# Next Generation Ion Sources # Micro and Nanofabrication # Nanoimprinting # Single DNA on Lab-on-Chip Devices # Materials Modification
A/Prof van Kan graduated from the University of Amsterdam in 1992 before obtaining his PhD from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1996. He joined the NUS as a researcher where he currently serves as an Associate Professor. In 2022, he was awarded The Long Service Medal from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), having dedicated more than two decades in academia.
In 2023, he became the Director of CIBA, taking over from A/Prof Thomas Osipowicz. He also currently serves as the Vice-President of the Microscopy Society of Singapore and the Deputy Director of the Engineering Science Programme in NUS.