David Fernandez Rivas

Professor, founder & cEO

David Fernandez Rivas (1981) obtained his Engineering and MSc degree in Cuba and moved to the Netherlands in 2007, to do his PhD in the research group Mesoscale Chemical Systems group. After his post-doc, he became assistant professor (tenure track) and since 2021 he is professor in Twente…..David received the Prince Friso Engineer of 2021, granted by a professional jury of the Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers (KIVI), and the corresponding Public Prize.

The Team

Our team consists of established and up-and-coming talent, including PhDs, Postdocs, Researchers, and Engineers. This enables us to handle large-scale challenges that cover several fields of science, which is something we love — and do on a regular basis.

 

Current team members

Claudia Muñoz Villaescusa, PhD Candidate
Santiago Saavedra Castano, PhD Candidate
Alejandra Riveros Cortés, PhD Candidate
Ana Sofia Oliveira Nogueira, PhD Candidate
Tom van den Berg, Postdoctoral researcher
Daria Bugakova, Postdoctoral researcher
Stefan Schlautmann, Cleanroom Technician
Ullises J. Gutiérrez Hernández, Postdoctoral researcher

Past team members

Loreto Oyarte, Postdoctoral researcher 2017-2019
Keerthana Mohan, PhD 2020 - 2025
Miguel Quetzeri Santiago, Postdoctoral Researcher 2020-2022
Nicolás Rivera Bueno, MSc graudate 2022
Jelle Schoppink, PhD 2020-2024
Yasmin Nauta, BSc graduate 2023
Diana van der Ven, PhD 2020-2024
Andrew Dickerson, Visiting Professor 2022
Pepijn de Vries, MSc intern 2024

Meet every one of us and let us exchange knowledge and share the passion for discovery and realization of innovation.