/ Recent content on James Rupert Hugo en Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /about/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /about/ <p>I am a PhD student in the <strong>E</strong>UV/<strong>X</strong>-ray <strong>LI</strong>ght-<strong>M</strong>atter <strong>I</strong>n<strong>T</strong>eractions (EXLIMIT) team at <a href="https://imec-int.com/">imec</a> and at the <a href="https://fys.kuleuven.be/qsp">Quantum Solid-State Physics</a> department at KU Leuven. My aim is to resolve the ultrafast (sub-picosecond) chemistry occurring during photoresist exposure in EUV lithography.</p> <p>My research is supervised by Prof. Pol Van Dorpe (KU Leuven, imec), Dr. Kevin Dorney (imec), and Prof. John Petersen (University of Maryland, imec). I previously interned at imec on holography, worked briefly as a hardware intern at Nokia Bell Labs, and did my master&rsquo;s thesis at SABCA on embedded hardware for thrust vector control systems.</p> /resume/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /resume/ <h2 id="cv-education">Education</h2> <h3 id="phd-in-physics--ku-leuven">PhD in Physics — <em>KU Leuven</em></h3> <p>Oct 2025 – now</p> <p>Working title: <em>Surface-Enhanced IR Spectroscopy of Ultrafast EUV Chemistry in Thin Films</em></p> <ul> <li>My work takes place industrially in AttoLab and the EXLIMIT team at imec</li> <li>Teaching assistant for <strong>Semiconductor Devices</strong></li> </ul> <h3 id="msc-in-nanotechnology-nanoscience-and-nanoengineering--ku-leuven">MSc in Nanotechnology, Nanoscience and Nanoengineering — <em>KU Leuven</em></h3> <p>Sept 2023 – Sept 2025</p> <ul> <li>Quantum engineering, materials and technology track, graduated <em>cum laude</em></li> <li>Coursework: semiconductor devices and physics, chemistry at nanometre scale, computational solid-state physics, materials and technology for quantum systems, and technology of integrated systems</li> </ul> <h3 id="msc-in-electronics-and-ict-engineering-technology--ku-leuven">MSc in Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology — <em>KU Leuven</em></h3> <p>Sept 2022 – July 2023</p>