Curriculum Vitae
Name: Prof.dr.ir. G.M.W. (Gerrit) Kroesen
Date of birth: May 10, 1958
Contact info: g.m.w.kroesen@tue.nl
Professional Career
2012-2022 Dean, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
2000-2025 Full professor of Plasma Physics, leader of the group Elementary Processes in Gas Discharges (EPG), Department of Applied Physics, TU/e
2008-2012 Vice Dean and Board Member, Department of Applied Physics, TU/e
1997-2000 Associate professor, Applied Physics, TU/e
1997 Visiting Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
1990 Research Fellow, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
1986-1997 Assistant professor, Applied Physics, TU/e
Academic Training and Education
1983-1988 PhD, Applied Physics, TU/e
1977-1983 Master, Applied Physics, TU/e
1971-1977 Secondary Education, Atheneum B, Eijkhagencollege, Landgraaf
Selection of Present Professional Duties
· Founder, Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Nederland, uniting 200 high schools, 3 universities, and 3 HBO’s
Awards, Grants and Honorable Memberships
· Von Engel and Franklin Award for Plasma Physics, International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, 2015
· Fellow, Institute of Physics IOP, United Kingdom
· “Pionier” Award, Dutch Organization for Scientific Research NWO and Dutch Technology Foundation STW, 1996.
· Visiting Professorship Award, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS, 1997







