3D-serial sectioningClean Energy materialsFocused Ion BeamsMaterials AnalysisS/TEM sample preparationScanning Electron Microscopy

Electrical Engineering Physics and Masters, Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University

Brandon Van Leer

Director of Market and Business Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Brandon Van Leer’s professional background has focused largely on characterization and development of materials and polymers. He has over 28 years’ experience in various analytical techniques and >20 years exploring SEM and FIB. Brandon’s current research interests are applications development for inert gas sample transfer, cryo-plasma FIB and multi-ion source plasma FIB for air and beam sensitive materials. Brandon received his BS in Physics (1998) and his MS in Electrical Engineering (2002) from Oregon State University. He is a member of MSA, MRS and IEEE.

Accomplishments

Brandon Van Leer has over 25 years of experience in various analytical techniques and over 20 years exploring SEM and FIB. He received his BS in Physics (1988) and his MS in Electrical Engineering (2002) from Oregon State University and is a member of MSA, MRS, and IEEE.

Publications

S. Bai, Z. Liu, et. al. (December 2024). . Guidelines for Correlative Imaging and Analysis of Reactive Lithium Metal Battery Materials, DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2412.19376.
H. Tsurusawa, N. Nakanishi et. al. (February 2021). Robotic fabrication of thin samples for transmission electron microscopy with deep sub-angstrom atomic resolution. Microscopy and Microanalysis .

Recognitions

Patent, Systems and methods for performing sample lift-out for highly reactive materials (US12165832B2) ()
Patent, Data Acquisition and Processing Techniques for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction (US20220208508A1) ()

Advancing Materials

3d rendering group of solid-state or rechargeable batteries

Exploring Advanced Characterization Techniques for Solid-State Battery Innovation

June 24, 2025

3d rendering group of solid-state or rechargeable

Unveiling the Challenges and Significance of Materials Characterization in Solid-State Battery Development

June 10, 2025

Expertise

Education