Jansen, Guus
Guus Jansen earned both his MSc (1983) and PhD (1988) in Physics from Delft
University of Technology, graduating Cum Laude for both degrees. His PhD thesis on
"Coulomb Interactions in Particle Beams" won the prestigious Shell Award for the
best research project at Delft in 1988. This work was first published by Academic
Press in 1990 in the series Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and is being
republished in 2024 in Advances in Electronics and Imaging Physics.
From 1983 to 1985, his first role after earning his MSc was as a postdoctoral
researcher at IBM's General Technology Division in New York, focusing on variable
shaped beam electron lithography. After his PhD, he served as a research physicist at
the Royal Dutch/Shell Laboratories in Amsterdam (1989-1992), where he led the
development and modeling of refinery equipment and chemical processes.
In 1992, he transitioned into strategic consulting as a Senior Management Consultant
at Monitor Company (1992-1996), advising top-tier corporations across a range of
industries. In 1996, he joined Telfort, a joint venture between British Telecom and
Dutch Railways (NS), as Director of Marketing & Business Development. As a member
of the board, he oversaw corporate strategy, business planning and development,
product development, and management.
Since 2000, Guus has operated as a serial entrepreneur through Caneval Ventures,
his business development and investment company. Caneval Ventures has initiated,
supported, and led multiple startups and scale-ups in the ICT and renewable energy
sectors, with Guus serving as CEO, CCO, and CFO of various companies.
In 2002, Caneval Ventures acquired the IP rights for MonTec and Interac software,
both of which were initially developed as part of Guus' PhD research. These software
packages have been adopted by leading companies like IBM, Toshiba, Philips, and
several universities and research institutions globally. Over the years, Caneval
Ventures has provided consultancy to various institutions and companies,
specializing in quantifying and mitigating the effects of Coulomb interactions in
charged particle systems
Hawkes, Peter W.
Peter Hawkes obtained his M.A. and Ph.D (and later, Sc.D.) from the University of Cambridge, where he subsequently held Fellowships of Peterhouse and of Churchill College. From 1959 - 1975, he worked in the electron microscope section of the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, after which he joined the CNRS Laboratory of Electron Optics in Toulouse, of which he was Director in 1987. He was Founder-President of the European Microscopy Society and is a Fellow of the Microscopy and Optical Societies of America. He is a member of the editorial boards of several microscopy journals and serial editor of Advances in Electron Optics.
