Pascal Freyer

Applying and developing measurement methods (including data evaluation and analysis) in the field of concrete repair and restoration.

Developing visualisation technologies for medical applications. In other words, I am responsible to verify specifications of medical devices by: - performing various device and system tests (mainly optical tests on endoscopes, cameras and light sources). - developing manual and automated test methods and setups (Codebeamer, Python, Matlab). - collaborating in interdisciplinary engineering and project teams. - planning, preparing and performing testing tasks in collaboration with med-tech clients around the world.

As a consultant & analyst I am applying my passion for sustainability and my experience with high-tech materials and working with data. To give shape to an economy based on circular and renewable resources. How? By building new value chains and helping clients and the industry to quantify their progress and act upon their circular ambitions.

As a material scientist in the department of Surfaces and Thin Films and Computational Physics of the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, I studied optical interference phenomena that are responsible for the most beautiful colours found in nature. Besides running laboratory experiments, I programmed and performed computer model simulations to acquire new optical understanding on these phenomenal biological nano-architectures.

During my Master Research Project I engineered carbon-based nanomaterials, which will shape incredible future technologies… Most importantly, though, I learnt to apply the great amount of knowledge acquired during my ‘Advanced Materials’ courses: I had the privilege to use a wide range of vacuum technologies. I mastered the use of CVD, SEM, XPS, (low temperature) LEED setups and also used Raman Spectroscopy, TEM and UED. Of course I also performed many technical tasks that are never mentioned in any CV: introducing sublimation crucibles to UHV chambers, performing bake-outs and leak-checks, repeatedly sputtering/annealing and performing cryogenic experiments deep into the evenings, with the greatest focus and diligence….. and calibrating, calibrating, calibrating. Last but not least, I had the honour to be part of a team of lovely people and talented researchers from all around the world. Thank you Surfaces and Thin Films group!