Elias Vlieg PhD

Prof. Dr. Elias Vlieg is a world-leading expert on crystal growth. After several years as a group leader at AMOLF, he became head of the Solid State Chemistry department at the Radboud University in 1998. In 2006 he also became head of the Applied Materials Science department. In addition to this Elias was director of the Institute of Molecules and Materials at the university from 2009 to 2016. Elias has been involved in tf2 devices since their inception. As CEO he is responsible for technical operations, strategy, legal affairs, and corporate governance.

Dr. Vlieg's research goal is to obtain a fundamental understanding of the processes that occur during the formation and growth of crystals and to apply this understanding to the prediction and control of crystal properties like perfection and morphology.