Prof. B.J. (Bart) van Wees is a Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials. He leads research in nanodevices, focusing on spintronics, magnonic spin transport, and quantum materials. His work includes pioneering contributions to spin caloritronics and graphene-based spintronic devices. Education: PhD in Physics from Delft University (1989), postdoc in mesoscopic superconductivity. Research interests include spin transport in 2D materials, chiral systems, and antiferromagnetic spintronics. He has held leadership roles in EU Graphene Flagship (Spintronics Workpackage) and the QuMat Zwaartekracht consortium. Key achievements: 2015 Spinoza Award, 2021 ERC Advanced Grant, Fellow of the American Physical Society. Awards also include KNAW membership and multiple grants. Research spans magnon transistors, graphene magnetism, and van der Waals heterostructures. Lab affiliations: Physics of Nanodevices group, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials. Collaborations include EU-funded projects and international teams in spintronics and quantum materials.






