prof.dr.ir. M. Huijben (Mark)

I started working on interface engineering for oxide electronics already during both my MSc and PhD at the University of Twente (Netherlands) with a stay at Stanford University (USA). During my postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley (USA), my research was broadened into the field of multiferroic applications to study the magnetic and electronic interactions at various oxide interfaces. In 2009 I started my research group at the University of Twente as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor. At the same time I became program director of the strategic research orientation ‘Nanomaterials for Energy’ within the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology to exploit and expand the present expertise in the field of nano-related energy research. In these positions, I was successful in obtaining financial support (e.g. EU FP7 projects and personal VENI grant (2010)) in the field of thermoelectrics, photovoltaics and artificial photosynthesis, where high-performance oxide interfaces are crucial. In 2013 I became Associate Professor and shifted the focus to next-generation batteries, for which I received the personal VIDI grant (2014) and several other funded projects (e.g. Perspectief, ECHO). In 2016 I obtained a permanent position with ius promovendi. Furthermore, since 2018 I have been appointed as Guest Scientist within the IEK-1 Electrochemical Storage Department of Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany). Since January 2022 I became Full Professor of the chair 'Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage' with a young and enthusiastic research team in studying innovative nanomaterials for realizing enhanced energy conversion and storage applications. Currently there are various ongoing research projects on innovative battery materials (BatteryNL, NXTGEN Hightech, Maritime Batteries, VICI grant 2023) often in large consortia of universities and industry. Finally, I have a leading role in the Battery Centre Twente, which was established to strengthen research programs on regional, national and European levels.

2022 – present    Full Professor, Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage         Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

2018 – present    Guest Scientist                                                                                         IEK-1 Electrochemical Storage Department, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

2016 – 2021    Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)                                                 Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

2013 – 2016       Associate Professor, Tenure Track                                                          Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

2009 – 2014       Program director of the strategic research orientation ‘Nanomaterials for Energy’, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

2009 – 2013       Assistant Professor, Tenure Track                                                           Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

2008 – 2009       Postdoctoral researcher,                                                                          Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

2006 – 2008       Postdoctoral researcher,                                                                          Physics & Materials Science departments, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

2000 Sep-Dec     Student Internship,                                                                             Applied Physics department, Stanford University, USA.

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Organisations

• Faculty of Science and Technology (TNW), Inorganic Materials Science (IMS)