Dr. G.J.C. (Gertjan) van Baarle obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 2005 on Scanning Probe Microscopy at Low Temperatures in Ultra High Vacuum conditions. After his graduation, he continued his work on the development of in-situ SPM technologies in the Interface Physics group headed by Prof. J.W.M. Frenken and Prof. T.H. Oosterkamp, focusing on in-situ SPM techniques in demanding environments such as high pressures and high temperatures. In 2005 he joined LPM, the company that spun out of the research group of prof. Frenken. In 2008 he became the managing director of LPM. Under his supervision, LPM grew into a known player in the field of in-situ instrumentation for scientific research in physics and chemistry. LPM has been developing several break-through instruments allowing to study the dynamics of processes in catalysis, CVD and nanotechnology in general. Most known are the high pressure STM for operando research in catalysis and the recently developed CVD reactor that allows the direct observation of the growth of graphene on liquid metal surfaces by optical microscopy (www.LMCat.eu, www.LeidenProbeMicroscopy.com). Van Baarle is currently working on the development of technologies for continues and well controlled production of single crystalline graphene.

Van Baarle has been involved in both national and international grant applications and execution of public/private national and international collaborative programs. He has been board member of the ‘NIMIC’ consortium, where he worked on the development of the High Pressure SPM. He furthermore worked on the commercialization of a high pressure SXRD system, co-developed with Leiden University and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble. Van Baarle is also involved in other high-tech spin-off’s.

Dr. G.J.C. (Gertjan) van Baarle obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 2005 on Scanning Probe Microscopy at Low Temperatures in Ultra High Vacuum conditions. After his graduation, he continued his work on the development of in-situ SPM technologies in the Interface Physics group headed by Prof. J.W.M. Frenken and Prof. T.H. Oosterkamp, focusing on in-situ SPM techniques in demanding environments such as high pressures and high temperatures. In 2005 he joined LPM, the company that spun out of the research group of prof. Frenken. In 2008 he became the managing director of LPM. Under his supervision, LPM grew into a known player in the field of in-situ instrumentation for scientific research in physics and chemistry. LPM has been developing several break-through instruments allowing to study the dynamics of processes in catalysis, CVD and nanotechnology in general. Most known are the high pressure STM for operando research in catalysis and the recently developed CVD reactor that allows the direct observation of the growth of graphene on liquid metal surfaces by optical microscopy (www.LMCat.eu, www.LeidenProbeMicroscopy.com). Van Baarle is currently working on the development of technologies for continues and well controlled production of single crystalline graphene.

Van Baarle has been involved in both national and international grant applications and execution of public/private national and international collaborative programs. He has been board member of the ‘NIMIC’ consortium, where he worked on the development of the High Pressure SPM. He furthermore worked on the commercialization of a high pressure SXRD system, co-developed with Leiden University and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble. Van Baarle is also involved in other high-tech spin-off’s.