Dr. Patrick Bressler is the director for international cooperation, emerging technologies and innovation at the Fraunhofer Microelectronics Group / FMD (Research-Fab Microelectronics Germany). Responsibilities include technology evaluation, developing partnerships for research, innovation and work force development, as well as advancing European and international R&D&I programmes.
Earlier career stages include:
Executive Vice President of Fraunhofer USA, in charge of all operations at the seven Fraunhofer R&D centers, Plymouth, MI, USA,
Adjunct professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA,
DIrector, Fraunhofer Brussels Office, Belgium,
Head of Unit for Physical Sciences and Engineering of the European Science Foundation, Strasbourg, France,
Senior scientist and Head of Unit at the Berlin Synchrotron BESSY, Berlin, Germany.
Patrick also served as the Chairman of the European Materials Science and Engineering Expert Committee (MatSEEC, 2012-2015) and is a physicist by training with a research background in materials research with synchrotron radiation, and semiconductor physics.