Jürgen Van Erps

Jürgen Van Erps is a Professor at the Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He specializes in Freeform Optics Manufacturing, Laser-Based Micromachining, and 3D Nanoprinting. His research also covers Applied Photonics Innovation and Non-Linear Integrated Photonics. As core lab manager of B-PHOT within Flanders Make, he collaborates extensively with industry on photonics projects.

Education: PhD in Photonics Engineering (2008), Vrije Universiteit Brussel; MSc in Electrotechnical Engineering (2003), same institution.

Key awards include the BARCO Prize for Master Thesis (2003), Barco Prize for Scientific Research (2008), and multiple Best Student Networking Awards (2006-2007).

Recent research focuses on advanced optical fabrication techniques, including 3D nanoprinting of metalenses and LiDAR optics. He has supervised numerous master's theses in photonics and nanotechnology.