Jan-Theodoor Janssen

Jan-Theodoor Janssen
FREng FInstP FIET
Born
Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria Janssen

1965 (age 58–59)
Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Nijmegen (1993)
AwardsJames Joule Medal and Prize (2023)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsNational Physical Laboratory (1998 – )
University of Bristol
ThesisFar-infrared magneto-optics of low-dimensional semiconductor structures and organic conductors (1994)
Websitewww.npl.co.uk/people/jt-janssen

Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria Janssen FREng FInstP FIET (born 1965),[1] also known as Jan-Theodoor Janssen or JT Janssen, is the Chief Scientist of the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom),[2][3] Henry Royce Institute's Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) Chair since 2024,[4] and President of the Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI) since 2023.[5] In 2023, he was awarded the Institute of Physics's James Joule Medal and Prize for "outstanding contributions to fundamental and practical quantum electrical metrology".[6] He was elected a Fellow of the National Physical Laboratory in Quantum Electrical Metrology,[2] Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP),[7] and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2021.[8]

Born in the Netherlands,[9] Janssen obtained a doctor of philosophy from the University of Nijmegen in 1993,[10] before joining the University of Bristol as a research fellow and then moving to NPL in 1998.[11] He is a visiting professor at the Lancaster University.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Janssen, Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria (1965-)". Data Bbliotheken.
  2. ^ a b c "JT Janssen". NPLWebsite. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ^ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen". UKRI. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. ^ Richards, Luke (2024-01-09). "Dr Jan-Theodoor Janssen appointed Chair of Royce Strategic Advisory Board". Henry Royce Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ^ "2023-04-11-new-CCRI-president". BIPM. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  6. ^ "2023 James Joule Medal and Prize". IOP.
  7. ^ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen FREng". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ^ "New Fellows 2021". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  9. ^ "Creative Metrology in the World" (PDF). Collège Français de Métrologie.
  10. ^ "Dr Jan-Theodoor Janssen". Henry Royce Institute. May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  11. ^ "Professor Jan-Theodoor Janssen". www.ukri.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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