Professor and Group Leader of the Physics of Nanostructures Group
Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Bert Koopmans is a Full Professor and Group leader of the group Physics of Nanostructures (FNA) at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His areas of expertise include nanotechnology, nano-electronics and spintronics. Koopmans’ earlier work has been in (non-linear) optics of fullerenes and semiconductor quantum structures. His present research activities are in spintronics, nanomagnetism and ultrafast spin- & magnetization-dynamics. Key research achievements have been made in femtosecond magnetization processes, controlling domain wall motion in nanodevices and organic spintronics – in many cases combining advanced nanoscale experiments with the development of novel theoretical frameworks. Within IPI, Bert has initiated research on integrated magneto-photonics. Among other applications such as optical isolators and reconfigurable photonics, he envisions spintronic-photonic memories where data is transferred between a photonic waveguide and a magnetic ‘racetrack’ without intermediate electronic steps. These approaches are considered to contribute to future energy-efficient and versatile information technology.