door C.W.T. Rikmans 
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 13 mei 2025 
 
 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