Dr. Dirk Broer

Prof. Broer Emeritus Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, fellow at the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, distinguished professor at South China Normal University and member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research field is polymer science with an emphasis on responsive polymers, self-organizing systems, liquid crystals and applications in the field of optics and soft mechanics. Prof. Broer started his professional career in 1973 at Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven to work data storage, communication and display systems. In 1985 he introduced the process of in-situ polymerization of liquid crystal monomers, presently being used by many research groups all over the world. In 1990 he received his PhD degree at Groningen University after which he joined DuPont, USA. Back in 1991 at Philips Research he developed optical films for flat panel TVs. From 2003 to 2010 he was Vice President Philips Research. In 2010 he was appointed professor in Eindhoven to chair the Department Functional Organic Materials and Devices.

Prof. Broer has around 350 publications in peer-reviewed journals and more than 120 US patents.