Irina Komen recently started a PhD position in the Kuipers Lab here in the Department of Quantum Nanoscience at the TU Delft. She did her Master projects at the Leiden University. In a first project, she was working in the Quantum Optics group on Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors, varying either the magnetic field or the polarization of the incoming light. In a second project in the Single Photon Detection group, she combined both photothermal imaging of gold nanorods and molecule fluorescence enhancement with optical tweezers. She is looking forward to explore the world of near-field microscopy and nano optics and develop herself scientifically in the exciting research environment of TU Delft.