2018 Fellow Damien Sluysmans

Fellow in Single-Molecule Characterization of Molecular Machines Damien is currently a postdoctoral fellow (Belgian American Educational Foundation fellow) at Northwestern University (IL, USA) in the group of Prof. Fraser Stoddart, where he is working on the design and single-molecule characterization of artificial molecular muscles. Damien received a Ph.D. in Science from the University of Liège (Belgium) in 2017, working under the supervision of Prof. Anne-Sophie Duwez. During his doctoral thesis, Damien focused on the mechanochemical properties of oligorotaxane foldamers at the single-molecule level, using the atomic force microscopy (AFM). He also obtained a MS and BS in Chemistry (physical chemistry, material chemistry) both from the University of Liège. In 2017, Damien obtained a Vocatio grant from the Ernest Solvay funds (Belgium). This grant is dedicated to the development of his vocation for the study of small machineries, and their use in nanotechnology.