MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology


MESA+ is the research institute for nanotechnology at the University of Twente. It consists of 500 employees including 275 PhDs and postdocs. It holds around 1250 m2 cleanroom space. It has a yearly turnover of about €45 million, from which about 60% comes from external sources. The management of MESA+ consists of Scientific Director and Technical Commercial Director, University Board, Scientific Advisory Board, and Supervisory Board, which assists MESA+ management whenever necessary.
Currently, Prof. dr. ing. Guus Rijnders, Prof. dr. ir. Jeroen Cornelissen and Ir. Janneke Hoedemaekers are working as the Scientific Director and Technical Commercial Director respectively.

Research

The name of MESA+ Research program is Strategic Research Orientations . Different Research groups participate in the SRO programs.