As part of its ongoing expansion, Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe and atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM), announced today that it has appointed Dr. Mark Reitsma as its Midwest US Sales Director. Dr. Reitsma received his PhD in Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia for his work with AFM on geomaterials. For the past eight years, Mark has been working in the area of AFM force measurement calibration and investigation of materials properties at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Mark will be located in Chicago and will be assisting our existing and prospective customers in the Midwest region, including Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Mark can be contacted at (202) 714-7731, [email protected].

“We are very excited about adding Mark to our sales team,” said John Green, Executive Vice President of Sales for Asylum Research. “His extensive background in AFM and materials research will be a great asset to Asylum Research and our ability to help prospective customers make informed decisions.”

Dr. Reitsma added, “After working in AFM metrology and surface science research for many years, I see my position at Asylum Research as a tremendous opportunity to interact with some of the most talented scientists and engineers in the field, helping them to make informed decisions on the Cypher™ and MFP-3D™ AFMs, the very best AFM instrumentation available.”