Alfons van Blaaderen

Alfons van Blaaderen (born 27 October 1963) is a Dutch physicist. He is a professor at Utrecht University, working in the field of soft matter.[1]

Career

Van Blaaderen was born on 27 October 1963 in Naarden.[2] He attended the Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs and subsequently studied physics and chemistry at Utrecht University. In 1992 he obtained his PhD at Utrecht University under professor A. Vrij, with a dissertation titled: "Colloidal dispersions of (organo-)silica spheres: formation mechanism, structure and dynamics". In 1999 he was named professor of experimental physics of condensed matter.[2]

In 2011 Van Blaaderen was awarded the Peter Debye Prize by the Edmond Hustinx Foundation.[3] Van Blaaderen was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "prof. dr. A. (Alfons) van Blaaderen" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Prof.dr. A. van Blaaderen (1963 - )" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Alfons van Blaaderen wins Peter Debye Prize" (in Dutch). Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alfons van Blaaderen". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016.

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