• Bjorn “Manuel” Hegelich

    Founder and CEO, TAU Systems

    Bjorn “Manuel” Hegelich is an associate professor of physics at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as founder and CEO of TAU Systems (also in Austin, TX).

    (Photo credit: TAU Systems)
    White light from a laser-generated air plasma is incident on the pointing screen of the TAU Systems electron spectrometer.
    The democratization of research tools has the potential to foster greater innovation, collaboration, and accelerated product development.