Dr. Gian-Luca BONA Chief Executive Officer, EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf
CV
| 1983 | Diploma in Physics with distinction, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland |
| 1987 | Ph.D. degree in Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1983-1987 | Research Assistant, Group of Prof. Hans Christoph Siegmann, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1987-1988 | Post doctoral Fellow, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1988-1996 | Research Staff Member, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1996-1998 | Research Project Leader, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1998-2002 | IBM Research Manager, Photonic Networks, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 2002 | Visiting Staff to IBM Watson, IBM Research VP Paul Horn, Yorktown Heights, New York State, USA |
| 2003-2004 | IBM Research Manager, Photonics, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 2004-2008 | IBM Research Functional Manager, Science and Technology, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA |
| 2008-2009 | IBM Director, Tape Storage Solutions, IBM Server and Technology Group, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| Currently: CEO, EMPA Swiss Materials Science & Technology Laboratory | |
| Professor for Photonics, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology ETH & EPFL | |
| His personal scientific interest focuses on photonic materials and its testing for novel applications such as for communication, interconnects and sensors. |
Mitgliedschaften
| Swiss Physical Society | |
| European Physical Society |
Publikationen
| Over 100 publications and 12 patents |
Auszeichnungen
| Two IBM Research technology awards | |
| 4th level IBM patent awards |
