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
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin
Office:
+49-30-8413-5602
Fax:
+49-30-8413-5603
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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
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| 1989-1990 |
Post-doc at IBM Almaden Research Center, San José, CA, USA
Research: Laser desorption mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy; fullerene research
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |