Professor Dr. Gerard Meijer

Personal:

Name: Gerardus Johannes Maria Meijer
Born: April, 6th, 1962
Address: Department of Molecular Physics
  Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin
Office: +49-30-8413-5602
Fax: +49-30-8413-5603
e-mail: meijer@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
Researcher ID: Profile of Gerard Meijer
ORCID

Education:

St. Ludgercollege, Doetinchem,
The Netherlands
High school graduation certificate (VWO)
June 1980
University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
Graduated in Physics
March 1985
University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
Ph.D. in Physics
October 1988

Experience:

1980-1985 Study of physics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1985-1988 Ph.D. research at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands and at the MPI für Strömungsforschung, Göttingen, Germany
Research: UV spectroscopy of gas-phase molecules; combustion diagnostics
Thesis advisors: Prof. Dr. A. Dymanus and Prof. Dr. P. Andresen
1989-1990 Post-doc at IBM Almaden Research Center, San José, CA, USA
Research: Laser desorption mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy; fullerene research
1991-1992 Fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences\\ (KNAW) at the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1992-1994 University Lecturer, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research: Cavity ring down spectroscopy; studies on fullerene crystals; dynamics of CO intercalated in C60 crystals
1995-1999 Professor in experimental physics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research: Laser based spectroscopic detection techniques; cold molecules; molecular physics studies with IR-FEL (FELIX) radiation
2000-2003 Director, FOM-Institute for Plasmaphysics, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Research: Cold molecules; molecular physics studies with FELIX
Management: Overall responsibility for the whole Institute
2002-2012 Director, Fritz-Haber-Institute (FHI) of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin, Germany
Research: Gas-phase molecular physics; cold molecules; clusters
Management: Overall responsibility for the Molecular Physics department; professor in experimental physics at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands; honorary Professor at the Free University of Berlin, Germany
2012-2016 President of the Executive Board, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

External Scientific Member of the Fritz Haber Institute

2017-present Director, Fritz-Haber-Institute (FHI) of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin, Germany
Research: Molecular Physics
2017-present Vice Speaker of the DEAL Consortium (German Alliance Licenses)
2018-2024 Member of the Wissenschaftsrat (German Science and Humanities Council)
since 2023 Member of the University Council, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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