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 

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