Pol Van Dorpe

Pol Van Dorpe is an imec fellow in the health sector. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2006 at KU Leuven for research on spintronics at imec. He has worked on several topics during his time at imec: spintronics, plasmonics, biophotonics, and single-molecule sensing. Van Dorpe holds a position as a part-time associate professor at the physics department of KU Leuven. His main research focus is enabling novel applications in the life sciences field using integrated photonic concepts and single-molecule electronic and ionic devices. His efforts were recognized as he earned the title of imec fellow in 2020.