Mate Ćapin was born in Kiel, Germany, and received both his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in physics at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany, in the Computational Solid State Theory group of Fabio Caruso. Mate joined the Institute for Microelectronics in March of 2023, where he is pursuing a PhD degree with a focus on understanding the electrical properties of two-dimensional materials (e.g., MoS2) and their application in digital field effect transistors (FETs) and sensors.