Teledyne CETAC Technologies has added a new Research Software Engineer, Stijn Van Malderen, to advance their HDIP Laser Ablation software. Van Malderen formerly held the position of research fellow at the Atomic and Mass Spectrometry research unit Ghent University, led by Prof. Dr. Frank Vanhaecke, a highly distinguished research group in the atomic spectrometry field. He has also contributed to the development of hardware at Teledyne Photon Machines, such as the Iridia laser ablation platform, the Cobalt ablation chamber, and the Aerosol Rapid Introduction System (ARIS). He is the founder and lead developer of HDIP, a leading commercial-grade software package for mass spectrometry data processing.
“Stijn will be an invaluable addition to our research and development team and I look forward to working with him,” stated Damon Green Product Line Manager for Laser Ablation for Teledyne CETAC. While completing his Ph.D. as part of Vanhaecke’s research group at Ghent University, Van Malderen demonstrated his detailed understanding of laser ablation fundamentals through his collaborative work designing the latest fast washout / low dispersion cell technology. Van Malderen was instrumental in developing the powerful HDIP data reduction software recently acquired by Teledyne’s laser ablation business, Teledyne Photon Machines. “Having Stijn onboard will enable us to accelerate the development of this important HDIP software whilst also sharing his unrivaled knowledge and experience with his new colleagues. There will be some exciting years ahead!” added Green.
Teledyne Photon Machines, owned and operated under Teledyne CETAC, is a designer and manufacturer of laser-based sample introduction equipment for laboratory instrumentation. Laser ablation systems enable elemental analysis when only a small volume of the material can be sampled. Laser ablation also provides the ability to image the distribution of elements at extreme spatial resolution.