In the Spotlight
In The Spotlight: Grace Copplestone

In The Spotlight: Grace Copplestone

November 5th 2024 She graduated from Cambridge, worked on human face robots in Hong Kong, interned at NASA and studied at MIT. Now she runs an organic farm near Rossum and works as Manufacturing & Automation Engineering Team Leader at PHIX. The story of Grace...

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In The Spotlight: Roelof Brits

In The Spotlight: Roelof Brits

July 1st 2024 Sales Account Manager Roelof Brits explains how an ex-helicopter pilot fell in love with photonics and the Netherlands He used to be a helicopter pilot, flying in Afghanistan and Northern Africa. Now, his fascination with photonics brought him to the...

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In The Spotlight: Keerthigan Shanmuganathan

In The Spotlight: Keerthigan Shanmuganathan

May 30th 2024 Production operator Keerthigan Shanmuganathan talks about big changes in his life and his Sri Lankan roots   It has been a big year for Keerthigan Shanmuganathan. He began working at PHIX in October 2023 and, in a way, the new job also started a new...

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In The Spotlight: Carl Whittaker

In The Spotlight: Carl Whittaker

February 14th 2023 ‘Almost Dutch’ financial administrator Carl Whittaker talks about his work at PHIX and life in Enschede Although Carl has moved halfway across the globe to end up in Enschede, The Netherlands, few people can match the level of stability that he has...

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In The Spotlight: Nienke Nijenhuis

In The Spotlight: Nienke Nijenhuis

PHIX design engineer Nienke Nijenhuis is a self-proclaimed homebird within a very international team. In this column In The Spotlight we get to know her a bit better!Born and raised in the Twente region of The Netherlands, Nienke Nijenhuis never lived more than 6...

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