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AdvR products are now available under the Covesion brand. The same trusted products, technical expertise and dedicated support, now under a new name.

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We have also changed our legal entity. AdvR Inc. is now Hawthorn Photonics (US), Inc.

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Meet our Senior management team

Mike Day

President – Hawthorn Photonics

BSc (Hons) in Chemical Science – University of Leicester

Dr. Greg Blanchard-Emmerson

CEO – Covesion

PhD in Optoelectronics – University of Southampton

Dr. Anjul Loiacono

CEO – Hawthorn Photonics US

PhD in Biomedical Engineering – Duke University

Walter Bevers

Vice President of Sales – Hawthorn Photonics

Master’s in Physics – University of Antwerp, Bachelor’s in Business Management – Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven

Prof. Corin Gawith

CTO – Covesion

Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Nonlinear Optical Materials – University of Southampton

Dr. Josh Aller

CTO – Hawthorn Photonics US

PhD in Mechanical Engineering – Montana State University

Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh, Chief Technology Officer at Radiantis.

Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh

Chief Technology Officer – Radiantis

Fellow of IEEE, Optica and SPIE

Meet our US and UK Expert Teams

Dr. Rongrong Xu

Head of Component Sales

PhD in Material Science – Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM)

Dr. Stuart Coomber

Strategic Account Manager

PhD in Vibrational Spectroscopy of Thin Films and Monolayers – University of Nottingham

David Walsh

Strategic Account Manager – North America

MS in Science and Engineering Management – Montana State University

Keith E. McCurdy

Director of Laser Sales – North America

MS in Chemistry – Rice University

Dr. Martín Ignacio Taccone

Head of Laser Sales – Europe

PhD in Chemistry – Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)

Dr. Tahsina Ledger

Project Manager

PhD in Materials Science – University of Oxford

Matt Tyson

Business Development Manager – North America

BS in Physics – Furman University

Lewis Smith

Business Development Manager – UK & Europe

MSc in Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology – University of Portsmouth

Ryan Hand

Business Development Manager – Asia

BSc (Hons) in Physics with Astronomy – University of Surrey

Fancy a career at Covesion?

What is most important at Covesion is that you have a real passion for science and engineering. Join our rapidly expanding team, developing solutions for customers working at the leading edge of science.