Koen Lauwaet

Koen Lauwaet is an Assistant Researcher (tenure track) at IMDEA Nanoscience, specializing in Nanoarchitectonics on Surfaces. With a decade of experimental physics experience, he designs advanced research setups and contributes to cutting-edge projects like the Photon-STM lab, nc-AFM lab, and STARDUST machine. His expertise spans instrumentation, data analysis, and technical leadership in surface science.

His key research areas include:

• Nanotechnology
• Surface Science
• Experimental Instrumentation
• Data Analysis Systems

Koen holds a Doctorate from K.U.Leuven and integrates data gathering/analysis workflows at IMDEA Nanoscience while maintaining proficiency in Python and LabVIEW programming.