Nanosurf
today announced the appointment of Dr. David Faddis as Director of Technology
and Applications at Nanosurf Inc. The appointment became effective March 1,
2009, the company said. In his new role, Dr. Faddis will be responsible for
analyzing emerging trends in the industrial market, and for developing and implementing
strategies to address those trends. In 2008, Nanosurf AG established Nanosurf
Inc as its subsidiary in the US to react to the increasing demand for easy-to-use
nano-microscopes in science and industry.
Dr. Faddis joins Nanosurf from Park Systems Inc, where he was Vice President
of
Technology/Eastern Regional Manager. Prior to that, he held management and applications
positions at KLA-Tencor and ThermoMicroscopes Corp. Dr. Faddis holds a Ph.D.
in Polymer
Science from the University of Akron, a Masters degree in Chemistry and a Bachelor
of Science in
Chemistry from The College of William and Mary. He will report to Bill Flecky,
Vice President of
Sales North America for Nanosurf Inc. "I am delighted to welcome David
Faddis to our team,"
commented Ola Modinger, Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Nanosurf
AG. "His
extensive technical experience with AFMs and his understanding of commercial
strategies will be
of great value to Nanosurf."
Nanosurf’s main focus is on the research and development of scanning
probe microscopes (AFM
and STM) and their accessories, with a particular emphasis on making them accessible
to a broad
user base by paying special attention to their ease of use, affordability, and
reliability. Nanosurf’s
engineering capabilities and technical know-how have led the Swiss company to
be included in
NASA’s Phoenix Mars mission with the first AFM to record images on another
planet. The results
of this mission were ranked second in Time Magazine's top 10 scientific discoveries
of 2008. The
same innovative spirit has earned Nanosurf several awards and the loyalty of
well over a thousand
customers worldwide. Today, Nanosurf is the market leader in scanning probe
microscopes for
teaching use, and is continuously expanding its market share in research and
industry.