Bios

From a young age, Roderik knew he had a particular knack for the sciences, specifically inorganic chemistry to understand the minerals he was collecting. After graduating from the Technical University Delft, in Delft, Netherlands with his Masters in Chemical Technology and Catalysis, Roderik spent several years as a technology manager where he invented and patented an improved tape process and was responsible for the scale-up and development of ultra-thin ceramic foils for multilayer ceramics. In other words, Roderik had found his calling.

Ralph was born and raised in Maastricht. With a keen interest in figures and logical models, he studied Applied Mathematics at the University of Technology in Eindhoven. After his studies he built his career in the High-tech Eindhoven area for 30 years. During that period he worked himself up at Barco Machine Vision, from System & Software Developer to R&D Manager to Managing Director of the Group.

Born in Miami, Florida and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Martin De Moya knew at a young age that he would study science when he grew up. He took several computer-programming classes in high school and thought he would study Computer Sciences at the university but, lucky for us, he pursued his bachelor’s in industrial engineering instead.

After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo, he spent ten years working in technical sales before moving back to Miami in 1998, where he has always felt most at home.

Born and raised in The Netherlands, Ronald van Olmen has always been fascinated by the sciences, specifically chemistry, a subject he excelled in throughout his academic career. After receiving his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Hogeschool Zuyd, Heerlen in The Netherlands. In his first jobs he developed the right skills to be a successful Project Leader in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor technologies at Philips and Darphon. Ronald moved to Taiwan where he gained firsthand experience transferring LTCC lines to China.

Having grown up on a family-run dairy farm, the ins and outs of running a business run through Hendrikus Oostra’s veins. He has always enjoyed interacting with customers and helping out his family, but found himself more fascinated by the inner workings of the equipment used on the farm. His curiosity motivated him to study polymer chemistry and physics, focusing on polymer technology.

Having been fascinated by large trucks and forklifts in his father’s warehouse from his early years, Fabian pursued his bachelor’s degree in business administration, transport and logistics management in Rotterdam. During his career he has held several operational and managerial positions in the international maritime shipping industry and hinterland transportation, working in Antwerp and on the container terminals of main port Rotterdam.

Since his childhood Yavuz he has been good at communicating with people around him and given the importance of being a global citizen. This mindset kept him busy with traveling to discover new cultures and participating in student exchange programs (Erasmus+) and volunteer programs (AIESEC) while he was studying Materials Science and Engineering. After completing his Bachelor and Master in the same field at Gebze Technical University, he moved to Germany and worked as a Doctoral Researcher at Research Center Juelich.

Dr. Tarini Mishra is a materials scientist and strategic leader with 13 years of global experience, working across advanced materials, energy transition, and circular economy initiatives. Born in India and educated in Germany, he earned his Master’s degree in Materials Science from TU Darmstadt and a PhD in advanced ceramics for energy applications from Ruhr University Bochum, awarded summa cum laude with distinction. His research includes patented ultra-fast sintering technologies and has received multiple international awards, including the Jülich Excellence Award.