Jan-Theodoor Janssen

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Jan-Theodoor Janssen
Born
Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Maria Janssen

1965 (age 5960)
Netherlands
Alma mater University of Nijmegen (1993)
Awards James Joule Medal and Prize (2023)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions National Physical Laboratory (1998 – )
University of Bristol
Thesis Far-infrared magneto-optics of low-dimensional semiconductor structures and organic conductors  (1994)
Website www.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

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  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.
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  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.