born 1981, graduated from the University of Leipzig with a diploma in physics in 2005. In 2010, he earned a PhD from the Technical University of Chemnitz with a thesis about a detailed characterization of vacuum deposited permeation barrier layers. In total he has now 9 years of experience in the field of permeation barriers and encapsulation of flexible electronics. John is currently working as senior scientist and expert for permeation barriers at Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP. Up to today he published over 30 papers, conference contributions and patents as well as one book chapter in the field. He represents the Fraunhofer FEP as leading member in several organizations dealing with flexible electronics encapsulation such as the organic-electronics association and the Flexible Electronics Encapsulation Technologies Cluster in Dresden, Germany.