Roger Hamelinck (Dongen, the Netherlands, May 6th, 1979):
1997 - 2003 Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Graduated within the Constructions & Mechanisms group. Received the KIVI-NIRIA price for best Mechanical Engineering Master Thesis 2003.
2004 - 2010 PhD candidate at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology. Promotor Maarten Steinbuch, co-promotor Nick Rosielle. Thesis: Adaptive deformable mirror, based on electromagnetic actuators
2007 - 2010 Mechanical Engineer at TNO Science and Industry, Delft, the Netherlands.
Worked on:
  • M1SS: A Support Structure for the M1 mirror segments for the E-ELT. Project for ESO.
  • FTSM mechanism for the SAFARI instrument on the SPICA-mission. Research project.
  • 2010 - Co-founder of Entechna Engineering, Breda.

    Chris Werner (Dussen, the Netherlands, December 23rd, 1979):
    1998 - 2004 Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Graduated Cum Laude within the Constructions & Mechanisms group.
    2004 - 2010 PhD candidate at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology. Promotor Maarten Steinbuch, co-promotor Nick Rosielle. Thesis: A 3D translation stage, for metrological AFM (for project website, click here).
    2010 - Co-founder of Entechna Engineering, Breda.