Supervisor: Dr. Robert Huisman (SRON)

Since 2001 Robert Huisman is working as instrument scientist at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, leading the development of the mechanisms for the HIFI instrument on board the Herschel space telescope. He received the Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics and Control theory from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands in 2016. Currently he is leading the development of a novel deformable mirror concept. His research interests are space mechanisms, optics and nano positioning.

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