| Titels | Prof. dr. |
| Initials | J.W.M. |
| Main position | Directeur Advanced Research Center for Nano-Lithography / Hoogleraar UvA en VU |
| Disciplines | Metrology, scientific instrumentation |
| Solid-state physics | |
| Nanotechnology | |
| Materials technology | |
| Chair | Nanoscale surface physics (UvA) / Nanoscale Surface Physics (VU) |
| Domain | Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Membership | Member |
| Since | 2008 |
| Member of Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Employed by |
Advanced Research Center for Nano-Lithography (ARCNL)
Science Park 106 1098 XG Amsterdam tel. 020 851 7100 j.frenken@arcnl.nl |
| Personal website | |
| Research/publications |
Central to the research of Joost Frenken is the fundamental understanding of the dynamic aspects of surfaces and interfaces and their role in relevant, natural or industrial processes under practical conditions. Topics of interest include surface diffusion, crystal growth (e.g. graphene), surface phase transitions, catalysis, and friction. For tailor-made measurements in each of these areas, Frenken’s research group has developed a variety of special-purpose scanning probe microscopes as well as dedicated instrumentation for surface x-ray diffraction.