As part of its ongoing expansion, Asylum Research, a provider of scanning probe and atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM) technology, has announced the hiring of Dr. Mark Reitsma as Midwest sales director. Based in Chicago, Reitsma will assist existing and prospective customers in the states of Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin. For the past eight years, Reitsma has worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the area of AFM force measurement calibration and investigation of materials properties. For more information, visit: www.asylumresearch.com