 | Anja Boisen (Denmark)
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Anja Boisen is Professor and Head of the Nano Systems Engineering section at the Department of Micro and Nanotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark. She has a thorough knowledge on micromechanics and nanotechnology and has more than 10 years experience in microfabrication and cantilever-based sensing. Anja is head of the Nanoprobes research group, which focuses on the development and application of micro and nano mechanical sensors for use in diagnostics, drug delivery, food monitoring and explosives detection.
Anja is cofounder of the company Cantion A/S, which was established in 2001. She has chaired several conferences and workshops - for example the international conference on Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE) in Copenhagen, September 2007. Anja is a member of; the Danish Research Council for Technology and Production, the Danish Academy of the Technical Sciences and the board of Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. In January 2008 she was awarded the largest research prize in Denmark, the so-called Villum Kann Rasmussen award, for her pioneering research in nanomechanical sensors.
COMS2009 Invited Lecture Title: Mechanical Sensors for Applications in Environmental Control, Security and Diagnostics |