Prof. Dr. Gerard Meijer
Curriculum vitae
2018 | Member of the Wissenschaftsrat |
2017-present |
Director, Fritz-Haber-Institute (FHI) of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin, Germany Research:molecular physics |
2012-2016 |
President of the Executive Board, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands External Scientific Member of the Fritz Haber Institute |
2003-2012 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1992-1994 |
University Lecturer, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Research:Cavity ring down spectroscopy; studies on fullerene crystals; dynamics of CO intercalated in C60crystals |
1991-1992 | Fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences\\ (KNAW) at the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
1989-1990 |
Post-doc at IBM Almaden Research Center, San José, CA, USA Research:Laser desorption mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy; fullerene research |
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 |
1980-1985 | Study of physics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
Research fields
Manipulation of molecules with electromagnetic fields, Cold Molecules, Molecular physics studies using IR-FEL radiation, Clusters and gas-phase bio-molecules