could improve rechargeable battery stability and lifetime. |
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Antonios Pelekanidis successfully defends his PhD thesis on September 17 |
Antonios's research focuses on ptychography, an imaging technique. Instead of lenses, the technique uses laser diffraction patterns and computer reconstruction to make images of objects at microscopic scales. |
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Diamond shown to wear down atom by atom |
Despite being the hardest material on Earth, even diamond wears down eventually. Scientists from ARCNL and University of Bologna have characterized this wear at the nano scale.
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AMOLF-ARCNL PhD collaboration finds new metrology technique |
Falco Bijloo developed an optical technique to measure structures much smaller than the wavelength of light. The project combines photonic concepts with semiconductor industry applications. |
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ARCNL is a public-private partnership between NWO, University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Groningen and semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, and managed by the Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I). ARCNL’s mission is to focus on fundamental physics and chemistry in the context of technologies for (nano)lithography, primarily for the semiconductor industry. |
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