EMERITI TU/E
Jack van Wijk is professor emeritus of Visualization at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven, University of Technology (TU/e) on October 1, 2001. Jack van Wijk (1959) received an MSc degree (1982) in Industrial Design Engineering and a PhD degree (1986) from Delft University of Technology, both with honors. He worked for the software company BSO for about a year, and next at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) from 1988 to 1998. He joined Eindhoven University of Technology in 1998 as an associate professor, where he was appointed as a full professor in 2001. He was vice-dean of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (2009-2012), scientific director of the Professional Doctorate in Engineering program on Data Science (2016-2021) and scientific director of the Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e, 2018-2021). He is a leading researcher in data visualization, with a focus on information visualization and visual analytics. He has (co-)authored about 180 scientific papers. Van Wijk and his students have received many awards, including six best paper awards, three Test of Time paper awards, the IEEE Visualization Technical Achievement Award in 2007, the Eurographics 2013 Outstanding Technical Contributions Award, and the IEEE VGTC Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. His research has led to multiple start-ups, including MagnaView BV and SynerScope BV. In 2023, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands.
1963: Chemistry Bachelor, University Leiden 1966: Physics Master, University of Amsterdam 1971: Doctorate (cum laude), University of Amsterdam 1972: Postdoc Chemistry Dept.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 1973-1987: Group leader at FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Amsterdam 1978-1990: Extraordinary professor of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Free University, Amsterdam 1987-1997: Director of FOM Institute for Plasma Physics, Nieuwegein 1995: Member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science 1997: Sabbatical at University of California at Los Angeles, California 1998-2008: Professor of Physics and Applications of Accelerators, Eindhoven University of Technology 2008- 2024: Director of university-owned company Accelerator Technology BV
Persoonlijke aandachtsgebieden binnen de leerstoel bouwfysica: Warmte- en vochttransport in gebouwconstructies en installaties, luchtstromingen in en rond (wind) gebouwen. De toepassing van deze kennis betreft het thermisch comfort, duurzaamheid en het energiegebruik voor verwarmen en koelen van gebouwen. Hierbij is steeds een nauwe samenwerking met de bouwkundige en installatietechnische ontwerpers gezocht. De ontwikkeling van software om in een vroeg stadium de consequenties van ontwerpkeuzes te voorspellen stond hierbij centraal. Opleiding/achtergrond 1963 Radiotechnicus NRG 1963-1965 N.V. Philips Ontwerpgroep ELA 1965 dipl. H.B.S.b Avondlyceum 1965-1967 Militaire dienst 1970 Doctoraal Techn. Natuurk. TUE 1975 promotie aan de TUE via ZWO. Dissertatie: Approximate solutions to boundary layer problems in linear kinetic theory. 1975-2001 Werkzaam bij de fac Bouwkunde 2001-2010 Hoogleraar Bouwfysica, fac. Bouwkunde TUE Jaar van emeritaat 2010 Afscheidsrede: Binnen en buiten de deur Publicaties Het computermodel HAMBASE (belangrijk gereedschap bij promotie-onderzoek bij bouwfysica). Het is internationaal gevalideerd en bij onderzoek gebruikt. In de bouwstenreeks van de faculteit bouwkunde is hierover te vinden: M.H. de Wit, H.H.Driessen, RM.M. van der Velden, 1987: Bouwstenen 1: Elan, a computermodel for building energy design, theory and validation Martin de Wit, 2006 : Bouwstenen 100 Hambase, Heat, Air and Moisture Model for Building and Systems Evaluation.