Director of Research and Development
Direct Electron L.P.
Pearland, Texas, United States
Dr. Bammes has a broad scientific background—including physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and computer science—equipping him to recognize and develop new technologies and methods for scientific applications. Since 2006, he has been primarily focused on optimizing data acquisition and image processing for electron microscopy. His Ph.D. research was completed under National Academy of Sciences member, Dr. Wah Chiu at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX), where he studied the structural biology of chaperonins, studied radiation damage effects in electron microscopes, characterized new electron detectors, developed and tested new microscope automation software, and developed image processing algorithms. He went on to join Direct Electron as an Applications Scientist, working to demonstrate new direct detection technology for cryo-EM. In 2012 he was promoted to Director of Marketing and Sales, overseeing the commercial introduction of several new products and a period of significant growth. In 2018, he shifted to Director of Research & Development, leading research and development for hardware, software, and applications with Direct Electron's custom-designed Direct Detection Device (DDD®) electron sensors and related products. As part of this work, he engages with investigators throughout the broad electron microscopy community to develop new methods, software, and applications, and to understand future scientific needs that will drive development of new instrumentation. Dr. Bammes has multiple patents, a number of peer-reviewed scientific publications, and has been awarded multiple research grants as principal investigator.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM US CST