At BITRI, Stephan is the Electron Microscope Scientist assisting different research groups with their high resolution imaging, EDDX. WDX and EBSD analysers. Stephan has a MPhil in Physics, BSc Hons. Applied sciences, NHD Metallurgical Engineering, NDP Electron Microscopy. Stephan has numerous papers in premier journals. He believes that “Microscopy relates to science as English relates to literature”. Offering more than 20 years of experience in microscopy on both the SEM and TEM, the SEM and EDX analyses. This enables him to offer experiences in operation, sample preparation, training of users in a vast range of research fields and sample preparation method development.

Stephanus’s research interests include phase diagrams, material science, forensics, natural sciences and nanomaterials