Alex D Dommann is heading the Department of Materials meet Life at Empa. He received his PhD in Solid State Physics in 1988 from ETHZ in Switzerland. His research concentrates on the surface analysis, bio surface interactions, structuring, coating and characterization of thin films. He is member of different national and international committees and teaches Biomaterials, Crystallography and MEMS technology at different Swiss Universities and has published more than 130 papers. He is a member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Berne. Alex D Dommann is heading the Department of Materials meet Life at Empa. He received his PhD in Solid State Physics in 1988 from ETHZ in Switzerland. His research concentrates on the surface analysis, bio surface interactions, structuring, coating and characterization of thin films. He is member of different national and international committees and teaches Biomaterials, Crystallography and MEMS technology at different Swiss Universities and has published more than 130 papers. He is a member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Berne.

Material Sciences